Razorback

Razorback is an Australian film released in 1984, involving a gigantic wild Boar terrorizing the Australian outback, killing and devouring people. The film was directed by Russel Mulcahy, who would later make the first two Highlander films. The movie is based on Peter Brennan's novel. While Jake Cullen cares for his grandson in the Australian outback, a massive Razorback boar attacks him, destroying his house and killing his grandson. He is accus... more

Razorback is an Australian film released in 1984, involving a gigantic wild Boar terrorizing the Australian outback, killing and devouring people. The film was directed by Russel Mulcahy, who would later make the first two Highlander films. The movie is based on Peter Brennan's novel. While Jake Cullen cares for his grandson in the Australian outback, a massive Razorback boar attacks him, destroying his house and killing his grandson. He is accused of murder and his dignity is destroyed. Two years later, a wildlife reporter, Beth Winters, journeys to the outback to document the hunting of Australian wildlife to be used as animal food, processed in a large factory, but she is attacked by two deranged locals, Benny and Dicko, who leave her to be killed by the beast. Her husband, Carl, goes in search of her, and aids Jake Cullen and his young associate, Sarah Cameron, in hunting for the razorback responsible for her death. As they search for the creature, Benny and Dicko worry that they... less