Deadline • 3/15/2026

Curry Barker, director of the horror film Obsession, revealed that he cut "six or seven" head smashes from a gory scene to avoid an NC-17 rating. The film, which transitioned from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to South by Southwest (SXSW), featured this scene as its goriest moment and a significant jump scare.
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