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The Reception paragraph needs citations: Stephen King's "I have seen the future..." quote appears in Stephen King's introduction to the "Clive Barker's Shadows In Eden" book edited by Stephen Jones [1] but I can't cite it without seeing a hard copy of the book. Note that Stephen is not responding to the Hellraiser movie, but Barker as an author in general so another review is needed. The box office gross figure is from Box Office Mojo [2] Can someone please add this citation in? Any diehard fans have British sources "championing" the film? 123.243.236.11 ( talk) 05:11, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Bloodline was NOT direct to video, it was the franchises last entry to go to cinemas. I hope to help out working on this section, I have huge ammounts of information which can be found on ym website www.cenobite.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by ScarecrowX ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 November 2005
- ScarecrowX
—Preceding unsigned comment added by ScarecrowX ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 November 2005
How sure are we about Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) being straight to video? I would swear that's the only one I ever saw in the theaters. The timing is about right. It was one seen from the viewpoint of the future, aboard a spaceship, and had lots of flashbacks to 18th century scenes. I don't remember much in the way of details, though. But if that is the one, it certainly was not straight to video. -- John Owens 09:53 Apr 10, 2003 (UTC)
There was also a short-lived run of Hellraiser comic books that were (at least in the beginning) overseen (but only to a small extent) by Clive Barker. Actually, they weren't that bad...although some of the stories took massive liberty with the accepted canon of the mythos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.156.242.36 ( talk • contribs) 21:38, 11 April 2003
Just wondering if mention of the original soundtrack by Coil (ultimately rejected by the studio) for the first Hellraiser would be proper encyclopedic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.120.157.189 ( talk • contribs) 07:35, 27 November 2004
"Deader" and "Hellworld" both need an NPOV check badly, as they're over half unsourced opinion. -- InShaneee 09:09, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
I am going to attempt to create seperate articles for each movie in this article. I feel, especially with the template for the first movie, that the rest do not belong on this page. They would be better off with their own page. PlasticMan 01:09, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
Pinhead is a very knowledgable villian in the Hellraiser series. He has his Cenobites and this box of hell. But why is his reason for bringing such pain to these innocent people? He was in a mental institution and he was too much for them, they killed him and now he is on a rampage. It doesn't have much thought in the storyline. Thumbs way down to Hellraiser. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charming Derick 1428 ( talk • contribs) 02:03, 22 January 2006
I think the "Quotes from Hellraiser" section should be removed. It strikes me as terribly unencyclopedic. It lends nothing to the user's understanding of the film or its legacy. This isn't a fan trivia site or a movie quote database. We're already linking to IMDB, where most of these quotes can already be found. Lastly, I think that some of these quotes aren't even from this film, but from one of the sequels. Anybody agree, disagree, feel motivated to violent protest? Canonblack 22:46, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
They are mentioned on the Clive Barker entry and I was just expanding the entry for SMS and noticed the lack of an entry. The info is out there [3] and you could have something like:
Hellraiser series:
etc. Thoughts?
I've edited the section on Barker's involvement in the sequels. He was a credited executive producer on the fourth movie as well as the second and third. Also, the earlier entry said that he had writing credit on the subsequent movies, which implies that he had a hand in their stories or screenplays. In truth he only had character creation credit. This confusion might come from that fact that the IMDb lumps character creation under the "writing" category. -- Pearce.duncan 03:16, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Although he has confirmed himself as a writer, I have not found a corroborating statement to support the implication that Clive is already a member of the production team for the remake. On his Oct 20th interview with Revelations, he confirmed his DISinterest in being a director, but asserted his interest in being a producer.
