Halloween III: Season of the Witch

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch

R

1982

1h 38m

Holiday

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Michael Maza

Arizona Republic

Dec 22

Wallace works in indictments of American television and the current state of parenting that are far more compelling than anything in Halloween or Halloween II.

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David Elliott

USA Today

Dec 13

Director Tommy Lee Wallace apes the manipulations of series founder John Carpenter yet lacks his gifts for kicks.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

11/03/2018

D-

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.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 7

"Halloween III" is reasonably sophisticated about its gruesomeness.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jan 1

2.5/4

Halloween III, while not a complete success, at least offers something different from the norm.

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Jeremy Aspinall

Radio Times

Dec 17

2/5

Ultimately, it's the lack of directorial finesse and the rancid look of the piece that condemns it to the sump of 1980s horror.

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Blake

Nov 1

I fulfilled a lifelong dream seeing this in person at the cinema. I know these re-releases of old stuff may not sell as well as the big blockbusters, but please do this again next year!! I really believe youre servicing an entirely new audience when offering older movies such as this one!

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Kia B

Nov 1

I would love a sequel to this.

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Aaron S.

@Aaron0309 Feb 18

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is the first Halloween movie without Michael Myers. I get why that upset people since it’s called Halloween, but it doesn’t deserve all the hate. It’s a decent ’80s horror movie on its own.

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Sam

@SamColacito Feb 11

My Rotten Tomatoes score: 🦠

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Tommy D

@Thomas005 Jan 18

Boring and stupid. Why this movie as created?? Why

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Cyns Corner

@RT39853018 Jan 6

NOTE: Transferred review from Letterboxd. Re-watched on October 7, 2021, when it came back to the big screen. Got the chance to rewatch this again after several years. Saw it at my local cinema in early October 2021. Video review: https://youtu.be/_SyE8PpvL3c

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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
Producer: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Productions
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
Runtime: 1h 38m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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