{"id":118,"date":"2026-01-28T17:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:48:38","slug":"podcast-247-hellboy-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 247: Hellboy (2004)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f00152b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f00152b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1304f078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1304f078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d68d659f-61a8-4b20-a0c0-e9c60d42d1c2\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"497\"><strong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"89\">Movie Title:<\/strong> Hellboy<br data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"100\" \/><strong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"117\">Release Date:<\/strong> April 2, 2004<br data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"134\" \/><strong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"146\">Runtime:<\/strong> 122 minutes<br data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"161\" \/><strong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"174\">Director:<\/strong> Guillermo del Toro<br data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"196\" \/><strong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"222\">Screenplay Written By:<\/strong> Guillermo del Toro<br data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"244\" \/><strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"257\">Based On:<\/strong> The Dark Horse Comics character <strong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"301\">Hellboy<\/strong>, created by Mike Mignola<br data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"329\" \/><strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"349\">Is it a remake?:<\/strong> No. It is the first live-action <em data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"391\">Hellboy<\/em> film, followed by <em data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"439\">Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/em> in 2008 and a separate reboot in 2019.<\/p><p data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"497\"><strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"495\">Main Cast:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"646\"><li data-section-id=\"1pmvf3m\" data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"513\">Ron Perlman<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1fdnq5m\" data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"529\">Selma Blair<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1f7ldqm\" data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"548\">Jeffrey Tambor<\/li><li data-section-id=\"2f71vv\" data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"564\">Karel Roden<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ksa22b\" data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"581\">Rupert Evans<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1vav4xc\" data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"595\">John Hurt<\/li><li data-section-id=\"10fhimk\" data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"610\">Doug Jones<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1td46z4\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"627\">Brian Steele<\/li><li data-section-id=\"gne3ay\" data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"646\">Ladislav Beran<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"708\"><strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"659\"><br \/>Budget:<\/strong> Approximately $60\u201366 million<br data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"691\" \/><strong data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"706\"><br \/>Box Office:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"946\"><li data-section-id=\"4h7ajb\" data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"734\">Domestic: $59,623,958<\/li><li data-section-id=\"trsus\" data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"777\">Worldwide: Approximately $99.8 million<\/li><li data-section-id=\"keog18\" data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"946\">Note: The Numbers lists a $60 million production budget; Wikipedia and trade summaries commonly report a $60\u201366 million range.<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"961\"><strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"959\"><br \/>Awards:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1192\"><li data-section-id=\"jgmh5g\" data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1039\">Saturn Award winner \u2014 Best Make-Up: Jake Garber, Matt Rose, Mike Elizalde<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1y0ostd\" data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1106\">Saturn Award nominations \u2014 Best Fantasy Film and Best Costumes<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1cu09p1\" data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1192\">IMDb lists 3 wins and 23 nominations total.