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Hellraiser is a 1987 horror film written and directed by Clive Barker. The cast includes Ashley Laurence, Andrew Robinson, Sean Chapman, and Doug Bradley, who portrays the character Pinhead. Based on The Hellbound Heart, the movie is set in London during the 1980s and features themes of supernatural events, hell, resurrection, and pain. Christopher Young composed the score, which was released as an album in 1987.
Produced in the United Kingdom and United States, the film was shot at Pinewood Studios with a budget of 1,000,000. It has a runtime of 93 minutes and is rated R. The film was distributed by Netflix via video on demand and earned 14,580,380 in revenue. It was followed by Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
Critical reception varied, with an IMDb rating of 6.9 based on 154,138 votes. Other assessments include a Metascore of 56/100 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 71%. The film received 2 wins and 6 nominations.
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6.9A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
Cast
- Andrew Robinson as Larry
- Clare Higgins as Julia
- Sean Chapman as Frank
- Robert Hines as Steve
- Ashley Laurence as Kirsty
- Oliver Smith as Frank the Monster
Themes
- based on novel or book
- sexual obsession
- pain
- ritual
- supernatural
- haunted house
- seduction
- gore
- surrealism
- undead
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
150,527 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
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- Hellraiser
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- Hellraiser-UK-Quad-poster.JPG
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Clive Barker
- Film.writer
- Clive Barker
- Film.producer
- Christopher Figg
- Film.cinematography
- Robin Vidgeon
- Film.editing
- Richard Marden
- Film.music
- Christopher Young
- Film.studio
- Film Futures
- Film.distributor
- Entertainment Film Distributors
- Film.runtime
- 93 minutes
- Film.country
- United Kingdom
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $1 million
- Film.gross
- $30 million
- Album.name
- Hellraiser
- Album.type
- film
via Wikipedia infobox