Rawhead Rex (1986) on Netflix
R19861h 29mFantasyHorrorMystery
An American professor, Howard Hallenbeck, brings his family to rural Ireland to research religious sites. A farmer jars an old obelisk loose, and Rawhead Rex rises from the ground.
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- Netflix1.9/5
- IMDb5.2/107,623 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes25%
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Plot summary
A farmer in the Irish countryside tries to shift a standing stone from his field, and lightning strikes it, toppling it and freeing the pagan monster Rawhead Rex from the ground. The American professor Howard Hallenbeck is lodged in the village with his wife and children while he researches items of religious significance and photographs grave markers and stained glass at a rural church. There he meets the verger, Declan O'Brien, who sends him to Reverend Coot. Howard asks about the parish records, and Coot offers to arrange a look at them, but the records have been stolen. O'Brien rests a hand on the altar and sees images flash before him.
Cast
- Cora Lunnyas Minty Hallenbeck
- Ronan Wilmotas Declan O'Brien
- Eleanor Feelyas Jenny Nicholson
- Gladys Sheehanas Ena Benedict
- Madelyn Erskineas Alice Gibson
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Rawhead Rex (1986)
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- The role of the title monster in Rawhead Rex was first offered to Peter Mayhew, but his fee was too high for the production.
- Clive Barker's short story was set in Kent, but George Pavlou's film was shot entirely in County Wicklow, Ireland. The production left its planned Bray Film Studios in England and moved to the Republic of Ireland to cut costs.
