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| Title: | The Exorcist III |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Directed by: | William Peter Blatty |
| Written by: | William Peter Blatty |
| Produced by: | Carter DeHaven [1] Steve Jaffe James G. Robinson Joe Roth |
| Music by: | Barry De Vorzon [2] |
| Cinematography: | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by: | Peter Lee-Thompson [3] Todd C. Ramsay [4] Thom Noble [5] |
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| Distributed by: | Morgan Creek Productions |
| Released: | August 17th, 1990 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 110 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $26,098,824 (US) [6] $12,925,427 (Foreign) [6] $39,024,251 (Worldwide) [6] |
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The Exorcist III is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller and demonic possession subgenres. It is the second sequel to the 1973 William Friedkin film, The Exorcist and follows the 1977 sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic. The film was written and directed by William Peter Blatty, who wrote the original novel from which the franchise, as well as this film, is based. The movie was produced by James G. Robinson and Joe Roth of Morgan Creek Productions and premiered in the United States on August 17th, 1990. The film stars George C. Scott in the role of Detective Bill Kinderman, Ed Flanders as buddy priest Father Dyer, Brad Dourif as the insane Gemini Killer with Jason Miller reprising the role of Damian Karras from the first film (credited in the movie as Patient X). Other stars include Nicol Williamson as Father Morning, The Walking Dead actor Scott Wilson as Doctor Temple, Nancy Fish as Nurse Allerton, George DiCenzo as Stedman and Grand L. Bush as Sergeant Atkins.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| George C. Scott | Bill Kinderman |
| Ed Flanders | Father Dyer |
| Brad Dourif | The Gemini Killer |
| Jason Miller | Patient X |
| Nicol Williamson | Father Morning |
| Scott Wilson | Doctor Temple |
| Nancy Fish | Nurse Allerton |
| George DiCenzo | Stedman |
| Don Gordon | Ryan |
| Lee Richardson | University President |
| Grand L. Bush | Sergeant Atkins |
| Mary Jackson | Mrs. Clelia |
| Viveca Lindfors | Nurse X |
| Ken Lerner | Doctor Freedman |
| Tracy Thorne | Nurse Keating |
| Barbara Baxley | Shirley |
| Zohra Lampert | Mary Kinderman |
| Harry Carey, Jr. | Father Kanavan |
| Sherrie Wills | Julie Kinderman |
| Edward Lynch | Patient A |
| Clifford David | Doctor Bruno |
| Alex Zuckerman | Korner boy |
| Lois Foraker | Nurse Merrin |
| Tyra Ferrell | Nurse Blaine |
| James Burgess | Thomas Kintry |
| Kevin Corrigan | Altar boy |
| Peggy Alston | Mrs. Kintry |
| John Durkin | Elderly Jesuit |
| Bobby Deren | Nurse Bierce |
| Jan Neuberger | Alice |
| Alexis Chieffet | Counter attendant |
| Debra Port | Waitress |
| Walt MacPherson | Police sergeant |
| David Dwyer | Second police officer |
| Danny Epper | Police driver |
| William Preston | Old man in wheelchair |
| Chuck Kinlaw | Attendant |
| Demetrios Pappageorge | Capserelii |
| Nina Hansen | Little old lady |
| Shane Wexel | First dream boy |
| Ryan Paul Amick | Second dream boy |
| John Coe | Old man in dream |
| Jodi Long | First dream woman |
| Kathy Gerber | Second dream woman |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Dream blind man |
| Jan Smook | Radio man |
| Amelia Campbell | Young girl in dream |
| Cherie Baron | Nurse |
| Larry King | Larry King |
| C. Everett Koop | Everett Koop |
| Patrick Ewing | Angel of Death |
| Clinton Brandhagen | Young boy in dream |
| Michael Criscuolo | Mental patient |
| Colleen Dewhurst | Satan (voice) |
| Fabio | Angel |
| Randy Aaron Fink | Student |
| Jeff Henry | Angel |
| Patt Noday | Hospital ward priest |
| Manley Pope | Angel |
| John Thompson | Basketball coach |
| Brad Waller | Asylum inmate |
Notes[]
- Copyright holder: © 1990, Morgan Creek Film Partners.
- Exorcist III is based upon the novel Legion by author William Peter Blatty, who also wrote and directed the film adaptation.
- Production on The Exorcist III began on June 5th, 1989. Principal photography concluded on August 7th, 1989. [6]
- The Exorcist III was first released on home video in VHS format by 20th Century Fox on February 6th, 1992. [7]
- The movie was released on DVD in Region 1 format by Warner Home Video on December 28th, 1999. [8]
- This film has also been included on compilation DVD collections such as The Exorcist Collection, released by Warner Home Video on August 17th, 2004 [9] (including the re-release with "The Version You've Never Seen" version of The Exorcist and The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology, which was released by Warner Bros. on October 10th, 2006. [10]
- There are cuts of the film that were screened in Europe, which shows a scene with priest sitting on a bench holding his own head. This scene was cut out of the American release as well as home video releases of the movie.
- This is the final feature film work for actor Ed Flanders. Flanders passed away in Denny, California on February 22nd, 1995 at the age of 60.
- This is the final film work for editor Peter Lee-Thompson.
- Actor George DiCenzo is credited as George Dicenzo in this film.
Fun Facts[]
- Taglines for this film includes: "Do you dare walk these steps again?", "Dare you walk these steps again?" (which is just a slight-rewording of the first quote), and "The horror is Legion".
- Filming on The Exorcist III began on the same day that Brian Yuzna began directing Bride of Re-Animator.
- Casting coincidence: In The Exorcist, the role of Bill Kinderman was played by Lee J. Cobb, but is played in this film by George C. Scott. In addition to both actors having names with a middle initial, they also both appeared in different versions of the film 12 Angry Men - playing the same character! Cobb appeared in the original 1957 movie as Juror #3 and Scott appeared in the 1997 television movie version of 12 Angry Men as Juror #3. To add to the coincidence, the 1997 telemovie was directed by William Friedkin, who also directed The Exorcist.
- Actors Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders and George DiCenzo also appeared in the 1980 film The Ninth Configuration, which was written and directed by William Peter Blatty based on his novel, Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane.
- In an early scene in the hospital, a woman's voice can be heard paging Doctor Scott and Doctor Miller. This is a reference to actors George C. Scott, who played Bill Kinderman, and Jason Miller, who played Damian Karras.
Recommendations[]
1990s horror films
See also[]
Franchise
The Exorcist
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist III: Legion
Exorcist: The Beginning
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Producer Carter DeHaven is credited as Carter De Haven in this film.
- ↑ Composer Barry De Vorzon is credited as Barry Devorzon in this film.
- ↑ Editor Peter Lee-Thompson is credited as Peter Lee Thompson in this film.
- ↑ Editor Todd C. Ramsay is credited as Todd Ramsay in this film.
- ↑ Editor Thom Noble is uncredited for his participation in this film.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 IMDB; The Exorcist III (1990); Box office & Business
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Exorcist III (1990); VHS
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Exorcist (1990); DVD
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Exorcist Collection; DVD
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology; DVD