Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. Mr. Wallace clearly has a fondness for the cliches he is parodying and he does it with style. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. It grossed a total of $14,400,000 in the United States,[2] but was the worst performing Halloween film at the time. As part of a merchandising campaign, the producers requested Don Post to mass-produce the skull, witch, and jack-o'-lantern masks. Halloween III is the third film in the original saga, and it doesn't have Michael Myers in it. See search results for this author. On foot, Daniel arrives at Walter's gas station, where he contacts the television stations and attempts to convince all the station managers to remove the commercial. When asked what he thought of working in the horror film, O'Herlihy responded, "Whenever I use a Cork accent, I'm having a good time, and I used a Cork accent in [Halloween III]. This movie is a dirty trick on all Halloween fans. Conal … Cochran led Dr.Challis to the final processing area, as he described how he had made the androids - "simple to produce," "another form of mask-making," and "loyal and obedient unlike most human beings." It's cozy, it's quiet, and the price is right. Not a great plan. Are you an author? Kill the kids and replace them with robots? The masks retailed for $25 when they finally appeared in stores. Since then, it has grown in popularity and has minor cult movie status. The outwardly genial motel manager explains that Conal Cochran and his company, Silver Shamrock Novelties, which produces wildly popular latex jack-o-lantern, witch and skeleton masks for Halloween, are responsible for the town's prosperity. John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the creators of Halloween, return as producers. The theme and opening credits are so fuckin' perfect. Halloween III: Season of the Witch Yes kids, you too can own one of the big Halloween three. This is supposed to be some kind of elaborate Druid sacrifice to the gods. [8] Like its predecessor, the film was distributed through Universal by Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis. Each character is dressed for a night of fun and comes with two interchangeable heads: one in the distinctive Silver Shamrock mask and one displaying the effects of the triggered mask. [28], Stacey Nelkin co-starred as Ellie Grimbridge, a young woman whose father is murdered by Silver Shamrock. A Halloween movie with no Michael Meyers? "Stand Alone – The Making Of Halloween III: Season Of The Witch" Featuring Tommy Lee Wallace, Actors Tom Atkins And Stacey Nelkin, Stunt Coordinator Dick Warlock, Director Of Photography Dean Cundey And More; Horror's Hallowed Grounds – Revisiting The Original Shooting Locations With Host Sean Clark And Tommy Lee Wallace Nelkin considered it an "honor" to be playing Jamie Lee Curtis's successor. |, April 26, 2016 [58], The film currently holds a 41% approval rating and a weighted average of 4.92/10 on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 27 reviews. Regal History in the Making People that tuned into Halloween III: Season of the Witch thinking that they would get Laurie Strode or Michael Myers were in for a big surprise. Atkins played Nick Castle in The Fog (1980) and Rehme in Escape from New York (1981). "[25] Prior to her role as Grimbridge, Nelkin was one of the main characters in the 1980 Mad Magazine movie Up the Academy, which also starred Ralph Macchio. It's not. Coming Soon. It is the first film to be written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. "[45] Special effects and makeup artist Tom Burman concurred, stating in an interview, "This movie is really not out to disgust people. Cochran arrives and tells everyone not to worry, but Daniel overhears the hotel manager tell Cochran one word: "misfire". [24], Film critics like Jim Harper called Wallace's plot "deeply flawed". I… Tom Atkins is always fun and, somewhat similar to Jamie Lee, made a career in the horror genre. Expectations or not, it's just not very good. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Still, this could have been somewhat interesting, or at least not condemnable, had the film been any good. This is one of those Identikit movies, assembled out of familiar parts from other, better movies. The film's opening title features a digitally animated jack-o'-lantern, an obvious reference to the jack-o'-lanterns that appeared in the opening titles of Halloween and Halloween II. ****LARGE BRICK FRAGMENT **** Silver Shamrock Novelties HalloweenMovies. In fact, the only reason that the second film was about Michael Myers was because fans demanded a continuation of the original film. This is a nod to the scene in which a young Michael Myers murders his sister while wearing a clown mask. His artwork was later featured on the cover of Fangoria in October 1982. He described his factory as combining "advanced and ancient technology." |, October 21, 2018 It is the only film in the Halloween franchise that does not feature the fictional characters Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, or Samuel Loomis, and it also does not directly include story elements from Halloween or II. The plot involves an old toy maker who is a sadist and wants to sacrifice millions of children on Halloween by creating evil masks which, when worn while watching a flashing commercial created by the evil company, will trigger a deadly reaction which causes death by melting, bugs, snakes and other gruesome deaths. An expanded 25th Anniversary Edition was released in 2007 through Alan Howarth Incorporated. Given most of the sequels were dreck, the third outing is an entertaining watch as a Halloween-themed thriller. He tells her about the strange events of the night Harry died and shows her the mask her father was holding when he was admitted to the hospital. