Hellboy [Blu-ray]

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Overview

Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series about a creature from Hades who joins the battle against evil arrives on the screen in vivid form in this adaptation directed by distinctive horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. During World War II, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin (Karel Roden), who has used his occult powers to summon up a young demon from the depth of Hell to be used as the ultimate Axis weapon. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom (John Hurt), the founder of a top-secret organization called the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Under Broom's tutelage, the creature develops empathy and a desire to do good while his physical powers and paranormal talents are honed to a fine point. Sixty years later, the demon, now known as Hellboy (Ron Perlman), is part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), a beautiful young woman who can create fire with her mind, and Abe Sapian (Doug Jones), an aquatic humanoid with the power of telepathy. Despite his many years of fighting for right, Hellboy finds himself facing his greatest challenge when the powerful Rasputin returns, determined to bring the demon back to the forces of darkness so that evil may finally rule the world. Hellboy's supporting cast also includes Jeffrey Tambor, Rupert Evans, and Brian Steele.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2007
UPC:	0043396191723
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	NR
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:12:00
Sales rank:	18,256

Special Features

Audio commentary with director Guillermo Del Toro; "Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation" documentary; Deleted scenes with optional director's commentary; VFX How-to's; Make-up and lighting tests; Scott McCloud's guide to understanding comics

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ron Perlman	Hellboy
John Hurt	Prof. Trevor Bruttenholm
Selma Blair	Liz Sherman
Rupert Evans	John Myers
Karel Roden	Grigori Rasputin
Jeffrey Tambor	Dr. Tom Manning
Ladislav Beran	Kroenen
Bridget Hodson	Ilsa,Ilsa
Kevin Trainor	Young Broom
Doug Jones	Abraham Sapien,Abe Sapien
Brian Steele	Sammael
John William Johnson	Agent Clay,Agent Clay
Brian Caspe	Agent Lime
James Babson	Agent Moss
Stephen Fisher	Agent Quarry,Agent Quarry
Garth Cooper	Agent Stone
Angus McInnes	Sgt. Whitman
Jim Howick	Corporal Matlin
Mark Taylor	Truck Driver
Daniel Aarsman	Kid
Bettina Ask	Kid
Alvaro Navarro	Kid,Kid
Rory Copus	Kid on Rooftop
Tara Hugo	Doctor Jenkins
Richard Haas	Second Doctor
Andrea Miltner	Doctor Marsh
Jo Eastwood	Down's Patient
Charles Grisham	Museum Guard
Jan Holicek	Museum Guard
Jeremy Zimmerman	Lobby Guard
Monty Simons	Orderly,orderly
Pavel Cajzl	Sherpa Guide
Andrea Stuart	Girl With Kittens
William Hoyland	Von Krupt
Millie Wilke	Young Liz Sherman
Bob Sherman	Television Host
Ellen Savaria	Blonde Television Reporter
Petr Sekanina	German Scientist
Ales Kosnar	German Scientist
Young Guy	German Scientist
Justin Svoboda	German Scientist
Ave Zoli	Girlfriend Winter,Girlfriend
Santiago Segura	Train Driver
Albert May	Train Driver
David Pierce	Abe Sapien
Marco Beltrami	Composer
Guillermo del Toro	Baby Hellboy/Kroenen/Samuel
Pete Anthony	Conductor

Technical Credits

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro	Screenwriter
Patrick J. Palmter	Executive Producer
Mike Richardson	Producer
Lawrence Gordon	Producer
Lloyd Levin	Producer
Nick Adler	Special Effects
Kevin Baillie	Special Effects
Edward Irastorza	Special Effects
Johnathan Rothbart	Special Effects
Monty L. Simons	Stunts
Jeremy Zimmerman	Casting
Patrick Palmer	Executive Producer
Rick Stribling	Key Grip
Spectral Motion Incorporated	Special Effects
Todd Bryant	Stunts
Grant Fletcher	Stunts
Jan Loukota	Stunts
Kamila Zenkerova	Stunts
Keith Bryant	Producer
Jules Roman	Executive Producer
Alonzo Ruvalcaba	Executive Producer
Tomas Peterac	Stunts
Ivan the Terrible	Stunts
Louie Horvath	Stunts
David Mottl	Stunts
Tomas Tobola	Stunts
Luke O'Byrne	Executive Producer
Jeff Barnes	Executive Producer
Zdenek Dvoracek	Stunts
Rene Hajek	Stunts
Hana Dvorska	Stunts
Jiri First	Stunts
Klara Slavikova	Stunts
David Listvan Tomas	Stunts
Jim Hart	Stunts
Buck Sanders	Producer
Cheryl Bainum	Executive Producer
Marc Sadeghi	Executive Producer
Steve Cohen	Key Grip
Angel Quiroga	Key Grip
Pavel Bezdek	Stunts
Jan Petrina	Stunts
Petr Bozdech	Stunts
Jiri Simbersky	Stunts
Zuzana Drdacka	Stunts
Steve Boeddeker	Sound/Sound Designer
Mark Holding	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hellboy
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16

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Hellboy: Seeds of Creation
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Breaking the Ice Wall
Cab Ride
Russian Warehouse
Viusal Effects: How-To's
Bellame Hospital/B.P.R.D. Lift Miniatures
Computer Generated Sets/Behemoth
Laz's Fire
Make-Up and Lighting Tests: With Commentary by Guillermo Del Toro
A Quick Guide to Understanding Comics With Scott McCloud
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Editorial Reviews

Completely original and stunningly realized, Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy is a masterstroke of awe-inspired entertainment that sparkles with bold storytelling that dares to go where no monster movie has gone before. Adapted from the original Hellboy comic miniseries The Seed of Destruction, the film takes creator Mike Mignola's dynamic graphic style and molds it into its own cinematic marvel, using a color palette that explodes around one of the strangest lead characters ever brought to the screen. However dark his origins might be, Hellboy (as brilliantly embodied by Ron Perlman) fits the American action-hero role to a T; full of witty one-liners and the first to fearlessly jump into the fray, the character is immediately personable and a perfect fit for the kind of bigger-than-life heroes to which people have flocked for years. What's wonderful, too, is that there's an incredible amount of heart to this beast -- in fact, to the whole film. When the movie's not wowing you with its stellar production design or thrilling you with its wall-to-wall action, the filmmakers have instilled real emotion into a story line that, for all good measure, probably wouldn't have been this juicy if it were not for del Toro. Bringing a loving humanity to each of this film's strange clique of characters isn't something that any storyteller would just pull out of their hat for a flick like this, which is all the more reason to soak it up here. For your buck, you not only get over-the-top action, but also a comical adventure that's based around a gothic tale of love and belonging (oh yes, with a whole lot of Lovecraftian horror for good measure). If that sounds like a little too much, don't worry, because all of those pieces only fit together only for the sake of pleasing you, the viewer. With a genuinely quirky score from Marco Beltrami that thankfully strays far away from Danny Elfman's recent cut-and-paste superhero jobs, Hellboy in every way looks, feels, and sounds completely different from anything else out there. If ever Hollywood had the cards stacked against it while selling a comic book idea to general audiences, this is it. The fact that it works is unbelievable. The fact that it's as fun as it is makes it that much more satisfying.