Hellraiser: Inferno

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Hellraiser: Inferno
Home video poster
Directed byScott Derrickson
Written by
Based onCharacters
by Clive Barker
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date
  • October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million

Hellraiser: Inferno (also known as Hellraiser V: Inferno)

Lemarchand's box
at a crime scene, which results in his life gradually unraveling.

Plot

Joseph Thorne is a corrupt Denver police detective who regularly indulges in drug use and infidelity during the course of duty. At the scene of what appears to be a ritual murder, Thorne discovers a strange puzzle box, which he takes home in order to indulge his fascination with puzzles. After solving the box, Thorne begins to experience bizarre hallucinations, such as being seduced by a pair of mutilated women and being chased by a creature with no eyes or legs. Thorne also makes a connection between the murder and a killer known as "The Engineer", who is suspected of having kidnapped a child. Thorne goes in search of the Engineer, who in turn begins murdering Thorne's friends and associates, leaving behind one of the child's fingers at every crime scene.

While undergoing therapy for his hallucinations, Thorne's psychiatrist reveals himself to be "Pinhead", the leader of a group of entities known as the Cenobites, who use the puzzle box as a portal between their realm and the mortal realm. Pinhead informs Thorne that he has in fact been in the Cenobites' realm since opening the box, where they have been subjecting him to psychological torture for the various cruelties he has inflicted on others: The Engineer is a manifestation of Thorne's own cruelty, while the child is a personification of Thorne's innocence, which he has slowly been killing through corruption, hedonism, and violence. As hooked chains appear and begin to ensnare Thorne, Pinhead informs him that he will be subjected to an eternity of torment for his sins.

Cast

Production

Lament Configuration enclosing London. The pitch was rejected due to budgetary concerns after the film was opted to be released direct-to-video.[4] Although Barker was briefly in negotiations to return as executive producer in 1999 he was ultimately dropped from the production due to creative disagreements with the studio, and was barred from the providing any sort of assistance on the film.[5] Bob and Harvey Weinstein ultimately commissioned a script by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson. After giving Derrickson $10,000 to direct a single scene from the film, they hired him as the director. Doug Bradley has since claimed that Boardman's and Derrickson's script was originally not intended as a Hellraiser sequel, and that it was rewritten to provide connections to the series. However, the claim is disputed by Derrickson, who has stated that the script was pitched as a Hellraiser sequel and was always meant to be one.[4] A retrospective review of the film by Bloody Disgusting also dismissed claims about the script's origins as "rumors".[6]

Release

Home media

The film was released on VHS and DVD on October 3, 2000, by

Echo Bridge Entertainment.[7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 14% of seven critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 2.7/10.[8]

Calum Marsh of Esquire called the film "shockingly good" and said, "Inferno feels less like a Hellraiser movie than a follow-up to Jacob's Ladder (or maybe a predecessor to Silent Hill), floating dream-like through hallucinatory David Lynchian visions and downplaying plot in favor of the surreal".[9] JoBlo.com's reviewer gave the film a seven out of ten rating, and also felt the film was not very similar to its predecessors, saying, "without a doubt the film's biggest flaw is calling itself Hellraiser".[10] Alex DiVincenzo described the film as underrated in a review for Bloody Disgusting, and praised the films' "Lynchian surrealism" and "film noir" elements.[6]

Sequel

Main article: Hellraiser: Hellseeker

References

  1. ^ "Hellraiser Inferno (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  2. ^ "Hellraiser V: Inferno - Official Site". Miramax.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "The Official Clive Barker Website - Hellraiser 4". www.clivebarker.info. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. ^ a b Paul, Zachary (2018-02-13). "A Waste of Good Suffering: The 'Hellraiser' Franchise [Part 2]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  5. ^ "The Official Clive Barker Website - Hellraiser 5". www.clivebarker.info. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. ^ a b DiVincenzo, Alex (2022-09-15). "Sin and Damnation – How Scott Derrickson's Underrated 'Hellraiser: Inferno' Rises Above Expectations". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. ^ "Hellraiser IV: Bloodline / Hellraiser V: Inferno Blu-ray (Hellraiser 4 / Hellraiser 5 / Miramax Double Feature)".
  8. ^ "Hellraiser: Inferno". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 2, 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Marsh, Calum (2013-10-24). "The (Halloween) Netflix Streaming Endorsement: The Shockingly Good Hellraiser V". Esquire. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  10. ^ "Hellraiser 5: Inferno (2000)". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

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