DID YOU KNOW
1. In 1990, Trans Atlantic Enetertainment's Larry Kuppin successfully picked up the rights to any further 'Hellraiser' and 'Children Of The Corn' sequels when New World Pictures went bankrupt.
2. Writer Peter Atkins was originally meant to direct the film, but when Miramax bought the series, they felt he didn't have enough experience so Anthony Hickox was hired instead.
3. Clive Barker co-promoted this film in 1992 along with another of his projects, 'Candyman'.
4. The initial poster artwork featured a side shot of Pinhead's screaming face. The MPAA said the artwork was too intense and asked that Pinhead be removed from the poster campaign. Miramax instead decided to use a composite photo of Pinhead from the original 'Hellraiser' poster and successfully argued that it was suitable as it had already been used in the past. The MPAA finally relented and allowed the new poster art to be used.
5. Peter Jackson was initially asked to direct the film, but he declined.
6. The cast and crew reportedly got along well, and during an onset visit by 'Fangoria' magazine, the only complaint reported was that Terri (Paula Marshall) found her outfit too light to shoot during a cold winter night.
7. This film marked the first time in the 'Hellraiser' franchise that the Lead Cenobite (Doug Bradley) was referred to as Pinhead.
8. After Joey sees the false news broadcast about the events at the Boiler Room club, she calls Doc and tells him to turn to channel 12. While Doc is switching channels, we see the cameo by director Anthony Hickox, as well as a quick scene from Hickox's 'Waxwork II: Lost in Time'.
9. The band appearing at the Boiler Room is Armored Saint performing the song, 'Hanging Judge'.
10. The biggest issue producers faced was the Black Mass scene, which caused controversy in socially-conservative North Carolina. Director Anthony Hickox had been refused permission to shoot in a real church, so he used a matte painting as a background to the altar. When the crew complained of sacrilege, Hickox told them it was no different than the countless Hammer horror films in which Christopher Lee as Dracula rampaged in churches.
11. In an homage to the the first 'Hellraiser movie', J.P says, "Come to Daddy" to Terri, which is Frank's famous line from the first movie.
12. The scene where Elliott and Pinhead confront each other was difficult to shoot, necessitating a stand-in for Pinhead. Bradley remarked that he felt "jealously protective" over 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.
13. The scene in the construction yard takes place on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The building under construction would later become the Worrell Professional Center.
14. Director Anthony Hickox makes a cameo appearance twice in the film-- once during a brief segment on a TV talk show, and later as a soldier in one of Joey's Vietnam dreams.
15. Writer Peter Atkins makes a cameo appearance in the film as Rick The Barman/Barbie Cenobite.
16. Actor Zach Galligan ('Gremlins') makes a cameo as a murder victim that gets a pool stick in the stomach during the Boiler Room Club massacre. Galligan had worked with Anthony Hickox in 'Waxwork' and 'Waxwork II: Lost In Time'.
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