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Hellgate

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
1.6K
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Hellgate (1989)
  • Horror
A motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the dead back to life and uses i... Read allA motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the dead back to life and uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young men who visit the small town--H... Read allA motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the dead back to life and uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young men who visit the small town--Hellgate--then kills them. Four young students, two boys and two girls, spend a vacation ne... Read all
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
1.6K
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  • Director
    • William A. Levey
  • Writer
    • Michael S. O'Rourke
  • Stars
    • Ron Palillo
    • Abigail Wolcott
    • Carel Trichardt
Top credits
  • Director
    • William A. Levey
  • Writer
    • Michael S. O'Rourke
  • Stars
    • Ron Palillo
    • Abigail Wolcott
    • Carel Trichardt
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    • 51User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Joanne Warde in Hellgate (1989)
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    Petrea Curran in Hellgate (1989)
    Ron Palillo and Abigail Wolcott in Hellgate (1989)
    Ron Palillo and Abigail Wolcott in Hellgate (1989)
    Abigail Wolcott in Hellgate (1989)
    Petrea Curran and Ron Palillo in Hellgate (1989)
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    Abigail Wolcott in Hellgate (1989)
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    Ron Palillo
    Ron Palillo
    • Matt
    Abigail Wolcott
    Abigail Wolcott
    • Josie Carlyle
    Carel Trichardt
    • Lucas Carlyle
    Petrea Curran
    • Pam
    Evan J. Klisser
    • Chuck
    Joanne Warde
    • Bobby
    • (as Joanne Ward)
    Frank Notaro
    • Buzz
    • (as Frank Notard)
    Lance Vaughan
    • Zonk
    Victor Melleney
    • Jonas
    • (as Victor Mellaney)
    Len Sparrowhawk
    • Deputy no. 1
    Alan Granville
    • Deputy no. 2
    Lynda Powell
    • Waitress 1958
    Kimberleigh Stark
    • Waitress 1989
    Craig Freimond
    • Gas Station Attendant
    Alan Pierce
    • Fast Freddy
    Jonathan Taylor
    Jonathan Taylor
    • Nervous Norman
    Tom Hoskins
    • Cook
    William A. Levey
    • Man in Fridge
    • Director
      • William A. Levey
    • Writer
      • Michael S. O'Rourke
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    • Trivia
      The LIFE magazine on the sheriff's table was published October 1987 with the headline: Margret Thatcher on dealing with Gorbachev and, too, in its top right corner has the pictures of Ronald Reagan, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard M. Nixon with the title: Four presidents on the future of America.
    • Goofs
      As the bike gang ride through HellGate for the first time, the aerial-footage shows a building, to the left, with no roof which is an empty shell.
    • Quotes

      Matt: [to Chuck] You know you're an asshole?

      [motions Chuck closer]

      Matt: You really are.

      [motions Chuck even closer]

      Matt: I mean it.

      [both laugh]

    • Connections
      Featured in Road to Perdition, B-Movie Style: William A. Levey on Hellgate (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      IT HAPPENED TODAY
      Written by J. Rock, J. Beaumont & The Skyliners

      Performed by The Skyliners

      Published by Bonnyview Music, Southern Music Co Inc.

    User reviews51

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Useless, irritating cheeseball n°16.269 ...
    I admit it...I made a terrible rookie mistake when I bought this VHS ten years ago. I was a young enthusiastic horror fan and the cover showed a nasty, aggressive skull. Above that, written in bloody letters was the title : HELLGATE !! This must be sooooo cool, I thought and I bought it. OK, now I'm a bit grown up ( physical, that is )and I know now that these kinds of covers are an indicator that the movie will be a terrible 80's cheesefest without a plot, laughable terror and annoying characters. And Hellgate fits right in to this category ! We're talking bats on strings, flashy blue stones of mystery and that sort of stuff...That's the whole basic idea, by the way. In an old ghost town ( called Hellgate...duh!) a rich guy discovers a blue stone. This stone can make the dead come to live again but if you aim it towards a creature that already lives...it dies in a gruesome way. This is found out because they test the ray on a goldfish ! I tell you, that's one of the cheesiest scenes ever. Anyway, the story goes on a couple of teenagers bla bla bla bla...the usual stuff which you already know and have seen many times before only better. The acting is hilariously bad, the tension is nowhere to detect and the opening scene ( which is some sort of flashback ) looks like an evil version of Grease. In conclusion : You'd rather visit you're mother in law and give her a foot-massage instead of watching this...
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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Africa
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En las puertas del infierno
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Ghostown Film Management
      • Distant Horizon
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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