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Release Date:
18 September 1987 (USA)
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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
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2 wins
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4 nominations
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Classic Horror Movie, Pinhead Point
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Clive Barker's Hellraiser (UK) (complete title)
Sadomasochists from Beyond the Grave (USA) (working title)
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Sadomasochists from Beyond the Grave (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
94 min | Sweden:89 min (cut version) | Finland:86 min (cut)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Industrial band Coil originally did the soundtrack for this movie, but it was turned down by the studio. Clive Barker said, " [Coil was] the only group I've heard on disc whose records I've taken off because they made my bowels churn."
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Frank first opens the puzzle box in the beginning of the film, the inner sides of the sliding pieces are white. Later, when Kirsty opens the box in the hospital, the box's inner sides are brown woodgrain, just like the exterior of the box.
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Quotes:
Kirsty Cotton:
Who are you?
Lead Cenobite: Explorers in the further regions of experience. Demons to some. Angels to others.
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Lead Cenobite: Explorers in the further regions of experience. Demons to some. Angels to others.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bride of Chucky (1998)
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This is obviously the best Hellraiser. Nothing can beat the 1st scene when Pinhead and the Cenobites come in to view. It is simply some of the most powerful present day horror. The creativity of the hellbound world gives this movie a 9. With the low budget, it still maintains the vision of Clive Barker, the author who penned this original story. I believe that this movie and subject is at the apex of creativity instead of the boring slashers that have dominated horror movies in the 80's and 90's. Now, it seems we are getting the "I know what you did two summer's ago" and "weird horror flicks like "Grudge" and the films that it cloned.Pinhead point--He should actually be called 9-inch nail-head because that is what is pounded into his head not little pins.