Rawhead Rex

Rawhead Rex (1986)

He's pure evil, pure power, pure terror

Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it.

Date of release
1986-10-01
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (151)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Horror
Director
George Pavlou

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Rawhead Rex

Rawhead Rex is a 1986 British fantasy horror film directed by George Pavlou from a screenplay by Clive Barker, based on his short story of the same name. The story had originally appeared in Vol. 3 of his Books of Blood series. It stars David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Niall Tóibín, Cora Venus Lunny and Donal McCann.

Production

Although Barker's short story was set in Kent, filming took place entirely in County Wicklow, Ireland; in Leinster, Redcross, and Laragh. The production initially planned to shoot at Bray Film Studios in England, but production moved to the Republic of Ireland to cut costs.

The role of Rawhead Rex was first offered to Peter Mayhew, but his fee was too high. The costume was designed and created by Peter Litten.

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