Hellraiser Judgment Explained: Production, Budget and Influences 

One of the best film interviews I’ve ever seen

I could listen to this guy talk about Hellraiser all day.

Would absolutely love to see commentaries like this with directors whose projects were also marred by executive meddling. It seems like it's far more widespread in the industry than a lot of people think.

Big Hellraiser fan here, and I need to say, besides the last scene with pinhead, this movie was awesome from begining to end. I'm shocked that the director made the movie with so little money. This guy is really good.

I would like to wish the best of luck to Gary, screw the people who disrespect the product of his passion. I loved Judgement and I'll gladly see more Hellraiser from him. Thank you for the interview, guys, it was amazingly interesting.

Great interview. If Gary is saying that there are multiple houses where auditors etc are working, that could mean there are multiple Pinheads, like being Pinhead is a rank of hell. That would mean Doug Bradley's Pinhead could still exist.

I really enjoyed Judgment and I have enjoyed all your videos on it and the interview with the Gary. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos and I look forward to future installments from Hellraiser! I hope Gary can make the other film he mentioned in the future!!!

Those Interviews need to be on the BluRay

Been going deep into these interviews. Man, I really admire this guy's absolute love for Hellraiser. I've always put off the movies after bloodline, but I think I'll give them a watch now.

I gotta admit that I'm not a hard-core Hellraiser fan or Horror Fan. Though ages ago I watched the first three movies and really liked the style and atmosphere of those. This interview was so interesting I could've listened to it for days. The backgrounds of making these movies and moviemaking generally are awesome. And this made me wanting to watch the movies again. Thank you for this!

I love the TG reference… I could see the auditor walking out of a room saying oh no this isn’t in order

He loved this movie and the franchise. It comes across in every word he speaks. There is a deep love for the Hellraiser movies. Much respect for a man willing to put money aside for love.

I love Mr. Tunnicliffe's honesty and passion in these interviews, I hope there's more to come from him, and hopefully with a budget and conditions worthy of a true Hellraiser return

First off thank you too Gary for his time and insight,he's one of those blokes I'd love to sit down and have beer with.Awesome work all round midnight edge looking forward to whatever you guys have cooking in the future

I personally loved the film . I am am huge fan of the novels , comics and most of the films. I loved this one very much.

Judgment was a step in the right direction for the franchise but still very much felt like the usual DTV norm for the series ever since Inferno.

These interviews are downright amazingly insightful. Thank you so much for doing these. These have really provided a great deal of context to the last few films & the way they were made.

"You didn't just make up some random nonsense, it really exists! [...] I was trying to make it interesting to people with a brain" We need more of that in horror. That's one of the main reasons why "Hereditary" and "A Dark Song" are so good. As an aside, I reckon Clive nicked the "comfy shoes" thing from Peter Cushing.

Wow, I really enjoyed these interviews. Lots of interesting tidbits you usually dont hear about.

These videos have got me interested in checking out Hellraiser, probably not every single one, but at least the original and Judgement.

Fantastic listening to this. Great insight into low budget film making done with passion and creativity. Love that he is giving interviews on RU-vid fan media channels.

I wish I discovered this when it came out- where has this been?! RU-vid hid it from my hellbound heart... but seriously I LOVED this movie. It was worlds better than Revelations and I enjoyed this Pinhead way more than the other guy. I see why people had their issues but I thought it was amazing with their budget and I loved how it explored a touch of what heaven might be like with the angel and punishment at the end... I'm dying to see more of this world, even as a huge fan of the books and comics- I think this was one of the few sequels I legit loved... i loved it so much i wanna get the blue ray 🥺 thank you for this amazing interview! I really needed it tonight.

didn't like the "God" working with demons and a MURDERER idea or the "jesus wept" reference tbh, never have.

I have never watched a Hellraiser film, but these are absolutely riveting

Awesome interview! I'm impressed at how detailed and thorough Turncliffe's responses are!

I would give ANYTHING to be in a Hellraiser Movie. Judgement was a work of art and deserves to be pursued. I could see it turning into a Netflix Limited Series of 8 -10 hour long episodes per season. I want to see all Clive's writings brought to life by the greatest Horror writers, directors and producers that currently exist. Everyone who loves Horror loves Hellraiser. Pinhead and the Cenobytes were the beginning. The introduction of the Assessor, the Butcher, the Cleaners etc is a perfect beginning to expanding the universe. It makes for the possibility of characters in the universe beyond the classic looming cenobytes. I also have forever been craving a proper examination of Leviathan, what it is, how it came to be, and what other parts of Hell exist. The Leviathan Maze in my mind is an MC Escher Concrete Hellscape of infinite changing hallways. But what other dominios of the Hell dimensions are there? Are there other beings like Pinhead who have dominion over others pain in Hell? Other Hell Priests? Ones who attempt to contest his Throne perhaps? I could string together a ton of plot ideas but ideas are a dime a dozen.

This is a fantastic interview. Thanks for the great questions and thanks to Gary for the frank, full answers. I adore the first two Hellraisers but haven't seen any of the sequels. Going to check out Judgment, post haste.

