Compared are the cut UK DVD by MGM (BBFC 18) and the uncut German DVD by MGM (FSK 16)

- 3 cuts
- Duration: 27.9 sec

Director Curtis Hanson made a name for himself primarily with L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile and The River Wild, but his thriller Bad Influence (1990) also deserves attention. This film is indicative of Hanson's skill at staging abysses that creep up in people's regular lives. The film also benefits from its interesting protagonists as well as main players, Rob Lowe and James Spader.

While the German videocassettes, DVDs, Blu-Rays and also the theatrical version were spared, the Brits had to and still have to make do with cut versions. This applies to the theatrical version as well as the releases on DVD and VHS. melonfarmers.co.uk reported that these versions feature similar cuts.

In fact, only one sequence was cut by circa 28 seconds in several places. The BBFC provided information about why the cuts were made. It was feared that viewers could imitate how Michael connects a car's taillight to a fuel tank in the sequence in question.

81:40
Missing shot of the manipulated taillight.
1.6 sec

81:47
Now the connection of the taillight with the fuel tank. Cut to Michael, who opens the fuel filler door slowly in the following shot.
11.4 sec

82:00
Michael removes the fuel filler door and gets the cable out of the tank.
14.9 sec