Razorback

1984
13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.

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As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.As a vicious wild boar terrorizes the Australian outback, the husband of one of the victims is joined by a hunter and a farmer in a search for the beast.

Director
- Russell Mulcahy
Writers
- Everett De Roche
- Peter Brennan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Russell Mulcahy
Writers
- Everett De Roche
- Peter Brennan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

User reviews85

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fantastic piggy fun

Judging by the external reviews, quite a few people appear to hate this film. I can see why, but I think they're coming at it from the wrong angle.

I see it as - intentionally - trying to send up the whole genre of vengeful animals horror flicks. In truth, neither sharks nor grizzlies, and certainly not razorback hogs, are smart enough to conceptualize, let alone carry out, acts of vengeance on humankind. The film simply takes the "rules" of this particular genre and applies them to a ludicrously unfit vehicle: a giant pig. And there are some pretty funny scenes, notably one where the monster eats a nasty watchdog that's chained to the side of a house; naturally, the corner of the house to which the chain is attached comes off and Joe Couch Potato is left sitting in a wall-less abode, staring quizzically as his television disappears into the outback.

Treat it as comedy, and the film makes a lot more sense.

macduff50
Oct 3, 2003
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Trivia
After the release of the film, Russell Mulcahy received a surprise phone call from Steven Spielberg who was curious on how he achieved some of the effects in the dream sequence such as the shot of the two moons. Mulcahy promptly hung up, as he initially believed one of his friends was pulling a prank on him. Spielberg called back and managed to convince Mulcahy he was the real deal, as he had become used to younger filmmakers not believing that he'd be interested in their work.

Goofs
The car Beth is driving is a Ford. It has the brand tag in the front of the car in some scenes and then in other scenes, the brand tag isn't there.

Quotes
Jake Cullen: [to Beth] There's something about blasting the shit out of a razorback that brightens up my whole day.

Alternate versions
The original Australian version of the film was edited down to secure a more commercial M rating (known as the "theatrical version") by removing 4 scenes of graphic violence. The cut scenes included footage of explicit gore and blood-spurts in the death of 3 of the characters plus the final killing of the razorback itself. The UK Anchor Bay and Australian Umbrella releases contain the theatrical version, though the 4 deleted scenes are available as extras on the Australian DVD.

Connections
Edited into Razorback: Grisly Deleted Scenes (2005)

Soundtracks
Blue Eyes
Written by Elton John and Gary Osborne
Released by the Rocket Record Company Limited
Used by permission of Happenstance Limited and Big Pig Music Limited