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December 23, 1988
December 23, 1988
Anchor Bay
Unrated
Tony Randel
Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, William Hope, Doug Bradley, Barbie Wilde, Simon Bamford, Nicholas Vince, Oliver Smith, Angus MacInnes, Deborah Joel, James Tillitt, Bradley Lavelle, Edwin Craig, Ron Travis, Oliver Parker, Catherine Chevalier, Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
Definitely not one for the weak of stomach, Hellbound takes up where the first Hellraiser left off, piling on the gore to near camp levels. Luckily, the 1988 sequel retains enough of British horror-meister Clive Barker's macabre wit--like the original, it's based on a Barker story--to save it from the schlock-heap. Hospitalized following her last misadventure, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) implores authorities to destroy a bloody bed at the carnage scene, but the enigmatic Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) brings an addled patient there and unleashes a dread Cenobite instead. As if that's not bad enough, Kirsty's getting distress calls from her father, who begs her to rescue him from hell. When she journey through hell's dark labyrinths with a mute puzzle solver, however, Kirsty only finds the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and other bizarro creatures, plus her nasty former stepmother and lascivious Uncle Frank. Much maniacal laughter and skin shedding later, the newfound compadres unlock the puzzle box again to safety. Hellbound isn't genius, but it does have flair, which goes a long way toward offsetting Laurence's leaden acting and occasionally over the top gore. --Diane Garrett - Amazon.com
Return to the domain of pleasure and pain as Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) is committed to a psychiatric hospital run by the strange Dr. Channard. But when the doctor uncovers the secret of the Lament Configuration, he resurrects the skinless corpse of Kirsty's evil stepmother (Clare Higgins) and calls forth the legions of the damned led by Pinhead (Doug Bradley). Now the doorway to Hell has been re-opened, the brutal Cenobites again walk the Earth and the sweet suffering of evil has only just begun. Experience HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II like you've never seen it before! This is the Unrated Version of the disturbingly graphic horror classic, now fully remastered in state-of-the-art THX sound and bleeding with extras personally compiled by HELLRAISER creator Clive Barker. Inclues a 4-Page Collector's Booklet.
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Starring: Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins, Doug Bradley, Imogen Boorman, Kenneth Cranham
Director: Tony Randel
Producer: Christopher Figg
Running Time: 99 Min.
Format: DVD MOVIE - Product Description
