Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (TV 2007)

In 1939, young Professor Bruttenholm destroyed Erzsebet Ondrushko, a female vampire who bathed in the blood of innocents to stay young. Now someone in upstate New York is trying to bring ... See full summary »

Directors:

Victor Cook, Tad Stones

Writers:

Kevin Hopps (screenplay), Mike Mignola (story),

Stars:

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt

Cast

Cast overview:
Ron Perlman	...	Hellboy (voice)
Selma Blair	...	Liz Sherman (voice)
John Hurt	...	Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm (voice)
Doug Jones	...	Abe Sapien (voice)
Peri Gilpin	...	Professor Kate Corrigan (voice)
J. Grant Albrecht	...	Oliver Trombolt / Additional Voices (voice) (as Grant Albrecht)
Jim Cummings	...	Tom Manning (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Anna / Harpy-Hag #2 (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Sydney Leach / Anna's Fiance (voice)
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Harpy-Hag #1 (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Erzsebet Ondrushko (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Hecate (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Young Broom / Father Lupescu / Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

In 1939, young Professor Bruttenholm destroyed Erzsebet Ondrushko, a female vampire who bathed in the blood of innocents to stay young. Now someone in upstate New York is trying to bring her back, and the elderly Professor Broom has decided to investigate it himself. He takes the top BPRD agents, Hellboy, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien, who are more worried about his welfare than the return of any vampire. Their tune changes when they face a horde of ghosts, a phantom wolf pack, witches, harpies, a giant werewolf and Erzsebet herself. Hellboy ends up battling the Queen of Witches, the goddess Hecate, who wants him to embrace his true destiny, a destiny that includes the destruction of mankind.

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Plot Keywords:

one man army | based on comic book | martial arts | based on comic | violence | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

IDT Entertainment [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron

Company Credits

Production Co:

IDT Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely based on the true story of Countess Erszebet Bathory (Elizabeth Bathory in English) of Transylvania, who reportedly had 300 young serving women put to death in a human sacrifice cult in the early 1600s.

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Goofs

The wounds on Hellboy's chest disappear when he rips open Hecate's "iron maiden", then reappear.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Hellboy: Destiny is overrated!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits you hear Tom Manning's voice briefing on a certain creature, then you see a figure firing several shots.

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Connections

References Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)

User Reviews

An Improvement, but still needs time

Sword and Stones was a good film, don't get me wrong. Tad Stones and Mike Mignola are really trying hard to make Hellboy a house hold name. Since the movie came out, I have been trying to read every comic and watch anything that remotes to the character.

But the problem with that film, and this one Blood and Iron, is the script and acting itself. We got a lot of great voice talent here like John Hurt, Ron Perlman, and Selma Blair. But with choppy dialog's (it seems like Ron only says 'crap' in both films), and just a sense of uninterest with the actors itself; it makes it a bit of a downer to watch.

The animation is great, the material is incredible. Although reworked for filming, there is a TON of comic references in both films. I just think that in order for this franchise to work, we need a better script. And try and make it more livier with the actors. It needs just abit more hard work to make this a great thing. Here's to the next film, The Phantom Claw.