Hellgate

Hellgate (1989)

Beyond the darkness terror lives forever.

A motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the life back to dead objects. He uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young man that comes to visit the small town and then kills them. Four young students, two boys and two girls spend a vacation near the town, Hellgate. They hear about the story and get involved.

Date of release
1989-02-03
TMDB
3.5 / 10 (52)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Director
William A. Levey

Casting

Interesting facts

Hellgate is a 1989 supernatural horror film directed by William A. Levey, written by Michael S. O'Rourke, and starring Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott, and Carel Trichardt. It follows two young couples who become embroiled in the mystery of a desolate ghost town, Hellgate, where a young woman was kidnapped and murdered by a biker gang in 1959. It was released in the United States directly-to-video in August 1990 through Vidmark Entertainment.

Production

Director William A. Levey had previously filmed Committed starring Jennifer O'Neill and Ron Palillo in South Africa, which led to his hiring as director for Hellgate, another South African-based production. The film was shot in a real abandoned town in South Africa with a cast largely made up of South African actors.

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