The original short story was published in the third volume of the books of blood series. Rawhead rex is a 1986 british fantasy horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by kevin attew and don hawkins, and was written by clive barker, based upon the short story of the same name by barker. Rawhead rex full movie hd film ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. The ancient irish demon known as rawhead rex was imprisoned underneath a stone pillar, but when three farmers accidentally release him from his prison, he goes on a killing spree. Rawhead rex 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. For someone whos been looking for movies that had passed me by, i was aware the creator of the story wasnt to pleased with the final result, so i had to take that into account. The film was released limited in the us by empire pictures on 17 april 1987, and the same year it was released on vhs by vestron video. A pagan demon awakens from his ageslong slumber in ireland and goes on a murderous rampage. Won a world fantasy award for best anthology or collection in 1985 for clive barkers books of blood. There are two good reasons why british horror author clive barker decided to direct his own stories beginning with hellraiser 1987. Rawhead rex 1986 pal ws dvd dd2 0 x264 dn srt subtitles. Rawhead rex is a 1986 british fantasy horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by.
Rawhead rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell. The delirious cinema of jesus franco and beyond terror. Rawhead rex is a demon sent to us strait from hell. This rawhead rex movie released on 1987 0417 starring by david dukes as howard hallenbeck,kelly piper as elaine hallenbeck. The film follows rex s cross country rampage, while a. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rawhead rex at the discogs marketplace. Only an american historian vacationing in ireland has the key to defeating the monster, for he knows the old stories of the demons original defeat. Rawhead rex is a 1987 british monster horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by kevin attew and don hawkins, and was written by clive barker, based upon the short story of the same name by barker. Rawhead rex is the main antagonist of the 1986 british fantasyhorror film rawhead rex. Rawhead rex written by clive barker is a unique blend of creature feature and slasher with a unique religious angle. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Clive barker has also directedwritten hellraiser 1987, nightbreed 1990 and lord of illusions 1995. Directed by george pavlou transmutations, 1985, it was released in 1987 to a short cinema release before it emerged on video to a home audience and deserved cult status.
I dont know what the hell the other critics on this movie are talking about but i. Get the best deals on rawhead rex dvds when you shop the largest online selection at. The graphic novel adaptation of two of clive barkers book of blood stories were gorily intriguing. The film focuses on a monstrous pagan gods bloody rampage through the irish countryside. It falls to an american anthropologist to attempt to stop the. Fangoria 061 1987 rawhead rex huesos sprout dregs c2c. The original story is far more graphic than the film and would probably have been unreleasable back in 1987 because old rexy is really a giant willy. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Made his featurefilm directorial debut with the 1987 horror classic hellraiser, which was based on his novella the hellbound heart. Between its limited theatrical release in 1987, and clive barkers notorious displeasure with the film, its not a surprise that rawhead rex slipped between the cracks, meagan noted in. Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. Rawhead rex 1 hours and 29 minutes movie 1987 ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his.
An irish farmer moves an ancient stone, unwittingly freeing a gigantic, terrible, bloodthirsty pagan demon known as rawhead rex. Rawhead rex 1987 british board of film classification. The shocking irish horror film from 1986 is now fully unleashed on dvd. Rawhead rex 1986 rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Scenes of strong gory violence include sight of severed limbs and blood spraying from a mans neck as he is bitten by a monster. There is a scene in this movie in which someone screams he is god. Eric moore guitarvocals matt colgan bass tim arnold drums. If you like rawhead rex you are looking for rough, suspenseful and bleak movies about with monster, supernatural, village, family relations, danger, deadly and deadly creature themes of fantasy, horror and mystery genre shot in uk or ireland. Rawhead rex is the titular monster from the short story of the same name by the horror author clive barker, and its 1986 fantasy horror film adaptation of the same name.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rawhead rexx at the discogs marketplace. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. With david dukes, kelly piper, hugh oconor, cora venus lunny. Nine feet tall, clad in leather rags, sporting more knashers than bruce the shark and the kind of mullet usually only seen on professional wrestlers, rawhead rex pops out of the hole hes been stuck in for centuries as if hed just been taking an afternoon nap. February 1987 published on feb 1, 1987 this issue includes the following. A fairly solid point about rawhead rex is made in the accompanying press release for arrows new bluray edition. That pretty much sums rawhead rex up, as the movie is so completely ridiculous that the audience is never allowed to take it seriously. Released 1987, rawhead rex stars daviddukes, kellypiper, ronanwilmot, hughoconor the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
Rawhead rex 1987 creature slasher clive barker, movie. The film follows rex s cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of. Rawhead rex live at satyricon, portland oregon, december 1988. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. These subtitles in greek language may be downloaded for free as a. Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon.
Rex was alive for a millennium then trapped in the bowels. Rawhead rex is horror thriller, from 1986, in which a monstrous spirit awakens and terrorises a village in ireland. Rawhead rex is a tale about a monster who eats children, like all monarchy, revolution takes place to dethrone him. Its long been said that clive barker, who wrote the screenplay from his own short story for director george pavlou, was so appalled with the resulting film not to mention their earlier collaboration, underworld aka transmutations that he decided he would no longer. There are better films adapted from barkers books of blood series, but rawhead rex is extremely enjoyable. Rawhead rex special edition bluray kino lorber home video. Movie details hes pure evil, pure power, pure terror. Bestselling horror novelist clive barker had a rocky start with the first attempts to convert his stories into a visual medium. The striking image from the story where rawhead rex urinates on the verger, in essence baptising him, is retained but to absolutely no effect. Joker kidnapped baby t rex spiderman funny superhero video t rex poo prank. The original story is far more graphic than the film and would. Raw head rawhead rex dvd 1986 david dukes kelly piper.
The hellraiser films and their legacy paul kane download. When i was young i thought this movie was very scary. Directors and screenwriters turned the film adaptations of underworld and rawhead rex into something barely recognizableand box office failures as well. I could have easily trotted down to my local movie trading company and.
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