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1197\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"cng3nq\" data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1221\">Short Plot Summary:<\/h2><p data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1648\">During World War II, Nazi occultists open a portal that brings a demon child into the human world. Raised by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy grows up working for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting supernatural threats while hiding from the public. When Rasputin returns with plans to unleash apocalyptic forces, Hellboy must confront his origin, his destiny, and his own choice to protect humanity.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1653\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"j5o1hd\" data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1669\">Key Quotes:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1977\"><li data-section-id=\"jjar19\" data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1712\">\u201cI\u2019m fireproof. You\u2019re not.\u201d \u2014 Hellboy<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1am7cgz\" data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1817\">\u201cThere are things that go bump in the night. We are the ones who bump back.\u201d \u2014 Professor Bruttenholm<\/li><li data-section-id=\"j7dqki\" data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1871\">\u201cWhat makes a man a man?\u201d \u2014 Professor Bruttenholm<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1s63a1t\" data-start=\"1872\" data-end=\"1945\">\u201cIn the absence of light, darkness prevails.\u201d \u2014 Professor Bruttenholm<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1xnky62\" data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1977\">\u201cRed means stop!\u201d \u2014 Hellboy<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"1979\" data-end=\"1982\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"16tullg\" data-start=\"1984\" data-end=\"1993\">Trivia<\/h2><ul data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"8215\"><li data-section-id=\"f16pea\" data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"2772\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1wj7ob0\" data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2010\">Director:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2772\"><li data-section-id=\"mkmmnw\" data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2195\">Guillermo del Toro wrote and directed the film, with Peter Briggs sharing screen story credit and Mike Mignola credited for the comic books.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"beydft\" data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2375\">Del Toro had long been a fan of Mignola\u2019s comics and pushed for Ron Perlman to play Hellboy, even though Perlman was not the studio\u2019s obvious blockbuster choice at the time.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xb2x2l\" data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2560\">The film combines del Toro\u2019s recurring interests: monsters as sympathetic outsiders, occult history, Catholic imagery, clockwork\/mechanical design, and underground hidden worlds.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"nrxpez\" data-start=\"2563\" data-end=\"2772\"><em data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2574\">Hellboy<\/em> was produced by Revolution Studios, Dark Horse Entertainment, and Lawrence Gordon\/Lloyd Levin Productions, with Columbia Pictures\/Sony handling distribution.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"tot79e\" data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"3542\"><h3 data-section-id=\"sznbhv\" data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2795\">Cast \/ Casting:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"3542\"><li data-section-id=\"1papzqd\" data-start=\"2798\" data-end=\"2931\">Ron Perlman plays Hellboy, a demon raised by humans who works as a paranormal investigator.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"12emta9\" data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"3073\">John Hurt plays Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy\u2019s adoptive father and the head of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1nzwgt0\" data-start=\"3076\" data-end=\"3207\">Selma Blair plays Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic former B.P.R.D. agent whose powers and emotional control are central to the story.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"pb29hm\" data-start=\"3210\" data-end=\"3392\">Doug Jones physically performed Abe Sapien, while David Hyde Pierce provided Abe\u2019s voice in the original release. Jones later voiced Abe himself in <em data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3389\">Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1cd2qw9\" data-start=\"3395\" data-end=\"3542\">Karel Roden plays Grigori Rasputin, the occult villain who brings Hellboy into the world and later tries to use him as a key to the apocalypse.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1pgefqx\" data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"4109\"><h3 data-section-id=\"kx4tg7\" data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3569\">Soundtrack \/ Score:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3572\" data-end=\"4109\"><li data-section-id=\"192d5b0\" data-start=\"3572\" data-end=\"3648\">Marco Beltrami composed the score.