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. All rights reserved. Daniel and Ellie learn of Marge's accident, and Daniel attempts to help, but is forced away by a group of men dressed in lab coats, who drive away in a Silver Shamrock van with Marge's body. Carpenter replaced the familiar 10/8 piano melody with an electronic theme (9/16 against a steady 4/4) played on a synthesizer with beeping tonalities. Film Plot Summary . Conal Cochran: What you need to see is an example, and there's one coming right up. [8] Aspects of the plot proved very similar as well, such as the "snatching" bodies and replacing them with androids. The next morning, Daniel and Ellie tour the factory with the Kupfers, and discover Harry's car there, guarded by more men dressed in suits. The concept - planning to murder millions of innocent kids on Halloween to embrace an ancient festival of Samhain. 1982 horror film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, "Halloween III" redirects here. [63], Halloween III: Season of the Witch opened in 1,297 theaters in the United States on October 22, 1982, and earned $6,333,259 in its opening weekend. People wanted more Michael and this film did not deliver, and thus was not all that successful. Instead of continuing the Michael Myers saga, the series veers off into an unrelated story about robots and magic. The script was adapted as a paperback novelization in 1982 by horror writer Dennis Etchison, who also wrote the novelisation of Halloween II, writing under the pseudonym Jack Martin. 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A goofy premise, but its distinctly 80s mix of sci-fi and horror works surprisingly well meshing perfectly with the Halloween theme. Tommy Lee Wallace was incredibly helpful and open to discussion on dialogue or character issues. "[35] Two members of the supporting cast were not strangers to the Halloween series. "[8] The skull and witch masks were adaptations of standard Post Studios masks, but the jack-o'-lantern was created specifically for Halloween III. [41] Stacey Nelkin told one interviewer, "The shoot as a whole was fun, smooth and a great group of people to work with. Year: 1982. I have to say, it took a lot of guts to make this movie. 367. After the film's disappointing reception and box office performance, Michael Myers was brought back six years later in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988). "[46] Other critics were far more decisive in their assessments. Horror. Play on Apple Music - Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Thompson, Howard. A few days later, Daniel is confronted in a bar by Harry's daughter, Ellie. At nighttime, a novelty shop owner, later identified as middle-aged toy salesman Harry Grimbridge (Al Berry), ran on foot from a pursuing car's … [29] According to Roger Ebert, Nelkin's performance was the "one saving grace" in the film. [36] Stunt performer Dick Warlock makes a cameo appearance as an android assassin. Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Director Wallace stated that there were many ideas for Halloween-themed films, some of which could have potentially created any number of their own sequels, and that Season of the Witch was meant to be the first. You haven't know, is there a vacancy here in this motel? Play on Spotify - Halloween III: Season of the Witch. The entire process goes quite rapidly and has "instant gratification", allowing us to evaluate the score in synch to the picture. Halloween III has almost nothing to do with Michael Myers or the first 2 Halloween movies, other than a few jokey references to the original. [37] Warlock had earlier co-starred as Michael Myers in Halloween II. Almost every time it starts to get to the point where we might actually become engrossed in the film, director Tommy Lee Wallace throws in something corny like ... oh, like a human decapitation scene that shows just how much the producers invested in latex. 