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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Clive Barker
Writers:
Clive Barker (novel)
Clive Barker (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 September 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Still Raising Hell [20th Anniversary Re-Issue] more
Plot:
An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover, who's being chased by demons after he escaped from their sado-masochistic Hell. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(241 articles)
The Weinstein Company Really Wants to Make a Hellraiser Remake
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Nevermind the Turmoil: Here’s the Hellraiser Remake Synopsis
 (From Beyond Hollywood. 6 November 2009, 11:20 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Pure horror! more (251 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Andrew Robinson ... Larry
Clare Higgins ... Julia

Ashley Laurence ... Kirsty
Sean Chapman ... Frank
Oliver Smith ... Frank the Monster
Robert Hines ... Steve
Anthony Allen ... 1st Victim
Leon Davis ... 2nd Victim
Michael Cassidy ... 3rd Victim
Frank Baker ... Derelict
Kenneth Nelson ... Bill
Gay Baynes ... Evelyn
Niall Buggy ... Dinner Guest
Dave Atkins ... Moving Man 1
Oliver Parker ... Moving Man 2
Pamela Sholto ... Complaining Customer
Doug Bradley ... Lead Cenobite
Nicholas Vince ... Chattering Cenobite

Simon Bamford ... 'Butterball' Cenobite
Grace Kirby ... Female Cenobite
Sharon Bower ... Nurse
Raul Newney ... Doctor
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Directed by
Clive Barker 
 
Writing credits
Clive Barker (novel "The Hellbound Heart")

Clive Barker (screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Armstrong .... executive producer
Christopher Figg .... producer
Selwyn Roberts .... associate producer
David Saunders .... executive producer
Christopher Webster .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Christopher Young 
 
Cinematography by
Robin Vidgeon 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Marden 
Tony Randel (uncredited)
 
Casting by
Sheila Trezise 
 
Production Design by
Michael Buchanan  (as Mike Buchanan)
 
Art Direction by
Jocelyn James 
 
Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston 
 
Makeup Department
Nigel Booth .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Julian Caldow .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Paul Catling .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Stuart Conran .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Dave Elsey .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Little John .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Bob Keen .... special makeup effects designer
Dave Keen .... special makeup effects and creature crew (as David Keen)
William Petty .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Geoffrey Portass .... special makeup effects workshop supervisor (as Geoff Portass)
Roy Puddefoot .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Jason Reed .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Ian Rolph .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Jim Sandys .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Simon Sayce .... special makeup effects and creature crew
Aileen Seaton .... hair stylist
Sally Sutton .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Selwyn Roberts .... first assistant director
Waldo Roeg .... second assistant director
Rupert Ryle-Hodges .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Ron Allett .... property master
Derek Ede .... stand-by stagehand
Steve Ede .... chargehand carpenter
Belinda Edwards .... production buyer
Richard Harris .... stand-by rigger
Floyd Jones Hughes .... sketch artist
Colin Lovering .... stand-by painter
Gerry O'Connor .... prop stand-by
Steve Payne .... dressing props
John Potter .... stand-by carpenter
Paul Purdy .... stand-by props (as Paul Purdey)
John Rankin .... construction stand-by
Mark Stevenson .... art department assistant
Paul Turner .... stand-by props
 
Sound Department
Stephen Banks .... Jobfit trainee
David Beesley .... assistant sound effects editor
Michael A. Carter .... dubbing mixer (as Michael Carter)
Joe Gilmore .... assistant dubbing editor
Graham V. Hartstone .... chief dubbing mixer (as Graham Hartstone)
John Ireland .... sound effects editor
Nicolas Le Messurier .... dubbing mixer (as Nicolas Lemessurier)
Tony Message .... dubbing editor
John Midgley .... sound mixer
Clive Osborne .... boom operator (as Clive Osbourne)
 
Special Effects by
Cliff Wallace .... special makeup effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Richard Dimbleby .... optical printer (as Dick Dimbleby)
Don Lee .... digital compositor
Peter Swinson .... optical printer
Peter Watson .... optical supervisor
Nick Xypnitos .... animator
 
