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Hellraiser (1987) [R]

Featuring:
Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence

Written by:
Clive Barker

Directed by:
Clive Barker


Release Date:
September 11, 1987

Original Title:
Hellraiser

Alternate Titles:
Clive Barker's Hellraiser
Clive Barkers Hellraiser
Fogo Maldito
Hellraiser
Hellraiser (Le pacte)
Hellraiser - Non ci sono limiti
Hellraiser - Renascido do Inferno
Hellraiser 1
Hellraiser Das Tor zur Hoelle
La puerta del infierno
Le Pacte
Pekelník
Восставший из ада
猛鬼追魂

Genres:
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
Cinemarque Entertainment
Film Futures
New World Pictures
Rivdel Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 18  DE: 18  ES: 18  FR: 12  GB: 18  IE: 18  IT: VM14  NL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 94

Demon to some. Angel to others.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Overview from Open Movies

When Kirsty's father, Larry, and stepmother, Julia, move into Larry's childhood home, Kirsty and her boyfriend take a room nearby. Unfortunately for all involved, Larry's house is already occupied: before the family's arrival, Larry's disreputable brother, Frank, used a supernatural puzzle box to summon a gang of other-dimensional demon sadists. Now, Frank requires a series of blood sacrifices to escape the clutches of Pinhead and the cenobites.

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Rankings and Honors

Hellraiser (1987) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 70%
Metacritic 56/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 6 nominations

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Production

Animation:
Nick Xypnitos
Clive Barker

Art Direction:
Jocelyn James

Associate Producer:
Selwyn Roberts

Boom Operator:
Clive Osborne

Camera Operator:
David Worley
Tim Field

Carpenter:
John Potter

Casting:
Sheila Trezise

Casting Assistant:
Kelly K. Learman

Conductor:
Paul Francis Witt

Costume Design:
Joanna Johnston
Jane Wildgoose

Digital Compositors:
Don Lee

Director:
Clive Barker

Director of Photography:
Robin Vidgeon

Editor:
Richard Marden
Tony Randel

Electrician:
Ray Wardley
Andrew C. Hebden

Executive Producer:
David Saunders
Mark Armstrong
Christopher Webster

First Assistant Director:
Selwyn Roberts

First Assistant Editor:
Roy Birchley

Gaffer:
Steve Foster

Grip:
Gary Hutchings

Hairstylist:
Aileen Seaton

Location Manager:
Jane Studd

Makeup Artist:
Sally Sutton

Makeup Effects:
Cliff Wallace
Dave Elsey
Simon Sayce
Paul Catling
Jim Sandys
Roy Puddefoot
Julian Caldow
Ian Rolph
John Cormican
William Petty
Dave Keen
Stuart Conran
Nigel Booth
Dave Chagouri
Jason Reed

Makeup Effects Designer:
Bob Keen

Makeup Supervisor:
Geoffrey Portass

Music Programmer:
Tom Calderaro

Music Supervisor:
Anne Atkins Young

Novel:
Clive Barker

Orchestrator:
Christopher Young

Original Music Composer:
Christopher Young

Painter:
Colin Lovering

Producer:
Christopher Figg

Production Coordinator:
Clare St. John

Production Design:
Michael Buchanan

Property Master:
Ron Allett

Script Supervisor:
Ene Watts

Second Assistant Director:
Waldo Roeg

Sound Effects Editor:
John Ireland

Sound Mixer:
John Midgley

Stand In:
Alan Harris
Kathy Sinclair

Stunts:
Bill Weston

Third Assistant Director:
Christopher Hall
Rupert Ryle-Hodges

Title Designer:
Richard Morrison

Unit Publicist:
Steve Jones

Visual Effects:
Richard Dimbleby

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Daryl Bristow

Writer:
Clive Barker

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