Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.

Director:

Tony Randel

Writers:

Clive Barker (story), Peter Atkins (screenplay)

Stars:

Ashley Laurence, Imogen Boorman, Kenneth Cranham

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashley Laurence	...	Kirsty Cotton
Imogen Boorman	...	Tiffany
Kenneth Cranham	...	Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
William Hope	...	Kyle MacRae
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead / Captain Elliot Spencer
Clare Higgins	...	Julia Cotton
Deborah Joel	...	Skinless Julia
Angus MacInnes	...	Homicide Detective Ronson (as Angus McInnes)
Oliver Smith	...	Mr. Browning / Skinless Frank
Sean Chapman	...	Uncle Frank Cotton
Barbie Wilde	...	Female Cenobite
Simon Bamford	...	Butterball Cenobite
Nicholas Vince	...	Chatterer Cenobite / Chatter II Cenobite
Bradley Lavelle	...	Officer Kucich
James Tillitt	...	Officer Cortez

Storyline

Doctor Channard is sent a new patient, a girl warning of the terrible creatures that have destroyed her family, Cenobites who offer the most intense sensations of pleasure and pain. But Channard has been searching for the doorway to Hell for years, and Kirsty must follow him to save her father and witness the power struggles among the newly damned.

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Plot Keywords:

puzzle | demon | hell | psychiatric hospital | doctor | 

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Taglines:

It will tear your soul apart... again.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 December 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hellraiser II

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$11,090,735 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Futures, New World Pictures, Troopstar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 99 min (uncut) 78 min (heavily cut) (TV) 88 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Because of an neck accident, Kenneth Cranham only wore the Channard Cenobite makeup for one day. Stuntman Bronco McLoughlin played the Channard Cenobite for the rest of the shoot.

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Goofs

When Channard kills the original Cenobites, the collar of Pinhead's outfit undergoes visible changes. First it leaves his throat exposed but covers the rest of his neck. After Channard turns him back into a human, the collar then covers his entire neck. Finally, the collar completely disappears a second before Channard slashes Pinhead's throat.

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Quotes

Julia Cotton: [to Frank] Nothing personal, babe!

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Connections

Referenced in Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)

User Reviews

Everyone's favorite step-mom is back--and this time she's skinless!

Even if the story's weak, bringing back the surviving (or not surviving) cast members of the original, can make a sequel better. Everyone thinks crazy old Kirsty Cotton is making up stories of demons from hell (which happened to be her attic), but we all know better, don't we? She's now in a mental institution with a girl with a penchant for solving puzzles, under the guidance of a sadistic doctor with a penchant for a skinless Julia. Part of the story is just a re-hash of the first with different characters in similar situations. This time around we go to hell and find that it's like an Escher painting with a giant "Lament" diamond spinning in the sky. Not as good as the first film, but pretty close--a bit gorier and disturbing (but after "Hellraiser", I was expecting this) The acting is similar to the first film, but the special effects are a bit more elaborate this time around as the budget was bigger due to the success of it's predecessor.