As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.
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Title: Razorback (1984)
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| Gregory Harrison | ... | Carl Winters | |
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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 | |
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Don Smith | ... | Wallace |
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Mervyn Drake | ... | Andy |
| Redmond Phillips | ... | Magistrate | |
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Alan Becher | ... | Counsel (as Alan Beecher) |
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Peter Schwarz | ... | Lawyer (as Peter Schwartz) |
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Beth Child | ... | Louise Cullen |
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Rick Kennedy | ... | Farmer |
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A vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback. The first victim is a small child who is killed. The child's granddad is brought to trial for killing the child but acquitted. The next victim is an American TV-journalist. Her husband Carl gets there and starts to search for the truth. The local inhabitants won't really help him, but he is joined by a hunter and a female farmer to find the beast. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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It's waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 November 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
AUD 5,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$89,331, 18 November 1984, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$150,000Company Credits
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DolbyColor:
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2.35 : 1
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Jake Cullen: [to Scotty] Come on, off to bed. There, there, Scotty. Now, now, now, boy, it's alright.
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Director of photography Dean Semler was hired on the strength of his work in Mad Max 2 See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jake Cullen: [to Scotty] Come on, off to bed. There, there, Scotty. Now, now, now, boy, it's alright.
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Alternate Versions
The original Australian version of the film was edited down to secure a more commercial M rating (known as the "theatrical version") by removing 4 scenes of graphic violence. The cut scenes included footage of explicit gore and blood-spurts in the death of 3 of the characters plus the final killing of the razorback itself. The UK Anchor Bay and Australian Umbrella releases contain the theatrical version, though the 4 deleted scenes are available as extras on the Australian DVD. See more »Contribute to This Page
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The best thing about this Australian production is Russell Mulcahey's direction which gives this admittedly doofy material a veneer of class. (Although he does have a tendency to overuse the fog machine.)
What this film has going against it however is Gregory Harrision's ineffectual performance as the "hero". I remember him spending most of the film getting beaten up and/or falling down.
If this had focused on the "Moby Dick" aspect of the storyline, that has a grizzled old man searching the outback for the killer boar that killed his baby, it would have been a bit stronger in the storyline department. As it is now, it's OK.