Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Director:

Tony Randel

Writers:

Clive Barker (story)
Peter Atkins (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It will tear your soul apart... again.

Plot:

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.

Plot Keywords:

Hell | Puzzle | Demon | Pain | Psychiatric Hospital

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Clare Higgins	...	Julia Cotton
Ashley Laurence	...	Kirsty Cotton
Kenneth Cranham	...	Dr. Philip Channard / Channard Cenobite
Imogen Boorman	...	Tiffany
Sean Chapman	...	Frank Cotton (also archive footage)
William Hope	...	Kyle MacRae
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead / Captain Elliot Spencer
Barbie Wilde	...	Female Cenobite
Simon Bamford	...	Butterball Cenobite
Nicholas Vince	...	Chatterer Cenobite
Oliver Smith	...	Browning / Skinless Frank
Angus MacInnes	...	Detective Ronson (as Angus McInnes)
Deborah Joel	...	Skinless Julia
James Tillitt	...	Officer Cortez
Bradley Lavelle	...	Officer Kucich
Edwin Craig	...	Wheelchair Patient
Ron Travis	...	Workman 1
Oliver Parker	...	Workman 2
Catherine Chevalier	...	Tiffany's Mother
Andrew Robinson	...	Larry Cotton (archive footage)
Robert Hines	...	Steve (archive footage)
Michael Cassidy	...	3rd Victim (archive footage)
Anthony Allen	...	1st Victim (archive footage)
Grace Kirby	...	Female Cenobite (archive footage)

Directed by
Tony Randel

Writing credits
Clive Barker		(story)
Peter Atkins		(screenplay)

Produced by
Clive Barker	....	executive producer
David Barron	....	associate producer
Christopher Figg	....	producer
Christopher Webster	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Robin Vidgeon

Film Editing by
Richard Marden
Tony Randel		(uncredited)

Casting by
Doreen Jones

Production Design by
Michael Buchanan		(as Mike Buchanan)

Art Direction by
Andy Harris		(as Andrew Harris)

Costume Design by
Jane Wildgoose

Makeup Department
Allan Burne	....	special makeup effects crew
Stuart Conran	....	special makeup technician
Mark Coulier	....	special makeup technician
Steve Cullane	....	special makeup effects engineer
Neill Gorton	....	special makeup effects
Steve Hardie	....	special makeup technician (as Steve Hardy)
Alan Hedgcock	....	special makeup effects crew
Little John	....	special makeup technician
Heather Jones	....	hair stylist
Paul Jones	....	special makeup effects crew
Arlind Junkerman	....	special makeup technician
Bob Keen	....	special makeup effects consultant
Dave Keen	....	special makeup effects engineer (as David Keen)
Paul Knowles	....	special makeup effects engineer
Handy Lovatt	....	special makeup effects crew
Alistair McPherson	....	special makeup effects crew
Michael Moustafi	....	special makeup effects crew
Steve Painter	....	special makeup effects crew (as Steven Painter)
William Petty	....	special makeup technician
Beverley Pond-Jones	....	special makeup technician
Geoffrey Portass	....	special makeup effects artist (as Geoff Portass)
Mark Roberts	....	special makeup effects crew
Gary Ryan	....	special makeup effects crew
Simon Sayce	....	special makeup technician
Warwick Sayce	....	special makeup effects crew
Aileen Seaton	....	key makeup artist
Roger Walker	....	special makeup technician
Cliff Wallace	....	special makeup technician

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong	....	first assistant director
Christopher Figg	....	second unit director
Peter Freeman	....	third assistant director
Kieron Phipps	....	second assistant director
Kevin Westley	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ron Allett	....	property master
David Balfour	....	dressing propman
Angus Cameron	....	art department trainee
William Chamberlain	....	carpenter
Bernard Collins	....	carpenter
Peter Collins	....	carpenter
Nigel Crafts	....	carpenter
Lia Cramer	....	assistant designer
Derek Ede	....	stagehand
Steve Ede	....	construction manager
Ray Ellis	....	property transport
Ken Evans	....	supervising carpenter
Ian Green	....	carpenter
Michael Gunner	....	painter
Floyd Jones Hughes	....	storyboard artist
John Keenan	....	stagehand
Ronald Kent	....	painter
Nick Lloyd	....	carpenter
Colin Lovering	....	supervising painter
Alex McLune	....	carpenter
David Mears	....	stand-by painter
Malcolm Miller Jr.	....	stand-by carpenter
James Muir	....	stand-by stagehand
Anna Pinnock	....	production buyer
Graeme Purdy	....	chargehand stand-by prop

Sound Department
Michael A. Carter	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Carter)
Joe Gilmore	....	assistant dubbing editor
John Ireland	....	sound effects editor
Simon Manley	....	assistant sound effects editor
Tony Message	....	dubbing editor
John Midgley	....	sound mixer
Clive Osborne	....	boom operator
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Jesse E. Johnson	....	special effects assistant
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects supervisor
Ian Brown	....	prosthetic makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dennis Bartlett	....	travelling matte supervisor
Cliff Culley	....	optical effects supervisor
Neil Culley	....	matte camera operator

