Razorback (1984)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Peter Brennan (novel)
Everett De Roche (written by)

Release Date:

16 November 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it!

Plot:

A wild, vicious pig terrorizes the Australian outback. The first victim is a small child who is killed...

Plot Keywords:

Hunter | Pig | Death | Killer Animal | Silhouette

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Gregory Harrison	...	Carl Winters
Arkie Whiteley	...	Sarah Cameron
Bill Kerr	...	Jake Cullen
Chris Haywood	...	Benny Baker
David Argue	...	Dicko Baker
Judy Morris	...	Beth Winters
John Howard	...	Danny
John Ewart	...	Turner
Don Smith	...	Wallace
Mervyn Drake	...	Andy
Redmond Phillips	...	Magistrate
Alan Becher	...	Counsel (as Alan Beecher)
Peter Schwarz	...	Lawyer (as Peter Schwartz)
Beth Child	...	Louise Cullen
Rick Kennedy	...	Farmer

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | France:-12 | Australia:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

McElroy & McElroy

Trivia:

According to the Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) audio commentary, Russell Mulcahy said that the producer of Razorback offered him the chance to direct it after seeing the Duran Duran music video "Hungry Like The Wolf," also directed by Mulcahy.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jake Cullen: [to Scotty] Come on, off to bed. There, there, Scotty. Now, now, now, boy, it's alright.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)

Soundtrack:

Blue Eyes

giant pig on the loose...where's the slop?

Call me stupid, but this is actually one of my favorite horror flicks. The story's about a giant wild boar munching on Aussies in the outback. Our hero goes in search of his wife...she's missing out there. Many interesting ideas come forth in this movie. I especially like the kangaroo killing brothers Benny and Dicko (hehe). The way the movie portrays them is interesting, contrasting the life of the outback trash to the much more civilized life of Bill, the hero. I also enjoyed the use of weird settings(the desert with that "horse") to create atmosphere. Overall, I enjoyed this flick a lot, and I think most horror fans would if they look beneath the seemingly ridiculous plot.