---
title: "Rawhead Rex"
year: 1986
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/rawhead-rex-1986"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 13511
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 89
community_rating: 5.3
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "R"
---

# Rawhead Rex (1986) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/rawhead-rex-1986

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Rawhead Rex is a film first released in 1986. Catalogued under Horror. Produced and broadcast by Paradise, Green Man Productions, Alpine Pictures. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A nasty demon is released from an underground prison in Ireland."

### Why Watch
- features a bloody rampage through the Irish countryside
- follows a man struggling to stop a demon

### Caveats & Content Note
- involves a particularly nasty demon
- depicts a monstrous pagan deity
- Tone & Suitability: This horror film contains scenes of a bloody rampage and a nasty demon.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: horror, scary, dark

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: George Pavlou
- **Networks / Studios**: Paradise, Green Man Productions, Alpine Pictures

## Key Cast Continuity

- **David Dukes** as *Howard Hallenbeck*
- **Niall Tóibín** as *Reverend Coot*
- **Cora Lunny** as *Minty Hallenbeck*
- **Ronan Wilmot** as *Declan O'Brien*
- **Donal McCann** as *Tom Garron*
- **Heinrich von Schellendorf** as *Rawhead Rex*
- **Kelly Piper** as *Elaine Hallenbeck*
- **Niall O'Brien** as *Det. Insp. Isaac Gissing*
- **Hugh O'Conor** as *Robbie Hallenbeck*
- **Eleanor Feely** as *Jenny Nicholson*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Rawhead Rex released?
The film was released in 1986.

### Q: Where does the film take place?
The story is set in Ireland.

### Q: What is Rawhead Rex?
Rawhead Rex is a particularly nasty demon and monstrous pagan deity.

### Q: How is the demon released?
The demon is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer.

### Q: What is the main conflict of the film?
The film follows a cross country rampage while a man struggles to stop it.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Rawhead Rex — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/13511)
- [Rawhead Rex (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhead_Rex_(film))
- [Rawhead Rex (1986) - FDb.cz](https://www.fdb.cz/film/80181-rawhead-rex)
- [Rawhead Rex (1986)](https://www.sms.cz/film/rawhead-rex)

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