Clive Barker adapted his own novel "The Hellbound Heart" to film, and in doing so, made some changes from his own source material. Larry is called Rory in the book, and Kirsty is a close family friend. She was changed into Larry's daughter for the film in order to create some incestuous undertones. Pinhead is present in the book, but is not the lead Cenobite (Butterball is) , although Pinhead is not designated as either male or female, the novel's description hints at feminine characteristics. The female Cenobite, Butterball, the Chatterer and the Engineer all had more prominent roles in the book, but the film adaptation prevented this: Butterball and the Chatterer had some lines in the original script, but due to the makeup preventing the actors from speaking (and the Chatterer from seeing), their lines were either cut or given to Pinhead and the female Cenobite. The Engineer was demoted and completely remade to the point of being unrecognizable, and the female Cenobite--while capable of speaking--had makeup that severely limited the actress' head and facial movements. Though fixed by the sequel, these problems meant Pinhead took point, making him the face of the film. Lastly, the final scene with the vagrant is an invention of the movie, and not in the book.

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