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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

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After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.
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Anton Bitel Little White Lies 10/18/2023
The ensuing pandemonium, lacking the bite of the previous two films, just goes through the mythic motions. Also, while Bradley is probably the best performer here, it’s tempting fate to have him utter the line: “I cannot act in your world.” Go to Full Review
Jack Yeovil Empire Magazine 11/13/2017
3/5
Gone is the confusion of the earlier films and mercifully gone is the waffling metaphysics of the second film; instead there are surprisingly careful characterisations and good, creepy, squishy horror stuff. Go to Full Review
Nigel Floyd Time Out 11/07/2017
Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
2/5
Given that the previous two movies also took place on Earth, the title alone was misleading and only one part of the experience that felt entirely unneeded and redundant. Go to Full Review
Keith Richmond Sunday Mirror (UK) 07/15/2025
3/5
The script is daft, but the Hell On Earth special effects are stunning. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/05/2022
2/4
...a decent-enough endeavor that opens with a fair degree of promise... Go to Full Review
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dr. R @Yes123456 19h Firstly, I do not consider this a hellraiser movie. Hellraiser, has no sequels, is helmed by Clive Barker. This is a Miramax Hellraiser movie. And quite a fine one at that. It is fun, campy, and the SFX are great. Just the pick me up needed after Tony Randel's dreadful take on the characters. I don't even feel Hellbound to be deserving of a review. Anyways, this movie is pure dumb, campy fun. You can come for the great SFX, and stay for one of the funniest screen orgasms. Obviously, it's no masterpiece, but it's a nice little film. See more Beckham S @beckhamstephenson 19h Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth was a decent movie considering what it was working with. After the receiving the scraps and mess of Hellraiser II, the third movie did its best to draw references and ties from both the first and second movie to make a coherent sequel. The movie itself branches away, main character wise, it's someone who we haven't met before. This added uniqueness, it stopped running through characters who'd had already finished arks, it was fresh. Now, with characters that'd existed across movies, I was sad to see Pinhead turn to a slasher, I don't think that was the intent of his character as seen as in the original movie and didn't feel right. I was also very upset the other notable cenobites were left unmentioned. There were a couple of funny lines/scenes that I have to credit the movie's composition for. Overall, I think this movie was ultimately edgier and a slower paced than either of the two movies prior to itself. It was Hellraiser, but not the proper Hellraiser. See more Andrew A. @rt_andrew Mar 16 An nonthinking person's idea of a Hellraiser movie See more moon s @moon90 Feb 20 not a bad 3rd film, love how they made the pillar a part of the story, great plot and still follows closely to the cenobites, really interesting characters and costumes, they were very creative with them unlike the future films after this one See more Ian H @Howellsey Jan 25 Pretty awful in a thoroughly enjoyable way! See more Sam M @Hourglass Jan 5 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a very dumb Hellraiser movie, even though some of the acting in this movie is good, and it definitely a fun movie to watch, Hell on Earth has a lot of issues, it starts to lean into the comedy vibe with cenobites using CD's as weapons, and the ending feels a bit of a mess, but it's a movie I enjoy watching See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.
Director
Anthony Hickox
Producer
Christopher Figg, Lawrence Mortorff
Screenwriter
Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Tony Randel, Peter Atkins
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films
Production Co
Fifth Avenue Entertainment, Trans Atlantic Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.6M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby, Surround
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