Rent Hellraiser (1987)
3.5 of 5 from 186 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) solves the mystery of a Chinese puzzle box he enters the world of the Cenobites. A world where these cruel sadists thrive on pain. Later, restored to life by the blood of his brother Larry (Andrew Robinson), Frank rises to feed on the life force of others. When Larry's wife agrees to provide the sacrifices he needs, the spills, chills and thrills are just beginning.
- Actors:
- Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines, Anthony Allen, Leon Davis, Michael Cassidy, Frank Baker, Kenneth Nelson, Gay Baynes, Niall Buggy, Dave Atkins, Oliver Parker, Pamela Sholto, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Grace Kirby
- Directors:
- Clive Barker
- Producers:
- Christopher Figg
- Writers:
- Clive Barker
- Aka:
- Clive Barker's Hellraiser
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- Horror, Top Horror Franchise Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/08/2009
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and star Ashley Laurence, moderated by screenwriter Peter Atkins
- Fast film facts
- Mr Cotton, I presume? - Interview with star Andrew Robinson
- Actress from hell - Interview with star Ashley Lawrence
- Hellcomposer - Interview with composer Christopher Young
- Hellraiser: Resurrection featurette
- Under the skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser
- 3 Theatrical trailers
- 4 TV spots
- Galleries
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/10/2023
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentary featuring genre historian (and unit publicist of Hellraiser) Stephen Jones with author and film critic Kim Newman
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker and actor Ashley Laurence, moderated by Peter Atkins
- Archival audio commentary with writer/director Clive Barker
- Power of Imagination - brand new 60-minute discussion about 'Hellraiser' and the work of Clive Barker by film scholars Sorcha Ni Fhlainn (editor of Clive Barker: Dark Imagined) and Karmel Kniprath
- Unboxing Hellraiser - a brand new visual essay celebrating the Lament Configuration by genre author Alexandra Benedict (The Beauty of Murder)
- The Pursuit of Possibilities - brand new 60-minute discussion between acclaimed horror authors Paula D. Ashe (We Are Here To Hurt Each Other) and Eric LaRocca (Everything the Dark Eats) celebrating the queerness of Hellraiser and the importance of Clive Barker as a queer writer
- Flesh is a Trap - brand new visual essay exploring body horror arid transcendence in the work of Clive Barker by genre author Guy Adams (The World House)
- Newly uncovered extended EPK interviews with Clive Barker and stars Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, and effects artist Bob Keen, shot during the making of 'Hellraiser', with a new introduction by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Original 1987 Electronic Press Kit
- Being Frank: Sean Chapman on 'Hellraiser' - archival interview with the actor
- Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on 'Hellraiser' - archival interview with the iconic actor about his first appearance as 'Pinhead'
- Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abandoned Coil Score - archival interview with Coil member Stephen Thrower
- Trailers and TV spots
- Image gallery Draft screenplays
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Reviews (3) of Hellraiser
Low Budget Classic - Hellraiser review by CP Customer
Written and directed by Clive Barker, Hellraiser is one of the greatest UK horror films. Unfortunately it is often overlooked given its gruesome content and emphasis on blood. Made on a shoestring budget, the unique imagination, design and vision of Barker are captured with true unrestrained horror. This was the debut of Pinhead and his team of evil demons, the first of many nocturnal visits to our world. Hellraiser may have continued with varying degrees of success yet the original is still the strongest offering.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Makes a lot from a little. - Hellraiser review by VG
A thematically rich if somewhat crudely executed blend of horrors that are visceral, bodily, familial and otherworldly.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Awww hell no - Hellraiser review by AER
I left it too long to get around to watching Hellraiser. I should have watched this as an impressionable teenager. Now in my late 40s, it was all a bit little bit silly.
Clive Barker's debut film is very imaginative in with its visuals and easy-to-peel puzzle box, it falls down with the performances which are larger stilted - also, the script is all surface and isn't very good at all. So, it gets 2 stars purely for the 'look' and the really good practical effects - some of which are still impressive by comparison to what we're seeing in low-budget horror today in 2022. Points for Doug Bradley as Pinhead! He gets too talkative in a later films, in this film he still had mystery! An instant icon.
If only Hellraiser had good actors and a good script, it could have been something truly scary and awesome. It's neither.
3 out of 10
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