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"b39dcs\" data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3801\">The soundtrack uses a mix of gothic orchestration, action scoring, and character-driven themes to balance pulp adventure with supernatural horror.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"4yl7wi\" data-start=\"3804\" data-end=\"3988\">Tom Waits\u2019 \u201cHeartattack and Vine\u201d appears in the film\u2019s soundtrack listings and fits Hellboy\u2019s gritty, blue-collar monster-detective attitude.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"18bey5d\" data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4109\">The score supports the film\u2019s odd tonal mix: comic-book action, occult menace, monster romance, and deadpan humor.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"14v3rqw\" data-start=\"4111\" data-end=\"4854\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1n3totd\" data-start=\"4113\" data-end=\"4126\">Location:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4854\"><li data-section-id=\"a917pd\" data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4283\">The film\u2019s story moves between World War II Scotland, the B.P.R.D. headquarters, New York City, subway tunnels, museums, cemeteries, and occult ruins.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1p24yds\" data-start=\"4286\" data-end=\"4460\">Production used extensive sets and visual effects to create the hidden B.P.R.D. world, including creature labs, underground spaces, and Rasputin\u2019s supernatural machinery.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"19s3ns6\" data-start=\"4463\" data-end=\"4713\">Tippett Studio handled visual-effects work involving multiple creatures and complex fight animation, including Abe Sapien underwater material and Hellboy\u2019s battle with the Behemoth\/Sammael-style monster work.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1iuh8cj\" data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4854\">The film\u2019s production design leans heavily into del Toro\u2019s love of industrial machinery, relics, ancient symbols, and monster anatomy.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"14l5sy\" data-start=\"4856\" data-end=\"5367\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yt7\" data-start=\"4858\" data-end=\"4868\">Act 1:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"5367\"><li data-section-id=\"16elhl7\" data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"5043\">The opening prologue shows Nazi occultists and Rasputin opening a portal during World War II, introducing Hellboy as a supernatural weapon intercepted by Allied forces.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"oy763l\" data-start=\"5046\" data-end=\"5162\">Professor Bruttenholm adopts the infant Hellboy, reframing him from \u201cdemon\u201d into son, agent, and reluctant hero.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"14xur0q\" data-start=\"5165\" data-end=\"5269\">The present-day story introduces the B.P.R.D., a hidden agency that investigates paranormal threats.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"qcbw8k\" data-start=\"5272\" data-end=\"5367\">FBI agent John Myers functions as the audience-entry character into Hellboy\u2019s secret world.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"4d0pid\" data-start=\"5369\" data-end=\"5922\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9ys8\" data-start=\"5371\" data-end=\"5381\">Act 2:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5384\" data-end=\"5922\"><li data-section-id=\"ml0aw7\" data-start=\"5384\" data-end=\"5487\">Hellboy\u2019s jealousy over Liz and Myers gives the monster-action plot a romantic-comedy undercurrent.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"4wf244\" data-start=\"5490\" data-end=\"5619\">Sammael, the resurrecting hound-like creature, creates a repeating monster problem: killing one can make the threat multiply.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"va4h12\" data-start=\"5622\" data-end=\"5769\">Abe Sapien\u2019s psychic and aquatic abilities expand the B.P.R.D. team beyond brute force, making him the film\u2019s investigator\/forensic specialist.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"lnmc39\" data-start=\"5772\" data-end=\"5922\">Rasputin manipulates Hellboy toward accepting his apocalyptic identity as Anung Un Rama, while Bruttenholm\u2019s influence pushes him toward humanity.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"6jp0mr\" data-start=\"5924\" data-end=\"6453\"><h3 data-section-id=\"ie9yux\" data-start=\"5926\" data-end=\"5936\">Act 3:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5939\" data-end=\"6453\"><li data-section-id=\"1ur10wv\" data-start=\"5939\" data-end=\"6074\">The climax centers on Hellboy being forced to choose between his foretold destiny and the human identity Bruttenholm helped create.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"wkpm6x\" data-start=\"6077\" data-end=\"6167\">Hellboy breaks off his regrown horns, visually rejecting his demonic\/apocalyptic role.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"pqmwqy\" data-start=\"6170\" data-end=\"6292\">Liz\u2019s power becomes a decisive force in the finale, tying her emotional awakening to the film\u2019s supernatural conflict.