Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Year:

2008

Duration:

120 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

7

Director:

Guillermo del Toro

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-07-11

Filming Locations: Budapest, Hungary

Earnings

Budget: $85,000,000

Opening Weekend: $34,539,115 (USA) (13 July 2008)

Gross: $75,754,670 (USA) (14 September 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Guillermo del Toro

Ron Perlman

Hellboy

Selma Blair

Liz Sherman

Doug Jones

Abe Sapien

John Alexander

Johann Krauss

James Dodd

Johann Krauss

Seth MacFarlane

Johann

Luke Goss

Prince Nuada

Anna Walton

Princess Nuala

Jeffrey Tambor

Tom Manning

John Hurt

Professor Broom

Brian Steele

Wink

Andrew Hefler

Agent Flint

Iván Kamarás

Agent Steel

Mike Kelly

Agent Marble

Jeremy Zimmermann

Auctioneer

Santiago Segura

Distinguished Buyer

Roy Dotrice

King Balor

Aidan Cook

Two-Headed Shop Owner

Jeanne Mockford

Bag Lady

Montse Ribé

Young Hellboy

Ferenc Elek

Fat Slob

Alex McSweeney

Policeman

Justin Pierre

Policeman

Matthew O'Toole

Limb Vendor

Jamie Wilson

Cat Vendor

Clive Llewellyn

Tadpole Vendor

Sándor Svigelj

Bagpipe Player

Brian Herring

Silkard /

Pálma Pásztor

Mummy Vendor

Jimmy Kimmel

Himself

Tim Flavin

Newscaster

Belinda Henley

Newscaster

Blake Perlman

Newscaster

Matt Rippy

Newscaster

Judit Viktor

Lady with Dog

Szonja Oroszlán

Woman with Baby

Michael Mehlmann

Auction Bidder Man (as Michael A. Mehlmann)

Todd Williams

Auction Bidder Man

Beatrice Zentai

Auction Bidder Woman (as Beatrix Zentai)

Péter Horkay

Steward

Richard Rifkin

TV Pundit

Tim Larsen

Street Thug (uncredited)

Gavin McKenzie

Auction Room Steward (uncredited)

Julia Papp

Reporter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The outline of the movie revolves a great deal around Ireland and Irish mythology: Nuada is the name of the first king of the mythological Tuatha De Danann people. The mythological Nuada bore the epithet "Silverhand" because, having lost his arm in battle, he wore a functioning silver arm. In the movie, Nuada's epithet is "Silverlance", and Nuada's father, Balor, has a mechanical arm.

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Some of the special vocal effects were provided by Guillermo del Toro, the film's director.

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The area where Hellboy and company walk around is not actually on the Giant's Causeway itself, although it can be seen far behind and below them. The area they are standing on is close to Mussenden Temple, the Temple being behind the camera for most of the shots. The Causeway itself is actually over 10 miles from their position.

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Goofs

When the movie cuts to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense a geographic title is displayed indicting that the headquarters is in Trenton N.J. In Hellboy it was in Newark N.J. and it's the same building.

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Just before the fight with Wink, Hellboy lights up a cigar which gets knocked out of his mouth and gets ruined in the water on the ground in the market. Later on, near the end of the fight, Hellboy is putting a lit cigar into his mouth. However, just before Wink makes his fatal move Hellboy is seen actually lighting a new cigar as he warns Wink not to do it. After Wink is killed in the grinding machine Hellboy then puts the now lit cigar in his mouth.

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When the Prince confronts the King and is sentenced to death, he asks his sister the Princess if she was at peace with the King's verdict, which she confirms. As the twins' fates are bound, this means she accepts her own death which would occur at the same time the Prince died. If she was really supporting the King's decision, she could have ended it then and there by suicide, preventing the Prince from slaughtering all the guards and his father.

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Quotes

Hellboy: World, here I come.

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Tom Manning: What are these things?

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Hellboy: Hey, gasbag! Stop talking now!

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Faq

Q

John Hurt is listed in the credits as Prof. Broom again, but didn't he die in the first film?

A

Professor Broom is seen in a flashback at the beginning of the film reading a story to a much younger Hellboy.

Q

Who's the guy in the weird diver's suit in the picture with Hellboy, Liz and Abe?

A

That is Johann Krauss. He is a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abilities who maintains a tangible form via a containment suit. Without the suit, his spirit would eventually dissipate and he would be lost forever. He was a medium whose body was destroyed due to a freak accident during a seance. No one is really sure exactly what happened. You can find out more here.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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