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Hellraiser( 1987)

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He'll tear your soul apart.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clare Higgins

      Julia Cotton

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      Ashley Laurence

      Kirsty Cotton

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      Sean Chapman

      Frank Cotton

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      Oliver Smith

      Frank the Monster

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      Andrew Robinson

      Larry Cotton

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      Robert Hines

      Steve

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      Doug Bradley

      Lead Cenobite

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      Grace Kirby

      Female Cenobite

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      Nicholas Vince

      Chattering Cenobite

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      Simon Bamford

      'Butterball' Cenobite

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      Anthony Allen

      1st Victim (uncredited)

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      Leon Davis

      2nd Victim (uncredited)

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      Michael Cassidy

      3rd Victim (uncredited)

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      Frank Baker

      Derelict (uncredited)

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      Kenneth Nelson

      Bill (uncredited)

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      Gay Baynes

      Evelyn (uncredited)

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      Niall Buggy

      Dinner Guest (uncredited)

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      Dave Atkins

      Moving Man 1 (uncredited)

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      Oliver Parker

      Moving Man 2 (uncredited)

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      Sharon Bower

      Nurse (uncredited)

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      Raul Newney

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Pamela Sholto

      Complaining Customer (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by JPV852

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    Written by JPV852 on Wed Sep 18 2019
    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’s still a lot of fun as the make-up and effects work perhaps is a bit on the cheesy side yet kind of still holds up in a strange way. The acting is nothing special, though I did like both Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence, not to mention Doug Bradley in the role of “Lead Cenobite”, who would later...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    14575193.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • ritual
    • supernatural
    • seduction
    • gore
    • surrealism
    • undead
    • stepmother
    • revenge
    • human sacrifice
    • demon
    • puzzle box
    • attic
    • occult
    • cenobite
    • horrified