Hellgate (1989)

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 life back to dead objects. ... See full summary »

Director:

William A. Levey

Writer:

Michael S. O'Rourke (as Michael O'Rourke)

Stars:

Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott, Carel Trichardt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ron Palillo	...	Matt
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

Storyline

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 life back to dead objects. He uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young man that comes to visit the small town and then kills them. Four young students, two boys and two girls spend a vacation near the town, Hellgate. They hear about the story and get involved.

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Plot Keywords:

diner | magic | small town | motorcycle gang | student | 

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Taglines:

Beyond the darkness terror lives forever.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Porta do Inferno

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Distant Horizon, Ghostown Film Management

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Master of ceremonies: What's the difference between a girl from Paris and the Eiffel Tower? Not everyone's been up the Eiffel Tower!

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Connections

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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Soundtracks

ORPEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD
By Jacques Offenbach
By Arrangement with Brunton Gold Classics Associated Production Music

User Reviews

hey Mister Kotter

Three teens are sitting around in a cabin telling spooky stories when one tells the back-story of the Hellgate hitch-hiker, a girl, living in the '50's whom a motorcycle gang kidnaps and kills. Her father resurrects her with a magic stone to lure men to his house and kill them. After the story is finished the three are joined by a forth, the hero of the film (it says so on his license plate) Mattt (yup Ron Palillo, Horshack himself) who had a run-in with the fabled girl on his way there.

This movie strives to be a horror-comedy but sadly falls on it's face in both those genres. It's not funny as the humor is way too cornball, and it's most certainly not scary in the least. In fact it teeters between the boring and banal side of the spectrum. I don't even think I'd have watched this movie if it wasn't on the same disc as "the Pit" (a much better 'bad' film that's actually enjoyable in it's awfulness)

Eye Candy: Joanne Warde goes topless, Abigail Wolcott shows T&A multiple times

My Grade: D

Anchor Bay DVD Extras: nada, zilch (on a double-bill with "the Pit" on this flip-side DVD)