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Hellbound Hellraiser II (Original title)Hellraiser II (Alternative title)
Dates: 1988 (Copyright), 16 June 1989 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Tony Randel

Synopsis: A psychotic psychiatrist continues his long struggle to conquer the Lament Configuration, and its demonic powers. Kirsty, whose family was massacred by flesh-eating ghouls called Cenobites, is drawn into the fight.

Genre:
Horror
Releases
Date: 1988not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8391 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (157)
Made by: Troopstar Limited, a Film Futures production: Film Futures, ©: New World Entertainment, Presents: Cinemarque Entertainment Ltd, New World Pictures, Executive Producer: Christopher Webster, Executive Producer: Clive Barker, Produced by: Christopher Figg, Associate Producer: David Barron, Production Co-ordinator: Gillian Bates, Production Accountant: John Sargent, Assistant Accountant: Jo Pond, Marija Sargent, Producer's Assistant: Domenica Fraser, Louise Rosner, Production Runner: Gavin Kingcombe, 2nd Unit Director: Christopher Figg, 1st Assistant Director: Andy Armstrong, 2nd Assistant Director: Kieron Phipps, 3rd Assistant Director: Peter Freeman, Script Supervisor: Libbie Barr, Casting Director: Doreen Jones, Assistant to Casting Director: Amanda Fisher, Screenplay by: Peter Atkins, Based on a story by: Clive Barker, Director of Photography: Robin Vidgeon, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Wally Byatt, Camera Operator: David Worley, Focus Puller: Danny Shelmerdine, 2nd Unit Focus Puller: Keith Blake, Clapper Loader: Clive Mackey, 2nd Unit Clapper Loader: Bob Bridges, [Camera] Jobfit Trainee: J.J. Odedra, Gaffer: Steve Foster, Best Boy: Steve Kitchen, Electrician: Peter Wing, Electrician: Andy Curling, Electrician: Ray Wardley, Electrician: Jack Collins, Camera Grip: Gary Hutchings, Unit Still Photographer: Murray Close, Optical Effects Supervisor: Cliff Culley, Matte Camera Operator: Neil Culley, Travelling Matte Supervisor: Dennis Bartlett, Special Effects Supervisor: Graham Longhurst, Flying Effects Supervisor: Bob Harman, Edited by: Richard Marden, 1st Assistant Editor: Roy Birchley, 2nd Assistant Editor: Tracy Sheffield, Production Designer: Mike Buchanan, Assistant Designer: Lia Cramer, Art Director: Andrew Harris, Art Department Trainee: Angus Cameron, [Art Department] Jobfit Trainee: Alison Riva, Storyboard Artist: Floyd Jones Hughes, Mayers Cube: Pentangle the Puzzle People, Production Buyer: Anna Pinnock, Property Master: Ron Allett, Chargehand Stand-by Prop: Graeme Purdy, Dressing Propman: David Balfour, Stand-by Prop: Steve Payne, Props Transport: Ray Ellis, Construction Manager: Steve Ede, Supervising Painter: Colin Lovering, Painter: Ronald Kent, Michael Gunner, Supervising Carpenter: Ken Evans, Carpenter: Ian Green, Carpenter: Nigel Crafts, Carpenter: William Chamberlain, Carpenter: Bernard Collins, Carpenter: Alex Mclune, Nick Lloyd, Chargehand Rigger: Ian Hills, Rigger: Steve Davis, Stagehand: Derek Ede, John Keenan, Stand-by Carpenter: Malcolm Miller Jr, Stand-by Painter: David Mears, Stand-by Rigger: Pat Kileen, Stand-by Stagehand: James Muir, Wardrobe Consultant: Clare Hastings, Wardrobe Supervisor: Daryl Bristow, Wardrobe Assistant: Brian Cox, Jane Howells, Chief Make-up Artist: Aileen Seaton, Special Make-up Effects: Image Animation, IA (Special Make-up Effects Designed by): Geoff Portass, IA (Special Make-up Effects Consultant): Bob Keen, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Little John, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Simon Sayce, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): William Petty, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Beverly Pond-Jones, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Arlind Junkerman, Steve Hardy, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Allan Burne, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Neill Gorton, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Paul "Squiffy" Jones, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Andy Lovatt, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Alistair McPherson, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Mike Moustafi, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Steven Painter, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Gary Ryan, Warwick Sayce, IA (Special Make-up Effects Engineer): Paul Knowles, IA (Special Make-up Effects Engineer): Steve Cullane, David Keen, IA (Animation Sequences): Rory Fellowes, IA (Animation Sequence): Karl Watkins, IA (Cenobite Costume Designer): Jane Wildgoose, IA (Cenobite Costumes): Ro Sylvester-Fisher, Jeff Strong, IA (Administration): Karen Winnery, IA (Administration): Lesley Maley, Roy Puddefoot, IA (Cenobite Costumes): Johnny Britton, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Mark Coulier, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Mark Roberts, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Cliff Wallace, Stuart Conran, IA (Special Make-up Effects Crew): Alan Hedgcock, IA (Special Make-up Effects Technician): Roger Walker, Chief Hairdresser: Heather Jones, Titles: Westbury Design & Optical, Additional Opticals: Optical Film Effects, Computer Services: Sargent-Disc Ltd London, Lighting by: Samuelsons, Colour by: Technicolor, Cameras and Lenses by: Panavision UK, Filmed on: Fujicolor, Work Prints by: Film & Photo Design Laboratories, Music by: Christopher Young, Music Performed by: Symphony Orchestra Graunke, Choir: Kammerchor "pro Musica Seria", Orchestra Conducted by: Allan Wilson, Music Orchestrated by: Christopher Young, Music Co-ordinator: Paul Talkington, Music Recorded and Mixed by: Eric Tomlinson, Sound Mixer: John Midgley, Boom Operator: Clive Osborne, [Sound] Jobfit Trainee: Gilmore Smith, Re-recording Mixer: Mike Carter, Re-recording Mixer: Kevin Taylor, Otto Snel, Dubbing Editor: Tony Message, Assistant Dubbing Editor: Joe Gilmore, Sound Effects Editor: John Ireland, Assistant Sound Effects Editor: Simon Manley, Stunt Player: Bronco McLoughlin, Financial Services (Director Arbuthnot Latham Bank): Richard Butler, Unit Driver: Maurice Newsome, Unit Nurse: Caroline Quilter, Unit Driver: John Collins, Unit Publicist: Steve Jones, Additional Publicity: Dennis Davidson Associates, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast (19)
Clare Higgins (Julia Cotton), Ashley Laurence (Kirsty Cotton), Kenneth Cranham (Dr Channard), Imogen Boorman (Tiffany), William Hope (Kyle), Doug Bradley (Pinhead), Sean Chapman (Frank Cotton), Barbie Wilde (female Cenobite), Simon Bamford (Butterball), Nicholas Vince (chatterer), Oliver Smith (Browning), Angus Mcinnes (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)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (16)
In: Sight and Sound v14 n12 December 2004  Page: 77
Title: Hellraiser Limited Edition Box SetAuthor: BELL, James Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Includes HELLRAISER; HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II; HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH.

