Hellraiser

Hellraiser
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clive Barker
Produced by	Christopher Figg
Screenplay by	Clive Barker
Based on	The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Starring	Andrew Robinson Clare Higgins Ashley Laurence
Music by	Christopher Young
Cinematography	Robin Vidgeon
Edited by	Richard Marden Tony Randel
Production companies	Film Futures
Distributed by	Entertainment New World Pictures
Release date	11 September 1987 (1987-09-11) (London)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1 million
Box office	$14 million

Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural body horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart. The film was Barker's directorial debut. The film involves the resurrection of Frank (Sean Chapman), who had opened the door to an alternate dimension and had his body torn to pieces by creatures known as Cenobites. Years later, Frank's brother Larry (Andrew Robinson) moves into Frank's abandoned house with his daughter, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence), and his new wife, Julia (Clare Higgins). An accident causes some of Larry's blood to spill on the attic floor, which somehow triggers Frank's resurrection. To complete his resurrection, he requires more blood which Julia provides while Kirsty discovers Frank's puzzlebox which leads her to meet with the Cenobites.

Hellraiser was filmed in late 1986. Barker originally wanted the electronic music group Coil to perform the music for the film, but on insistence from producers the film was re-scored by Christopher Young. Some of Coil's themes were reworked by Young into the final score. Hellraiser had its first public showing at the Prince Charles Cinema on 10 September 1987.

Since release, the film has divided critics but generally received praise; initial reviews ranged from Melody Maker calling it the greatest horror film made in Britain, to Roger Ebert calling it a "bankruptcy of imagination". It spawned several sequels, all of which featured Doug Bradley reprising his role as the lead Cenobite Pinhead, excluding the critically panned 2011 entry Hellraiser: Revelations and the upcoming Hellraiser: Judgment.