Hellgate (1989): Cast & Plot
Hellgate is a 1989 comedy horror film starring Petrea Curran as Pam, Joanne Warde and Evan J. Klisser. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Ghostown Film Management
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Hellgate About?
The premise of Hellgate without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A gang kidnaps and murders Josie at a diner. Years later her father discovers a crystal that can reanimate dead and uses it to bring his daughter back, turning her into a seductive killer who lures young men to the town. When four students—two men and two women—spend a weekend near Hellgate, they hear the legend and fall into her deadly trap.
Hellgate Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- white panties
- diner
- waitress
- characters killed one by one
- female rear nudity
- ghost town
- nipples
- breasts
- nipples visible through clothing
- sex scene
- female frontal nudity
- female nudity
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- strangulation
- magic
- small town
- motorcycle gang
- student
- crystal
- panties
- sexual attraction
- can can dance
- fall from height
- shot in the stomach
- stabbed in the chest
- double barreled shotgun
- jeep
- jukebox
- fire in fireplace
- fireplace
- stairs
- jacket
- massage
- ski
- hitchhiker
- explosion
- murder
- hanged boy
- blood
- axe
- femme fatale
- male nudity
- revenge
- reanimation
- ghost
- cemetery
- hanging
- decapitation
- disembodied head
- large breasts
- gory
Hellgate Cast & Characters
Petrea Curran leads the cast as Pam, with Joanne Warde as Bobby and Evan J. Klisser as Chuck.
- Petrea Curran as Pam
- Joanne Warde as Bobby
- Evan J. Klisser as Chuck
- Ron Palillo as Matt
Also Starring in Hellgate
· 10 more- Abigail Wolcott Josie Carlyle
- Carel Trichardt Lucas Carlyle
- Frank Notaro Buzz
- Lance Vaughan Zonk
- Victor Melleney Jonas
- Kimberleigh Stark Waitress 1989
- William A. Levey Man in Fridge
- Jonathan Taylor Nervous Norman
- Tanya Gordon Girl Who Walks Through Wall
- Alan Pierce Fast Freddy
Hellgate Plot Summary
What happens in Hellgate from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a remote cabin high in the Sierra Nevada, college students Pam Petrea Curran, her best friend Bobby Joanne Warde, and Chuck Evan J. Klisser wait for Bobby’s boyfriend Matt Ron Palillo to join them for a quiet weekend away. The mood is uneasy but hopeful as they settle in, trading lighter chatter for the eerie silence that surrounds the old mining town nearby. Bobby pivots to tell a chilling urban legend—the Hellgate hitchhiker, a spectral woman tied to the town’s dark past. The tale centers on Josie Carlyle Abigail Wolcott, the daughter of a mining magnate, and her brutal murder at the hands of a biker gang in 1959, a crime that left Hellgate as a kind of ghost town.
Full summary
The whole story of Hellgate, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Hellgate?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the mining magnate's daughter who is resurrected in the film?
Cars in Hellgate
27 cars on screen, including the Harley-Davidson Panhead and the 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL R107.
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Harley-Davidson Panhead Important role -
1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL R107 Important role -
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 Important role -
Willys M38 Important role
Hellgate Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “ヘルゲイト” and “En las puertas del infierno”.
- Also known as
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- ヘルゲイト
- En las puertas del infierno
- A Porta do Inferno
- Les portes de l'interdit
- A pokol kapuja
- 헬게이트
- 勇闯地狱门
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Hellgate FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Hellgate, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Hellgate?
Hellgate runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Hellgate released?
Hellgate was released on February 3, 1989.
Who is in the cast of Hellgate?
Hellgate stars Petrea Curran as Pam, Joanne Warde as Bobby and Evan J. Klisser as Chuck, among 14 credited actors.
Does Hellgate have a post-credit scene?
No. Hellgate has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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