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Razorback

Dir. Russell Mulcahy
FANOMENON RETRO: THE WEIRD OF OZ
Wed 13 Nov and Thu 14 Nov
Wed 13 Nov
and
Thu 14 Nov
  • Wed 13 Nov
    14:00 - 15:35
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 11
    Past event
  • Thu 14 Nov
    17:30 - 19:05
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 11
    Past event

A very down-under take on Jaws which taps into Australian fears of the wild outback and renders them in high-end 1980s pop style.

A giant boar is marauding near a country town "in the middle of bugger all", killing and eating people. When an American journalist arrives to study the hunting of Australian wildlife for the pet food industry, she finds that people can be as threatening as wild animals. Razorback is a world in which city dwellers are mistrusted by country folk, women don’t mix with men, and endless space creates claustrophobia. A very down-under take on Jaws which taps into Australian fears of the wild outback (the opening is a riff on the famous Azaria Chamberlain ‘dingo baby’ case), and renders them in high-end 1980s pop style.

“…buried beneath the ecological dread and creature mayhem is a visual poem about the outback, which has never looked so equally surreal and stark.”  -  Paul Lê, Bloody Disgusting

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Contains strong violence, strong horror, a scene of infant death offscreen, attempted rape.

Razorback

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Running time: 95 minutes
Production year: 1984
Country: Australia
Language: English
Print source: Umbrella Entertainment
Age rating: BBFC rating 18
Cast: Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whiteley, Bill Kerr

 

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Fanomenon

Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.

The Weird of Oz

Retrospective on Australian New Wave cinema, where raw storytelling, wild landscapes and vibrant characters capture the nation’s unique spirit and contradictions.