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Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. It…

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Based on
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Box office
$30 million
Budget
$1 million
Cinematography
Robin Vidgeon
Country
United Kingdom
Directed by
Clive Barker

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Production

Censorship

Soundtrack

Release

Reception

Sequels and remake

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Hellraiser

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Edges83
Triples170
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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Hellraiser

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related to Critical response · 37
Hellraiser → Atlantic, Barker, Barker's, Britain, Cenobites, Cox, Eleanor Ringel, Elm Street, English, Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, For, Fright Night, House, In, It's, Kim Newman, Melody Maker, Monthly Film Bulletin, Newman
related to Sequels and remake · 28
Hellraiser → After Maury, Alexandre Bustillo, Barker, Ben Collins, Bustillo, By, Clive Barker, David Bruckner, Doug Bradley, Farmer, Halloween, HBO, However, Hulu, It, Julien Maury, Luke Piotrowski, Lussier, Marcus Dunstan, Miramax Films
related to Home media · 27
Hellraiser → Anchor Bay, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Arrow Films, Blu-ray, Clive Barker, DVD, Earth, Finally, Hell, Hellbound, Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III, However, Image Entertainment, In, In North America, In October, It, Limited Edition, Midnight Madness
related to Production · 18
Hellraiser → After, Barker, Beyond, Christopher Figg, English, Figg, Grave, Having, He, Hellbound, If, New World, New World Pictures, Sadomasochists, The, The Hellbound Heart, The Hellraiser Chronicles, United States
related to Soundtrack · 16
Hellraiser → AllMusic, Barker, Barker's, Christopher Young, Coil, Editor Tony Randel, Elm Street, Freddy's Revenge, Invaders, Mars, New World, Nightmare, The, The Unreleased Themes, Tobe Hooper, Young
related to Release · 14
Hellraiser → By, Canada, In August, It, New World Mutual Pictures, Ontario, Ontario Film, Ontario Film Review Board, Prince Charles Cinema, September, The, Thirty-five, United States, Video Review Board
related to Box-office · 6
Hellraiser → Canada, It, The, UK, United Kingdom, United States
Starring · 3
Hellraiser → Andrew Robinson, Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins
related to External links · 3
Hellraiser → Box Office MojoHellraiser, IMDb Hellraiser, Rotten Tomatoes
Based on · 1
Hellraiser → The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

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film barker frank kirsty box made horror cenobites julia released new 1987 united first also production films version puzzle clive

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HellraiserBased onThe Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker1.00infobox
HellraiserBox office$30 million1.00infobox
HellraiserBudget$1 million1.00infobox
HellraiserCinematographyRobin Vidgeon1.00infobox
HellraiserCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
HellraiserDirected byClive Barker1.00infobox
HellraiserDistributed byEntertainment Film Distributors1.00infobox
HellraiserEdited byRichard Marden1.00infobox
HellraiserLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
HellraiserMusic byChristopher Young1.00infobox
HellraiserProduced byChristopher Figg1.00infobox
HellraiserProduction companyFilm Futures1.00infobox
HellraiserRelease date10 September 1987 (1987-09-10) (London)1.00infobox
HellraiserRunning time93 minutes1.00infobox
HellraiserStarringAndrew Robinson1.00infobox
HellraiserStarringClare Higgins1.00infobox
HellraiserStarringAshley Laurence1.00infobox
HellraiserWritten byClive Barker1.00infobox
Hellraiseris a1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut0.90text

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