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3.9/10   1,261 votes
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Writer:
Clive Barker (writer)
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Release Date:
17 April 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's Pure Evil. Pure Power. Pure Terror. more
Plot:
Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
hugely entertaining cheapo horror more (55 total)

Cast

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David Dukes ... Howard Hallenbeck
Kelly Piper ... Elaine Hallenbeck
Hugh O'Conor ... Robbie Hallenbeck
Cora Venus Lunny ... Minty Hallenbeck (as Cora Lunny)
Ronan Wilmot ... Declan O'Brien

Niall Toibin ... Reverend Coot
Niall O'Brien ... Det. Insp. Isaac Gissing
Heinrich von Schellendorf ... Rawhead Rex
Donal McCann ... Tom Garron
Eleanor Feely ... Jenny Nicholson
Gladys Sheehan ... Ena Benedict
Gerry Walsh ... Dennis McHugh
Noel O'Donovan ... Mitch Harney
John Olohan ... Dennis Nicholson
Peter Donovan ... Liam Blanchfield
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
RawHeadRex (USA) (video box title)
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Runtime:
USA:89 min
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Declan O'Brien: He was here before Christ, before civilisation. He was king here!
Declan O'Brien: Rawhead, that's what they called him! RAWHEAD!
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Soundtrack:
The Lord's My Shepherd more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
hugely entertaining cheapo horror, 15 August 2005
10/10
Author: kevin-caprani from bedford england

This film just doesn't get the credit it merits, its a cheaply made film which inevitably relies on the viewer to accept the limitations of the genre and "go with it", just as an old tom baker doctor who episode never had anything going for it except the characters and storyline so it goes with rawhead rex,the story and characters are good enough to carry the film, the setting in celtic ireland and the roots of the beast from the underworld are classic horror fare and i just don't see what more you can expect from this genre, its a blast from start to finish with gore and an unusual baptism scene for good measure, I've seen much worse major budget films, some of the acting . particularly the irish priest is gloriously over the top and all the more entertaining for it, its funny and gory at the same time, it sort of meets hammer and the evil dead and comes up with an entertaining movie, i voted a ten to hype the figures lol but its a good seven if truth be told:)

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