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Hellboy

Hellboy

From the dark side to our side.

20046.72h 2m

Overview

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Written by Guillermo del Toro, Peter Briggs, Mike Mignola
Produced by Mike Richardson, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin
Box OfficeBudget: $66.0MRevenue: $99.3M

Top Cast

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Hellboy

Selma Blair

Selma Blair

Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Abraham 'Abe' Sapien

John Hurt

John Hurt

Prof. Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

John Myers

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Tom Manning

Ladislav Beran

Ladislav Beran

Karl Ruprecht Kroenen

Bridget Hodson

Bridget Hodson

Ilsa Haupstein

Karel Roden

Karel Roden

Grigori Rasputin

Brian Steele

Brian Steele

Sammael

Themes & Keywords

nazisacrificesuperheroparanormal phenomenablack magicadoptive fatherbased on comicsteampunknarration from graveapocalypsedemonsupernatural creaturemonolithoccultsuper strengthfather figurereanimated corpseduringcreditsstingerother dimensionlovecraftianpsychic powerspyrokinesisdramaticexcitedoccult detective

About Hellboy

Hellboy is a fantasy, action film released in 2004 exploring themes of nazi, sacrifice, superhero, paranormal phenomena, black magic, adoptive father. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones. In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

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