Why is there not a portal for the Hellraiser franchise (incorporating the novella, comics, etc...) ? I have read that Barker is writing the story only but the directors will be writing the script, and the script will differ from the original written story. See : http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/inside-directors-speak-on-hellraiser/ (^ Blake. "Inside Directors Speak on Hellraiser", TwitchFilm, 2007-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-13). Long Live the box, & rememeber "The box, you opened it, we came. Now you must come with us, taste our pleasures." ( Hellraiser) Master Redyva 01:41, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Under the plot summary, it says Julia incapacitates them with a hammer, then Frank drains their blood. But under differences from novel, it says the way in which Julia kills the victims is different. Well, obviously the third one survived Julia's attack, since he lived for a few seconds after Frank drained his blood, but that first guy looked as though he was dead when she hit him with the hammer. 24.65.118.20 ( talk) 03:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a new article created for Christopher Figg. I know nothing about him, so I was wondering if anyone would like to wander over and expand on the article? Cheers! Stephen! Coming... 17:21, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
"It grossed $14,564,000 domestically, as well as £763,412 in the UK and around £300,000 in Germany. "
If the film is British, then what it made in the UK is what it made domestically. Iamrockyroad ( talk) 12:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Please note that IMDb is not a reliable source for this sort of information. Feel free to reincorporate into the article with appropriate sourcing. Thanks. Doniago ( talk) 15:21, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Production
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==Production==
Displeased with the filming of Rawhead Rex and other features based on his novellas, Barker decided to adapt his most recent novella The Hellbound Heart to the big screen. Assembling, in his own words, a "primitive" collection of notes and drawings indicating what the movie could become, he came into contact with British producer Christopher Figg who secured a deal with New World Pictures. Filming the movie in an actual house with a low budget forced Barker to be creative in his cinematography. There was often only room for a single camera and this explains why many of the shots are from only one angle. In particular, vertical movement was often the only movement available to the camera operators, which explains many of the overhead and zoom shots. Only one room in the house, the attic, was shot on a soundstage, but only effects shots used this attic set. [1] New Line contributed extra funding to refilm the scene of Frank's rebirth. The original featured a dried up corpse 'growing' from the wall but Barker and effects designer Bob Keen found the effect unsatisfactory. The new, re-shot sequence started with a reversed shot of a red substance being pumped up through nail holes in the floorboards to imitate Larry's blood being sucked into the floor. Next featured was a small red sack being filled with air by a crewmember from underneath the floorboards to indicate Frank's growing embryo. Two thick puddles of porridge thick goo were then pumped up through small holes in the floorboard before two animatronic 'arms' burst through. Next, a lot of reverse photography is used as a wax model of Frank's skull, brain and ribcage appear to grow (in actual fact thin wires pulled away at parts of the torso and the wax brain was melted over ten to twenty minutes and then reversed so to appear as if it were growing). Many viewers have commented about the poor quality of the effects at the end of the movie. Clive Barker has explained that, due to a very limited budget, there was no money left to have the effects done professionally after the primary filming. Instead, Barker and a "Greek guy" animated these scenes by hand over a single weekend. Barker has also commented that he thinks the effects turned out very well considering the amount of alcohol the two consumed that weekend. [2] Doug Bradley, who played the Lead Cenobite (aka Pinhead, as he was later dubbed by the horror public) was initially offered the role of either one of the removal men with the mattress, or Pinhead. He almost did not accept the latter role on the basis that, seeing this was his movie debut, it would be best if any potential film makers could see his face if they desired to cast him in the future. Pinhead was also due to literally have pins in his head, but with the makeup as a backdrop the jewelled pins got lost in the symmetry and pale colour of the latex design, so 6 inch nails were used instead to be more noticeable. [3] Andrew Robinson dubbed his line of "Jesus Wept" at the last minute as Barker had imagined a much more liberal expletive to be delivered. |
In the first sentence of the plot it states the box is bought somerwhere in Mexico. But judging by the peoples looks in the background and the fact that the main players are drinking mint tea I would think it is in Morocco. — Preceding unsigned comment added by M Hendriks ( talk • contribs) 12:05, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed that when you go to edit the plot, it says:
PER WIKIPEDIA'S GUIDELINES AND POLICIES REGARDING PLOTS FOR FILMS, PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY MORE INFORMATION TO THIS PLOT. PLOTS ARE NOT SUBSTITUTIONS FOR WATCHING THE FILM. THANK YOU.
I'm familiar with the normal policy about the 400-700 word suggested range, unnecessary detail, bla bla bla, but where does policy say an editor can't add something productive to a plot? I noticed that it currently sits at 666 words, hmmm.
