Hellbound(film)

For other films titled "Hellbound", seeHellbound.

Hellbound
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aaron Norris
Written by	Ian Rabin & Anthony Ridio and Brent V. Friedman (Story) Galen Thompson and Brent V. Friedman (Screenplay)
Produced by	Dean Raphael Ferrandini Anthony Ridio
Starring	Chuck Norris Calvin Levels Christopher Neame Sheree J. Wilson David Robb
Cinematography	João Fernandes
Edited by	Michael J. Duthie Peter S. Elliot
Music by	George S. Clinton
Production companies	The Cannon Group Cannon Films Anthony Ridio Productions Globus Pictures
Distributed by	Cannon Films Motion Picture Company of Australia Limited Warner Home Video
Release date	January 21, 1994(1994-01-21)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hellboundis a 1994 Americanactionsupernatural thriller filmstarringChuck Norris,Calvin LevelsandChristopher Neame.It was directed byAaron Norrisand written by Ian Rabin, Anthony Ridio and Brent Friedman. It was the final movie made byCannon Films.

Plot

Frank Shatter (Chuck Norris) and Calvin Jackson (Calvin Levels) are twoChicago Policedetectives sent to investigate the brutal murder of arabbi.As the investigation begins, Shatter and Jackson are summoned toIsraelfor questioning. Upon arrival, they realize that they are, in fact, pursuing a supernatural being –Satan's emissary, Prosatanos – who tried to wrest control of the world from God during thecrusades.Prosatanos, however, was stopped byKing Richardwho trapped him in a subterranean tomb. During this encounter with King Richard, the source of Prosatanos' power – hisscepter– was shattered into nine pieces which were subsequently sent to nine holy places around the world. These pieces remained safe until the end of the 20th century when Prosatanos was inadvertently freed from the tomb by two unsuspecting grave robbers. Prosatanos eventually collects all nine pieces of his scepter. Detectives Shatter and Jackson must now fight him to save the world.

Cast

• Chuck Norrisas Sergeant Frank Shatter
• Calvin Levelsas Detective Calvin Jackson
• Christopher Neameas Professor Malcolm Lockley \ Prosatanos
• Sheree J. Wilsonas Leslie Hawkins
• David RobbasRichard I of England
• Cherie Franklin as Captain Hull
• Jack Adalist as Reinhard Krieger
• Ezere Atar as Bezi
• Jack Messinger as Mahoney
• Elki Jackobs as Mort
• Nico Nitai as Friar
• Ori Levy as Rabbi Mordechai Shindler
• Tim Grayem as Bonehead
• Yoseph Peled as Holy Man
• Asher Tzarfati as Captain Arrad
• Korneel van den Bulck as Knight in the army

Production

Filming

The film was shot entirely inIsrael,between May and August 1992. In particular, the second part of the movie was filmed inJerusalem.

The film's shooting title was originallyCold to the Touch.

Reception

Critical response

Eoin Friel from "The Action Elite" scored the film two out of five and stated: "Overall, Hellbound is pretty lame, but on a purely guilty pleasure level it’s worth checking out. Just mute it when the sidekick is on screen."

Charles Tatum from "eFilm Critic" gave the film only one star and wrote: "This film is badly written, badly acted, and badly directed. It does not work as action, cop drama, or even horror. It just shows that the now defunct Cannon Studios was willing to throw their money into anything, no matter how badly it was planned."

Motion picture historianLeonard Maltinseemed to agree, giving the film 1.5 out of a possible 4 stars. According to himself, the movie combines "Too much acting from Neame, not enough acting from Norris, and a silly story with little action...That it was released directly to home-video two years after being shot certainly doesn't help."

See also

• List of American films of 1994
• Chuck Norris filmography

External links

• HellboundatIMDb