Stunts
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Blake	....	focus puller: second unit
Bob Bridges	....	clapper loader: second unit
Wally Byatt	....	director of photography: second unit
Murray Close	....	unit still photographer
Jack Collins	....	electrician
Andy Curling	....	electrician
Steve Davis	....	rigger
Steve Foster	....	gaffer
Ian Hills	....	chargehand rigger
Gary Hutchings	....	camera grip
Pat Killeen	....	stand-by rigger
Steve Kitchen	....	best boy
Clive Mackey	....	clapper loader
Danny Shelmerdine	....	focus puller
Ray Wardley	....	electrician
Peter Wing	....	electrician
David Worley	....	camera operator
Vince Goddard	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Rory Fellowes	....	animation sequence
Karl Watkins	....	animation sequence

Casting Department
Amanda Fisher	....	assistant to casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow	....	wardrobe supervisor
Johnny Britton	....	cenobite costumes
Brian Cox	....	wardrobe assistant
Clare Hastings	....	wardrobe consultant
Jane Howells	....	wardrobe assistant
Jeff Strong	....	cenobite costumes
Ro Sylvester-Fisher	....	cenobite costumes

Editorial Department
Roy Birchley	....	first assistant editor
Tracey Sheffield	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Paul Talkington	....	music coordinator
Eric Tomlinson	....	music mixer
Eric Tomlinson	....	music recordist
Allan Wilson	....	conductor
Christopher Young	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Maurice Newsome	....	unit driver
Luciano Trasatti	....	unit driver

Other crew
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
Gillian Bates	....	production coordinator
Dennis Davidson	....	additional publicist
Domenica Fraser	....	assistant to producer
Robert Harman	....	flying effects supervisor (as Bob Harman)
Steve Jones	....	unit publicist
Gavin Kingcome	....	production runner
Lesley Maley	....	administrator
J.J. Odedra	....	jobfit trainee
Jo Pond	....	assistant accountant
Roy Puddefoot	....	administrator
Caroline Quilter	....	unit nurse
Alison Riva	....	jobfit trainee
Louise Rosner	....	assistant to producer
Joe Sargent	....	production accountant
Marija Sargent	....	assistant accountant
Gilmore Smith	....	jobfit trainee
Karen Winnery	....	administrator
Brad Stephens	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Film Futures
• New World Pictures
• Troopstar

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1989) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (20th anniversary edition)
• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Atlantic Film (2003-04) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Cosmos Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Flashback Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Hellraiser II - Renascido do Inferno")
• Future Film (2000) (Finland) (VHS)
• Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• New World Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Hellbound - Renascido do Inferno II")
• RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Starmaker Video
• Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Hellraiser II - Hellbound")

Special Effects

• Effects Associates

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Bavaria Musik-Studios  music recorded at (as The Bavaria Music Studios Munich)
• Graunke Symphony Orchestra  music performed by (as The Symphony Orchestra Graunke)
• Image Animation  special makeup effects

Also Known As:

Hellraiser II

Runtime:

97 min | USA:99 min (uncut version) | Germany:78 min (TV version) (heavily cut) | West Germany:88 min (theatrical version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

West Germany:18 (video rating) (heavily cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-18 (2000) | Finland:(Banned) (1989) | France:-16 (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (Original rating) | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Norway:18 | Singapore:R21 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Film Futures

Trivia:

Dr. Channard's name in the script was Dr. Malahide. "Channard" is derived from Christiaan Bernard, who performed the world's first successful heart transplant.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Channard kills the original Cenobites, the collar of Pinhead's outfit undergoes visible changes. First it leaves his throat exposed but covers the rest of his neck. After Channard turns him back into a human, the collar then covers his entire neck. Finally, the collar completely disappears a second before Channard slashes Pinhead's throat.

Quotes:

Dr. Philip Channard: [while operating a brain in front of a crowd of students] The mind is a labyrinth, ladies and gentlemen, a puzzle. And while the paths of the brain are plainly visible, its ways deceptively apparent, its destinations are unknown. Its secrets still secret. And, if we are honest, it is the lure of the labyrinth that draws us to our chosen field to unlock those secrets...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hellraiser: Prophecy (2006)

Best Horror Movie Ever

This movie is quite simply the best horror movie I have ever seen. The movie is flawless in every way as far as I'm concerned. I first saw this movie back in the theaters when I was just about nine (my parents got me into the theater) and I remember being blown away. This installment was not directed by Clive Barker like the first one was but directed by Tony Randell and starring much of the same cast from the first also. The film takes right off where Hellraiser 1 leaves off and throws you into a world of Gothic horror, self mutilation, betrayal, and at times, I think, has a Shakespearean undertone. The film moves at an interesting pace as the first half of the movie introduces some new characters and interesting plot twists. It really tends to pick up though during the last 45 minutes of the movie as the cenobites bring you into their own world which to this day still gives me nightmares. I think the most original thing about this movie is the Chanard character who in the second half of the movie is probably the most terrifying character to ever appear on the silver screen. I highly recommomend this film to anyone who likes any type of horror. You won't be disappointed.