Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) (V)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Rick Bota

Writers (WGA):

Clive Barker (characters)
Carl V. Dupré (written by) ...

Release Date:

15 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil. Deadly. Immortal.

Plot:

Kirsty Cotten is now grown up and married to Trevor Gooden. Her memory of the events that took place...

Plot Keywords:

Pinhead | Murder | Office | Suicide | Ice Pick

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Dean Winters	...	Trevor
Ashley Laurence	...	Kirsty
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead / Merchant (as Doug Bradley/Charles Stead)
Rachel Hayward	...	Allison
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Gwen (as Sarah Jane Redmond)
Jody Thompson	...	Tawny
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Sage (as Kaaren De Silva)
William S. Taylor	...	Detective Lange
Michael Rogers	...	Detective Givens
Trevor White	...	Bret
Ken Camroux	...	Ambrose
Dale Wilson	...	Chief Surgeon
Gus Lynch	...	Boyfriend
Kyle Cassie	...	Paramedic
Alec Willows	...	Janitor

Also Known As:

Hellraiser VI (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Sweden:86 min (DVD) | USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | USA:R (No. 38408) | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Miramax Films

Goofs:

Continuity: Both times Trevor reads the sheet of paper with Sage's address, it says #202. When he enters her place about an hour and 4 minutes into the movie, "206" is on her door.

Quotes:

[as he sticks Trevor in the back of the neck with a pin]
Pinhead: Which do you find more exhilarating, Trevor, pain or pleasure? Personally, I prefer pain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hellraiser: Deader - Winter's Lament (2009)

Soundtrack:

Rage Against Loud Guitars

Franchise vs. Originality

This series, once again, has gone exactly where I would have expected it to go. Instead of pulling off another Freddie or Jason epic, they delve again into the psyche of what mean to be truly evil. Unlike Highlander II (1991), this movie has not fallen to the bean-counters. I personally believe that the expansion on the characters from Hellraiser V and VI have done nothing but good. They could have gone the road of Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street but that's been done to death. Seeing the ending reminds of how much I enjoyed the first movie. A good psychological thriller. I only hope that Rick Bota continues with his work (Clive seems to approve after hooking up with McFarlane.)