Movie Type: Supernatural Thriller, Police Detective Film
Themes: Murder Investigations, Americans Abroad
Main Cast: Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels, Christopher Neame, Sheree J. Wilson, David Robb
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Though the direction of Hellbound is sometimes erroneously credited to editor Michael J. Duthie, the actual director was Aaron Norris, brother of the film's star, Chuck Norris. The story begins with the ritualistic murder of a Chicago rabbi. Detectives Shatter (Norris) and Jackson (Calvin Levels) are assigned to the case, and are compelled to follow the trail of evidence all the way to Israel (where the film was lensed in its entirety...even the Chicago sequences). Once in the Holy Land, Shatter and Jackson discover that the murderer is a centuries-old supernatural entity, a malevolent creature determined to "cleanse" the world. The premise is workable and Norris is in fine form, but the dialogue in Hellbound is too Ed Wood Jr.-esque. (Wait until you hear that conversation about a missing heart!) Filmed in 1992, Hellbound went directly to video in 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cherie Franklin - Captain Hull; Jack Adalist - Krieger; Albert Illouz - Achmed; Ori Levy - Rabbi Schindler; Robert Lowell - Old Priest; Jack Messinger - Mahoney; Zoe Trilling - Hooker; Asher Zarfati - Capt. Arrad; Niko Nitai - Friar; Elki Jacobs - Mort; Michael Koresh - Bald Policeman; Nancy Lara-Hansch; George Mayon
Credit
Giora Porter - Art Director, Rona Doron - Costume Designer, Aaron Norris - Director, Michael J. Duthie - Editor, Yoram Globus - Executive Producer, Christopher Pearce - Executive Producer, George S. Clinton - Composer (Music Score), Christopher Pearce - Production Designer, Kuli Sander - Production Designer, Joao Fernandes - Cinematographer, Christopher Pearce - Production Manager, Dean Raphael Ferrandini - Producer, Anthony Ridio - Producer, Brent V. Friedman - Screen Story, Anthony Ridio - Screen Story, Ian Rabin - Screen Story, Brent V. Friedman - Screenwriter, Donald G. Thompson - Screenwriter, Jere Henshaw - Executive in Charge of Production
Shatter (Chuck Norris) and Jackson (Calvin Levels) are two Chicago police officers. They are investigating the brutal murder of a rabbi and are summoned to Israel for questioning. Shatter and Jackson travel to Israel and continue their investigation. They realized that are trying to catch a supernatural being, Satan's emissary, Prosatanos, who tried to keep control of the world in the time of crusades, but he was stopped by King Richard for centuries. King Richard had broken the scepter of Prosatanos (the source of his power) into nine pieces. They were sent to the nine holy places in the world and kept there until to the end of the 20th century. In the second half of the 20th century Prosatanos came back. He collected all nine pieces and restored the sceptre. Detectives Shatter and Jackson must fight with him.
