Hellraiser [Blu-ray]

Overview

The directorial debut from horror novelist Clive Barker stars Sean Chapman as a man who buys a strange Chinese puzzle box in a sex shop only to discover that its solution opens a portal to Hell.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/2019
UPC:	0760137291183
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	Arrow Video
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	12,570

Special Features

Audio commentary with writer-director Clive Barker; Audio commentary with Barker and actress Ashley Laurence; Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser - brand new version of the definitive documentary on the makig of Hellraiser, featuring interviews with key cast and crew members; Being Frank: Sean Chapman on Hellraiser - actor Sean Chapman talks candidly about playing the character of Frank Cotton in Barker's original ; Soundtrack Hell: The Story of the Abondoned Coil Score - ex-Coil member Stephen Thrower on the Hellraiser score that almost was; Hellraiser: Resurrection - vintage featurette including interviews with Barker, actors Doug Bradley and Ashley Laurence, special make-up effects artist Bob Keen and others; Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser; Original EPK featuring on-set interviews with cast and crew; Draft screenplays [BD-ROM content]; Trailers And TV spots; Image gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sean Chapman	Frank Cotton
Clare Higgins	Julia Cotton,Actor
Andrew Robinson	Larry Cotton
Ashley Laurence	Kirsty Cotton
Oliver Smith	Frank the Monster
Robert Hines	Steve
Leon Davis	2nd Victim
Mike Cassidy	3rd Victim,3rd Victim
Frank Baker	Derelict
Kenneth Nelson	Bill
Niall Buggy	Dinner Guest
Dave Atkins	Moving Man
Oliver Parker	Moving Man
Pamela Sholto	Complaining Customer
Doug Bradley	Lead Cenobite
Nicholas Vince	Chattering Cenobite
Simon Bamford	`Butterball' Cenobite
Grace Kirby	Female Cenobite
Sharon Bower	Nurse
Raul Newney	Doctor
Anthony Allen	1st Victim,1st Victim
Gay Baynes	Evelyn
Christopher Young	Composer

Technical Credits

Clive Barker

Mark Armstrong	Executive Producer,Producer
Clive Barker	Director,Screenwriter
Jim Dowdall	Stunts
Christopher Figg	Producer
Bob Keen	Special Effects
David Saunders	Executive Producer,Producer
Chris Webster	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Dick Dimbleby	Special Effects
Stephen Banks	Sound Effects
David Beesley	Sound Effects
Michael A. Carter	Sound Effects
Graham V. Hartstone	Sound Effects
Joe Gilmore	Sound Effects
Selwyn Roberts	Producer
Dave Chagouri	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Medieval tortures and edgy sexuality intermingle in Clive Barker's cult horror classic Hellraiser. The story follows sexy, young Kirsty (Ashley Laurence), her father (Andrew Robinson), and her stepmother (Clare Higgins) as they grapple with a quartet of bizarre demons called Cenobites who are summoned by a strange, cube-shaped puzzle box. Hellraiser features some top-notch gore, particularly the startling appearance of Kirsty's evil -- and skinless -- Uncle Frank. But the movie also creates a strange alternative universe -- about which it raises more questions than it answers, most notably concerning those demonic Cenobites, described by Barker as "ageless experts in the arts of refined pleasures and pain." The S/M-inspired look of these demons -- lead by a character known among fans as Pinhead -- is alone worth the price of admission. Anchor Bay's collectors-edition DVD includes audio commentary by the Barker and Ashley Laurence, a specially made featurette, and theatrical trailers.