Rawhead rex was directed by george pavlou in 1986 from a screenplay by clive barker based on his own short story of the same name which originally appeared in the books of blood volume three published way back when in 1984. An irish farmer moves an ancient stone, unwittingly freeing a gigantic, terrible, bloodthirsty pagan demon known as rawhead rex. Mad movies presented rawhead rex in an anamorphic widescreen edition that was certainly a nice improvement over the prior discs. The film follows rexs cross country rampage, while a.
And then theres rawhead rex, an earlier adaptation about a preposterous. Rawhead rex is the titular monster from the short story of the same name by the horror author clive barker, and its 1986 fantasy horror film adaptation of the same name. There are moments where rawhead rex tinkers with the notion that it wants to be a good movie. Rawhead rex 1987 movie props, costumes and wardrobe.
In the movie, rawhead rex is the name of an ancient child murdering monster that is brought back to life after his burial site is disturbed by some local farmers clearing land. Mar 01, 1976 the creature, rawhead rex, is a giant hypermale 9 ft. Rawhead rex, original pair of rex hands your movie props. Rawhead rex is the titular monster from the short story of the same name by the horror author clive barker, and its 1986 fantasy horror film adaptation of the. Rawhead rex is the 1986 film adaptation of a short story by clive barker. Search, discover and share your favorite rawhead rex gifs.
The story is contained in the third volume of barkers six volume books of blood series, first published in 1984. Dec 20, 2017 ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. A new newstalk documentary explores the props, architecture, and. Rawhead rex first appeared in the story of the same name, in volume three of clive barkers books of blood, published 1984. He is a nine foot tall humanoid that was worshiped as a god in ancient england. This extremely rare model kit was released in the early 1990s and was one of sculptor shawn nagels first releases in the. Rawhead rex began life as a short story in clive barkers book of blood vol. Rawhead rex is far from being a great movie let along a great horror movie. A short story by clive barker, which is a part of his third books of blood anthology from 1984 a farmer in england digs up a large stone in his lands, only to set loose a malevolent monster from the past, called rawhead.
Rawhead rex is based of a short story by clive barker, the man who brought us hellraiser and nightbreed. He is the last of a race of such creatures and was their king. No sooner does he move the rock when out rushes an enormous, bloodthirsty pagan demon, rawhead rex, who immediately goes berserk and begins biting people left and right. A photographer from america must unravel the mystery of the monsters origin, and return rawhead to his resting place.
Barker also wrote the screenplay, his second screenplay to be produced and the first to. His father immediately begins researching the angry old god and plotting his demise. When we get our first glimpse at rawhead, my girlfriend looked up and said, what kinda godzilla shit is this. The movie was previously released on dvd years back by pioneer entertainment in a fullframe transfer and on a disc devoid of extra features. Barker also wrote the screenplay, his second screenplay to be produced and the first to be based on one of his published stories. In rawhead rex, howard hallenbeck david dukes is an american researcher looking into the persistence of ancient sacred sites in ireland and is joined by his son, robbie hugh oconor, plus the rest of the family.
He even gave it the name rawhead just in case the phallic imagery hadnt been fully conveyed. Rawhead rex heads to bluray in the uk via arrow video. Thats what you put on screen because thats whats in. Every movie after the 4th sucks horribly, and they turn pinhead into more of a generic demon.
Rawhead rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. These gloves were worn by the monster as he launches his tirade on ireland after he is released from his underground prison. The movie starts out fast and the monster is unleashed in about 510 minutes in. The first draft of its screenplay is by the renowned fantasy and horror novelist and film director clive barker, still credited as the sole screenwriter but has since disowned his involvement with the project. Rawhead rex is just a guy running around in a cheap suit and if this movie was better i wouldnt even mind that much but so much of it is painfully boring.
