Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

R

1992

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Fantasy

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After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

10/18/2023

The ensuing pandemonium, lacking the bite of the previous two films, just goes through the mythic motions. Also, while Bradley is probably the best performer here, it’s tempting fate to have him utter the line: “I cannot act in your world.”

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Jack Yeovil

Empire Magazine

11/13/2017

3/5

Gone is the confusion of the earlier films and mercifully gone is the waffling metaphysics of the second film; instead there are surprisingly careful characterisations and good, creepy, squishy horror stuff.

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

11/07/2017

Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

2/5

Given that the previous two movies also took place on Earth, the title alone was misleading and only one part of the experience that felt entirely unneeded and redundant.

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Keith Richmond

Sunday Mirror (UK)

Jul 15

3/5

The script is daft, but the Hell On Earth special effects are stunning.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

10/05/2022

2/4

...a decent-enough endeavor that opens with a fair degree of promise...

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Andrew A.

@rt_andrew Mar 16

An nonthinking person's idea of a Hellraiser movie

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moon s

@moon90 Feb 20

not a bad 3rd film, love how they made the pillar a part of the story, great plot and still follows closely to the cenobites, really interesting characters and costumes, they were very creative with them unlike the future films after this one

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Ian H

@Howellsey Jan 25

Pretty awful in a thoroughly enjoyable way!

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Sam M

@Hourglass Jan 5

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a very dumb Hellraiser movie, even though some of the acting in this movie is good, and it definitely a fun movie to watch, Hell on Earth has a lot of issues, it starts to lean into the comedy vibe with cenobites using CD's as weapons, and the ending feels a bit of a mess, but it's a movie I enjoy watching

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Taylor H.

@TH0809 Dec 11

The pillar idea was actually really cool. I think the plot setup was good. But besides that, it definitely felt lacking compared to the second movie in terms of body horror / special effects, dread / thrill, fantasy / esotericism, sadism / sexual desire, etc. I agree that the new monsters were not in a similar vein to the original. They were monster versions of themselves rather torture victims. Too much action with too little buy-in. I don’t think this movie stands alone well. There were a few great ideas thrown into an otherwise lackluster movie.

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Xane B.

@xabobinchuck Dec 2

Its not a good movie but if you go in knowing it's not good its a pretty fun watch.

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Synopsis

After learning in Hellraiser II that he used to be British air force Capt. Elliot Spencer (Doug Bradley) -- before he was sucked into another dimension and turned into the pain-craving creature known as Pinhead -- Spencer's soul ends up in limbo. Meanwhile, Pinhead is sealed in a column, which is bought by J.P. Monroe (Kevin Bernhardt). In a dream, reporter Joey Summerskill (Terry Farrell) learns from Spencer she must reunite his two halves to send the murderous Pinhead back to his world.

Director: Anthony Hickox
Producer: Christopher Figg, Lawrence Mortorff
Screenwriter: Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Tony Randel, Peter Atkins
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films
Production Co: Fifth Avenue Entertainment, Trans Atlantic Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.6M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby, Surround