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Hellboy [2004] (2 discs) ... |  | |
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Length: | 122 minutes (2 hours 2 minutes) | MPAA Rating: | PG-13 | Suggested Event Use: | Halloween | Sorting Category: | Graphic Novel | Sorting Tub: | Bravo |
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| Classifications: | - Action
- Fantasy
- Dark Comedy
- Mystery
- Suspense / Horror
- CG
- Puppets
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Synopsis: A demon is summoned by an evil force, but is found and raised by those who would fight evil.
Reaction: This could have easily been a disaster, but del Toro's direction is visually fun and (more importantly) Ron Perlman's Hellboy is just so wry and sincere.
Personal Rating: 8/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - Doug JonesDoug Jones's voice was dubbed by David Hyde PierceDavid Hyde Pierce, but Pierce refused a credit, because he felt that Abe was entirely Doug's creation and did not wish to detract from his performance.
- After completion of the Hellboy make-up, the only part of Ron PerlmanRon Perlman's body that can actually be seen are his eyelids.
- When the Nazi scientist is sucked into the portal, a very common sound effect, called the Wilhelm Scream, is used.
- Ron PerlmanRon Perlman's make up took four hours to apply.
- Ron PerlmanRon Perlman broke a rib while filming the subway scenes. He jumped onto a train that was coming towards him at about 45 mph.
- Very early on in the film's preproduction, the filmmakers considered putting Hellboy's giant stone hand on his left arm rather than the right, so as to grant the actor playing Hellboy the full use of his right hand. Ron PerlmanRon Perlman turned out to be left-handed, so the filmmakers were able to preserve the Right Hand of Doom.
- When Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro met with producers, many changes to the Hellboy character were suggested. One idea was to have Hellboy be a human who transforms into Hellboy when he gets angry. Another suggestion was that he came from hell but was a normal human.
- Upon meeting to discuss the movie, Hellboy creator Mike MignolaMike Mignola and director Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro decided to reveal to each other their choice for the lead role of Hellboy. They both said at the same time, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman.
- Director Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro opted to do the film over Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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