There's a lot to be grossed out by in "Terrifier 2" – and some countries decided they needed to do something about it. Here's what got cut out of some versions of the movie, and how fans are making sure they can see it in all its uncut glory.
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00:00 There's a lot to be grossed out by in Terrifier 2, and some countries decided they needed
00:05 to do something about it.
00:06 Here's what got cut out of some versions of the movie, and how fans are making sure they
00:10 can see it in all its uncut glory.
00:13 Terrifier 2 was a certified hit when it came out in 2022, instantly establishing itself
00:17 and its predecessor as cult horror classics.
00:20 However, the sequel garnered a lot more attention than the first Terrifier due to positive word-of-mouth
00:25 and some reports of people having severe physical reactions to watching the film in theaters.
00:30 "Stay back.
00:31 Stop, please stop!
00:32 Stay away from me!"
00:33 With the gratuitous violence and gore perpetrated by Art the Clown, one might assume that Terrifier
00:38 2 could have been banned in certain areas or countries.
00:41 While an outright ban never occurred, the movie did receive some censorship abroad.
00:45 For instance, due to Germany's strict rating system, copies of Terrifier 2 released on
00:50 Blu-ray and DVD were censored — even with the censored discs, only about three minutes
00:55 of film were cut from the film.
00:57 It came down to limiting the bloody violence and removing most of the deaths.
01:01 Fortunately for anyone who needed their bloody fixes, the movie was still available uncut
01:05 on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.
01:08 With German horror fans wanting to see Art the Clown in all his gory glory, Redditors
01:13 issued a warning to other cinephiles about which edition to look out for.
01:17 One user wrote, "Tiberius Film sells censored copies of Terrifier and Terrifier 2 in basic
01:22 keep cases.
01:23 Nameless Media, on the other hand, sells the uncut version of both movies in expensive,
01:28 extremely limited special editions which are almost always sold out once they go on sale."
01:33 Of course, if someone did end up with a censored copy of Terrifier 2, certain websites helpfully
01:38 posted screenshots of the most gruesome moments cut from the film.
01:42 Terrifier 2 earned some ire in other countries as well.
01:45 The Australian government had harsh words for the horror flick, issuing a warning on
01:49 the website for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications
01:54 and the Arts, which read,
01:55 "The film features a series of murders that include copious amounts of blood and graphic
01:59 injury detail such as mutilation, decapitation, and dismemberment."
02:03 However, as it often goes, government organizations reacting so strongly to Terrifier 2 likely
02:09 only increased some people's interest in seeing it, and now, expectations are unsurprisingly
02:14 through the roof for Terrifier 3.
02:17 Despite Art the Clown's cult classic status now, 2016's Terrifier received lackluster
02:22 reviews from critics and audiences.
02:24 "You already have eight likes."
02:29 One Rotten Tomatoes critic deemed the film
02:31 "vapid and mean-spirited," whereas others described it as "lacking in plot, characters,
02:36 and purpose."
02:37 However, Terrifier 2 transformed Art's schlocky roots into an intriguing '80s nostalgia-filled
02:42 slasher that gained back the trust and approval of critics and horror movie fans alike, raking
02:47 in approximately $10 million in domestic box office sales on a $250,000 budget.
02:53 Although fans can certainly find several DIY petitions out there from angry parents, there
02:57 wasn't much critical backlash.
02:59 Even publications like Variety praised its slasher dreamscape and its splatter callbacks.
03:04 While Terrifier 2 didn't nab any Oscars in 2022, the film's production company, Bloody
03:09 Disgusting, still submitted its gorefest to the Academy for its consideration.
03:13 Yes, this was mostly done in jest, befitting for a clown-themed horror flick, but it also
03:18 shows how little restriction was placed upon this outing.
03:21 In November 2023, movie theaters throughout America even brought Art the Clown back to
03:25 the big screen as a way to hype up his future outing in Terrifier 3.
03:30 Screenings were held with the promise that audiences would be treated to never-before-seen
03:33 footage of Art in his upcoming holiday-themed misadventure.
03:37 So how far will Art's upcoming film go?
03:39 Well, if the past two film production histories are anything to go by, maybe it won't be too
03:44 outlandish to assume some form of censorship will emerge stateside or globally.
03:48 A huge change from the first and second films was its budget growth, ballooning from $35,000
03:54 to $250,000.
03:56 As its budget increased, so did the creative team's ability to pull off such gruesome and
04:00 technically difficult kill scenes.
04:02 Truly, we never thought audiences would see someone's head used as a candy bowl in a film,
04:07 but that's the horror genre for you.
04:08 There's always room to be surprised.
04:10 "Ew, why is mine so sticky?"
04:13 "Don't worry, it's just fake blood.
04:14 Just put it in a bag."
04:16 As reported by Deadline, Terrifier 3 will have a budget within the low-mid-seven-figure
04:20 range.
04:21 With a million-dollar budget, there is no telling how much more disturbingly graphic
04:25 the series will take things, nor how the general public will react.
04:28 But if the first teaser trailer for Terrifier 3 is anything to go by with its kid-chilling
04:33 monster in the spotlight, don't be surprised if there's an increase in parental petitions
04:37 circulating the internet.
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