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. People want to act out a feeling inside themselves—angry, sad, happy, old. Pretty repellent stuff, but the execution is somehow less offensive and pretty creepy and cheesy at the same time. Halloween III: Season of the Witch. That's right, THREE horrific masks to choose from. They return to the motel, but cannot contact anyone outside the town. | Rotten (16). Halloween, Halloween. During the Halloween montage towards the end of the movie, the scene showing the trick-or-treaters in Phoenix, Arizona, is cut out, and goes straight from the shot of the Silver Shamrock van in Seattle to the aerial view of Phoenix at the end of the scene. A lot of Halloween fans disliked Halloween III: Season of the Witch because it didn't include Michael Myers. Its consensus reads, "Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch offers paltry thrills and dubious plotting. [6] O'Herlihy had played close to 150 roles before co-starring as the Irish trickster and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954). Fallows, Tom, Tom Atkins Interview (Night of the Creeps), Classic-Horror Web Zine October 14, 2009. Just confirm how you got your ticket. All Magic Pumpkin stickers are printed on high quality glossy white 2.5 mil vinyl with permanent adhesive. Despite the reception, re-evaluation in later years has given Halloween III new legions of fans and has established its own reputation as a stand-alone cult film.[4][5]. Daniel crashes the vehicle but decapitates the android with a tire iron. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. ‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Halloween III: Season of the Witch directed by Tommy Lee Wallace for $14.99. At the hospital, Harry is placed in the care of Dr. Daniel Challis, an alcoholic doctor who has poor relationships with his ex-wife and his two children. Halloween III cynically critiques consumerism all while tethering itself to a brand name in the craven pursuit of more money. Sign up here. horror, 100% waterproof and up to 6 years durability. It may be a sad commentary on present-day America that horror masks are the best sellers. Much of the music was composed to solicit "false startles" from the audience.[48][49]. : The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch offers paltry thrills and dubious plotting. However, if you can look past that, you may be able to enjoy this movie like I did. The book was reissued in 1984. Halloween III: Season of the Witch Mass Market Paperback – October 1, 1982 by Jack Martin (Adapter) › Visit Amazon's Jack Martin Page. They're more bizarre than gross. [66] Although Cochran appears to die in the film, the novelization implies that he may have survived, with the magic of Stonehenge transporting him to another location rather than killing him. Dan O'Herlihy interview, "The Man Alone". Coming Soon. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. [8] Producers had given exclusive merchandising rights to Post as part of his contract for working on the film, and Post Studios had already successfully marketed tie-in masks for the classic Universal monsters, Planet of the Apes (1968), Star Wars (1977), and E.T. $3.99 Rent HD. Factory released a Collector's Edition DVD and Blu-ray of the film on September 18, 2012. In 1983, Edd Riveria, designer of the film's theatrical poster, received a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, for Best Poster Art, but lost to John Alvin's E.T. Universal Pictures, November 3, 2018 While signing the motel register, Daniel learns that Harry stayed at the same motel before he arrived in town. The acting is just terrible, and the special effects are cheesy. [30] After Halloween III, Nelkin continued working as a character actress on television.[31]. |, June 24, 2006 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. [23] Halloween III's subtitle comes from George A. Romero's second film Season of the Witch (1973)—also known as Hungry Wives—but the plot contains no similarity to Romero's story of a housewife who becomes involved in witchcraft. This has led to a certain procedural routine. : The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) artwork. The score of Halloween III differed greatly from the familiar main theme of the original and sequel. [26][27] Cast as surgeon Daniel "Dan" Challis, Atkins had appeared in several John Carpenter films prior to Halloween III. | Rating: 4.5/5 A company called the Silver Shamrock has taken the nation by storm, but little do the parents know that when the children wear these masks and watch a commercial on Halloween, they will all die. Halloween III: Season of the Witch, no matter how different and unexpected and strange it was (and precisely for those reasons), came as a blessed relief. [55], Halloween III: Season of the Witch received widely negative reviews. It's hard to take this movie seriously, there are so many over the top scenes and Cochran, the evil mastermind, is fun and absurd. Again, when Teddy is killed, the scene is cut. You haven't know...is there a vacancy here in this motel? All Critics (27) Although I like to think of myself as having these traits, she was written that way in the script." "[6] Many of the special effects were meant to emphasize the theme of the practical joke that peppers the plot. "[6] As such, Wallace drew inspiration from another pod film: Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). In fact, the monster is forgotten, except for a lab technician who spends the whole movie sifting through his ashes. Carpenter and Hill agreed to participate in the new project only if it was not a direct sequel to Halloween II, which meant Michael Myers would not be the focus of the film. [53] Set to the tune of "London Bridge Is Falling Down",[54] the commercial in the film counts down the number of days until Halloween beginning with day eight followed by an announcer's voice (Tommy Lee Wallace) encouraging children to purchase a Silver Shamrock mask to wear on Halloween night: Eight more days 'til Halloween, Halloween III: Season of the Witch. However, moving on with a new story was a good idea, even if it was almost universally reviled upon its release. You know what you really need to see is a demonstration and there's one coming right up. