Apr 25, 2015 pumpkinhead vs rawhead rex vs the creeper thread. Craig mazin and ted elliott to develop new pirates of the caribbean movie. When a farmer removes a stone from a field, he awakens rawhead rex, an ancient pagan god. Rawhead rex 1986 german holzkopf rawhead in action. Mar 01, 1976 the graphic novel adaptation of two of clive barkers book of blood stories were gorily intriguing. Rawhead rex is nothing like that legend however at least as depicted in the book or movie. The movie is based on a clive barker story, with barker providing the screenplay adaptation of his own story. He is a nine foot tall humanoid that was worshiped as a god in ancient england. Rottenburg, badenwurttemberg, germany basel, switzerland status. The film has a dubious reputation for certain reason and changes made within the production. He describes rawhead rex as a 9 ft tall phallus with teeth and the story concerns rawhead being accidentally resurrected in a small english town where it proceeds to use its intelligence and hunting skills to devour the local population, especially its children.
Rawhead rex is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rawhead rex year 1987 distributors vestron video international classified dates 04091987 main language english submitted run time 85m 55s bbfc reference avv079111. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rawhead rexx at the discogs marketplace. Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly. Free from the prison that had held him for centuries, rawhead then proceeds to cause mayhem across the countryside. The movie is a nice relic of the 80s and maybe could be remade with some tweaking. 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. A photographer from america must unravel the mystery of the monsters origin, and return rawhead to his resting place. The film follows rexs cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.
No sooner does he move the rock when out rushes an enormous, bloodthirsty pagan demon, rawhead rex, who immediately goes berserk and begins biting people left and right. There was said to have been a massacre in the area, and it is suggested that he was a. The version of this work detailed above is rated by the bbfc under the video recordings act 1984 for use on any packaged media format including dvd, blu. Holdovers, expansions and a trio of new wide releases vie for a spot in the weekend top ten 24 october 2019 box office mojo. Barker had many problems with the way the film was made, but considered it a learning. With david dukes, kelly piper, hugh oconor, cora venus lunny. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. The graphic novel adaptation of two of clive barkers book of blood stories were gorily intriguing. A short story by clive barker, which is a part of his third books of blood anthology from 1984 a farmer in england digs up a large stone in his lands, only to set loose a malevolent monster from the past, called rawhead. An evil monster with a hunger for children has been unleashed from his underground prison and boy does he have some plans. Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of.
The film focuses on a monstrous pagan gods bloody rampage through the irish countryside. Rawhead rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. There are better films adapted from barkers books of blood series, but rawhead rex is extremely enjoyable. The original story is far more graphic than the film and would probably have been unreleasable back in 1987 because old rexy is. Dec 27, 2010 before the cenobites, before candyman. Leprechauns, shamrock, guinness, horses running through council estates, toothless simpletons, people with eyebrows on their cheeks, badly tarmaced drives in this country, men in platform. Rawhead rex is based of a short story by clive barker, the man who brought us hellraiser and nightbreed. German rex cat breed facts and personality traits hill. Starring david dukes, niall toibin, cora lunny, ronan wilmot. Sep, 2017 rawhead rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release.
Rawhead rex may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Rawhead rex first appeared in the story of the same name, in volume three of clive barkers books of blood, published 1984. The german rex has a round head with large ears and eyes that look large for the size of the head. Its one of the strongest tales of any in those groundbreaking, gamechanging horror anthologies. However, the film wasnt treated terribly well on video for decades after that with a very dated, fullscreen broadcast. Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. Clive barker himself, in a 1987 interview with cinefantastique, suggested that rawhead rex was an important part of his career not because of how great the film turned out but because of how making this movie prepared him for classics like hellraiser.
Now, 30 years later, kino lorber is bringing rawhead. Old bloody bones is a cornish version of rawhead and bloodybones according to f. Apr 15, 2012 i was just wondering, what if these two creations of clive barker battled each other. Rex kills someone in the village, and a relativeloved one specifically calls on. In the 1980s, clive barker introduced horror fans to a world where pleasure and pain intertwined in hellraiser based on the hellbound heart, and in that same decade in books of blood volume 3, he created a violent creature known as rawhead rex, who jumped to the screen to prey upon a rural town in george pavlous 1987 film of the same name. 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 is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and. Rawhead rex is the 1986 film adaptation of a short story by clive barker. Rent, buy or watch rawhead rex movie now family video. The german rex is a small to mediumsized cat, and because she stands so high on her legs she can appear to be a large cat. Rawhead rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable as howard is desperately races against time for a way to stop the vicious monster. 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.
