Hellraiser: Deader (2005) (V)

Director:

Rick Bota

Writers:

Clive Barker (characters)
Benjamin Carr (written by) ...

Release Date:

7 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Latest. Most Terrifying Evil.

Plot:

A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.

Plot Keywords:

Journalist | Romania | Suicide | Severed Hand | Shot In The Head

Cast

Kari Wuhrer	...	Amy Klein
Paul Rhys	...	Winter
Simon Kunz	...	Charles Richmond
Marc Warren	...	Joey
Georgina Rylance	...	Marla
Doug Bradley	...	Pinhead
Ionut Chermenski	...	Group Leader (as Ionut Chermenschi)
Hugh Jorgin	...	The Arrogant Reporter
Linda Marlowe	...	Betty
Madalina Constantin	...	Anna
Ioana Abur	...	Katia
Constantin Barbulescu	...	The Landlord (as Costi Barbulescu)
Daniel Chirea	...	Amy's Father
Maria Pintea	...	Young Amy
Mircea Constantinescu	...	Subway Cop #1

Also Known As:

Hellraiser VII: Deader (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, sexual content, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Romania

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2008) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The original script by Neal Marshall Stevens had nothing to do with the Hellraiser mythos, but when it was decided that this would be a Hellraiser sequel, Tim Day drastically re-wrote the script, including an almost entirely new third act and plot and making the character of Winter a descendant of the toymaker Lemarchand.

Goofs:

Continuity: Amy fakes out Winter and stabs the knife into the table next to the bed, the table holding The Puzzle Box. At first the blade is turned away from Amy, the next shot of the knife shows the blade is turned toward Amy. Then, as she grabs The Puzzle Box off of the table, the knife blade is turned away from Amy.

Quotes:

Winter: You can't hurt me.
Pinhead: You're not the first to say that... and you won't be the last!

Movie Connections:

Features Bold King Cole (1936)

Soundtrack:

Thirty

It was good, but a not much of a Hellraiser movie.

I thought this movie was really good. I found myself interested the whole time in what was happening, and liked seeing the main character falling deeper into what she was trying to undercover. I liked the idea of the movie - I thought the "Deaders" were pretty cool. Some of the sequences were absolutely awesome. Lots of blood and horrific moments. Aside from that though, I felt like something was missing. It wasn't quite like the other Hellraiser movies, even the bad ones. It didn't seem like much of a Hellraiser movie at all, especially since Pinhead and the cenobites only get a tad amount of screen time. This movie wasn't originally written as a Hellraiser movie, so that explains the missing link. It was a definite improvement over the last couple in the Hellraiser series, and was a really great movie; but I'm not too sure if I'd really call it much of a Hellraiser movie.