Finished judgment and there was alot I liked in the film. Wish I got your original story. Also I'm hoping to see that hellraiser into darkness movie

Underrated and maybe my 2nd favorite Hellraiser film. Dude tried really hard. He loves the IP and it showed. I wish GT would get another shot. A real budget would be nice. Hell let him at the potential new series or movie

These have just been wonderful guys Thanks to Gary for being so honest and generous with his time. Great work, this has been a triumph for your channel!

Not a big Hellraiser fan, but the directing stuff is gold. Really appreciate this series and Gary taking his time to shed some light on the process. Thanks ME.

The Ludovico St. set is gorgeous.

I've only seen the first Hellraier, years ago, and didn't like it, although listening to Gary I'm curious to see the entire oeuvre. The genius of Midnights Edge by focusing on the production side of genre movies is that things I have little interest in or knowledge of, become interesting and accessible.

These videos were amazing! I'm so happy I follow you guys and that you went so deep into this. I just rented the movie and liked it a lot. Keep up the great work, guys

I just saw movie, and I thought it was very well executed. This director is very talented and the mythological themes of the movie by far overpower the budget.

Great interview! Whole new respect for the film, I was pleasantly suprised when I got my hands on a copy, but it's alot better knowing the story and passion that went into it.

Incredibly solid points!!

I actually enjoyed judgement. I wish that the industry would open the funds to do hellraiser proper justice. Because the story is great and you can do alot with it. And then the artistic side of it is limitless.

I really liked these videos. I'm definitely checking out this new Hellraiser movie for sure now.

24:38 Not going to lie, it would be awesome if, in this idea, the new Hell Priest was actually Julia Cotton! Julia was originally intended to be the franchise villain before Pinhead skyrocketed into popularity, we never saw her die in Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (just falling into a beam of light iirc) and it would be a nice way to tie everything back to the first two movies if this were the concluding film in the original Hellraiser continuity.

I got the feeling that some of the questions asked in the videos weren’t actually asked at all during the interview but inserted later. True?

Great Film , Great Interview's Thank you🍻🍻 🖖😁👍

Considering the budget, it was a fantastic part of the franchise. Probably my 3rd favorite hellraiser now

Thank you @midnightsedge for this awesome series.

This has been a great series! I watched Judgment and thought it was okay. :)

Judgement was okay (Okay=better than anything HR 3+), wasn't a big fan of the ending and I feel like part3 of this series spoiled a lot of the plot twists. That said these interviews where really interesting and I hope Gary gets a better budget in 10 years when the contract ends and the inevitable next one comes out. That or dimension release the rights to a competent studio.

What a great video.

I wonder if part of the problem is that people hear "Hellraiser", look up the basic premise of it and get a lot of WH40k's more child friendly (ish) Slaanesh entering their mind as, if we're honest, it's a fairly popular interpretation of a decadent hell. It's a very bright and marketable look which Hellraiser, with all it's leather, chains and dismemberment isn't. Although the stuff in Hellraiser is probably way closer to what an actual realm of Sadistic intent made real would look like.

I liked it. Not everything worked for me, mostly with the angel and some stuff with the humans, but overall was happy with it and loved the Auditor and Jurors.

wow best interview ever. I love hellraiser , especially the 1st 2. I hope one day we get a full budget Hellrasier. but that's as wishful to see NFL Blitz or Dino Crisis reboot

In the next Movie (if it gets a proper budget)…The "de-throned" Pin head should seek out Kirsty. And she wants to go to hell

I love this interview and love his passion for filmmaking. I hope you do more thing like this.

They need to bring back the horrors that are like this. And finance them to be successful. It's a shame that they dont. Because alot of the horror out there is boring.

These videos have been amazing, fantastic job to all involved. By the way do you guess have a twitter account

I want a prequel next

This series is so good.

Frank and Julia where hardly just a subplot in the first movie, Gary.

Frankly for what it is hellraiser judgement is pretty good. The wctig was solid, what they got away with on not even a half million dollar budget was phenomenal. Hell even the writing is solid. I just have grown sick of hellraiser being explicitly hell and demons,when the initial vision was more blue and orange esoteric. And that isn't entirely the director's fault as they are simply going with the material given. I would have loved a return to the roots of the franchise. But all else to be considered? This is a far better movie than it has any right to be.

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So ... firstly I am watching this waaaay later but felt I still had to make a comment about this. There are so many follow up questions I would have asked Gary that I am sad you missed. Firstly in the part before this when he was talking about Heather Langenkamp I would have asked if they sent her the same NDA as they sent to Doug I mean it seems like a fair question. Secondly that is a hell of a private story about another actor that he felt like this is totally fine to use. I mean to use the words "have he experienced something traumatic?" and then after describing how the actor reacted to it "it was great" that is such a asshole move I cant even. Here I think I would have asked why he thought this would be an okay thing to do? Among other things. Dont get me wrong I enjoyed the interview and I can feel his passion about the Hellraiser mythos and movies. I dont agree with all of his thoughts about it but his love for the franchiese can be felt through out the interview. Also that he is really proud of his move, as he very much should be but sometimes he really comes of as a little condescending. I freely admit that this might be me reading to much into some things he said. Interesting enough the name Weinstein (even though it is not the same one) is nowadays pretty tainted so it is also interesting to see this as a bit of a timepiece. Good work overall and I would not have done it better to be honest but I wish you could have pushed him a little more on some questions. Cause I think that would make it even more.

film good,new concept good, good good. hell raiser 3. [1.2.this] bang on

give gary a budget. lets see more of the auditor.

