RAZORBACK
Dir. Russell Mulcahy. 1984.
Australia. 95 mins.
In English.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 – 10 PM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 – MIDNIGHT

An American wildlife activist goes missing in a town besieged by razorback boar attacks, and her husband travels to Australia to find her. When no one can tell him what happened to his missing wife, he soon suspects something even more sinister at play.

RAZORBACK is not a typical 80s creature feature. The influence of WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971), an Ozploitation staple, takes center stage as sweat and dirt ooze from the celluloid. The stunning visuals, shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Dean Semler, showcase the vastness of the Australian outback, creating an inescapable hellscape more deadly than the monster itself.

Australia is famous for its dangerous animals and miles of inhospitable land, so naturally some of the best Natural Horror movies were produced there. RAZORBACK was made during the peak of Australian exploitation cinema, also known as Ozploitation, and draws clear influences from its predecessors. RAZORBACK places you in a hallucinogenic fever dream of sand, sweat and dirt that will make you want to shower as soon as the credits roll.