If a warning is needed, shouldn't it ask editors to avoid too much detail or something like that, instead of saying not to add anything at all? Capuchinpilates ( talk) 02:29, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
There is a lot of information on the film's production section that can be found in the wikipiedia article for the character Pinhead. Some of this information including information on the character's design, casting and such can be added from the article on the character Pinhead and into this article.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 18:00, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
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The Reception paragraph needs citations: Stephen King's "I have seen the future..." quote appears in Stephen King's introduction to the "Clive Barker's Shadows In Eden" book edited by Stephen Jones [1] but I can't cite it without seeing a hard copy of the book. Note that Stephen is not responding to the Hellraiser movie, but Barker as an author in general so another review is needed. The box office gross figure is from Box Office Mojo [2] Can someone please add this citation in? Any diehard fans have British sources "championing" the film? 123.243.236.11 ( talk) 05:11, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Bloodline was NOT direct to video, it was the franchises last entry to go to cinemas. I hope to help out working on this section, I have huge ammounts of information which can be found on ym website www.cenobite.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by ScarecrowX ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 November 2005
- ScarecrowX
—Preceding unsigned comment added by ScarecrowX ( talk • contribs) 10:46, 12 November 2005
How sure are we about Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) being straight to video? I would swear that's the only one I ever saw in the theaters. The timing is about right. It was one seen from the viewpoint of the future, aboard a spaceship, and had lots of flashbacks to 18th century scenes. I don't remember much in the way of details, though. But if that is the one, it certainly was not straight to video. -- John Owens 09:53 Apr 10, 2003 (UTC)
There was also a short-lived run of Hellraiser comic books that were (at least in the beginning) overseen (but only to a small extent) by Clive Barker. Actually, they weren't that bad...although some of the stories took massive liberty with the accepted canon of the mythos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.156.242.36 ( talk • contribs) 21:38, 11 April 2003
Just wondering if mention of the original soundtrack by Coil (ultimately rejected by the studio) for the first Hellraiser would be proper encyclopedic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.120.157.189 ( talk • contribs) 07:35, 27 November 2004
"Deader" and "Hellworld" both need an NPOV check badly, as they're over half unsourced opinion. -- InShaneee 09:09, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
I am going to attempt to create seperate articles for each movie in this article. I feel, especially with the template for the first movie, that the rest do not belong on this page. They would be better off with their own page. PlasticMan 01:09, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
Pinhead is a very knowledgable villian in the Hellraiser series. He has his Cenobites and this box of hell. But why is his reason for bringing such pain to these innocent people? He was in a mental institution and he was too much for them, they killed him and now he is on a rampage. It doesn't have much thought in the storyline. Thumbs way down to Hellraiser. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charming Derick 1428 ( talk • contribs) 02:03, 22 January 2006
I think the "Quotes from Hellraiser" section should be removed. It strikes me as terribly unencyclopedic. It lends nothing to the user's understanding of the film or its legacy. This isn't a fan trivia site or a movie quote database. We're already linking to IMDB, where most of these quotes can already be found. Lastly, I think that some of these quotes aren't even from this film, but from one of the sequels. Anybody agree, disagree, feel motivated to violent protest? Canonblack 22:46, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
They are mentioned on the Clive Barker entry and I was just expanding the entry for SMS and noticed the lack of an entry. The info is out there [3] and you could have something like:
Hellraiser series:
etc. Thoughts?
I've edited the section on Barker's involvement in the sequels. He was a credited executive producer on the fourth movie as well as the second and third. Also, the earlier entry said that he had writing credit on the subsequent movies, which implies that he had a hand in their stories or screenplays. In truth he only had character creation credit. This confusion might come from that fact that the IMDb lumps character creation under the "writing" category. -- Pearce.duncan 03:16, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
Although he has confirmed himself as a writer, I have not found a corroborating statement to support the implication that Clive is already a member of the production team for the remake. On his Oct 20th interview with Revelations, he confirmed his DISinterest in being a director, but asserted his interest in being a producer.
