According to actor Englund, the Japanese version inserted some hard-core shots (obviously not performed by the original actors) into two of his scenes.
The film received notoriety in the UK after being withdrawn as a member of the infamous DPP List of video nasties. The eventual video release in 1992 saw the film cut by 25 seconds with most cuts being applied to the scythe murders and a sex scene, as well as to the scene where the young girl watches her mother being attacked by Judd. In 2000 the film was passed completely uncut by the BBFC.