Razorback

Razorback (1984)

  • 49% of users liked it
    (2,631 ratings)

Before he directed the cult classic Highlander (1986), music video creator Russell Mulcahy adapted this stylish, tongue-in-cheek horror film from the novel by Peter Brennan. Gregory Harrison stars as Carl Winters, a grief-stricken American husband who has come to a remote corner of Australia to seek… More

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By
Russell Mulcahy, Arch Nicholson (II)
Written By
Peter Brennan, Everett De Roche
Genres
Art House & International, Horror
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1984 Wide
On DVD
Aug 31, 1994
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Jaws with a wiggly tail! Ferocious and Fun!

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    The atmosphere of the Australian Outback makes this a decent oversized-creature-on-the-loose thriller.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ken S


    Great movie, bad giant pig.

  • Luke B


    Razorback starts off rather grizzly. Killing off a child and thus cementing it's intentions. Razorback isn't gonna take any prisoners. Some years later, a female journalist shows up and through a surprising series of events, her fiancĂ© soon shows up. Razorback is Jaws with… More

  • Dr Blood  


    The "Mad Max" feel of the outback adds to the isolation and vulnerability of the main characters as they hunt the dreaded "razorback" before it finds them.

  • Matthew Y


    The only reason I saw this was that a movie website ranked it as one of the best Australian horror movies. Considering Rogue was not on the list I should have known better. Razorback is a basic over-sized creature feature with a typical low-budget cinema quality screenplay and weak… More

  • Ed Fucking H


    A pretty amusing and entertaining "animal invasion" horror movie, ala Jaws, but taking place in the Austrailian Outback and dealing with an oversized mutant hog. Opening scene, a grandfather loses his grandchild to the beast. He is put on trial as nobody believes his story… More

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