A film directed by George Pavlou 1986 - 89 minutes - Color - Dolby - NC
SYNOPSIS
Rawhead Rex is a demon, alive for millennia, trapped in the depths of hell, and waiting for release. He is held by an ancient seal, imprisoned for centuries in a barren field near the hamlet of Rathmore, Ireland.
In time, this gruesome legacy has been forgotten, dismissed as an odd pre-Christian myth until Tom Garron decides to plow the field his ancestors knew better than to disturb. The seal is broken and an unspeakable evil is unleashedd -- on a rampage of blood and lust.
Howard Hallenbeck, an American historian, discovers on the stained glass windows of a local church a series of scenes illustrating the reign of terror of Rawhead Rex. But the one piece of glass depicting the defeat of the monster is missing. Howard is desperate for an answer -- for Rawhead Rex is on the loose, and he is insatiable!
MAIN CAST
David Dukes Kelly Piper Niall Toibin Ronan Wilmot Niall O'Brien Hugh O'Conor Cora Lunny Heinrich von Schellendorf Donal McCann Eleanor Feely Gladys Sheehan Madelyn Erskine Gerry Walsh Noel O'Donovan John Olohan
Howard Hallenbeck Elaine Hallenbeck Reverend Coot Declan O'Brien Det. Insp. Isaac Gissing Robbie Hallenbeck Minty Hallenbeck Rawhead Rex Tom Garron Jenny Nicholson Ena Benedict Alice Gibson Dennis McHugh Mitch Harney Dennis Nicholson
ALSO KNOWN AS
RawHeadRex (us)
RELEASE DATES
UK Release Date: March 14, 1986 Ireland Release Date: October 02, 1986 US Release Date: April 17, 1987
PRODUCTION
Alpine Pictures Alpine Pictures Green Man Productions Paradise