Aug 11, 2023
If you're interested, here's the original BBFC report. Utterly wrong-headed in my opinion, given how many nasty-minded nine or ten year olds love the film (including me at that age, once I finally saw it on video having been cruelly denied seeing it at the cinema during the original run thanks to the 15 certificate). Thankfully, it now has a 12A which is probably the right certificate, giving parents the ability to decide, based on their child's age, temperament, etc.