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Date: 22 October 1982 (Release)Country: USADirector: Tommy Lee Wallace
Production company billing: 2:35:1 [Panavision]
Synopsis: Original script written by Kneale who eventually had his name removed from the credits.Synopsis: Horror, science fiction. Santa Mira, California. A large mask-making company called Silver Shamrock has opened up, selling popular Halloween masks to the entire country's children. Dr. Dan Challis, a local doctor, stumbles on a plot to bring about the end of human kind. He, along with Ellie, a young woman whose father was recently killed, travel inside the factory, where they meet Cochran, an old Irish goon who has stolen a rock from Stonehenge, which causes mutations in the person who wears a Silver Shamrock mask. However, Cochran captures both Ellie and Challis. The doctor is well aware of the devastation of Cochran's plot. so he escapes and with the help of Ellie, he leaves the control centre exploding in flames. He races to get help and to stop the commercials from airing, but Cochran will have the final Halloween trick of the night.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Releases
Date: 22 October 1982Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8807 FeetLanguage: English
Title: You can't kill the Boogeyman: Halloween III and the modern..Author: HARRIS, Martin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the HALLOWEEN series, particularly HALLOWEEN III, suggesting that the reason behind the prevalence of modern horror film franchises is economic and not explained by post-modern theories. Title ends "...horror franchise".
In: Empire n162 December 2002 Page: 166
Title: RwdArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n11 November 2000 Page: 70
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Cinefantastique v13 n4 Apr/May 1983 Page: 57, 60
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n4 Apr/May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n396 28 May 1983 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n396 28 May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n88 10 Jun 1983 Page: 22
Title: [City Limits - n88 10 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n346 July 1983 Pages: 36-37
Title: [Films and Filming - n346 July 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n593 June 1983 Pages: 158-159
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n593 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: StarBurst n59 July 1983 Pages: 14-17
Title: [StarBurst - n59 July 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Tommy Lee Wallace about the film.
In: Cinefantastique v13 n1 Sep/Oct 1982 Page: 15
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n1 Sep/Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the script.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v274 n5 22 Oct 1982 Page: 3, 52
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v274 n5 22 Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Écran Fantastique n26 September 1982 Page: 6
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n26 September 1982: no known title]Language: French
Description: Production report and background to the film.
In: Variety 27 Oct 1982 Page: 15
Title: [Variety - 27 Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-510040
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 22 October 1982 (Release)Country: USADirector: Tommy Lee Wallace
Production company billing: 2:35:1 [Panavision]
Synopsis: Original script written by Kneale who eventually had his name removed from the credits.Synopsis: Horror, science fiction. Santa Mira, California. A large mask-making company called Silver Shamrock has opened up, selling popular Halloween masks to the entire country's children. Dr. Dan Challis, a local doctor, stumbles on a plot to bring about the end of human kind. He, along with Ellie, a young woman whose father was recently killed, travel inside the factory, where they meet Cochran, an old Irish goon who has stolen a rock from Stonehenge, which causes mutations in the person who wears a Silver Shamrock mask. However, Cochran captures both Ellie and Challis. The doctor is well aware of the devastation of Cochran's plot. so he escapes and with the help of Ellie, he leaves the control centre exploding in flames. He races to get help and to stop the commercials from airing, but Cochran will have the final Halloween trick of the night.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Releases
Date: 22 October 1982Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8807 FeetLanguage: English
Credits
(48)
Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Corporation, Executive Producer: Irwin Yablans, Executive Producer: Joseph Wolf, Producer: Debra Hill, Producer: John Carpenter, Associate Producer: Barry Bernardi, Production executive/unit prod manager: Jeffrey Chernov, Production Co-ordinator: Chip Fowler, Location Manager: Ben Ami Agmon, Post-production Supervisor: Gretchen Baker, Assistant Director: Ron L. Wright, Assistant Director: Scott Ira Thaler, [Screenplay]: Nigel Kneale, Screenplay: Tommy Lee Wallace, Director of Photography: Dean Cundey, Camera Operator: Raymond Stella, 2nd unit camera operator: Steve St. John, Video co-ordinator: David Katz, Special Effects: Jon G. Belyeu, Animation: Bakshi Productions, Editor: Millie Moore, Production Designer: Peter Jamison, Halloween masks created: Don Post, Visual Consultant: Charles R. Moore, Set Decorator: Linda Spheeris, Illustrator: Carl Aldana, .sup: Jane Ruhm, Costumes: Francis Aubrey, Make-up: Ron Walters, Special Make-up Effects: Tom Burman, Titles and opticals: Pacific Title, Title Design: John Wash, Music: Alan Howarth, Music: John Carpenter, Sound Recording: Thomas Causey, Sound Re-recording: Bill Varney, Sound Re-recording: James Cavarretta Jr, Sound Re-recording: Steve Maslow, Supervising Sound Editor: David Lewis Yewdall, Sound Editor: Colin Mouat, Dialogue editor: Ken Sweet, Sound Editor: Warren Hamilton, Stunt Co-ordinator: Richard Warlock, Stunts: Kerrie Cullen, Stunts: Loren Janes, Silver Shamrock commercial: Sam Nicholson, Animal co-ordinator: Clint Rowe
Cast
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Tom Atkins (Dr. Daniel Challis), Stacey Nelkin (Ellie Grimbridge), Dan O'Herlihy (Conal Cochran), Ralph Strait (Buddy Kupfer), Michael Currie (Rafferty), Jadeen Barbor (Betty Kupfer), Bradley Schachter (Little Buddy), Garn Stephens (Marge), Nancy Kyes (Linda Challis), Jon Terry (Starker), Patrick Pankurst (Technician), Al Berry (Harry Grimbridge), Wendy Wessberg (Teddy Bryant), Richard Warlock (Assassin), Norman Merrill (Willie Challis), Essex Smith (Walter Jones), Martin Cassidy (Watcher), Maidie Norman (Nurse Agnes), John Macbride (Sheriff), Loyd Catlett (Charlie), Paddi Edwards (Secretary), Jeffrey D. Henry (Motel Technician), Michael W. Green (2nd Technician)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v32 n3 Autumn 2004 Pages: 98-109Title: You can't kill the Boogeyman: Halloween III and the modern..Author: HARRIS, Martin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analysis of the HALLOWEEN series, particularly HALLOWEEN III, suggesting that the reason behind the prevalence of modern horror film franchises is economic and not explained by post-modern theories. Title ends "...horror franchise".
In: Empire n162 December 2002 Page: 166
Title: RwdArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n11 November 2000 Page: 70
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Cinefantastique v13 n4 Apr/May 1983 Page: 57, 60
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n4 Apr/May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n396 28 May 1983 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n396 28 May 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n88 10 Jun 1983 Page: 22
Title: [City Limits - n88 10 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n346 July 1983 Pages: 36-37
Title: [Films and Filming - n346 July 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n593 June 1983 Pages: 158-159
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n593 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: StarBurst n59 July 1983 Pages: 14-17
Title: [StarBurst - n59 July 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Tommy Lee Wallace about the film.
In: Cinefantastique v13 n1 Sep/Oct 1982 Page: 15
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n1 Sep/Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the script.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v274 n5 22 Oct 1982 Page: 3, 52
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v274 n5 22 Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Écran Fantastique n26 September 1982 Page: 6
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n26 September 1982: no known title]Language: French
Description: Production report and background to the film.
In: Variety 27 Oct 1982 Page: 15
Title: [Variety - 27 Oct 1982: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-510040
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status