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"igseaz\" data-start=\"6295\" data-end=\"6453\">The ending leaves Hellboy as a public rumor rather than a conventional superhero celebrity, preserving the secret-monster-agency setup for future stories.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1wjnegs\" data-start=\"6455\" data-end=\"7324\"><h3 data-section-id=\"qt9n5q\" data-start=\"6457\" data-end=\"6473\">Easter Eggs:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6476\" data-end=\"7324\"><li data-section-id=\"19776l4\" data-start=\"6476\" data-end=\"6601\">The B.P.R.D. comes directly from the <em data-start=\"6515\" data-end=\"6524\">Hellboy<\/em> comics and would later become a major part of the broader comic mythology.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"12f283u\" data-start=\"6604\" data-end=\"6711\">The name <strong data-start=\"6615\" data-end=\"6632\">Anung Un Rama<\/strong> is Hellboy\u2019s true name in the comics and is tied to his apocalyptic destiny.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"eznia0\" data-start=\"6714\" data-end=\"6839\">Hellboy\u2019s oversized revolver, the Samaritan, and his stone \u201cRight Hand of Doom\u201d are central visual icons from the comics.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"3hk0uj\" data-start=\"6842\" data-end=\"7017\">The film\u2019s occult-Nazi prologue connects to one of the most persistent pulp-comics traditions: secret World War II experiments unleashing modern supernatural consequences.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"13knk4x\" data-start=\"7020\" data-end=\"7324\">Some theaters and retailers reportedly objected to the word \u201chell\u201d in the title; Wikipedia notes that some locations marketed the movie as \u201cHelloboy\u201d or refused to carry related products. Treat this as release\/marketing trivia rather than a core production fact.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jvdrtz\" data-start=\"7326\" data-end=\"8215\"><h3 data-section-id=\"73beyw\" data-start=\"7328\" data-end=\"7337\">Misc:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"7340\" data-end=\"8215\"><li data-section-id=\"10elh4z\" data-start=\"7340\" data-end=\"7477\"><em data-start=\"7342\" data-end=\"7351\">Hellboy<\/em> opened domestically on April 2, 2004 and earned $23,172,440 in its opening weekend.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"197ypjo\" data-start=\"7480\" data-end=\"7654\">Box Office Mojo lists the domestic total at $59,623,958, while Wikipedia reports a worldwide total of approximately $99.8 million.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"16qjtsm\" data-start=\"7657\" data-end=\"7817\">The film\u2019s PG-13 rating, supernatural horror imagery, comic-book roots, and monster romance made it less conventional than many early-2000s superhero films.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"11pue2c\" data-start=\"7820\" data-end=\"8001\">Ron Perlman\u2019s makeup transformation was central to the film\u2019s identity, and the makeup team\u2019s work won the Saturn Award for Best Make-Up.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"o42dy0\" data-start=\"8004\" data-end=\"8215\">The film\u2019s sequel, <em data-start=\"8025\" data-end=\"8054\">Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/em>, followed in 2008; the later 2019 <em data-start=\"8089\" data-end=\"8098\">Hellboy<\/em> was a reboot rather than a continuation of del Toro\u2019s two-film continuity.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"8217\" data-end=\"8220\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"pserta\" data-start=\"8222\" data-end=\"8239\">Sources Cited:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"8240\" data-end=\"8799\"><li data-section-id=\"2yiwpr\" data-start=\"8240\" data-end=\"8353\">IMDb: <em data-start=\"8248\" data-end=\"8257\">Hellboy<\/em> title, full credits, awards, and soundtrack listings.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1b7bifb\" data-start=\"8354\" data-end=\"8430\">Wikipedia: <em data-start=\"8367\" data-end=\"8376\">Hellboy<\/em> film entry.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"ej12rn\" data-start=\"8431\" data-end=\"8538\">Box Office Mojo: <em data-start=\"8450\" data-end=\"8459\">Hellboy<\/em> title\/franchise box-office listings.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"yohsj8\" data-start=\"8539\" data-end=\"8628\">The Numbers: <em data-start=\"8554\" data-end=\"8563\">Hellboy<\/em> financial information.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1uujpu1\" data-start=\"8629\" data-end=\"8710\">FilmAffinity \/ Saturn Awards summary.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"142gpbg\" data-start=\"8711\" data-end=\"8799\">Tippett Studio: <em data-start=\"8729\" data-end=\"8738\">Hellboy<\/em> visual-effects work.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Movie Title: HellboyRelease Date: April 2, 2004Runtime: 122 minutesDirector: Guillermo del ToroScreenplay Written By: Guillermo del ToroBased On: The Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy, created by Mike MignolaIs it a remake?: No. It is the first live-action Hellboy film, followed by Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008 and a separate reboot in 2019. 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