Stay away from the version shown on the syfy channel. Rawhead rex brings monstrous fun to bluray in all its. While rawhead rex obviously isnt anywhere the pinnacle of works associated with the author, its a riproaring little monster movie whose purity is admirable. Oct 09, 2017 rawhead rex is a fun, fastmoving creature feature from the 80s that features some bloody effects work, a kid getting eaten, and a priest enjoying a golden shower. Rawhead rex 1987 movie props, costumes and wardrobe from the movie. Then it wimps out settling back into the comfortability of standard monster movie cliches, while retaining vague allusions to sexual effigies throughout.
These gloves were worn by the monster as he launches his tirade on ireland after he is released from his underg. Rawhead rex is an abomination that personifies the male sex drive as a living and malicious organism. In the 1980s, clive barker introduced horror fans to a world where pleasure and pain intertwined in hellraiser based on the hellbound heart, and in that same decade in books of blood volume 3, he created a violent creature known as rawhead rex, who jumped to the screen to prey upon a rural town in. Barker was responsible for the screenplay hes credited as such so we must assume he was happy to make the changes from the short story in order to. The story uses the books plot as the starting point even through the degn of the movie is used for the artwork. Rawhead rex is a 1986 british fantasy horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by kevin attew and don hawkins, and was written by clive barker. It falls to an american anthropologist to attempt to stop the.
Rawhead rex is a 1986 british fantasy horror film directed by george pavlou, produced by kevin attew and don hawkins, and was written by clive barker, based upon the short story of the same name by barker. I was just wondering, what if these two creations of clive barker battled each other. A photographer from america must unravel the mystery of the monsters origin, and return rawhead to his resting. Rawhead rex, original pair of rex hands original movie costume. Ive read rawhead rex before, but i have never seen a hellraiser movie. The film follows rex s cross country rampage, while a. The demon rawhead rex begins to terrorize the demons and mutants of midian, he becomes something of a boogieman to midians children and is viewed as nothing more then an urban legend by cabal. Rawhead rex has a 29% approval score on rotten tomatoes and an average rating of 4.
Apr 15, 2012 the first two movies form a selfcontained continuity. Rawhead rex 14 scale bust model kit rawhead rex 14 scale. Rawhead rex is a fun, fastmoving creature feature from the 80s that features some bloody effects work, a kid getting eaten, and a priest enjoying a. Rawhead proceeds to unleash a murderous rampage across the irish countryside, while possessing a priest to be his servant. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of rathmore, ireland. The ritual uses a nightbreed baby to give rawhead rex life. Free from the prison that had held him for centuries, rawhead then proceeds to cause mayhem across the countryside. Shockingly, that idea did not coalesce into a particularly scarylooking monster. Transferring the story to ireland from kent allowed funding to be secured for the filming from irish investors.
Ireland will never be the same after rawhead rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. Rawhead rex is a low budget britishirish production. Its got an irresistibly simple hook thats delivered swiftly. I dont think the movie is bad, it had a lot more potential. Thats what you put on screen because thats whats in the book. The tale of rawhead rexgrindhouse edition gory horror. For the best experience please update your browser. The offspring of rawhead s kind is mentioned to have been too much to handle for human wombs, and they tended to burst out on their own eldritch abomination. Rawhead is brought back to life through a black magic ritual. The film focuses on a monstrous pagan gods bloody rampage through the irish countryside. Rawhead rex is based on a short story by british horror author clive barker.
An extremely rare pair of hands worn by the monster in the 1987 horror film rawhead rex. Directed by george pavlou transmutations with a screenplay by horror legend clive barker hellraiser, candyman, nightbreed, lord of illusions. The third movie and the fourth movie follow the first two, but are completely different in tone, ignore the nuance of the originals, and turn the franchise into generic horror. Inside the church, strange stainedglass windows depict. Rottenburg, badenwurttemberg, germany basel, switzerland status. Rawhead rex as an idea, if youre going to do it, you go for broke. Between its limited theatrical release in 1987, and clive barkers notorious displeasure with the film, its not a surprise that rawhead rex. Hellraiser, nightbreed, candyman, and lord of illusions form a veritable murderers row of tremendous adaptations. Based on an awesome clive barker short story of the same name, rawhead rex tells the tale of a grotesque ancient deitys accidental resurrection and gory rampage through the irish countryside, while. I loved the story so much that, when george pavlous film adaptation came along, i deliberately avoided it. The movie is based on a clive barker story, with barker providing the screenplay adaptation of his own story. Now, 30 years later, kino lorber is bringing rawhead. Among the bitten is the son of an american professor of history and anthropology.
