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Release Date:
18 September 1987 (USA)
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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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Pure horror!
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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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The address for the house in this movie is 55 Ludovico Place. The name of the institute in A Clockwork Orange (1971) where Alex is deprogrammed of violence was the Ludovico Institute.
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Continuity: When Kirsty first wakes up in the hospital bed, the tray-table in front of her is empty. The doctor comes in and deposits the puzzle box on the table. He says he'll get her a phone after they've talked. However, directly after he leaves, we see that a phone has appeared on the table. It is neither mentioned nor used.
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Lead Cenobite:
We have such sights to show you!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) (V)
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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).