the film was banned in ireland by then film censor sheamus smith on 28 october 1997; he also banned the subsequent video release of the film. the trailer caused a mass recall of the rental vhs release of "donnie brasco" (which had been passed as an 18), because the trailer had not been classified. 3,300 copies of that cassette were withdrawn and replaced, with a potential fine of €1000 to stores providing it.