Razorback

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

1984 1h 35m EN

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Synopsis

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In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

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

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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
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: Everett De Roche
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Iva Davies. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William M. Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gregory Harrison and Arkie Whiteley and Bill Kerr carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Russell Mulcahy directs. Dean Semler behind the camera. Iva Davies scores. William M. Anderson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Iva Davies. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor William M. Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gregory Harrison and Arkie Whiteley and Bill Kerr carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it!".
8IMDB entry: tt0087981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "australia", "wild boar", "animal attack", "campy".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Semler
Original score: Iva Davies
Editing: William M. Anderson
Production design: Bryce Walmsley
Makeup / hair: Nik Dorning
Stunt coordinator: Max Aspin
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,500,000
Box office: $801,000
Return: 15% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Razorback (1984)

Awards

AACTA Award for Best Editing
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography

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tmdb440548712020-04-10
This film is perfect for those evenings when you just want to stay in, kick back with an ice-cold beverage, and watch a good old fashioned creature feature. Set in the outback and based on the novel by Peter Brennen. Razorback has been called Jaws on trotters by a few critics. It's your basic "eco horror film". Basically an enormous hog/wild boar is terrorizing a small outback town. Jake Cullen is accused of killing his grandson but the case is dropped due to lack of evidence. He now vows revenge. While this is going on an animal rights activist secretly films poachers making dog food from illegally killed kangaroos. She is confronted by the psychotic Baker Brothers. Beth, the activist, is later killed by the boar. You can see where this is leading. I won't reveal the ending. I want you to see it yourself. All in all it was fun and gory. There is an "unofficial" remake called "Boar". Looks promising. I must caution you. A dog is run over by The Baker Brothers. This will be upsetting to animal lovers..

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