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Hellboy

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
338K
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Hellboy (2004)
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A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

  • Director
    • Guillermo del Toro
  • Writers
    • Guillermo del Toro
    • Peter Briggs
    • Mike Mignola
  • Stars
    • Ron Perlman
    • Doug Jones
    • Selma Blair
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    338K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,399
    303
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writers
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Peter Briggs
      • Mike Mignola
    • Stars
      • Ron Perlman
      • Doug Jones
      • Selma Blair
    • 685User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos11

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    Photos287

    Ron Perlman and Selma Blair in Hellboy (2004)
    Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor, and Brian Caspe in Hellboy (2004)
    Ron Perlman in Hellboy (2004)
    Jeffrey Tambor and Bob Sherman in Hellboy (2004)
    Biddy Hodson in Hellboy (2004)
    Selma Blair in Hellboy (2004)
    Selma Blair in Hellboy (2004)
    Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)
    Ron Perlman in Hellboy (2004)
    Selma Blair in Hellboy (2004)
    David Hyde Pierce and Doug Jones in Hellboy (2004)
    Hellboy (2004)

    Top cast

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    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Hellboy
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • Abe Sapien
    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Liz Sherman
    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm
    Rupert Evans
    Rupert Evans
    • John Myers
    Karel Roden
    Karel Roden
    • Grigori Rasputin
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Tom Manning
    Brian Steele
    Brian Steele
    • Sammael
    Ladislav Beran
    Ladislav Beran
    • Karl Ruprecht Kroenen
    Biddy Hodson
    Biddy Hodson
    • Ilsa Haupstein
    • (as Bridget Hodson)
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Agent Clay
    Kevin Trainor
    Kevin Trainor
    • Young "Broom"
    Brian Caspe
    Brian Caspe
    • Agent Lime
    James Babson
    James Babson
    • Agent Moss
    Stephen Fisher
    Stephen Fisher
    • Agent Quarry
    Garth Cooper
    • Agent Stone
    Angus MacInnes
    Angus MacInnes
    • Sgt. Whitman
    Jim Howick
    Jim Howick
    • Cpl. Matlin
    • Director
      • Guillermo del Toro
    • Writers
      • Guillermo del Toro
      • Peter Briggs
      • Mike Mignola
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Doug Jones' (Abe Sapien's) voice was dubbed by David Hyde Pierce, but Pierce refused a credit because he felt that Abe was entirely Doug's creation, and did not wish to detract from his performance.
    • Goofs
      On the Bridge scene under the graveyard, Tom Manning is thrown and slides under the door just before it closes. However Hellboy also slides under later in the scene when the door should have already been closed.
    • Quotes

      John Myers: My uncle used to say that we like people for their qualities but we love them for their defects.

    • Crazy credits
      Under the "Special Thanks To" - Erik Irastorza who was born during our shoot.
    • Alternate versions
      The Hellboy 3-disc director's cut DVD is ten minutes longer. (132 minute director's cut versus 122 minute regular version). Restores a few deleted/extended scenes back into the movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Ladykillers/Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed/Hellboy/Ned Kelly/Dogville (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Heart Attack and Vine
      Written and Performed by Tom Waits

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

      By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews685

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    An amazing spectacle
    This movie is a fun watch, but mainly because of Ron Perlman. The action is well done and the story is great, but Perlman makes the character of Hellboy (a demon raised by "the good guys") just amazingly human, with a wry sense of humor. You would be hard pressed to find anyone anywhere who could do this character as well as Perlman, let alone better. The physicality seems to have been tailor made to fit Perlman's features and the delivery of the lines is just so understatedly comedic that there are few who could pull it off at all.

    Of course, there are a couple times when the special effects are a little weaker than you would hope, but it doesn't detract from the movie as a whole. For instance, in the final battle scene, there are a couple shots where the Hellboy character clearly appears to be GC. But the fight moves so fast that you don't have much time to focus on those shots before something else amazing happens.

    See it. Love it.
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    • Jul 12, 2008

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    Fantastical Physical Transformations

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    FAQ11

    • What is 'Hellboy' about?
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    • Why is the Right Hand of Doom suddenly on Hellboy's left hand in Kroenen's lair?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • German
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Hellboy 1
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Lawrence Gordon Productions
      • Starlite Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $66,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,623,958
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,172,440
      • Apr 4, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $99,378,985
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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