In: StarBurst n299 May 2003  Page: 79
Title: Hellraiser: The ChroniclesAuthor: WHITE, Dave Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Includes the initial three HELLRAISER scores: HELLRAISER, HELLBOUND and HELL ON EARTH.

In: Sight and Sound v1 n8 December 1991  Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n8 December 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: Screen International n709 17 Jun 1989  Page: 22
Title: [Screen International - n709 17 Jun 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinefantastique v19 n3 March l989  Page: 55
Title: [Cinefantastique - v19 n3 March l989: no known title]Author: FISCHER, Dennis Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.

In: Films and Filming n416 June 1989  Pages: 37-38
Title: [Films and Filming - n416 June 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n131 July 1989  Page: 32
Title: [StarBurst - n131 July 1989: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Peter Atkins about writing HELLBOUND:HELL- RAISER II.

In: Cinefantastique v19 n4 May 1989  Page: 46
Title: Clive Barker and Tony Randel on Hellbound: Hellraiser IIAuthor: GIRE, Dann Article type: ArticleLanguage: English

In: Cinefantastique v19 n4 May 1989  Page: 47,57
Title: Kinky, graphic bloodletting lacks the Clive Barker touchAuthor: FRENCH, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v56 n666 July 1989  Page: 206
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v56 n666 July 1989: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Cinefantastique v19 n1/2 January 1989  Pages: 14-15
Title: Hellbound Hellraiser IIAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: ArticleLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n130 June 1989  Page: 25
Title: [StarBurst - n130 June 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Variety 14 Sep 1988  Page: 27
Title: [Variety - 14 Sep 1988: no known title]Language: English

In: Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade v14 n1 January 1988  Page: 10
Title: [Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade - v14 n1 January 1988: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n635 16 Jan 1988  Page: 22
Title: [Screen International - n635 16 Jan 1988: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits

In: Screen International n651 7 May 1988  Page: 403
Title: [Screen International - n651 7 May 1988: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-959153
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status