Storyline : At the end of World War II, Nazi officers Karl Ruprecht Kroenen and Ilsa Haupstein start an experiment to raise the forces of Hell through Russian dark mystic Rasputin on a Scottish island, but it's interrupted by an Allied commando guided by professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm. He prevents killing the human-demonic half-blood, which was accidentally created and raises this "Hellboy", while rising to head of a secret C.I.A.-linked U.S. agency Bureau of Paranormal Research, which secretly studies and uses the occult, including supernatural freaks. As "father" Broom is aging, he hand-picks brilliant, sensitive Agent John Myers as new minder/companion, as regular "warrior" Agent Clay can't empathize and lacks flexibility mental. Hellboy is quite a handful, regularly spotted by worried civilians on unauthorized excursions, especially to pyro-telekinetic freak friend in a mental asylum. Johnny, Hellboy, and Clay team up on missions against paranormal threats with aquatic-bionic freak Abe Sapien. Their task proves to be daunting, as monster Sammael multiplies every time it "dies", while Rasputin and the Nazis reemerge, armed for revenge.
. Director: Guillermo del Toro
. Writers: Guillermo del Toro . Peter Briggs . Mike Mignola
. Stars: Ron Perlman . Doug Jones . Selma Blair
. Release date: April 2, 2004 (United States)
. Country of origin: United States
. Languages: English . Russian . German . Latin
. Taglines: From the Dark Side to Our Side
. Genres: Action . Adventure . Fantasy . Horror . Sci-Fi
. Filming locations: Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(Studio)
. Budget: $66,000,000 (estimated)
. Gross worldwide: $99,378,985
. Production companies: Revolution Studios . Lawrence Gordon Productions . Starlite Films
. Source: imdb.com