LeMarchand runs home in terror, where he begins working on blueprints for a second box which will neutralize the effects of the first. Upon delivering the box to L'Isle, LeMarchand watches as he and his assistant Jacques sacrifice a peasant girl and use her flayed-off skin to summon a demon, Angelique, through the box. Unbeknownst to LeMarchand, L'Isle's specifications for the box make it a portal to Hell. Merchant's ancestor, Phillip LeMarchand, a French toymaker, makes the Lament Configuration on commission from the libertine aristocrat Duc de L'Isle. The film flashes back to Paris, France, 1796. The guards break through the door and apprehend Merchant, who agrees to explain his motivations to their leader, Rimmer. As armed guards attempt to break through the door, Merchant manipulates a robot into solving the Lament Configuration, destroying the robot in the process. Paul Merchant, an engineer, seals himself in a room aboard The Minos, a space station that he designed. It was not screened for critics and received negative reviews.
Miramax released it in the United States on March 8, where it grossed $9 million.
Yagher felt the changes diverged too strongly from his vision and was granted the Alan Smithee pseudonym, an alias used by directors who want to go uncredited. The new scenes and re-shoots changed several characters' relationships, gave the film a happy ending, introduced Pinhead earlier, and cut 25 minutes. It was subsequently completed by Chappelle. The film had a troubled history and, after completing the film, original director Yagher left the production when distributor Miramax demanded new scenes be shot. Major themes include time, toys and game-playing, adultery and slavery. Hundreds of years in the future, the toymaker's descendant (also played by Ramsay), an engineer, has designed a space station that he believes can trap and destroy the Cenobites. In the 18th century, a celebrated toymaker (Ramsay) is hired to create his greatest work, the Lament Configuration, not knowing that it will allow the summoning of the demonic Cenobites, including Pinhead (Bradley) and Angelique (Vargas). It was the last Hellraiser film to be released theatrically and the last to have any major official involvement with series creator Clive Barker until the 2022 reboot. It also features Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Kim Myers and Adam Scott in his first major film role. Directed by Kevin Yagher and Joe Chappelle, the film stars Doug Bradley as Pinhead, reprising his role and now the only remaining original character and cast member. Hellraiser: Bloodline (also known as Hellraiser IV: Bloodline) is a 1996 American science fiction horror film and the fourth installment in the Hellraiser series, which serves as both a prequel and a sequel.
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