J. P. Monroe, the womanizing owner of a popular nightclub called The Boiler Room, buys the pillar. After the confrontation in Hellraiser II, the Cenobite named Pinhead is trapped, along with the puzzle box, amongst the writhing figures and distorted faces etched into the surface of an intricately carved pillar - The Pillar of Souls. Kevin Bernhardt, who had appeared as a series regular on General Hospital, was cast as J. P. Munroe. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth 1992 ★★★ 30 Sep, 2016 Bird Satan’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober 2016 movie #11. Pinhead orders Joey to give him the box, but she escapes him. Rongas2112’s review published on Letterboxd: Carpeaster 1.0: 9/15. Bradley remarked that he felt "jealously protective" of the character when he saw his stand-in, as this was the first time anyone else had ever appeared in-character as Pinhead on a Hellraiser set. Lacking in faith that demons could exist, the priest is appalled by the appearance of Pinhead. In Hellraiser, the demonic Cenobites, led by Pinhead, crossed over into our world. With those lines near the end of the first act of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth you knew that Clive Barker was creatively no longer dictating how his series based on his novella The Hellbound Heart was going. [35] It was released on home video in May 1993[36] via Paramount Pictures and debuted the next month on Billboard' video rental charts at #19. Pinhead is stuck in a block after the Big Confrontation in "Hellbound," The block containing Pinhead and the puzzle cube is bought by a young playboy as sculpture. What an odd duck. (1992). [45] Maslin said that Pinhead's portrayal makes him of interest to "a more discerning audience", and the film "unfolds as intelligently as it can, under the circumstances". [9], Randel was attached to direct, but the producers removed him after they became worried that his vision for the film was too bleak. Subsequent rewrites introduced the CD and Barbie Cenobites, Pinhead's deception as Joey's father, and a happier ending. For the third Hellraiser film, Randy Miller replaced Christopher Young on music duties, expanding on the already established themes of both Hellraiser & Hellraiser II: Hellbound.His score is dark, sombre, and laden with doomy atmospheres. Series creator Clive Barker reprised his role as executive producer, though he was largely uninvolved until post-production. 941 global ratings. Starring Doug Bradley, Terry Farrell, Kevin Bernhardt, Paula Marshall. Hickox's preference for in-camera editing sped up production but limited the actors' view of how the completed film would look. After the confrontation in Hellraiser II, the Cenobite named Pinhead is trapped, along with the puzzle box, amongst the writhing figures and distorted faces etched into the surface of an intricately carved pillar - the Pillar of Souls. [32] It premiered at the Dylan Dog Horror Fest in May 1992. Bob Keen from special effects company Image Animation was one of the few returning crew members from previous Hellraiser films. Gary J. Tunnicliffe, who would become a writer and director in later Hellraiser films, joined the film's make-up crew and created the Lament Configuration boxes. Atkins himself took the role of the barman and the subsequent Barbie Cenobite, and several other crew members, including Kuppin and producer Lawrence Mortorff, took cameo roles. [25], In Kane's analysis, technology and, specifically, communication devices figure prominently: unplugged radios and televisions transmit warnings from Elliott, Kirsty's warning comes in the form of a videotape, and Joey works in the television industry. An ambitious young television reporter, Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell), slowly begins to learn about Pinhead and the mysterious puzzle box. [30][31], Hellraiser III required several cuts before the Motion Picture Association of America was willing to grant it an "R" rating. [48] Chicago Tribune critic Johanna Steinmetz said that Joey and Pinhead do not have chemistry, and their back stories fail to mesh with the rest of the plot. Like Kirsty, Joey has lost her father, and she finds a new father figure in Elliott. [14] Barker directed the Motörhead video for "Hellraiser", featuring Lemmy and Pinhead playing a game of cards and varied clips of the film. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth 1992 ★★★½ . Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Trailer. It is unfortunate that Clive Barker did not have more to do with this movie (he wrote and directed the first and wrote the story for the second), as it might have turned out much better. An investigative reporter must send the newly unbound Pinhead and his legions back to Hell… Heavy metal band Armored Saint cameo as themselves, performing their song "Hanging Judge" at The Boiler Room nightclub. Pinhead ensnares her in machinery and prepares to transform her into a Cenobite. [48] Writing for the Deseret News, Chris Hicks said the film is "one of the most gruesome and unpleasant horror movies", enjoyable only by fans of splatter films. Producing Barbie's flamethrowers involving putting gas and a 40-foot flamethrower in a fiberglass head; the gas would build up inside a fake torso before fire blasted through the top head. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Trailer. A pleasant surprise. The film's reception on release was better than the previous film, and it grossed $12.5 million in the US. The Cenobites trap Joey on a construction site and prepare to torture her. Hickox said he found the casting process for a Hellraiser film both exciting and frightening. `` the distinct stamp of the film theatrically in the series shot in the previous two films in. Use of computer-generated imagery – the first to be rock music, but Hell on Earth ''. 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