Fantastic series, get him back to talk more!

"How's that for a wake-up call?"

best Hellraiser in decades. I sense cult classic . just give it some time. thanks for making me see it.

He does a fine Barker vocal impersonation.

So Gary wants to adapt the Telltale Heart by Poe or the _Hellbound_ Heart by Clive?

Off-topic, but there is a teeny tiny little Indy film that just came out called Black Panther. No sign of it on the channel, curious what your guy's thoughts are.

Man, I miss your old theme tune. And that's the one WITHOUT the unnecessary bass noodling.

a PG-13 Hellraiser reboot would be DOA with the fans!

... I didn't even know this was a thing. Like I had no clue this even came out.

I will say, there are a few things i like about the movie. I didn't think it was that good, but i try to be fair.

What a nice man!

The way the director keeps dismissing the negative reviews, the way he just portrays people as not seeing where he’s coming from as a story teller. Isn’t this what people are accusing Rain Johnson of doing? Oh but if you like the film then his attitude is justified

Can u do a "what went with wrong" with "A Wrinkle In Time?"

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The problem is we need a really good hellraiser movie

I dunno, I liked it, it reminded me of a 90s tool music video.

I really like this movie. From whole Hellraiser franchise I liked only Inferno. Now Judgement is my second. ;) Witches scene was awesome.

Ending SUCKED! considering the immensely difficult budget , it looked quite alright however . Cudos mate

I like how passionate he is, but does anyone else think he has missed the whole point of Hellraiser?

I do wish pinhead continue on getting more soul from people who love to seek pain and pleasure. Since we are in the internet aged i bet there are plenty of victims.

After watching this film I have to ask. Could you take any more from the movie 7? As for who the killer was...it was obvious after the first 20 minutes... my rating is 2 stars out of 5!

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Isn't the Leviathan sort of God? At least it was implied through morse code. That would mean that God does indeed rule hell as well.

4:30- No one goes into a stoot store these days.

Haven't seen it yet everything ive read and seen is mostly positive... but, the whole "heaven" thing has me worried. It's ambiguously another dimension that happens to resemble hell or even the theological myth is based on misconception of this other dimension.

I have mixed feelings on the guy. Not too keen on his ideas, the manner in how he defends himself, though he seems ernest enough.

Amazing interview and gary seems awesome, but I honestly thought Judgment was awful. I'd rather the studio not greenlight another one than make another student film masquerading as a Hellraiser sequel. The only thing that stopped it being the worst of the films for me, was that it had a cogent, coherent plot where Revelations didn't.

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For the other product that costs the same no matter the budget you can look at games, althouh there's some 40 and 5, 10, 15, 20 dollar games, most big releases are 60 dollars no matter the budget.

The first one is a masterpiece. The second is very good, the third is decent and the rest are god awful shit.

Lol, speaking of rewriting Pinhead as a girl...

No DB no pin head.

Another dull ass detective story? Where the fuck did the SnM fun go? I thought this movies were about pleasure but they are just torture. This is why you don't get the makeup guy to write and direct your movie. He seems like a nice guy though.

I really enjoyed Hellraiser: Judgement. When Pin-head is discussing "Evil" and "Sin". I've known all my life these 2 things don't exist. But Christians tend to not be very deep thinkers, or realize they know when they were babies, the same thing...don't exist. I loved the "Sin ordained by Heaven (and the Punishing God)." That was so cut right to the Biblical hoax. I don't agree that if you have a "Hell" you have to have a Heaven. Is such a limited view of thing. That's like saying you're either a Christian or you're an Atheist. There are not only 2 choices if you want to with religions. Pagan is a much better choice than Christian. They don't have a Satan or a Savior, but the Church has done such a smear job that Pagans tend to be a bit more quiet than loud mouthed pushy Christians. Or, you could go totally Free Thinker and bypass ALL religions. Or Pagan AND Free Thinking. Or even Buddha...which also doesn't have a Devil or Savior. Either way, I really enjoyed all of the Hellraisers, I dig the comments Pin-head by whoever plays him. I agree, you can make great movies for small cash. Something I'm really wondering about...through the years. Why do most you not comment about the Cuneiform Tablets? Where do you think the Authors of the Bible stole and twisted their ideas from? Where do you think the idea of Yeshua/Jesus came from? My only thing is... What's with all the f-bombs?

This movie is horrible. I couldn't even finish watching it. It sucks.

This embarrassing crap film needs to be destroyed dug Bradley is the 1 and only pin head

Went to look up his work on wiki and almost everything he has directed and/or written have been flops or just meh. Consistently 2/5 on many films.

Positive reviews? What planet are you living on. This film was a train wreck, only being slightly better than Revelations.