 Was initially restricted by the New Zealand Office of Film &  Literature Classification to adults over 18 because of what the  Office considered "conspicuous and substantial" drinking of alcohol  without showing the consequences, and also for a scene where some  characters throw a barbecues gas bottle onto a fire and watch it  explode. The films distributors appealed to the Film & Literature  Board of Review, and the rating was subsequently reduced to R15.  Producer Steve Sachs (II) (qv) thanked Chief Censor Bill Hastings  for the free publicity.