Rawhead Rex

Starring:David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Cora Venus Lunny, Ronan Wilmot, Niall Toibin, Niall O'Brien, Heinrich von Schellendorf, Donal McCann, Eleanor Feely, Gladys Sheehan, Gerry Walsh, Noel O'Donovan, John Olohan, Peter Donovan, Bob Carlile, Patrick Dawson, Barry Lynch, Simon Kelly, Derry Power, Sheila Flitton
Director: George Pavlou
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Product Type: DVD

Description

From acclaimed horror writer Clive Barker's Books of Blood comes a tale of devastating fright. Rawhead Rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of Rathmore, Ireland. In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd pre-Christian myth until Tom Garron decides to plow the field his ancestors knew better than to disturb. The seal is broken and an unspeakable evil is unleashedd - on a rampage of blood and lust. Howard Hallenbeck, an American historian, discovers on the stained glass windows of a local church a series of scenes illustrating the reign of terror of Rawhead Rex. But the one piece of glass depicting the defeat of the monster is missing. Howard is desperate for an answer - for Rawhead Rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable! David Dukes, Kelly Pipe

Customer Reviews:

Great Creature not so good story.......2005-12-27

Rawhead Rex! Hmmm let's see, I would recommend this film. The monster was great but the story was pretty weak. The story takes place in Ireland and there is some beautiful scenes but in truth it is pretty bad, but HOW CAN YOU "NOT" SEE A MOVIE CALLED RAWHEAD REX? I don't own this DVD, but I will buy it one day when I have a few bucks to waste just to have in my collection. The best thing about Rawhead Rex is the title. Go to the video store pick up the box and look at the back, if it has the same picture on the back that I saw it will tell you everything you need to know.

I have a real soft spot for this movie.......2005-11-28

In life there are 2 types of good horror film. There's the deliberately creepy that has you wondering what'll scare you next and there're the films that are so spectacularly cheesy that you find yourself wondering 'Did they actually pay people to make this film or were they just on day release from some programme?'.

I want to say that this film was creepy, scary and intimidating, but I can't. It is truely dire. I'll ignore the special effects (if you've seen the film and don't remember them, there were some, honest, at a stretch) and just mention on of my favorite scenes. In it, the monster, who looks like something that the production department at a really dire school play would reject as too cheep and tacky, manages to pull a woman through a car window and whip her blouse off at the same time. Maybe I'm easily pleased but way to go monster!

If you're a horror film buff, trust me, you'll never see anything quite like this film ever again.

Big Muscley Monster with [...] overtones VERY HOT!Love Rex's [...].......2005-09-14

I just saw this and it was cool but lacking.Some scary parts and gross moments,but the effects were really cheesy and the acting kind of wooden.The Monster in a wacky way,was was kind of a Hyper [...] MuscleMan with [...] that he flexes.He also [...] like a Horse on a Priest,but sadley they don't show Rex's [...].Now THAT woulda been cool!Maybe they could have shown Rex naked.Which would have been shocking and kind of hot.LOL.In Clive Barkers Book,he ripps of a Guys shlong,now that would have been SCARY!He also is more sexual in Barkers book.Would like to have seen that here.Maybe Rex doing a guy or something.It really had [...] overtones,which was wacky in a way.It Hinted on it,but it was there.I wished it was more graphic in the gore and the sex department,and had a bit more story line and shocks.

Another Fresh And Fun Monster Movie.......2005-08-07

I'm sure in the bottomless realm of B-movies that barely hit production -- much less find their way to DVD -- there are plenty of monster flicks. Yet few truly great (and actually original) monster films seem to be easy to find. Well, congratulations! You've found one! Two years before the amazing film "Pumpkinhead" (also available on Amazon), there was another ancient killing machine of a demon-legend, known as "Rawhead Rex"...

(First of all, just to get it out of the way, there are absolutely no special features on this DVD. And as a matter of fact, the menu itself is the scene access page -- nothing more. Basically, this is a VHS that you don't have to rewind after viewing it.)