Why is there not a portal for the Hellraiser franchise (incorporating the novella, comics, etc...) ? I have read that Barker is writing the story only but the directors will be writing the script, and the script will differ from the original written story. See : http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/inside-directors-speak-on-hellraiser/ (^ Blake. "Inside Directors Speak on Hellraiser", TwitchFilm, 2007-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-13). Long Live the box, & rememeber "The box, you opened it, we came. Now you must come with us, taste our pleasures." ( Hellraiser) Master Redyva 01:41, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Under the plot summary, it says Julia incapacitates them with a hammer, then Frank drains their blood. But under differences from novel, it says the way in which Julia kills the victims is different. Well, obviously the third one survived Julia's attack, since he lived for a few seconds after Frank drained his blood, but that first guy looked as though he was dead when she hit him with the hammer. 24.65.118.20 ( talk) 03:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a new article created for Christopher Figg. I know nothing about him, so I was wondering if anyone would like to wander over and expand on the article? Cheers! Stephen! Coming... 17:21, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
"It grossed $14,564,000 domestically, as well as £763,412 in the UK and around £300,000 in Germany. "
If the film is British, then what it made in the UK is what it made domestically. Iamrockyroad ( talk) 12:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Please note that IMDb is not a reliable source for this sort of information. Feel free to reincorporate into the article with appropriate sourcing. Thanks. Doniago ( talk) 15:21, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
Production
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==Production==
Displeased with the filming of Rawhead Rex and other features based on his novellas, Barker decided to adapt his most recent novella The Hellbound Heart to the big screen. Assembling, in his own words, a "primitive" collection of notes and drawings indicating what the movie could become, he came into contact with British producer Christopher Figg who secured a deal with New World Pictures. Filming the movie in an actual house with a low budget forced Barker to be creative in his cinematography. There was often only room for a single camera and this explains why many of the shots are from only one angle. In particular, vertical movement was often the only movement available to the camera operators, which explains many of the overhead and zoom shots. Only one room in the house, the attic, was shot on a soundstage, but only effects shots used this attic set. [1] New Line contributed extra funding to refilm the scene of Frank's rebirth. The original featured a dried up corpse 'growing' from the wall but Barker and effects designer Bob Keen found the effect unsatisfactory. The new, re-shot sequence started with a reversed shot of a red substance being pumped up through nail holes in the floorboards to imitate Larry's blood being sucked into the floor. Next featured was a small red sack being filled with air by a crewmember from underneath the floorboards to indicate Frank's growing embryo. Two thick puddles of porridge thick goo were then pumped up through small holes in the floorboard before two animatronic 'arms' burst through. Next, a lot of reverse photography is used as a wax model of Frank's skull, brain and ribcage appear to grow (in actual fact thin wires pulled away at parts of the torso and the wax brain was melted over ten to twenty minutes and then reversed so to appear as if it were growing). Many viewers have commented about the poor quality of the effects at the end of the movie. Clive Barker has explained that, due to a very limited budget, there was no money left to have the effects done professionally after the primary filming. Instead, Barker and a "Greek guy" animated these scenes by hand over a single weekend. Barker has also commented that he thinks the effects turned out very well considering the amount of alcohol the two consumed that weekend. [2] Doug Bradley, who played the Lead Cenobite (aka Pinhead, as he was later dubbed by the horror public) was initially offered the role of either one of the removal men with the mattress, or Pinhead. He almost did not accept the latter role on the basis that, seeing this was his movie debut, it would be best if any potential film makers could see his face if they desired to cast him in the future. Pinhead was also due to literally have pins in his head, but with the makeup as a backdrop the jewelled pins got lost in the symmetry and pale colour of the latex design, so 6 inch nails were used instead to be more noticeable. [3] Andrew Robinson dubbed his line of "Jesus Wept" at the last minute as Barker had imagined a much more liberal expletive to be delivered. |
In the first sentence of the plot it states the box is bought somerwhere in Mexico. But judging by the peoples looks in the background and the fact that the main players are drinking mint tea I would think it is in Morocco. — Preceding unsigned comment added by M Hendriks ( talk • contribs) 12:05, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
I just noticed that when you go to edit the plot, it says:
PER WIKIPEDIA'S GUIDELINES AND POLICIES REGARDING PLOTS FOR FILMS, PLEASE DO NOT ADD ANY MORE INFORMATION TO THIS PLOT. PLOTS ARE NOT SUBSTITUTIONS FOR WATCHING THE FILM. THANK YOU.
I'm familiar with the normal policy about the 400-700 word suggested range, unnecessary detail, bla bla bla, but where does policy say an editor can't add something productive to a plot? I noticed that it currently sits at 666 words, hmmm.
If a warning is needed, shouldn't it ask editors to avoid too much detail or something like that, instead of saying not to add anything at all? Capuchinpilates ( talk) 02:29, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
There is a lot of information on the film's production section that can be found in the wikipiedia article for the character Pinhead. Some of this information including information on the character's design, casting and such can be added from the article on the character Pinhead and into this article.-- Paleface Jack ( talk) 18:00, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
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The BFI database is pulling from any production company associated, none of which are are listed in previous sources. I've looked elsewhere and can only find this identified as British from major sources who have written more specifically about the film. I've removed any mention of this being an American production. Andrzejbanas ( talk) 04:11, 12 September 2018 (UTC)
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I want the hellraiser to be science fiction horror film I know not to write in the blue line will you just unblock me. Please
The UK electronic duo Coil released some of their proposed score to Hellraiser in their 1987 album "The Unreleased Themes From Hellraiser." Source: https://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/coil1.php?site=coil08 Oblate777 ( talk) 13:10, 8 October 2021 (UTC)