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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
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An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell.

  • Director
    • Anthony Hickox
  • Writers
    • Peter Atkins
    • Tony Randel
    • Clive Barker
  • Stars
    • Terry Farrell
    • Doug Bradley
    • Kevin Bernhardt
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Hickox
    • Writers
      • Peter Atkins
      • Tony Randel
      • Clive Barker
    • Stars
      • Terry Farrell
      • Doug Bradley
      • Kevin Bernhardt
    • 221User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 10 nominations

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    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Doug Bradley in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Aimée Leigh in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Aimée Leigh in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Aimée Leigh in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Kevin Bernhardt in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
    Terry Farrell in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

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    Terry Farrell
    Terry Farrell
    • Joey Summerskill
    Doug Bradley
    Doug Bradley
    • Pinhead…
    Kevin Bernhardt
    Kevin Bernhardt
    • J.P. Monroe
    Lawrence Mortorff
    • Bum
    Ken Carpenter
    Ken Carpenter
    • Doc…
    Sharon Hill
    Sharon Hill
    • Blond Nurse
    Paula Marshall
    Paula Marshall
    • Terri
    Robert C. Treveiler
    Robert C. Treveiler
    • Paramedic 1
    • (as Rob Treveiler)
    Christopher Frederick
    • Paramedic 2
    • (as Chris Frederick)
    Lawrence Kuppin
    • Derelict
    Sharon Percival
    • Brittany Virtue
    Philip Hyland
    • Brad
    David Young
    David Young
    • Bill the Bouncer
    Brent Bolthouse
    Brent Bolthouse
    • CD the DJ
    Peter Atkins
    • Rick the Barman
    Paul Coleman
    Paul Coleman
    • Soldier 1
    • (as Paul Vincent Coleman)
    Peter G. Boynton
    Peter G. Boynton
    • Joey's Father
    • (as Peter Boynton)
    Anthony Hickox
    Anthony Hickox
    • Soldier 2
    • Director
      • Anthony Hickox
    • Writers
      • Peter Atkins
      • Tony Randel
      • Clive Barker
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The biggest issue was the Black Mass scene, which caused controversy in socially conservative North Carolina. Anthony Hickox had been refused permission to shoot in a real church, so he used a matte painting as a background to the altar. When the crew complained of sacrilege, Hickox told them it was no different than the countless Hammer horror films in which Christopher Lee as Dracula rampaged in churches.
    • Goofs
      (at around 8 mins) When Joey bursts into the ER room, she witnesses a patient's head explode. As she staggers out however the patient can be seen lying on the gurney with his head very much intact.
    • Quotes

      J.P. Monroe: Jesus Christ!

      Pinhead: Not quite.

    • Alternate versions
      The out of print Paramount DVD despite the R rating on the package is really a completely different version and features the uncut sex scene and uncut gore scenes from the unrated version and runs 93 minutes. It also contains two music alterations, most obviously the end credits which have a 'stinger' sound effect and then it jumps right into the song "Hellraiser' blaring over the soundtrack. The original end credits fade out with the classic Hellraiser score building over the soundtrack and playing over the credits for a moment before the "Hellraiser' heavy metal song begins.The sound quality of this DVD is awful and heavily compressed at only 98 kbps. It appears this print matches the Lionsgate Canadian dvd that had been available for years. The Paramount DVD is anamorphic widescreen while the Lionsgate release is not.
    • Connections
      Featured in Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Divine Thing
      Performed by The Soup Dragons (as Soup Dragons)

      Music and Lyrics by Sean Dickson

      Produced by Marius De Vries (as De Vries) / Steve Sidelnyk (as Sidelnyk) / Sean Dickson (as Dickson)

      Published by Soup Music/Big Life Music

      Admin. in the U.S. by Warner Chappell

      Courtesy of Big Life/Mercury Records

    User reviews221

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    Featured review
    6/10
    The "waste" of a perfectly good franchise
    first of all, Hellraiser III isn't a BAD film. In fact, it's quite good if it would stand on its own. And it certainly is one of the more decent efforts in the overall disappointing decade of the 90's. Compared to the first two Hellraisers, however, it's a bit of a failure. Hellraiser ('87) and Hellbound ('88) were horrorfilms in the purest possible form and my two all-time favorites. There were 4 indicators in those movies that brought them close to being the definition of horror.

    1. Creating a unique and utterly morbid atmosphere (through settings, music etc...)

    2. Building up an unbearable tension ( the occasional twists etc..)

    3. Showing nasty and very bloody sequences in a beautiful way

    4. The presence of a true horror icon !! ( in this case...PINHEAD )

    Hellraiser III fails to at least 3 of these points...The dark and macabre settings from Hell and the mental institution are replaced by a bar which plays horrible rock music, there's almost no tension to detect and it's a very predictable story. The gore however is still present, but the quality of it doesn't come near the originals. The Boiler Room massacre puts Clive Barker to shame, I think. The whole story know turns around the character of Pinhead. He's more than ever the star of this movie and that almost goes wrong. He talks too much and he even starts to become funny. That certainly isn't good for a horror icon. ( Look at what a joke Fred Krueger became ). Director Anthony Hickox obviously is a big fan of Pinhead and he wanted the movie to be especially about him. Every now and then Hickox tries to link this film to the original story but it clearly isn't his biggest concern. The tapes about Kirsty in the Chanard institute and the dream-sequences where Joey meets Elliot Spencer are too fake and forced. The movie does explain where Pinhead comes from but it certainly isn't stressed enough...

    Hellraiser III goes very much over the top near the end and I almost lost my love towards Pinhead after the church scene ! I'm trying to forget that particular part. It really is a shame that this movie is part of the series. If this would have been a new film ( with a new demon ) it would have been an enjoyable, well-made change. But as part of a great series it fails to deliver and you're left behind with a disappointment. This movie was followed by episode 4: Bloodline and a few others after that. The fourth is a surprisingly good attempt to bring back the spirit of the original ones and should be watched directly after the first two. Everything that came after part 4 should be skipped unless you're a die-hard Pinhead fan.
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    • Oct 15, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Clive Barker's Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Wake Forest University - 1834 Wake Forest Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fifth Avenue Entertainment
      • Trans Atlantic Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,534,961
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,208,009
      • Sep 13, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,534,961
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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