Hellraiser: Hellseeker (Video 2002)

A shady businessman attempts to piece together the details of the car crash that killed his wife and rendered him an amnesiac-- and left him in possession of a sinister puzzle box that summons monsters.

Director:

Rick Bota

Writers:

Clive Barker (characters), Carl V. Dupré,

Stars:

Dean Winters, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dean Winters	...	Trevor
Ashley Laurence	...	Kirsty Cotton Gooden
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead / Merchant (as Doug Bradley/Charles Stead)
Rachel Hayward	...	Allison
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Gwen (as Sarah Jane Redmond)
Jody Thompson	...	Tawny
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Sage (as Kaaren De Silva)
William S. Taylor	...	Detective Lange
Michael Rogers	...	Detective Givens
Trevor White	...	Bret
Ken Camroux	...	Ambrose
Dale Wilson	...	Chief Surgeon
Gus Lynch	...	Boyfriend
Kyle Cassie	...	Paramedic
Alec Willows	...	Janitor

Storyline

Kirsty Cotten is now grown up and married to Trevor Gooden. Her memory of the events that took place back at her parent's home and the mental institution have dimmed, but she is still traumatized. One fateful day, the two get into a fatal car crash, killing Kirsty. Now, Trevor finds himself in a strange world full of sexy women, greed and murder, making him believe he may be in hell. He follows the clues all the way to Pinhead.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | pinhead | hook | office | police investigation | 

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Taglines:

Evil. Deadly. Immortal.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hellraiser VI

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Dimension Films, Neo Art & Logic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 86 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dimension films placed the cast and crew under a gag order, hindering Rick Bota's opportunity to promote the film when Fangoria magazine attempted to do a cover story on the film. Star Ashley Laurence, however, broke the gag order to speak about the film, claiming that she had only been paid enough money to make a payment towards a new refrigerator.

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Goofs

In the beginning when the car is sinking, the left windows on the car are opened, but when the car sinks those windows are closed.

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Quotes

[as he sticks Trevor in the back of the neck with a pin]
Pinhead: Which do you find more exhilarating, Trevor, pain or pleasure? Personally, I prefer pain.

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Connections

References The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Rage Against Loud Guitars"
Music by Stephen Edwards (as Steve Edwards)
Courtesy Source In Sync Music, LLC

User Reviews

not too bad, why doesn't this series attract more viewers like other horror series do?

It had been some time since I'd seen the first two Hellraisers, and possibly the third, and I hadn't seen any of the other sequels. It seems like a lot of genre fans have overlooked these sequels as well, for whatever reason, while the Friday the 13th, Halloween, and Nightmare on Elm Street sequels still seem to attract a fair amount of attention.

Local video stores have been selling off most of their videotapes cheaply, so I took advantage of this fact to pick up several of the Hellraiser sequels.

I enjoyed this one. It does feature relatively little of the cenobites, which no doubt may irritate many (though not as much as if they were absent entirely!). The storyline in this one largely revolves around the questions: what happened? and what is real?

I could see possibly picking up the series on DVD at the right price and watching them all through again. I'm disappointed to hear the recent news that they're remaking the first one, though.