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Hellraiser

This article is about the 1987 film. For the franchise, see Hellraiser (franchise). For other uses, see Hellraiser (disambiguation).

Hellraiser
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClive Barker
Screenplay byClive Barker
Based onThe Hellbound Heart
by Clive Barker
Produced byChristopher Figg
Starring
CinematographyRobin Vidgeon[1]
Edited byRichard Marden
Music byChristopher Young[1]
Production
company
Film Futures[1][2]
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors[1]
Release date
  • September 10, 1987 (1987-09-10) (London)
Running time
93 minutes[3]
CountryUnited Kingdom[1][2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[4]
Box office$14.6 million[4][5]

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film[6] written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart.[1] The film marked Barker's directorial debut.[7] Its plot involves a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. The leader of the Cenobites is portrayed by Doug Bradley, and identified in the sequels as "Pinhead".

Hellraiser was filmed in late 1986. Barker originally wanted the electronic music group Coil to perform the music for the film, but on insistence from producers, the film was re-scored by Christopher Young. Some of Coil's themes were reworked by Young into the final score. Hellraiser had its first public showing at the Prince Charles Cinema on 10 September 1987. The film grossed $14.6 million.

Since its release, the film has divided critics but generally received praise. It was followed by nine sequels, the first seven of which featured Bradley reprising his role as Pinhead. A franchise reboot, also titled Hellraiser, was released in 2022.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Newman, Kim (September 1987). "Hellraiser". Monthly Film Bulletin (644). British Film Institute: 276–277. ISSN 0027-0407.
  2. ^ a b "Review: 'Hellraiser'". Variety. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "HELLRAISER (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 June 1987. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Hellraiser, Box Office Information. The Numbers. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Hellraiser". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  6. ^ Binion, Cavett. "Hellraiser (1987)". www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. ^ Collis, Clark. "Clive Barker is Back from the Dead". Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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