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Vote in the Disney Animated Films Showdown – Round 1. DVD versions were distributed by Goodtimes in 1998, Universal in 2002, in 2007 as a two-disc "Universal double feature" with Halloween II, and Shout! Post also gave mask-making demonstrations for a Universal Studio tour in Hollywood. New York Times film critic Vincent Canby notes, "The movie features a lot of carefully executed, comically horrible special effects . Don’t worry, it won’t take long. [29] In an interview, Nelkin commented on her character: "Ellie was very spunky and strong-minded. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature the series antagonist, Michael Myers. "[46], The soundtrack was composed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth, who worked together on the score for Halloween II and several other films. | Fresh (11) Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. —Silver Shamrock Commercial. Daniel persuades the stations to take it off channels one and two, but on channel three the commercial keeps playing. Coming Soon. Ebert explained, "She has one of those rich voices that makes you wish she had more to say and in a better role . Unlike other critics, Milne thought the new plot was refreshing: "With the possibilities of the characters [of the previous Halloween films] well and truly exhausted, Season of the Witch turns more profitably to a marvellously ingenious Nigel Kneale tale of a toymaker and his fiendish plan to restore Halloween to its witch cult origins." Style: Soundtrack, Abstract, Electro, Score, Experimental. |, July 3, 2018 You've come to the right place. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - 1982 Silver Shamrock Factory Brick, Glass, & Wood Fragments Available To Purchase Now On ETSY! Although Milne was unhappy that Kneale's original script was reduced to "a bit of a mess", he still believed the end result was "hugely enjoyable". Read critic reviews. [22] The fictional town of Santa Mira was originally the setting of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and named as such in Halloween III as an homage to Siegel's film. |, October 22, 2020 16 Comments Plum Dumb. ... Too bad she plays her last scene without a head. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature the series antagonist, Michael Myers. My wife and I need a place to stay. | Rating: D- Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a soundtrack by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth for the film of the same name. The image of the trick-or-treaters is similar to a shot in the movie that shows children in Phoenix, Arizona walking in silhouette with a red sunset in the background. As the two drive away, Ellie attacks Daniel, revealing herself to be an android duplicate and that Cochran's henchman presumably killed her. [44], Wallace's use of gore served a different purpose than in Halloween II. Literally. To demonstrate, Cochran kills the Kupfers this way.Later that night, Cochran puts a Silver Shamrock mask on Daniel, and reveals his plan to sacrifice children wearing his masks on Halloween, thus bringing about a resurrection of the ancient age of witchcraft that stems from pagan rituals in the Celtic lands going back centuries for Cochran's family. This might be surprising to some people. At the same moment, a group of trick-or-treaters, wearing Silver Shamrock masks, arrive at the station to participate in the "Big Giveaway" on Walter's television. But the story they chose was insanely boring. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". [65] The film was released on Blu-ray for the first time on September 18, 2012 from Shout! (1982) Daniel, destroying the television set and removing the mask, escapes through a ventilation shaft and rescues Ellie. Forgot your password? [32][33] He appeared in another twenty films and television series before his death in 2005. Also known as "The Night Nobody Came Home" and "The Last Halloween". [20][21], Hill told Fangoria that the film was supposed to be "a 'pod' movie, not a 'knife' movie. Download on iTunes - Halloween III: Season of the Witch. According to Tom Atkins, "The effects in this [film] aren't bloody. She is zapped in the face by its laser beam after poking it with a hairpin, killing her via massive burns across her face and causing a large insect to emerge from the wound. Add scene description. Halloween III was later released on VHS, Capacitance Electronic Disc, and LaserDisc in 1983 by MCA/Universal Home Video and by Goodtimes Home Video in 1996. 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