Stunts
Jim Dowdall .... stunt arranger
Bill Weston .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Collins .... still photographer
Gary Donague .... best boy (as Gary Donoghue)
Tim Field .... camera operator: rostrum camera
Steve Foster .... gaffer
Katya Grenfell .... additional still photographer
Andrew C. Hebden .... electrician (as Andrew Hebden)
Gary Hutchings .... camera grip
Clive Mackey .... clapper loader
Danny Shelmerdine .... focus puller
Ray Wardley .... electrician
David Worley .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Ping Mudie .... assistant to casting director
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow .... wardrobe supervisor
Brian Cox .... wardrobe assistant
Jane Howells .... wardrobe assistant
Ro Sylvester-Fisher .... costume assistant: Cenobite costumes (as Rosemary Sylvester Fisher)
Jane Wildgoose .... costume designer: Cenobite costumes
 
Editorial Department
Roy Birchley .... first assistant editor
Tim Grover .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Jeff Vaughn .... music recordist
Paul Francis Witt .... conductor
Paul Francis Witt .... music consultant
Anne Atkins Young .... music supervisor
Christopher Young .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
John Collins .... unit driver
Terry English .... unit driver
Micky Grover .... unit driver
Ron Narduzzo .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Tom Calderaro .... synthesiser programming
John Charles .... software manager: Sony DAC
Robert Fabbri .... floor runner
Alan Harris .... stand-in
Steve Jones .... unit publicist
Su Lim .... assistant to producer
Alex Matcham .... production auditor
Selby McReery .... assistant to producer
Richard Morrison .... title designer
Patricia Poole .... production accountant (as Pat Poole)
Carmella Prudente .... jobfit trainee
Kathy Sinclair .... stand-in
Clare St. John .... production coordinator
Jane Studd .... location manager
Alan Sutton .... fire safety coordinator
Ene Watts .... script supervisor
Mark Zimoski .... consultant: percussion (as Mark Zimowski)
 
Thanks
John Dunne .... thanks
Marie Fisher .... thanks
Piers Gibson .... thanks
John Gregson .... thanks
Christopher Hobbs .... thanks
R.J. Kizer .... thanks
Alan Parker .... special thanks
Tony Randel .... thanks (as Anthony Randel)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Clive Barker's Hellraiser (UK) (complete title)
Sadomasochists from Beyond the Grave (USA) (working title)
Clive Barker's Hellraiser I: The Original (Netherlands) (DVD title) [nl]
Fogo Maldito (Portugal) [pt]
Hellraiser (Greece) [el]
Hellraiser - Das Tor zur Hölle (West Germany) [de]
Hellraiser, le pacte (France) [fr]
Hellraiser, los que traen el infierno (Spain) [es]
Renascido do Inferno (Brazil) (working title) [pt]
Shaitan Ka Beta (India: Hindi title) [hi]
Wyslannik piekiel (Poland) [pl]
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
94 min | Sweden:89 min (cut version) | Finland:86 min (cut)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1998) (2002) | West Germany:18 (video rating) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1998) | Australia:M (theatrical rating) | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) (re-rating) (2000) | Denmark:15 (DVD rating) | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:15 (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #28562) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
187 Dollis Hill Lane, Dollis Hill, London, England, UK more
Company:
Cinemarque Entertainment BV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For the video release, the film had one of the most unusual pieces of bonus material that has ever been offered: a Home Shopping Network show where merchandise from the movie could be purchased. The show was hosted by a giddy old lady claiming to be a hardcore fan of the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The amount of blood on Julia from inside the attic to the hallway to the bathroom. more
Quotes:
Lead Cenobite: No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Transformations: Looking Back at 'The Fly II' (2005) (V) more

FAQ

How is the film different from the novel?
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User Comments

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36 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Pure horror!, 29 January 2002
10/10
Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

I first saw this brilliant shocker when I was only ten years old and it scared the hell out of me!I still think that this is a really effective horror filled with gruesome imagery(for example rats nailed to the wall)."Hellraiser" reminds me a bit such Italian horror movies like "The Beyond"(1981)and "The House by the Cemetery"(1981),mainly due to its surreal atmosphere of total dread.Add also plenty of gore and some really gruesome special effects made by Bob Keen("Proteus")and you have a winner!I like "Hellraiser" series in general(especially "Hellbound:Hellraiser 2" which is,in the unrated/uncut version a nasty gorefest!),even Part 5("Hellraiser:Inferno")that almost only get bad reviews.It surely is the lowest budget film of the series so far,but it tells a gripping story of one's personal hell with Pinhead involved."Hellraiser:Bloodline" is the only one I really don't like,although it's quite interesting too,because you can see that post production was a mess(making it a Alan Smithee film in the end).

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