Hellboy (2004)

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Writers (WGA):

Guillermo del Toro (screenplay)
Guillermo del Toro (screen story) ...

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

From the Dark Side to Our Side

Plot:

A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Demon | Occult | Superhero | Love Triangle

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Ron Perlman	...	Hellboy
John Hurt	...	Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
Selma Blair	...	Liz Sherman
Rupert Evans	...	John Myers
Karel Roden	...	Grigori Rasputin
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Tom Manning
Doug Jones	...	Abe Sapien
Brian Steele	...	Sammael
Ladislav Beran	...	Karl Ruprecht Kroenen
Biddy Hodson	...	Ilsa Haupstein (as Bridget Hodson)
Corey Johnson	...	Agent Clay
Kevin Trainor	...	Young "Broom"
Brian Caspe	...	Agent Lime
James Babson	...	Agent Moss
Stephen Fisher	...	Agent Quarry

Also Known As:

Super Sapiens (Malaysia: English title)
Hellboy (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Hellboy (Croatia) [hr]
Hellboy (Brazil) [pt]
Hellboy (Germany) [de]
Hellboy (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Hellboy (Czech Republic) [cs]
Hellboy (France) [fr]
Hellboy (Finland) [fi]
Hellboy (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Hellboy (Slovakia) [sk]
Hellboy - kangelane põrgust (Estonia) [et]
Hellboy: O iroas tis kolasis (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and frightening images.

Runtime:

122 min | 132 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL | Iceland:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40117) | Germany:12 (also director's cut) | France:U | South Korea:15 | South Africa:10V | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:U | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) | Netherlands:16 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

Guillermo del Toro was not the studio first choice as director. Others considered were Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Peter Hyams and David S. Goyer.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ilsa has blood on the left side of her face after John kicks her. The blood disappears when she bends to kiss Rasputin, and then reappears after she withdraws.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm: What is it that makes a man a man? Is it his origins, the way things start. Or is it something else, something harder to describe? For me it all began in 1944, classified mission off the coast of Scotland. The Nazis were desperate. Combining science and black magic they intended to upset the balance of the war...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "30 Rock: Into the Crevasse (#4.2)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Let's Stay Together

An awesome thrill-ride

I'm usually pretty skeptical about comic book to film translations thanks to such esteemed turkeys as "Captain America", "Daredevil", and "Punisher" (the early 90's version with Dolph Lundgren). But this movie, which could've been bad.....real bad, somehow found a way to be ammusing and entertaining, while at the same time staying faithful to the comics original characters, storylines, and influences.

Now this film's not gonna win any awards and isn't going to turn non-comic fans into hardcore comic maniacs but it is a great pre-summer action/adventure film with some comedy and a bit of the eccentric tossed in for good measure.

I won't go into the usual routine and start giving away plot points and story snippits. All I will say is "Go see the movie". But before you do you must take all logic, all sarcasm and cyncism and toss those all out of the car window on the way to your local cinemas. This movie has alot of things that may contradict alot of things that most people believe in, but remember, ITS JUST A MOVIE. Thats what movies are for, they are meant to take the impossible and make it possible and so on. Like I said, this movies not going to be an award winner, and won't be on any critics ten best lists, but it will be a film that you'll laugh at, and generally have fun watching. Its a great escape from the surrealistic existence that many of us live every single day. So, take my advice, go see this movie, sit back, relax, and have some fun.