Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1988 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Randel and starring Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham and Doug Bradley. The second film in the Hellraiser franchise, Hellraiser II draws heavily upon (and was made by much of the same cast and crew as) its precursor, Hellraiser, which was released a year before. Laurence reprises her role as Kirsty Cotton, who is admitted into a psychiatric hospital after the events of the first film. There, the head doctor (Cranham) unleashes the Cenobites, a group of sadomasochistic beings from another dimension.
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| Directed by | Tony Randel |
| Screenplay by | Peter Atkins |
| Story by | Clive Barker |
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| Cinematography | Robin Vidgeon |
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| Music by | Christopher Young |
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| Distributed by | New World Pictures (United States) Premier Releasing (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.1 million |
Clive Barker, who wrote and directed the first Hellraiser film, wrote the story of Hellraiser II and served as executive producer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, Hellraiser II screened at the Toronto Festival of Festivals on 9 September 1988, and received mixed reviews upon release. It grossed $12.1 million at the box office and was followed by Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth in 1992.