| Hellraiser: Hellworld | |
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| Directed by | Rick Bota |
| Written by | Carl Dupré |
| Story by | Joel Soisson |
| Based on | Characters by Clive Barker |
| Produced by | Ron Schmidt |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Kosuth |
| Edited by | Anthony Adler |
| Music by | Lars Anderson |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Hellraiser: Hellworld (also known as Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld) is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Rick Bota. It is the eighth installment in Hellraiser series. The Hellworld script is based on a short story called "Dark Can't Breathe" by Joel Soisson[2] and was originally not planned as a Hellraiser film – it was reworked into that format. Hellraiser: Hellworld was released straight to DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005, after a handful of minor film festival and private screenings.
The film stars Lance Henriksen in the role of the Host. Henriksen had originally been approached to play the role of Frank Cotton in the first film in the series, Hellraiser. Henriksen turned the offer down in favor of a starring role in the vampire thriller Near Dark (1987).[3] His role as the Host in Hellworld remains his only appearance in the series to date.
It is also the final film to feature actor Doug Bradley as Pinhead.
- ^ a b "Hellraiser Hellworld (2004)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ Interview with Rick Bota on Hellraiser: Hellworld DVD, Dimension Home Video, ISBN 0-7888-5979-X
- ^ Maddrey, Joseph & Henriksen, Lance (2011). Not Bad For a Human. Bloody Pulp Books. p. 135.