- The version of the film shown on the MonstersHD channel (August 2006) is completely uncut. However the added bonus for this version is that they showed the film in its proper widescreen format. The film has never been issued in a widescreen format at all (short of its theatrical run) previously to this.
- In late 2002, VIPCO in the UK finally released the uncut version of The Burning on VHS and DVD after it was passed by the BBFC with no cuts. This version is distinguished by the black cover and the "Ultimate Full Uncut Version" label on it.
- The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC with edits to the scissor murder of the prostitute and shots of stabbings and severed fingers during the raft attack. The 1992 Vipco video was pre-cut by 10 secs in line with the cinema version, but received additional cuts of 9 secs with further edits to the raft scene and the removal of shots of Karen's bloodstained breasts during the throat slashing in the woods. All cuts were fully waived for the 2002 Vipco DVD.
- MGM Reg. 1 DVD version released in the late 2007, is the totally uncut version, in a beautiful 1:85:1 Widescreen transfer.
- The US theatrical release was sloppily cut by approximately 45 seconds to achieve an "R" rating. Gore shots that were shortened or deleted altogether include: scissors being pushed all the way into the prostitute's stomach after which blood begins to spurt, the prostitute bleeding from her mouth, Cropsy removing the pair of scissors from the prostitute's stomach and pushing her out her bedroom window, blood splatting across the prostitute's dresser mirror, Karen having her throat slit clean across with shears followed by closeups and medium shots of her throat gushing blood, the overweight kid on the raft looking down at his chest wound and crying, Woodstock getting hit in the face with blood from his dearly departed fingers, Woodstock holding his stump of a hand and crying as it spurts, blood squirting out of Eddy's mouth after shears are pushed all the way down his throat, Eddy expressing pain as the shears are pulled out, the overweight girl on the raft gushing blood from the slit in her head, front shots of Glazer bleeding from his mouth as he is hoisted in the air via shears and dragged towards a tree, side shot of Glazer writhing in pain as he is pinned to the tree, and very brief clips of blood gushing during the two shots where Cropsy is hit in the face with an axe and pierced through the back with shears. This explicitly gory version was not legally available in the US until Amazon's 2001 exclusive VHS release, as home video releases on Thorn EMI and HBO Video were the same as the theatrical version.
- The Australian cinema version was slightly trimmed by the film's distributor prior to submission to the censorship board. However, the video version (incredibly) passed the Australian censors complete and uncut, and remains a highly sought after item. The gory video cover featured a warning that its contents could offend. The video was released under the Thorn EMI label in 1984.
- The uncut version was finally released on video in the USA in 2001 under an exclusive Amazon.com label which can only be purchased over the Internet (although Amazon.com mistakenly advertise it as the R version).
- The UK distributers, Vipco, released the full uncut version of the film in Denmark. However, they used exactly the same video sleeve as the UK version. The only way to tell the two video's apart is a sticker saying "Strong Uncut Version" on the front and side of the box. However, Vipco are at this time not currently releasing any more uncut European titles, so this version is no longer easy to obtain. The Uncut version is available on DVD from German distributers Dragon, however due to German censorship laws which restrict the availablity of uncut releases, it is a little difficult to track down on import and highly sought after.
- Although the original UK release by Thorn EMI was the cut cinema version, it was released uncut in error. Thorn EMI recalled the tapes, and replaced them with the cut version. Cut versions have a datestamp on the tape label, all other packaging is identical. The uncut version was prosecuted under the obscene publications act, and banned as a "video nasty"
- The movie channel "FLIX" played the uncut version of the film in August of 2002. All cut scenes are fully in place.
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