In Canada, the Ontario Film Review Board originally banned the film because it was too pornographic. The film was re-submitted under a pornographic license, and banned because it was too violent. By then it had been selected for the Toronto Film Festival, and was approved in British Columbia and Québec. On March 8, 2001, the Ontario Film Review Board approved the film, with an R rating.
The film playing during the sex scene is Gaspar Noe's "I Stand Alone"
The stars and a director are adult film stars.
Banned in Australia. It was initially released to a select audience, but the federal government used police to shut down the screenings.
As a French noun, un baiser means "a kiss," but as a verb, baiser means "to fuck," so Baise-moi means simply "Fuck me." In some markets the film has been screened as "Rape me," but the French for "rape me" is "viole-moi." In a 2002 interview Rape Me was rejected by the directors.