Hellraiser
Brief Synopsis
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Evil Julia helps her lover, Frank, come back to the mortal world from hell. Because Frank has used the Lament Configuration box to taste pleasures outside the normal realm of human sensation, freeing him from hell unleashes Pinhead and a menagerie of demons (cenobites) back unto earth.
Cast & Crew
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Clive Barker
Director
Kenneth Nelson
Tom Calderaro
Performer
Clare Higgins
Frank Baker
Anthony Allen
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Fantasy
Horror
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New World Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
Evil Julia helps her lover, Frank, come back to the mortal world from hell. Because Frank has used the Lament Configuration box to taste pleasures outside the normal realm of human sensation, freeing him from hell unleashes Pinhead and a menagerie of demons (cenobites) back unto earth.
Director
Clive Barker
Director
Cast
Kenneth Nelson
Tom Calderaro
Performer
Clare Higgins
Frank Baker
Anthony Allen
Douglas Bradley
Robert Hines
Ashley Laurence
Niall Buggy
Nicholas Vince
Gay Baynes
Oliver Smith
Andrew Robinson
Leon Davis
Raul Newney
Oliver Parker
Dave Atkins
Sharon Bower
Mike Cassidy
Simon Bamford
Grace Kirby
Sean Chapman
Pamela Sholto
Crew
Ron Allett
Property Master
Mark Armstrong
Executive Producer
Stephen Banks
Sound
Clive Barker
Screenplay
Clive Barker
Source Material
David Beesley
Sound Effects Editor
Roy Birchley
Assistant Editor
Nigel Booth
Special Makeup Effects
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mike Buchanan
Production Designer
Tom Calderaro
Music
Julian Caldow
Special Makeup Effects
Michael A Carter
Dubbing Mixer
Paul Catling
Special Makeup Effects
John W Collins
Driver
Tom Collins
Photography
Stuart Conran
Special Makeup Effects
Brian Cox
Wardrobe Assistant
Dick Dimbleby
Titles And Opticals
Gary Donoghue
Best Boy
Jim Dowdall
Stunt Coordinator
Derek Ede
Carpenter
Steve Ede
Carpenter
Belinda Edwards
Production
David Elsey
Special Makeup Effects
Terry English
Driver
Robert Fabbri
Production
Tim Field
Camera
Christopher Figg
Producer
Rosemary Sylvester Fisher
Costumes
Steve Foster
Gaffer
Joe Gilmore
Editor
Katya Grenfell
Photography
Micky Grover
Driver
Tim Grover
Assistant Editor
Alan Harris
Stand-In
Rick Harris
Rigging Grip
Graham V Hartstone
Dubbing Mixer
Andy Hebden
Electrician
Jane Howells
Wardrobe Assistant
Gary Hutchings
Grip
John Ireland
Sound Effects Editor
Jocelyn James
Art Director
Little John
Special Makeup Effects
Joanna Johnston
Costume Designer
Floyd Hughes Jones
Art Department
Bob Keen
Special Makeup Effects
David Keen
Special Makeup Effects
Nicolas Lemessurier
Dubbing Mixer
Su Lim
Assistant
Colin Lovering
Painter
Clive Mackey
Loader
Richard Marden
Editor
Alex Matcham
Production Auditor
Selby Mccreery
Assistant
Tony Message
Editor
John Midgley
Sound Mixer
Ping Mudie
Assistant
Ron Narduzzo
Driver
Gerry O'connor
Props
Clive Osborne
Boom Operator
William Petty
Special Makeup Effects
Pat Poole
Production Accountant
Geoff Portass
Special Makeup Effects
John Potter
Carpenter
Carmella Prudente
Sound
Roy Puddefoot
Special Makeup Effects
Paul Purdey
Props
John Rankin
Construction
Jason Reed
Special Makeup Effects
Selwyn Roberts
Associate Producer
Selwyn Roberts
Assistant Director
Waldo Roeg
Assistant Director
Ian Rolph
Special Makeup Effects
Rupert Ryle-hodges
Assistant Director
Jim Sandys
Special Makeup Effects
David Saunders
Executive Producer
Simon Sayce
Special Makeup Effects
Aileen Seaton
Hairdresser
Danny Shelmerdine
Camera Focus Puller
Kathy Sinclair
Stand-In
Clare St. John
Production Coordinator
Mark Stevenson
Art Assistant
Jane Studd
Location Manager
Sally Sutton
Makeup
Peter Swinson
Titles And Opticals
Sheila Trezise
Casting Director
Paul Turner
Props
Jeff Vaughn
Score Recording
Robin Vidgeon
Director Of Photography
Cliff Wallace
Special Makeup Effects
Ray Wardley
Electrician
Peter Watson
Titles And Opticals
Ene Watts
Script Supervisor
Christopher Webster
Executive Producer
Bill Weston
Stunt Man
Jane Wildgoose
Costume Designer
Paul Francis Witt
Music Conductor
Paul Francis Witt
Consultant
David Worley
Camera Operator
Nick Xypnitos
Animator
Anne Atkins Young
Music Supervisor
Christopher Young
Original Music
Christopher Young
Music Composer
Mark Zimowski
Consultant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Fantasy
Horror
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New World Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 18, 1987
Released in United States on Video March 1988
Based on the novella "The Hellbound Heart" by Clive Barker and originally published by Dark Harvest in 1986 as the third volume of their Night Visions anthology series. The novella was re-released as a stand-alone title by HarperCollins in 1988 after the success of the movie.
Began shooting September 29, 1986.
Released in United States on Video March 1988
Released in United States Fall September 18, 1987
