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- This page is about the character in the Hellraiser films; for the comic strip, see Zippy the Pinhead.
Hellraiser is a gory 1987 horror film exploring the themes of sadomasochism and moral transgression. It is based on the critically acclaimed novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Filmed in Technicolor.
The original working title for the film was Sadomasochists From Beyond the Grave. The UK title for the film is Clive Barker's Hellraiser.
Hellraiser stars Andrew Robinson as Larry Cotton, Clare Higgins as Julia Cotton, and Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton. It also introduced an un-named character dubbed Pinhead, as his entire head was marked out in a grid with large pins inserted at the intersections. Pinhead is the "Lead Cenobite", (or demon), in the film and was played by Doug Bradley. It took six hours to put Doug Bradley into the Pinhead makeup.
It was followed by a number of sequels:
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
(1988).
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
(1992).
Hellraiser: Bloodline
(1996), also known as
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline Story.
Hellraiser: Inferno
(2000), also known as
Hellraiser V: Inferno. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Released on
DVD Region 1 on October 10, 2000. Runtime 99 minutes.
Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker
(2002). Directed by Rick Bota. The Brazilian title for the film is Hellraiser – Caçador do Inferno
(Hellraiser – Hell Hunter
). Released on DVD Region 1 on September 7, 2004.
Dean Winters plays Trevor who survives a car accident in which his wife Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) was apparently killed. One month later, Trevor wakes up in a hospital and realizes that his wife is missing, but because of a head injury his memory is mixed up and he cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. Trevor finds himself the prime suspect of a possible crime, and has two homicide detectives on his tail. Many weird events happen, until Pinhead shows reality to him. The film brings back Ashley Laurence as Kirsty Cotton, who appeared in the two original Hellraiser installments.
Hellraiser: Deader
(2004), also known as
Hellraiser VII: Deader. Directed by Rick Bota.
A female reporter for a London newspaper is sent to Bucharest to investigate an underground suicide cult who can bring back the dead. She is quickly drawn into their dark world and soon can see no way out other than to join them....
Hellraiser: Hellworld
Also known as
Hellraiser 8, is currently in post-production. Directed by Rick Bota.
Pinhead returns in the eighth Hellraiser film to terrorize five friends who are computer hackers that have opened a virtual Lament Configuration on a website called Hellworld.com.
Quotes from Hellraiser
- We'll tear your soul apart.
- Come to Daddy.
- We have such sights to show you.
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