Trailer
Summary
Pinhead is set loose on the sinful streets of New York City to create chaos with a fresh cadre of Cenobitic kin.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 44Audiences 53GoodWatch 49
Metascore50
Tomatometer38%
User score6.6
IMDb5.5
Letterboxd · 70 K ratings2.7/5
Audience score35%
Box office
2.5×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $13 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9593Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
+12Released
1992
September 11, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 40
Terry FarrellJoey Summerskill
Doug BradleyPinhead / Elliot
Kevin BernhardtJ.P. Monroe
Ken CarpenterDoc / Camerahead
Paula MarshallTerri- PHPhilip HylandBrad
Ashley LaurenceKirsty Cotton
Sharon CeccattiBlond Nurse- SLShanna LynnFemale Cop
- BBBob BraggMale Cop
Clayton HillThe Priest
Aimée LeighSandy
Anthony HickoxSoldier 2
James D.R. HickoxYuppie 2
Lawrence MortorffBum- SPSteven PainterYoung Guy
- DYDavid YoungBill The Bouncer
- BSBob StephensSecond Male Cop
- PGPeter G. BoyntonJoey's Father
- RNRon NorrisDouglas the Bouncer
Robert C. TreveilerParamedic 1
Chris KrattParamedic 2- LKLawrence KuppinDerelict
- SPSharon PercivalBrittany Virtue
Directing · 3
- Anthony Hickox Director
- Joseph Schultz Assistant Director
- Paula M. Bass Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Peter Atkins Story, Screenplay
- Tony Randel Story
- Clive Barker Characters, Executive Producer
Production · 10
- Lawrence Mortorff Producer
- Geno Havens Casting
- Leonard Finger Casting
- Christopher Figg Co-Producer
- Phil Smoot Unit Production Manager
- Olive McQueen Associate Producer
Camera · 5
- Gerry Lively Director of Photography
- Duane Journey Key Grip
- Richard Clabaugh Camera Operator
- Keith Payne Still Photographer
- Talmadge Peace Key Grip
Editing · 2
- James D.R. Hickox Editor
- Christopher Cibelli Supervising Film Editor
Sound · 11
- Randy Miller Original Music Composer
- Tim Gedemer Sound Designer
- Jonathan Miller Supervising Sound Editor
- Carol Sue Baker Music Supervisor
- Peter Tomashek Orchestrator
- Sergei Skripka Conductor
Art · 6
- Steve Hardie Production Design
- Michele Spadaro Painter
- Jody Bergmann Set Dresser
- Tim Eckel Art Direction
- Calvin Workman Construction Coordinator
- Donna Fewell Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Leonard Pollack Costume Design
- Doug Bradley Makeup Artist
- Mark Coulier Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects
- Herita Jones Assistant Makeup Artist
- Gary Bunn Prosthetics Painter
Lighting · 1
- Chris Milani Electrician
Other crew · 6
- Bob Keen Special Effects Coordinator
- Sherwood Jones Post Production Supervisor
- Ray Bivins Special Effects Coordinator
- Rick Perryman Carpenter
- Shaune Harrison Makeup Effects
- Steven Painter Makeup Effects
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