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Director:
Clive Barker
Writers (WGA):
Clive Barker (story)
Clive Barker (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 August 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
Prepare for the coming more
Plot:
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) stumbles over members of a fanatic cult... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
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User Comments:
A morbid, violent and frightening film, Barker makes a film in "Hellraiser" style... more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

J. Trevor Edmond ... Young Butterfield (as Trevor Edmond)
Daniel von Bargen ... Nix
Kevin J. O'Connor ... Philip Swann
Joseph Latimore ... Caspar Quaid
Sheila Tousey ... Jennifer Desiderio

Susan Traylor ... Maureen Pimm

Ashley Cafagna-Tesoro ... Young Dorothea (as Ashley Lyn Cafagna)
Michael Angelo Stuno ... Lead Male Cultist
Barbara Patrick ... Lead Female Cultist

Scott Bakula ... Harry D'Amour

Wayne Grace ... Loomis
Mikey LeBeau ... Exorcised Boy
Johnny Venocur ... Tapert (as Johnny Venokur)

Jordan Marder ... Ray Miller
Barry Del Sherman ... Butterfield
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for language and sexuality.
Runtime:
109 min | Australia:104 min | Germany:119 min (director's cut) | USA:120 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS
Certification:
Argentina:18 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #33437) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) (director's cut) | Germany:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Brazil:14
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Seraphim Films more

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Trivia:
The tattoo on D'Amour's back was included after Scott Bakula researched the character. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When D'amour throws Nix down the hole at the end, you can see that the hole is not rock but burlap walled. more
Quotes:
Nix: I was born to murder the world. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 36 more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-Rated cut and Unrated Director's Cut version of the movie?
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A morbid, violent and frightening film, Barker makes a film in "Hellraiser" style..., 14 May 1999
Author: ary luiz dalazen jr. (ajr@fortalnet.com.br) from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

If you liked the first two films of the series "Hellraiser" and appraised "Nightbreed",you will have a thankful surprise with 1995's "The Lord of Illusions", the last film that Barker directed ( he is currently re-writing his story "The Thief Of Always" for the screen), and that carries his characteristics and basic ideas. The film is morbid, violent and very frightening as well as "Hellraise" was, back in the eighties.It explores delicate themes as mysticism, demons and sects. One of the great qualities of Barker's last project is to dare, telling a tense and complex story in an imaginative and bloody way. The homosexual context of the work is evident, Clive Barker once again tried to join the concepts of pain, fear, horror, pleasure and meat, but he didn't obtain an excellent result as he achieved in "Hellraiser" . However, "The Lord of Illusions" is a more sophisticated film, with a tuned cast, formed by Scott Bakula and Famke Jansem,just to mention a few,and with an above-the-average production. The atmosphere, and the scenery, in this English movie-maker's filmography, is quite significant element, if in "Hellraiser" the atmosphere was dark and sordid, "The Lord of Illusions" is punctuated by clear, stunning and luminous sceneries, exalting the whole magic and madness' aspects. The story is very intricate, and it involves a rich and famous magician who sold his soul for the devil and who is now sorry, his temptress and reluctant wife and an ambitious detective who will find himself a prisoner in a tissue of murders, strange creatures and homosexuality.So, if you like Clive Barker's ideas, watch this film today!! "The Lord of Illusions" is rated R for strong violence, gore, language and sexuality and it runs 108 minutes.

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