Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

2006 1h 17m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 164

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Synopsis

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A folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters, and feudal mayhem. Now while pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and fishboy Abe Sapien battle one very pissed-off dragon, a lost and cranky Hellboy must find his way home.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ron Perlman
Hellboy (voice)
Selma Blair
Liz Sherman (voice)
Doug Jones
Abe Sapien (voice)
Peri Gilpin
Professor Kate Corrigan (voice)
Gwendoline Yeo
Kitsune (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Lightning / Kappa / Pilot (voice)
Phil LaMarr
Bureau Member / Pilot / Additional Voices (voice)
Mitchell Whitfield
Russell Thorne (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Phil Weinstein
Writers: Tad Stones, Matthew Waynee, Karen Inwood Somers
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Hellboy (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Drake. 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 John Hoyos 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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Ron Perlman and Selma Blair and Doug Jones carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0810895 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Phil Weinstein directs. Christopher Drake scores. John Hoyos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Hellboy (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Christopher Drake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Hoyos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ron Perlman and Selma Blair and Doug Jones carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0810895 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "swordplay", "sword", "superhero", "based on comic".