Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers:

Clive Barker (characters)
Peter Atkins (story) ...
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Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

What began in Hell, will end on Earth.

Plot:

An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Pinhead | Hell | Reporter | Blood | Chain

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Kevin Bernhardt	...	J.P. Monroe
Lawrence Mortorff	...	Bum
Terry Farrell	...	Joanne 'Joey' Summerskill
Ken Carpenter	...	Daniel 'Doc' Fisher / Camerahead Cenobite
Sharon Ceccatti	...	Blond Nurse (as Sharon Hill)
Paula Marshall	...	Terri
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Paramedic 1 (as Rob Treveiler)
Chris Frederick	...	Paramedic 2
Lawrence Kuppin	...	Derelict
Sharon Percival	...	Brittany Virtue
Philip Hyland	...	Brad
David Young	...	Bill the Bouncer
Brent Bolthouse	...	CD the DJ
Peter Atkins	...	Rick the Barman / Barbie Cenobite
Paul Vincent Coleman	...	Soldier 1
Peter G. Boynton	...	Joey's Father (as Peter Boynton)
Anthony Hickox	...	Soldier 2
George Lee	...	Bob
Aimée Leigh	...	Sandy
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead / Captain Elliot Spencer
Ron Norris	...	Douglas the Bouncer
Ashley Laurence	...	Kirsty Cotton (special appearance) (archive footage)
Steve Painter	...	Young Guy
Shanna Lynn	...	Female Cop (as Shanna Teare)
Bob Bragg	...	Male Cop (as Bobby Bragg)
Bob Stephens	...	Second Male Cop
Clayton Hill	...	The Priest
Young Bobby Knoop	...	Yuppie 1
James D.R. Hickox	...	Yuppie 2
Tonya Saunders	...	Go-Go Dancer
Angela Thomas	...	Go-Go Dancer
Kim Ball	...	Go-Go Dancer
Cassandra Perry	...	Go-Go Dancer
Anna Marie Isaacs	...	Go-Go Dancer
Flame	...	Go-Go Dancer
John Bush	...	Armored Saint
Joey Vera	...	Armored Saint
Phil Sandoval	...	Armored Saint
Jeff Duncan	...	Armored Saint
Gonzo	...	Armored Saint
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rosemary Gore	...	Date (uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Hickox

Writing credits
Clive Barker		(characters)
Peter Atkins		(story) &
Tony Randel		(story)
Peter Atkins		(screenplay)

Produced by
Clive Barker	....	executive producer
Christopher Figg	....	producer
Olive McQueen	....	associate producer
Lawrence Mortorff	....	producer

Original Music by
Randy Miller

Cinematography by
Gerry Lively

Film Editing by
Christopher Cibelli
James D.R. Hickox

Production Design by
Steve Hardie

Art Direction by
Tim Eckel

Costume Design by
Leonard Pollack

Makeup Department
Doug Bradley	....	makeup artist (as Bill Bradley)
Mark Coulier	....	special makeup effects artist
Shaune Harrison	....	special makeup effects artist
Herita Jones	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul Jones	....	makeup effects coordinator
Martin L. Mercer	....	makeup effects artist
Jeff Swan	....	special makeup crew
Jeff Swan	....	special makeup effects trainee
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	makeup effects crew

Production Management
Sherwood Jones	....	post-production supervisor
Phil Smoot	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Maiellaro	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Jody Bergman	....	set dresser
Donna Fewell	....	property master
Calvin Workman	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Tim Gedemer	....	sound designer
Austin McKinney	....	sound mixer (as Austin H. McKinney)
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer

Special Effects by
Larry Dean Bivins	....	special effects foreman
Ray Bivins	....	special effects
Richard Darwin	....	animatronic technician
Nikolai Galitzine	....	special effects technician
Bob Keen	....	special effects
Greg R. Stone	....	special effects technician
Jeff Swan	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Dave Gregory	....	optical supervisor, main title: Title House Inc.
Steve Wright	....	digital effects supervisor: Sidley Wright & Assoc.
Joan Collins Carey	....	digital effects producer: Sidley Wright & Assoc. (uncredited)
Tom Martinek	....	film scanner: component video (uncredited)

Stunts
Joe Murphy	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Clabaugh	....	camera operator
Chris Milani	....	electrician
Keith Payne	....	still photographer
George Reasner	....	grip

Casting Department
Leonard Finger	....	casting: New York
Veronica Royer	....	casting intern

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer
Greg Spence	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Xavier Du Bois	....	music supervisor
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Derek Whittington	....	driver

Other crew
Jill Fagaley	....	production assistant
Jim Goodman	....	location manager
Stephen Jennings	....	production assistant
Steve Jones	....	unit publicist
Robert Scott Moss	....	assistant to director
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Gary Weddington	....	production accountant
Jerry Whittington	....	projectionist
Jerry Whittington	....	studio manager

Production Companies

• Fifth Avenue Entertainment
• Trans Atlantic Entertainment

Distributors

• Dimension Films (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Miramax Films (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• REP Distribution (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Future Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (199?) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Ivex Films (Spain)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, and for language.

Runtime:

93 min | USA:97 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2003) | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 (Video rating) | France:-12 | Italy:VM18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

High Point, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Fifth Avenue Entertainment

Trivia:

Cameo: ['Peter Atkins']Both Rick the Barman and his Cenobite alter ego Barbie.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the film Pinhead tricks Joey into giving him the puzzle box by posing as her dead father. As soon as she hands the box over he takes a knife from his belt with his left hand and poises to strike. Then it cuts to a shot from behind and he's now gripping the knife with his right hand.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bum: [referring to the Pillar of Souls] You want it?
J.P. Monroe: [laughs] Is it yours?
Bum: No. Not mine. Yours.
J.P. Monroe: How much you want for it?
Bum: Whatever you think it's worth.
[receives money]
Bum: Exactly the figure I had in mind. Take pleasure in it.

Movie Connections:

Features Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)

Soundtrack:

Troublemaker

One of the worst horror sequels in history

In a genre founded on bad sequels, Hell on Earth is one of the worst. After the first two Hellraiser movies developed a powerful mythology, It's all flushed down the toilet in the third movie, apparently to create a franchise in a marketplace dominated by fantastic lead characters. Pinhead does not make a Freddy Krueger, however, and all that happens in this movie is the tearing down of Clive Barker's fantastic world, throwing all of the previous personality and character of it's denizens out the window.