Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Proof that del Toro would rather hang out with creatures than people (and who can blame him?)

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Our Review Published May 24, 2016

Hellboy Series Episode 2

The original Hellboy film didn’t set the box office on fire. But like a necromancer, director and writer Guillermo del Toro brought the demonic comic hero back on screens in 2008. With the original cast back plus new antagonists both in and out of the BPRD, does Hellboy II: The Golden Army turn up the heat? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to find out!

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008 PG-13 2h 0m

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

Release Date

July 11, 2008

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Writer

Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, Mike Mignola

Stars

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hurt, James Dodd, Brian Steele, Andrew Hefler, Iván Kamarás, Mike Kelly, Jeremy Zimmermann, Santiago Segura, Roy Dotrice, Aidan Cook, Jeanne Mockford, Montse Ribé, Ferenc Elek, Alex McSweeney, Justin Pierre, Matthew O'Toole, Jamie Wilson, Clive Llewellyn, Sándor Svigelj, Brian Herring, Pálma Pásztor, Jimmy Kimmel, Tim Flavin, Belinda Henley, Blake Perlman, Matt Rippy, Judit Viktor, Szonja Oroszlán, Michael Mehlmann, Todd Williams, Beatrice Zentai, Peter Horkay, Richard Rifkin, Guillermo del Toro, Tim Larsen, Gavin McKenzie, Julia Papp

Producer

Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson

Cinematography

Guillermo Navarro

Music

Danny Elfman

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Country

United States of America, Germany, Hungary

Language

English

Budget

$85,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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