Rawhead rex is a 1986 british fantasy horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by. 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. An irish sort of boogeyman said to live by the pipes under the sink, and to drown naughty children and reward the good. Bass rawhead rex was a movie written by clive barker. Rawhead rex falls into that goofy horror category that is only good late night with a bunch of friends.
Because of the fine boning on the german rex, she may feel almost dainty, but this cat is athletic and not at all fragile. 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. Old bloody bones inhabited knockers hole near the village of baldhu. When an unsuspecting farmer pulls up a stone column embedded in a barren field, he accidentally unleashes hell by freeing rawhead rex. Rawhead rex is a tale about a monster who eats children, like all monarchy, revolution takes place to dethrone him. Released theatrically by empire pictures in the united states in a handful of theaters, rawhead rex found a fair amount of success on vhs from vestron and laserdisc from image entertainment thanks to barkers growing fanbase. Oct 05, 2011 rawhead rex falls into that goofy horror category that is only good late night with a bunch of friends. Play in new window download in episode 025 of horror movie podcast, where were dead serious about horror movies, jay of the dead and dr. Overview rawhead rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. Pumpkinhead vs rawhead rex vs the creeper spacebattles forums.
Shock take on another of our monster frankensteinian episodes to discuss some lesserloved 80s horror movies, including obscurities like a demonic beastly freak flick called rawhead rex 1987 and slime city 1988 and street trash 1987, as. 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 rathmore, ireland. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Rawhead rex, a short story in volume three of clive barkers books of blood. The film was released limited in the us by empire pictures on 17 april 1987, and the same.
Rawhead rex by george pavlou david dukes, kelly piper. Shock take on another of our monster frankensteinian episodes to discuss some lesserloved 80s horror movies, including obscurities like a demonic beastly freak flick called rawhead rex 1987 and slime city 1988 and. Rawhead proceeds to unleash a murderous rampage across the irish countryside, while possessing a priest to be his servant. Rawhead rex blu ray has been added to your basket add to basket. Rawhead rex film streaming italiano clive barker wikipedia. An irish farmer moves an ancient stone, unwittingly freeing a gigantic, terrible, bloodthirsty pagan demon known as rawhead rex. It is also interesting to note that both the nightbreed and rawhead rex faced off against each other in marvels epic comic nightbreed.
I was just wondering, what if these two creations of clive barker battled each other. He is covered all over with matted hair, has pale flat eyes, lives in dark cupboards, and is rumored to have a crouching form like a rock. You may have heard the stories before, ferrin woods, but we have here for you, several of the most amazing wonders from around the world. The movie was previously released on dvd years back by pioneer entertainment in a fullframe transfer and on a disc devoid of extra features. The demon rawhead rex begins to terrorize the demons and mutants of midian, he becomes something of a boogieman to midians children and is viewed as nothing more then. Written by clive barker and directed by george pavlou. Find rawhead rex 1986 rawheadrex raw head rex nonusa format, pal, reg. After tearing some villagers apart, rawhead targets howards family, which results in his quest for revenge against the beast. Directed by george pavlou transmutations with a screenplay by horror legend clive barker hellraiser, candyman, nightbreed, lord of illusions.
They got this german ski instructor who was 6 3 with bigger pectorals than linda evans. Rawhead rex film, a 1986 horror film adapted from the story rawhead rexx, a. Fangoria 061 1987 rawhead rex huesos sprout dregs c2c. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Ive read rawhead rex before, but i have never seen a hellraiser movie. Rawhead rex also stars kelly piper, ronan wilmot, niall toibin and. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from rawhead rexx. A bolt of lightning helps topple the rock, and it unleashes rawhead rex a nasty pegan demon with brutal strength and a thirst for blood. Clive barker wrote the script for this 1986 horrorfilm, which was directed by george pavlou. Official theatrical movie poster for rawhead rex 1987. This gory horror film, an adaptation from one of noted britishauthor clive barkers short stories, follows what happens next.
In the movie, rawhead rex is the name of an ancient child murdering monster that is brought back to life after his burial site is disturbed by some local farmers clearing land. Title rawhead rex year 1987 distributors vestron video international classified dates 0409 1987 main language english submitted run time 85m 55s bbfc reference. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Rawhead rex was a standard monsterontheloose movie made in ireland and released in 1986. However, it is a ridiculously fun and entertaining one. The film focuses on a monstrous pagan god s bloody rampage through the irish countryside.
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