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Hellraiser

6.9

Released September 11, 1987Runtime 1h 34min

Demon to some. Angel to others.

Hedonist Frank Cotton finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, who open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Fantasy

Production Companies

New World Pictures

Cinemarque Entertainment

Film Futures

Rivdel Films

Production Countries

United Kingdom

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $1,000,000
Revenue: $14,575,193
Profit/Loss: $13,575,193

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Clare HigginsJulia Cotton

Ashley LaurenceKirsty Cotton

Sean ChapmanFrank Cotton

Oliver SmithFrank the Monster

Andrew RobinsonLarry Cotton

Robert HinesSteve

Doug BradleyLead Cenobite

Grace KirbyFemale Cenobite

Nicholas VinceChattering Cenobite

Simon Bamford'Butterball' Cenobite

Anthony Allen1st Victim (uncredited)

Leon Davis2nd Victim (uncredited)

Michael Cassidy3rd Victim (uncredited)

Frank BakerDerelict (uncredited)

Kenneth NelsonBill (uncredited)

Gay BaynesEvelyn (uncredited)

Niall BuggyDinner Guest (uncredited)

Dave AtkinsMoving Man 1 (uncredited)

Oliver ParkerMoving Man 2 (uncredited)

Sharon BowerNurse (uncredited)

Raul NewneyDoctor (uncredited)

Pamela SholtoComplaining Customer (uncredited)

Crew

Clive BarkerDirector

Christopher HallThird Assistant Director

Waldo RoegSecond Assistant Director

Ene WattsScript Supervisor

Rupert Ryle-HodgesThird Assistant Director

Selwyn RobertsFirst Assistant Director

Clive BarkerWriter

Clive BarkerNovel

Christopher FiggProducer

David SaundersExecutive Producer

Sheila TreziseCasting

Mark ArmstrongExecutive Producer

Christopher WebsterExecutive Producer

Selwyn RobertsAssociate Producer

Clare St. JohnProduction Coordinator

Kelly K. LearmanCasting Assistant

Jane StuddLocation Manager

Robin VidgeonDirector of Photography

Richard MardenEditor

Richard DimblebyVisual Effects

Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer

Michael BuchananProduction Design

Jocelyn JamesArt Direction

Joanna JohnstonCostume Design

Cliff WallaceMakeup Effects

Dave ElseyMakeup Effects

Simon SayceMakeup Effects

Tony RandelEditor

Paul CatlingMakeup Effects

Bob KeenMakeup Effects Designer

Jim SandysMakeup Effects

Roy PuddefootMakeup Effects

Julian CaldowMakeup Effects

Aileen SeatonHairstylist

Geoffrey PortassMakeup Supervisor

Tom CalderaroMusic Programmer

Ian RolphMakeup Effects

Sally SuttonMakeup Artist

Clive OsborneBoom Operator

John CormicanMakeup Effects

William PettyMakeup Effects

Dave KeenMakeup Effects

Stuart ConranMakeup Effects

Nigel BoothMakeup Effects

Ray WardleyElectrician

Nick XypnitosAnimation

Christopher YoungOrchestrator

Steve FosterGaffer

Daryl BristowWardrobe Supervisor

Bill WestonStunts

Roy BirchleyFirst Assistant Editor

Paul Francis WittConductor

Anne Atkins YoungMusic Supervisor

Ron AllettProperty Master

Don LeeDigital Compositors

Alan HarrisStand In

Clive BarkerAnimation

Andrew C. HebdenElectrician

John IrelandSound Effects Editor

Dave ChagouriMakeup Effects

David WorleyCamera Operator

Jane WildgooseCostume Design

Tim FieldCamera Operator

John PotterCarpenter

John MidgleySound Mixer

Gary HutchingsGrip

Richard MorrisonTitle Designer

Colin LoveringPainter

Steve JonesUnit Publicist

Kathy SinclairStand In

Jason ReedMakeup Effects

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Reviews

Hellraiser is probably one of the lesser of the horror franchises from the 80s behind Halloween (yes, I know that came out in 1978), Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. This is a movie I’ve seen a few times over the years and while it’s hardly a perfect horror film with a clunky set-up, it...