Coincidentally, as often happens during these types of horror movies, an investigator has just appeared investigating some mysterious religious artifacts in nearby villages. We might reboot rawhead rex, says rawhead rex director. Rawhead rex is the main antagonist of the 1986 british fantasyhorror film rawhead rex. Its one of the strongest tales of any in those groundbreaking, gamechanging horror anthologies. The film focuses on a monstrous pagan god s bloody rampage through the irish countryside. While there are some genuinely creepy moments like shots of the creature standing in a field with firered eyes holding up the head of his most recent kill, the rest of the movie is an overthetop underfunded mess of b movie schlock horror. Its missing most of the violence and the urination scene. Many parts may require prep, sanding, fitting and some scratch building. With david dukes, kelly piper, hugh oconor, cora venus lunny. However, it is a ridiculously fun and entertaining one. Nightbreed vs rawhead rex was released in 1992 and ran through issues thru 16 of nightbreed from epic comics.
During his illustrious career, clive barker has inspired numerous landmark films with his work, many of which plumb to lovecraftian depths, tapping into deeply unsettling, resonant horrors. This is a custom prop based of clive barkers rawhead rex from the book version. The filmmakers butchered it so it would service the needs for a typical monster movie rather than being a faithful adaptation. While there are some genuinely creepy moments like shots of the creature standing in a field with firered eyes holding up the head of his most recent kill, the rest of the movie is an overthetop underfunded mess of b movie. The original short story was published in the third volume of the books of blood series. In the television series supernatural season 1, episode 12 faith, dean and sam rescue two children hiding in a cupboard in the basement of a house. In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd prechristian myth until tom garron donal mccann, december. The film opens with a scene reminiscent of the 1971 british horror flick the blood on satans claw as a farmer struggles to remove. This extremely rare model kit was first released in the early 1990s and was one of sculptor shawn nagels first releases in the garage kit industry. Last october, kino lorber brought george pavlous clive barker adaptation rawhead rex to bluray for the very first time, boasting a brand new 4k restoration from the original camera negative. Enemies aaron boone throughout his life aaron had troubling dreams about monsters, when he discovered the underground city midian he found his dreams were a reality.
The film follows rexs cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it. Rawhead rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable as howard is desperately races against time for a way to stop the vicious monster. Rawhead rex 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When a farmer removes a stone from a field, he awakens rawhead rex, an ancient pagan god. When clive barker first conceived of the story behind rawhead rex, the basic idea boiled down to, in his words, a ninefoot phallus on the loose. An evil monster with a hunger for children has been unleashed from his underground prison and boy does he have some plans. Sam leaves with the children just before dean is attacked by the. The movie was previously released on dvd years back by pioneer entertainment in a fullframe transfer and on a disc devoid. David dukes last film was the disappointing tv miniseries rose red 2002.
It likes to mutilate and debase other males, devour prepubescent kids and rape nonmenstruating women in order to this folktale is unsubtle allegorical gynophobia. Rawhead rex is a 1986 british horror film directed by george pavlou and written by clive barker. The first two movies form a selfcontained continuity. What this ultimately leaves us with is less image along the top, but more along the bottom and lefthand side. The film has a dubious reputation for certain reason and changes made within the production. The story was later turned into the movie rawhead rex 1986 which barker has disowned, although he is the credited screenwriter.
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