The story is a bit predictable: An ancient demon-creature is set loose upon the earth (in a small, country setting) and seeks to slaughter a bunch of locals. One man's son becomes one of the victims, so he takes on the duty of man-to-monster heroism. Throw in some backing story about what exactly the creature is and why it's here and you've got this baby in a nutshell. Rawhead Rex is one of those simple movies where there's not too much to find as far as plot-based details go, so I'll leave any of the big info on the creature for your own discovery. Regardless of the lack of cleverness, you can be assured there is plenty of the creature and it's slaughtering to keep you entertained! Of course, by the end of the film, it's becomes a show-down between the father and the demon. The father has finally discovered what the demon is afraid of, but can he destroy it in time before more humans, including himself, are ripped apart by Rawhead?

The costume of Rawhead Rex is definitely not something to brag about. It looks like a large, ragged barbarian/road warrior with a creature's head. Not to mention, it's mullet-style hair. Take away some of the scarier features from it's face and it could've been in Michael Jackson's Thriller music video. Still, the concept of the creature and it's savagery is what must be focused on, not the cheap rubber suit. This is an Irish film from 1986, so don't be surprised if there is more cheesiness than true horror.

Which brings me to my conclusion of why you should at least rent Rawhead Rex: it's a classic monster flick that is more fun than it is scary. I think if you're the type that enjoys the cornier side of horror movies, then this is perfect for you. So don't waste any time -- witness another tasty, twisted, and fairly original monster flick with Rawhead Rex!

He can smell your fear..........2005-07-04

Brutal. Gruesome. Chilling. Bloody. Inspiring! Just the way I like it! Everyone should watch this video in the dead of night - especially cross-huggers. This is a horror film with a message. One that they don't want to hear, because it is the truth, & they choose self-denial. After all, for xians, self-deception is bliss.

Rawhead Rex, a Primally Pagan, pre-xian creature, worshipped, according to the movie, by ancient peoples as a Dark God, the Lord of Death & Savagery. But he is not without his persuasive charms of fascination. Like Dracula, he possesses powers of mental manipulation, to coerce, & set his victims in awe. An ideal balance betwixed mental & physical might. A Satanimal. Besides the hypnosis, Rawhead is a barbarous beast. A monsterous demon of havoc & chaos. The personafication of Abaddon. He goes about the Irish countryside ripping & tearing his preys asunder, & feasting on their still warm bodies.

The movie is repleat with religious symbolism & folklore. Even upon the stained-glass windows of the church, there lays the Pagan history of the Terrible One. He that was here before the accursed missionaries came. Even the church was built atop a Pagan Templewhich was defaced by monks, but they could never keep this evil down for long. Rawhead bursts from the primal shrine, an obilisk, symbol of fertility & might, onto the earth from below, to horrify the disbelievers, & put them in their low places. "My death fortells My return!"... That they may hear their own heartbeats, pounding fast, so long as their blood doth flow. That they cherish their breaths, for any one could be their last. They are set to run like deer before hungry roaring lions.

The typical irresponsibility of mortals without foresight, who constantly ignore the warnings of the wise, until the great calamity is upon them, at which they stare blankly, with stupified bambi-eyes, into the face of their slayer. Thus, they learn in the harshest of ways.

Rawhead Rex has all the elements that makes a horror show stimulating & entertaining. Fun for the whole family. So fill the air with the sounds of terror & torment... & maybe, if you are fortunate enough, or unfortunate, depending upon the person, or sub-vital, you may attract some of those so-called "evil spirits" that the sanctimonious scumbags hack about.

Don't believe the BS-DP at the end. They put those kinds of ideologically unrealistic endings to prevent people from defecating all over themselves, & again, to preserve them in their little "happy-sunshiney" world. Just another pre-determined, pre-programmed, pacifying outcome. The "meek & the weak will inherit the earth" type of nonsensical bile. This marauding mortifier will give the weak of heart a good cardiovascular workout. Beware, lest Rawhead smell the fear...

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