Movie Description
Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature--the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover--hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons called the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this. One of the best horror films of the 1980s, HELLRAISER is based on Barker's novel THE HELLBOUND HEART and was followed by three sequels.
| Credits | | Writer: | Clive Barker | | Cast: | Andrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Grace Kirby, Sean Chapman, Simon Bamford |
| Details | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, THX Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
THX-Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - 1. RESURRECTION - Clive Barker - Producer
Audio Commentary - 1. Clive Barker - Director, Ashley Lawrence - Star, Peter Atkins - Moderator
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Production Art, Novelist Clive Barker made his directorial debut with "Hellraiser."
The Starmaker Entertainment Collector's Edition (Cat. #99102) features 10:22 minutes worth of supplementary material. Included are a TV commercial and interviews with Clive Barker, Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, and Ashley Laurence. The film itself runs 94 minutes.
The Lumivision Laserdisc Widescreen Edition (Cat. #9524) includes the original theatrical trailer.
The Lumivision Deluxe Collector's Edition laserdisc (Cat. #LVD- 9546) includes the following special features:
* Audio commentary by Clive Barker accompanying the film.
* A reproduction of the original shooting script, plus an
early draft of Barker's screenplay that includes scenes
never filmed.
* Scenes from Clive Barker's original storyboards and
other storyboard designs.
* Artwork and promotional material.
* Extensive still-frame archive of behind-the-scenes
photos, promotional photos, and special effects and
make-up photos.
* Creature effects.
* Original domestic and international theatrical trailers
and TV spot trailers.
* Annotated biography of Clive Barker.
* Featurette including interviews with Clive Barker,
Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence.
Editorial Reviews
"...[The film] has several twists for the devotees of gore to delight in...[It] is well made, well acted, and the visual effects are generally handled with skill..."
Variety - Besa. (05/20/1987)
"...One of the more original and memorable horror movies of the year: a genuinely scary, but also nearly stomach-turning experience by a genre specialist....HELLRAISER is intelligent and brutally imaginative..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (09/18/1987)
"Barker' original remains distinctive for its disturbing seriousness..."
Sight and Sound - James Bell (12/01/2004)
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