Rawhead Rex

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Rawhead Rex

R

1987

1h 29m

Horror

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A U.S. historian (David Dukes) takes his wife (Kelly Piper) and son to an Irish town where the oozing devil incarnate dwells.

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Joe Lipsett

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Hardly the disaster its reputation would have you believe, Rawhead Rex is a perfectly fine, very average creature feature with a, yes, very unfortunate immobile prosthetic head. The caravan attack is decent and so the golden shower is surprising.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 16, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Next to the Rawhead Rex costume, even the Kroffts’ kiddie monsters H.R. Pufnstuf and Sigmund Ooze start to look lifelike by comparison.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 8, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Rex himself is always seen so clearly, his glowing red eyes forever unable to peer through scenery because all the surroundings are visibly lit up.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 7, 2020

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

With a dog of a script from Clive Barker, the film failed to inspire a Pavlou-vian response.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 21, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

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The monster unconvincingly dons a rubber-suit and becomes more risible than frightening.

Rated: C+

Aug 3, 2015

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 2, 2005

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James B

I love this movie. It's monster is cool and the screams are terrifying and I love the caravan scene. The monster pees on a guy, I'll just let that sink in.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Elvis D

Rawhead Rex fue el primer intento por llevar a la gran pantalla uno de los relatos de Clive Barker. Si bien esta película es fiel al relato original en cuanto al argumento, hay muchos elementos que fueron dejados atrás dando como resultado una típica película de monstruos que es igual de entretenida. La gran diferencia es que el relato original está lleno de crudeza y momentos desagradables sin olvidar mencionar que la apariencia de Rawhead Rex es muy diferente al de la película. Puede que Clive no haya quedado satisfecho con el resultado, pero al menos nos trajo una cinta de culto cuyos efectos especiales y diseño del monstruo son lo más disfrutable de la película para cualquier amante de la serie B. Mi nota para esta película es un 8/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/23

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Audience Member

Always destined to be a classic yes it does not have today's special effects I originally viewed it when it came out and it obviously had a bigger impact then its different in a good way

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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tam w

I seen this movie for the first time today and was a bit disappointed. I never read the book so i don't know how they compare, but the movie had no real plot at all and unless you visit Wiki or read up about stuff after it, you'll be left confused by a lot. If i watched this as a kid in the 80's i'd have enjoyed it a lot more because the special effects / gore were actually alright and the first kill / house raid were filmed well also but it just goes downhill after the first 15 minutes or so. Worth a watch if you're bored, but wouldn't put off other plans for it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It is a total waste of time. Avoid it!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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michael d

Poor Rawhead, he could've been so much more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

A U.S. historian (David Dukes) takes his wife (Kelly Piper) and son to an Irish town where the oozing devil incarnate dwells.

Director: George Pavlou
Screenwriter: Clive Barker
Production Co: Alpine Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2018
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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