Rawhead Rex (Raakalainen) (1986)

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" Writer Howard Hallenbeck is spending his vacation in the countryside of Ireland with his wife Elaine and their children, researching legends and myths for his book. Meanwhile, a farmer is trying to remove an old column on the field and accidentally unleashes the evil pagan god Rawhead Rex who begins a crime spree in the village where Howard and his family are lodge. Clive Barker hated the film. While he wrote the screenplay and it is mostly faithful to the original story, he was very unhapp"

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Favorite Horror Films: 1986 (34 movies items)

" Directed by: George Pavlou Produced by: Kevin Attew and Don Hawkins Written by: Clive Baker Based on the short story by: Clive Baker Cinematography: John Metclafe Edited by: Andy Horvitch Music by: Colin Towns Distributed by: Empire Pictures"

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"Rawhead Rex (George Pavlou, 1986) "

“"Rawhead Rex" is the rare film with absolutely no redeeming factors. Based on the short story of the same name by legendary horror fantasist Clive Barker, it manages to be loyal to the superficial aspects of the material while completely missing the entire point of the story. There is no themes or subtext to be read into this film, it's literally a big, dumb monster movie and not even an enjoyably stupid one at that. Yes, this movie is neither a good adaptation or one that earns respect on any unique merits. It's literally just wasted time and effort.

The story centers around a small Irish berg where a neolithic creature is accidentally unearthed and awakened after being cast into years of slumber by the growing Christian cult. Immediately his rampage begins and the town soon suc” read more

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"Released on: 17 April 1987 "