Line #2 Trivia/Hellraiser


1	!!The franchise in general:
2	* FranchiseZombie: The first four films have an actual continuity and contribute things to the series' MythArc like the Labyrinth, the origin of Pinhead, the [=LeMarchand=] bloodline, and [[spoiler:the death of Pinhead.]] Afterwards, creator Clive Barker cut ties with the franchise and every subsequent film is a DolledUpInstallment that drastically changes the role of the Cenobites from neutral extradimensional pain seekers to demonic punishers of the wicked with RealityWarping abilities and contributes nothing to the ''Hellraiser'' universe aside from throwaway {{Continuity Nod}}s.
3	* TheOtherDarrin: Starting with ''Revelations'', Pinhead stopped being played by Doug Bradley: In said film he is physically portrayed by Stephan Smith Collins while being voiced by Fred Tatasciore, while in ''Judgment'' Pinhead is portrayed by Paul T. Taylor.
4	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''Film/TheNightHouse'' was originally conceived as a Hellraiser sequel, with Frank and Julia in the roles of Owen and Beth.
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6	!!The original film:
7	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
8	** Croatia: ''Lords of Hell''
9	** France and Uruguay: ''The Pact''
10	** India: ''Son of the Devil''
11	** Mexico and Peru: ''Door to Hell''
12	** Portugal: ''Cursed Fire''
13	** Serbia: ''Lord of Hell''
14	** Taiwan: ''Raise Ghosts and Eat People''
15	* TheForeignSubtitle:
16	** Argentina: ''Hellraiser: The Pact''
17	** Brazil: ''Hellraiser: Reborn from Hell''
18	** Germany: ''Hellraiser: The Gate to Hell''
19	** Netherlands: ''Hellraiser I: The Original''
20	** Poland: ''Hellraiser: Hell's Messenger''
21	** Spain: ''Hellraiser: Those Who Bring Hell''
22	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The cut of the film with the Music/{{Coil}} soundtrack unfortunately has never been released.
23	** Roughly half the cast were dubbed with American accents (despite the film being explicitly set in London) at New World's insistence, and unfortunately the undubbed cut has yet to see a release of any kind.
24	** Several scenes were cut down to avoid an X rating, and haven't been edited back into the film, although some have appeared as DVD extras.
25	* PlayingAgainstType: Played with. Creator/AndrewRobinson, who's best known for playing the Scorpio killer in ''Film/DirtyHarry'', plays an average loving family man named Larry Cotton. Larry is oblivious to the fact that his wife is cheating on him with a demonic apparition of his brother and killing people. [[spoiler:It becomes subverted when Frank kills him and takes his skin for disguise, making Andrew play Frank by proxy.]]
26	* SelfAdaptation: Creator/CliveBarker adapted his own novel ''The Hellbound Heart''.
27	* ThrowItIn:
28	** Creator/AndrewRobinson thought "Jesus wept" sounded so much cooler than the scripted line "Fuck you". Creator/CliveBarker agreed, and the line made it into the movie. Seeing as it's become one of the most iconic lines in horror, it seems they were both right.
29	** As was the line "Enough of this cat and mouse shit."
30	* TroubledProduction: The production had NoBudget and series creator Creator/CliveBarker had to find creative methods of dealing with issues. Shooting in a house with only a single camera to spare, Barker was forced to rely on overhead and zoom shots due to shooting constraints and limited areas to move in. Several of the effects (including Larry's blood being sucked into the floor and Frank's rebirth) were either reshot due to looking unconvincing, or required additional funding from New Line Cinema to complete because of cost overruns. Barker himself has said that the dodgy nature of the FX can be traced to him completing the majority of the work over a single weekend (while getting drunk with a Greek animator) after filming wrapped. The original soundtrack by industrial band Music/{{Coil}} was also thrown out, with Barker commenting that it made "my bowels churn", and replaced with an orchestral score by Music/ChristopherYoung. Barker also had to deal with the MPAA to get the rating down from an X to an R. Despite the hardships, the film was a major success, earning more than $14 million against a $1 million budget.
31	* WhatCouldHaveBeen
32	** The music for the film was originally done by Music/{{Coil}} (they were hired by Creator/CliveBarker after he listened to one of their albums and nearly got sick due to how brutal their music was) but the studio ended up rejecting it due to its content. Their score ended up getting released separately and Music/ChristopherYoung did the score that ended up in the film (which launched his career as a composer).
33	** A video game adaptation was planned for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem by none other than ''Color Dreams'', creator of many low-quality unlicensed games for the system. It was to be the first of their games to use what they called a "Super Cartridge" that would've had four additional megabytes of RAM, sprite manipulation, and fully animated backgrounds, among other things. However, due to the production costs and the expected higher price than a standard NES game, the game was canceled.
34	** The film is set in England (hence the obvious London locations), but the studio, New World thought the film would be more marketable if it featured more American accents. So many of the English actors (including Sean Chapman, Oliver Parker and others) were dubbed with American accents, resulting in a WhereTheHellIsSpringfield situation.
35	** Creator/LanceHenriksen was offered the role of Frank by New World Pictures, but he turned it down, fearing that if successful, he would have to appear in a series of sequels, which he wasn't keen on. He would later go on to appear in ''Film/HellraiserHellworld''.
36	* WorkingTitle:
37	** The original title of the film was to be ''[[GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath Sadomasochists From Beyond the Grave]]''. New World Pictures had Barker change the name because the name was too sexual and campy. Too sexy and campy for Creator/RogerCorman? Egads.
38	** Legend has it that Barker had gathered his crew to brainstorm ideas for the movie's title when a 65 year old woman suggested ''What a Woman Will Do for a Good Fuck''.

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