Hellraiser (1987)
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Duration: 90 minuten
Alternative title: Clive Barker's Hellraiser
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Clive Barker
Stars: Andrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence and Clare Higgins
IMDb score:
6,9 (154.145)
Releasedate: 11 September 1987
Hellraiser plot
"He'll tear your soul apart."
In Hellraiser, Frank Cotton buys a bizarre puzzle box. Whoever solves the puzzle gets unlimited pleasure... but also unlimited suffering. Frank was never heard from again. Years later, Frank's brother Larry and his wife Julia move into the old family home. Not much later Frank manages to escape from hell and comes back to life in the old house, but needs human blood to become fully human again. Then he manages to convince Julia to help him.
Actors and actresses
Julia Cotton
Kirsty Cotton
Frank Cotton
Frank the Monster
Larry Cotton
Steve
Pinhead
Female Cenobite
Chattering Cenobite
'Butterball' Cenobite
Reviews & comments
IH88
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- 9780 messages
- 3194 votes
“The box, you opened it, we came.”
The greatest strength of Hellraiser is the fantastic atmosphere that director Clive Barker manages to create from the start. Ominous, suspenseful and sometimes bloody, the make-up department deserves all the prizes for their fantastic work. And the actors all know how to play it well, with Robinson, Laurence, Higgins, Chapman and Oliver Smith all joining in on the madness. Hellraiser exudes craftsmanship, originality and love for the horror genre, which is how I like to see it.
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Shadowed
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- 11549 messages
- 6800 votes
What a wonderful movie this is!
Totally unexpected, by far the best horror draft nomination of nominations I've seen so far. U96 showed me a real topper here, there is little to criticize about this film.
This pretty gross and dirty movie shines with its nice and dirty designs, both the "Cenobites" and the gore in general look pretty good. At first I had my doubts as I hate it when characters (in this case the mother) act like a bunch of idiots without being magically noticed by the people around them.
All this is more than made up for by the wonderful horror that is actually fully featured. Maybe the lightning bolts that come off the box look a bit clumsy, the rest of the gore comes out strong and very well into the picture.
The attention in the second part remained full, Laurence is a cute appearance and Barker steals the show as the one and only "Pinhead". Every scene with the Cenobites is a joy, the horror is top notch and you won't be bored anywhere. This is a great video, I'm very excited about it.
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mrkos
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- 1034 messages
- 1814 votes
Hellraiser
I've never seen this classic before, but I started it anyway and it didn't disappoint. Of course, taking into account the fact that this film was made in 1987, so the special effects were not very special then. Still, some scenes looked pretty good and creepy. Glad I finally caught it.
3 stars.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
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Hellraiser: Inferno
2000
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1996
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1992
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