 When fledgling director Craven, Wes (qv) took this film to the  MPAA, they labeled it with an "X" rating. Wanting an R for wider  release, Craven went back and removed 10 minutes of footage.  However, this still wasnt enough, and the film still got an "X"  rating. Once again, Craven removed footage, this time 20 minutes.  But it still wasnt enough. Finally, Craven put all of the original  footage back in, got an authentic "RATED R" seal of approval from  the film board from a friend of his, put it on the film, and  released it.