Halloween III: Season of the Witch

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1 hr. 38 min.

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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36 Reviews

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Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel "Dan" Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), a madman who's planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial -- all designed to kill millions of children.

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Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch offers paltry thrills and dubious plotting.

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MLU

this movie is just a big meh. not even micheal was in the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Brody H

I love it this film. it's not really an awful film, I don't really get the hate, I know it doesn't have Michael Myers, but the original premise for Halloween was going to be scary tales that happen on Halloween. I think this could've been changed to its own separate movie and not a movie form the Halloween Franchise Anyway, 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Emilliano Jr S

Somehow enjoyable though not connected to the franchise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Dev N

Underrated movie. Only treated badly because Micheal Myers isn't the main focus.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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JACK B

Halloween 3 might be one of the most critically underrated movies of all time. While it doesn't really belong in the Halloween franchise and might be a bit too goofy for some people, the movie is still great without Michael Myers. The premise is extremely unique and has some great holiday flavour, coupled alongside great performances, particularly from Tom Atkins, another brilliant score and iconic kills, this movie deserves way more credit in my mind.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Logan T

If you can go without explanation on a few plot elements like I can you should find Halloween 3: season of the witch one hell of a ride that unfortunately gets severely overlooked due to the absence of Micheal Myers and in my humble opinion is the best film after the original

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Tommy Lee Wallace

Director

Tom Atkins

Daniel Challis

Stacey Nelkin

Ellie Grimbridge

Dan O'Herlihy

Conal Cochran

Ralph Strait

Buddy Kupfer

Michael Currie

Rafferty

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Chris Stuckmann

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Absolutely atrocious. I admire the fact that they did try to propel the story in a different direction. But the story they chose was insanely boring.

Rated: D-

Nov 3, 2018

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Aja Romano

Vox

This movie is a dirty trick on all Halloween fans.

Oct 19, 2018

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Time Out

The end result is a bit of a mess but hugely enjoyable, and often (thanks to Dean Cundey's camerawork and John Carpenter's close supervision as producer) as striking visually as its predecessors.

Jun 24, 2006

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Brian Rowe

InSession Film

Lee Wallace’s directorial debut has some effective atmosphere, a solid cast led by the great Tom Atkins, and a fantastic final scene, but it’s also overlong and too slow at times.

May 3, 2023

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

It has taken 40 years for Halloween III to gain the cult status it rightfully deserves. Next time, that Silver Shamrock commercial plays, always remember kids, take those masks off.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 31, 2023

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William Jones

CBR

Despite the fact that Halloween III: Season of the Witch is Michael Myers-less, it's a great sequel that makes Carpenter's first film even scarier.

Jan 9, 2023

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Synopsis

Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel "Dan" Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), a madman who's planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial -- all designed to kill millions of children.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Executive Producer: Joseph Wolf, Irwin Yablans
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 22, 1982, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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