Hellraiser: Bloodline
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| Hellraiser: Bloodline | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Kevin Yagher Joe Chapelle |
| Produced by | Clive Barker Anna C. Miller Paul Rich |
| Written by | Peter Atkins |
| Starring | Bruce Ramsay Valentina Vargas Doug Bradley |
| Music by | Daniel Licht |
| Cinematography | Gerry Lively |
| Editing by | Randy Bricker Rod Dean Jim Prior |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | March 8, 1996 USA |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,000,000 est. |
| Preceded by | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth |
| Followed by | Hellraiser: Inferno |
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| IMDb profile | |
Hellraiser: Bloodline (also known as Hellraiser IV: Bloodline Story) is the fourth entry in the Hellraiser series of films. The 1996 film was directed by Alan Smithee (Kevin Yagher) and Joe Chapelle (uncredited).
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[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of the original creator of the Lament Configuration, a toymaker named Philip Lemarchand, commissioned by a Duc de L'Isle, a wealthy Aristocrat, master of the dark arts who wished to open a gateway to Hell in order to enslave a demon. It presents the story of the later Lemarchand/Merchant bloodline and their unconscious bond with the Lament Configuration, and a plot to create a new design, the Elysium Configuration, able to close the gateway opened by the first box and banish the Cenobites.
[edit] Reactions and filming
The film was re-edited without director Kevin Yagher's consent by Dimension Films and Yagher substituted the generic Director's Guild pseudonym "Alan Smithee"[citation needed]. They called in director Joe Chappelle to re-shoot large amounts of material and many viewers found the film difficult to follow. The original film was more story-based with few appearances of Pinhead until halfway through the film. The science fiction element of Bloodline is sometimes compared to Aliens, Pitch Black, the first Resident Evil movie, and especially Event Horizon, which has several embedded Hellraiser references in it.[citation needed]
[edit] Alternative versions
The script, a fourth draft written by Peter Atkins (Hellbound, Hell on Earth, Wishmaster) may be found at The Hellbound Web: *Bloodline Original Script. Kevin Yager cut 4 different director's cuts, ranging from 82 minutes to 110. Time constraints with other projects and increasing uneasiness between the producers and Kevin Yeagher led to a friendly departure of the director and the studio brough in Rand Ravich (writer) and Joe Chappelle to write new scenes and do 2 more weeks of shooting. By this time, the story had changed far from the original script.
[edit] External links
- Hellraiser: Bloodline at the Internet Movie Database
- Revelations - The Official Clive Barker Resource
- Hellraiser Gallery - Clive Barker News Blog
- Hellraiser: The Hellbound Web
- Bloodline: Hellraiser IV
Films: Hellraiser • Hellbound: Hellraiser II • Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth • Hellraiser: Bloodline • Hellraiser: Inferno • Hellraiser: Hellseeker • Hellraiser: Deader • Hellraiser: Hellworld
Cenobites: Pinhead • Chatterer • Female Cenobite
Related topics: Clive Barker • Doug Bradley • Philip Lemarchand • Lemarchand's box • The Hellbound Heart
