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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Play trailer Poster for Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth R Released Sep 11, 1992 1h 33m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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.” Oct 18, 2023 Full Review Jack Yeovil Empire Magazine 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. Rated: 3/5 Nov 13, 2017 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for. Nov 7, 2017 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a decent-enough endeavor that opens with a fair degree of promise... Rated: 2/4 Oct 5, 2022 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast It's dumb and it's goofy, but that's part of Hellraiser III's charm. It's fun, mindless entertainment and nothing more. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 19, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The lack of imagination used for the new soldiers of hell is severely disappointing. Rated: 3/10 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Omar G Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992). There are two very attractive and sensual females Terry Farrell and Paula Marshall. If I choose I'll stick with Paula, but I liked them both at that time. Joanne "Joey" Summerskill I think was lesbian and Terri bisexual, I would have liked Joey to take Terri as his protected girlfriend, I would have liked the story more. I once read unproduced scripts of Freddy vs Jason, in a draft titled Jason vs Freddy when reading it I imagined the protagonist with Terry Farrell's interpretation. I once saw a fan cut of Hellraiser Hell on Earth with unused images it wasn't bad I liked it. Captain Elliot Spencer's participation was good, Joey attracted older guys like Elliot or Doc. In Hollywood movies they like to make fun of Jesus, well I always say if you're going to make fun of all beliefs not just one, don't be cowards. The scenes of Pinhead in broad daylight in the countryside seem to me to have inspired Midsommar. I liked the music, Christopher Young's theme and also the Hellraiser theme by Lemmy Killmister. The designs of the cenobites were not good and they did not have a good personality, Pinhead acted like Freddy Krueger. I saw the scene where two faces are fused first in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 The Dream Child (1989) where Freddy and Alice were separated of a only body and their faces fused. J. P Monroe sounds like the name of the J. P Morgan bank. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review James B This is what hellraiser is about chainsaw, gore and tortured people. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Craig B A decent horror film but not up to the standard of the original. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Todd B I think this the last one that was released in theatre's. The rest were straight to vhs until the time of DVD, blu-ray, 4k uhd, and digital. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Gabriel R Hellraiser 3 is an interesting one. It completely drops the tone and pace of the first 2 films and goes all out slasher almost. It's certainly a fun ride but definitely lacks in depth and character. Worth the watch for fans of the genre and franchise but otherwise meh Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Connor D The third instalment of the hellraiser franchise had its moments however struggles to live up to its previous instalments. I enjoyed this movie frankly due to the fact that it has Pinhead and the Cenobites, however the new group of Cenobites are not as memorable as the original ones and the relationship between our two main girls did not seem natural, with what should have been one of the big twists in the movie just casually thrown at us. However that seen of Pinhead slaughtering a full nightclub was epic ! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review 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
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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