Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a 1992 American supernatural horror film and third installment in the Hellraiser film series. It was directed by Anthony Hickox and stars Doug Bradley, Terry Farrell, Paula Marshall, and Kevin Bernhardt. Ashley Laurence, who starred in the previous two films, has a cameo. Following the events of Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), in which the demon Pinhead (Bradley) is imprisoned in a statue, he resurrects himself by absorbing the life force of unlucky humans. After converting several power-hungry youths (Marshall and Bernhardt) into new Cenobites, Pinhead goes on a rampage, opposed by a reporter (Farrell) and the spiritual manifestation of his good half (also Bradley).
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Directed by | Anthony Hickox |
Screenplay by | Peter Atkins |
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Based on | Characters by Clive Barker |
Produced by | Lawrence Mortorff |
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Cinematography | Gerry Lively |
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Music by | Randy Miller |
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Distributed by | Miramax Films[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes[2] |
Country | United States[3] |
Language | English |
Box office | $12.5 million (US)[4] |
Series creator Clive Barker reprised his role as executive producer, though he was largely uninvolved until post-production. It was the first Hellraiser film to be filmed outside the United Kingdom and the first release by Dimension Films. The film's reception on release was better than the previous film, and it grossed $12.5 million in the US. In 1996, it was followed by Hellraiser: Bloodline, which was the last film in the series to be theatrically released.