Hellraiser: Hellworld

"Evil goes online."

2005 1h 35m EN

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★4.6TMDB · 405

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Synopsis

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When five hardcore Internet gamers are invited to a special party thrown by the website Hellworld, they endure a night of unspeakable terror.

“Evil goes online.”

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Cast

Katheryn Winnick
Chelsea
Christopher Jacot
Jake
Henry Cavill
Mike
Khary Payton
Derrick
Anna Tolputt
Allison
Lance Henriksen
The Host
Doug Bradley
Pinhead
Stelian Urian
Adam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rick Bota
Writers: Carl V. Dupré, Joel Soisson
Languages: English
Countries: Romania, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hellraiser Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rick Bota, shot by Gabriel Kosuth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lars Anderson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anthony Adler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Katheryn Winnick and Christopher Jacot and Henry Cavill carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Evil goes online.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rick Bota directs. Gabriel Kosuth behind the camera. Lars Anderson scores. Anthony Adler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Romania, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Romania, United States of America.
3Part of the "Hellraiser Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Rick Bota, shot by Gabriel Kosuth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lars Anderson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Anthony Adler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Katheryn Winnick and Christopher Jacot and Henry Cavill carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Evil goes online.".
9IMDB entry: tt0354623 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "video game", "pain", "hallucination".

The technical file

Cinematography: Gabriel Kosuth
Original score: Lars Anderson
Editing: Anthony Adler
Production design: Christian Niculescu
Costume design: Oana Păunescu
Makeup / hair: Dana Roșeanu
VFX supervisor: Jamison Scott Goei
Stunt coordinator: Adrian Pavlovschi
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)

Part of

Hellraiser Collection

Hellraiser is a British horror film franchise is based on the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. The films continually features the Cenobite Pinhead. The series’ storyline focuses on a puzzle box that opens a gateway to the Hell-like realm of the Cenobites, an order of formerly human monsters who harvest human souls to torture in sadomasochistic experiments.