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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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations
Alan Becher
- Counsel
- (as Alan Beecher)
Peter Schwarz
- Lawyer
- (as Peter Schwartz)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter 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.
- GoofsThe 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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Razorback: Grisly Deleted Scenes (2005)
- SoundtracksBlue 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
Featured review
A film that could have been better...and worse.
The best thing about this Australian production is Russell Mulcahey's direction which gives this admittedly doofy material a veneer of class. (Although he does have a tendency to overuse the fog machine.)
What this film has going against it however is Gregory Harrision's ineffectual performance as the "hero". I remember him spending most of the film getting beaten up and/or falling down.
If this had focused on the "Moby Dick" aspect of the storyline, that has a grizzled old man searching the outback for the killer boar that killed his baby, it would have been a bit stronger in the storyline department. As it is now, it's OK.
What this film has going against it however is Gregory Harrision's ineffectual performance as the "hero". I remember him spending most of the film getting beaten up and/or falling down.
If this had focused on the "Moby Dick" aspect of the storyline, that has a grizzled old man searching the outback for the killer boar that killed his baby, it would have been a bit stronger in the storyline department. As it is now, it's OK.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Sjekac
- Filming locations
- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia(and environs)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- A$5,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $150,140
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $89,331
- Nov 18, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $150,463
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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