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Razorback

Razorback

Horror · Thriller · 1984

In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

Movie details

Razorback

“It's waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it!”

1984 Horror · Thriller 1h 35m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Russell Mulcahy

Written by

Everett De Roche

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

Carl Winters

Arkie Whiteley

Arkie Whiteley

Sarah Cameron

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Jake Cullen

Chris Haywood

Chris Haywood

Benny Baker

David Argue

David Argue

Dicko Baker

Judy Morris

Judy Morris

Beth Winters

John Howard

John Howard

Danny

Court is in session

Put Razorback on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.