Hellraiser II: Hellbound

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"Your suffering will be legendary, even in hell!"

―Pinhead

Hellbound Hellraiser II
Credits
Title:	Hellbound Hellraiser II
Directed by:	Tony Randel
Written by:	Peter Atkins
Produced by:	Clive Barker; Christopher Webster; Christopher Figg
Music by:	Christopher Young
Cinematography:	Robin Vidgeon
Edited by:	Richard Marden; Tony Randel
Production
Distributors:	New World Pictures; Anchor Bay Entertainment; Starz Entertainment
Released:	December 23rd, 1988
Rating:	R
Running time:	97 min.
Country:	UK/US
Language:	English
Gross:	£883,403 (UK) $12,090,735 (US)
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a British & American co-produced independent horror film of the demonic fiction and body horror subgenres. It is the second film in the Hellraiser film series, and the second of four films from the original series released theatrically. The movie was directed by Tony Randel with a screenplay written by Peter Atkins. It was produced by New World Pictures and was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th, 1988. It premiered theatrically in the United States on December 23rd, 1988. The movie stars Ashley Laurence, reprising the role of Kirsty Cotton from the first film, who once again finds herself at the mercy of the demonic Cenobites, while attempting to save the life of a young mute girl named Tiffany. Other returning cast members from the first film include Clare Higgins as Julia Cotton, Sean Chapman as Frank Cotton, and Doug Bradley as the Lead Cenobite.

Cast

Credited cast

Actor	Role
Clare Higgins	Julia Cotton
Ashley Laurence	Kirsty Cotton
Kenneth Cranham	Doctor Philip Chanard
Imogen Boorman	Tiffany
Sean Chapman	Frank Cotton
William Hope	Kyle MacRae
Doug Bradley	Pinhead
Barbie Wilde	Female Cenobite
Simon Bamford	Butterball Cenobite
Nicholas Vince	Chatterer Cenobite
Oliver Smith	Browning; Skinless Frank
Angus McInnes	Detective Ronson
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

Archival footage

Actor	Role
Andrew Robinson	Larry Cotton
Robert Hines	Steve
Michael Cassidy	3rd victim
Anthony Allen	1st victim
Grace Kirby	Female Cenobite

Notes & Trivia

• Officially, the title of the film is actually Hellbound: Hellraiser II.

• Hellraiser II, Hellraiser II: Hellbound (1988), Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) all redirect to this page.

• The tagline for this film is, "It will tear your soul apart... again."

• Principal shooting for Hellbound: Hellraiser II began on January 1st, 1988.

• Like in the previous film, the setting for this movie is left ambiguous.

• Kirsty Cotton makes a brief appearance on a video monitor in Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth. Her next full appearance is in Hellraiser: Hellseeker.

• In this film the Female Cenobite is played by Barbie Wilde. In Hellraiser, she was played by Grace Kirby. Archive footage of Kirby's Cenobite is shown in flashback sequences in this film.

• Simon Bamford, who plays the Butterball Cenobite, also played Ohnaka in Clive Barker's Nightbreed. Ohnaka was the thin Night Breed member with the dog that first encountered Aaron Boone outside of Midian.

Releases

• Hellbound: Hellraiser II premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9th, 1988. It was released theatrically in the United States on December 23rd and was released in the UK on June 16th, 1989.

• The standard US edition of the film was released on home video in VHS and Betamax formats on September 10th, 1997. The widescreen reissue edition was released on video on July 10th, 2001.

• The film was first released on DVD in Region 1 format by Starz Productions and Anchor Bay Entertainment on July 24th, 2001. The 20th Anniversary Edition was released to DVD on December 30th, 2008.

See also

Hellraiser Hellraiser films Hellraiser characters Hellraiser cast & crew

Hellraiser image gallery Hellraiser image category Hellraiser miscellaneous Hellraiser comic book issues

External Links

Hellraiser II: Hellbound at AMG Hellraiser II: Hellbound at IMDB Hellraiser II: Hellbound at Wikipedia Hellraiser II: Hellbound at Letterboxd.com Hellraiser II: Hellbound at the Hellraiser Wiki

Hellraiser II: Hellbound at Box Office Mojo Hellraiser II: Hellbound at the Flesh Farm Hellraiser II: Hellbound at Themoviedb.org Hellraiser II: Hellbound at Rotten Tomatoes Hellraiser II: Hellbound at the Horror Film Wiki

References

Carnival | Cenobites | Chains | Clown | Decapitation | Demons | Dismemberment | Evisceration | Eye injury | Female rear nudity | Female topless nudity | Flaying | Hammer | Hand through head | Handgun | Head injuries | Heart ripped out | Hell | Hospital | Impalement | Knife | Lead Cenobite | Lemarchand puzzle box | Maggots | Mental health facilities | Mutilation | Pistol | Power drill | Power tools | Profanity | Self mutilation | Severed face | Severed hand | Severed head | Severed limb | Skeleton | Slit throat | Smoking | Stabbings | Throat injury | Torture | Wheelchair

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Film Series This article relates to the films within the Hellraiser franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hellraiser films category. Original Series Hellraiser • Hellbound: Hellraiser II • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth • Hellraiser: Bloodline • Hellraiser: Inferno • Hellraiser: Hellseeker • Hellraiser: Deader • Hellraiser: Hellworld Reboot Series Hellraiser (2022)

This article relates to the works of Clive Barker.