On May 1 , 1996 , the film was banned in Ireland ; Irish Film Censor Board head Sheamus Smith cited its " irresponsible and totally gratuitous " violence , which he felt was particularly untimely in the wake of the then-recent Dunblane and Port Arthur massacres . On January 27 , 2004 , the video release was passed with an 18 certificate
Dunblane
Dunblane massacre
From Dusk till Dawn