Incident at Raven's Gate (1988)

Ex-con Eddie Cleary gets a job working on his older brother's isolated farm. It's not long before bizarre things start happening--dead birds falling out of the sky, family pets attacking ... See full summary »

Director:

Rolf de Heer

Writers:

Marc Rosenberg, James M. Vernon,

Stars:

Steven Vidler, Celine O'Leary, Ritchie Singer

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Steven Vidler	...	Eddie
Celine O'Leary	...	Rachel
Ritchie Singer	...	Richard
Vincent Gil	...	Skinner
Saturday Rosenberg	...	Annie
Terry Camilleri	...	Hemmings
Max Cullen	...	Taylor
Peter Douglas	...	Bruce
Ernie Ellison	...	George
Brian O'Connor	...	Bill
Ruth Goble	...	Kate
Paul Philpot	...	Pinhead
Max Lorenzin	...	Weasel
Phil Bitter	...	Des
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sylvia Thiele	...	Kate

Storyline

Ex-con Eddie Cleary gets a job working on his older brother's isolated farm. It's not long before bizarre things start happening--dead birds falling out of the sky, family pets attacking their owners, strange apparitions beginning to appear, and people who had been "normal" suddenly going insane.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | outback | car chase | apocalypse | ufo | 

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Taglines:

stranger...deadly companion

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Encounter at Raven's Gate

Filming Locations:

Callington, South Australia, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

FGH, Hemdale Film, International Film Management

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.

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Soundtracks

"Friday on My Mind"
Written by Harry Vanda & George Young
Performed by The Easybeats

User Reviews

Totally unacceptable from any angle....

"Encounter at Raven's Gate" had potential to be an intriguing Australian entry in the sci-fi genre, but there are problems. One of the best features could have been the Australian outback scenery. Unfortunately the video quality of the VHS tape is so inferior that you are just trying to figure out what is going on, instead of marvelling at the cinematography. More than half are night scenes and are so dark that the images are the worst transfer I have ever seen. The movie is something about water shortages, growing plants, demonic possession, strange electrical charges, the sky raining dead birds, unexplained animal attacks, and makes little sense. - MERK