Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a movie directed by Tony Randel in 1988 and based on the characters from the book The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, first published in 1986. The movie features Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Sean Chapman, William Hope, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In the past, British military officer Elliot Spencer is transformed into the Cenobite Pinhead after opening the Lament Configuration. Interviewed by Doctor Channard, and his assistant Kyle MacRae, she tells her account of the events, and pleads with them to destroy the bloody mattress her murderous stepmother, Julia Cotton, died upon.
Movie vs Book
Year
1988
Minutes
97
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Director: Tony Randel
Country: UK
Year: 1988
Length: 1h37m
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Year
1986
Pages
128
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
The Hellbound Heart
Author: Clive Barker
Country: UK
First published in: 1986
Length: 128 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Hellraiser
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Clive Barker
Movie by Scott Derrickson
Movie by Rick Bota
Movie by David Bruckner
User polls & recommendations
“The movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer and because books are internal.”
SCOTT TUROW (Writer)
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