Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Director:

Tommy Lee Wallace

Writer:

Tommy Lee Wallace (written by)
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Release Date:

22 October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

...and now the earth will run with blood again!

Plot:

A large Halloween mask-making company has plans to kill millions of American children with something sinister hidden in Halloween masks.

Plot Keywords:

Mask | Halloween | Hospital | Stonehenge | Doctor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tom Atkins	...	Dr. Daniel 'Dan' Challis
Stacey Nelkin	...	Ellie Grimbridge
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Conal Cochran
Michael Currie	...	Rafferty
Ralph Strait	...	Buddy Kupfer
Jadeen Barbor	...	Betty Kupfer
Brad Schacter	...	'Little' Buddy Kupfer Jr. (as Bradley Schachter)
Garn Stephens	...	Marge Guttman
Nancy Kyes	...	Linda Challis
Jonathan Terry	...	Starker (as Jon Terry)
Al Berry	...	Harry Grimbridge
Wendy Wessberg	...	Teddy
Essex Smith	...	Walter Jones
Maidie Norman	...	Nurse Agnes
John MacBride	...	Sheriff
Loyd Catlett	...	Charlie
Paddi Edwards	...	Silver Shamrock Secretary
Norman Merrill	...	Red
Patrick Pankhurst	...	Technician
Dick Warlock	...	Assassin
Martin Cassidy	...	Hospital Assassin
Michelle Walker	...	Bella Challis
Joshua John Miller	...	Willie Challis (as Joshua Miller)
Jeffrey D. Henry	...	Motel Technician
Michael W. Green	...	Technician #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brad M. Bucklin	...	Red Headed Technician (uncredited)
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Curfew Announcer / Telephone Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Tommy Lee Wallace	...	Silver Shamrock Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Tommy Lee Wallace

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nigel Kneale		uncredited
Tommy Lee Wallace		written by

Produced by
Barry Bernardi	....	associate producer
John Carpenter	....	producer
Debra Hill	....	producer
Joseph Wolf	....	executive producer
Irwin Yablans	....	executive producer
Moustapha Akkad	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth

Cinematography by
Dean Cundey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Millie Moore

Casting by
Susan Shaw

Production Design by
Peter Jamison

Set Decoration by
Linda Spheeris

Makeup Department
Frankie Bergman	....	hair stylist
Thomas R. Burman	....	special makeup (as Tom Burman)
Ron Walters	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jeffrey Chernov	....	executive in charge of production
Jeffrey Chernov	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Thaler	....	second assistant director (as Scott Ira Thaler)
Ron Wright	....	first assistant director (as Ron L. Wright)

Art Department
Carl Aldana	....	illustrator
Terry Feller	....	propmaker
Andrew P. Flores	....	labor foreman (as Andrew Flores)
Serge Genitempo	....	standby painter
Walt Hadfield	....	construction coordinator (as Walton Hadfield)
Greg Lynch	....	swing gang
Randy Moore	....	visual consultant (as Charles R. Moore)
Jerry Palermo	....	construction painter
James A. Rathbun	....	property master
Daniel Stoltenberg	....	property master
James F. Walker	....	propmaker foreman (as James Walker)
William Kemper Wright	....	leadman (as William Wright)
John Naulin	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joseph Brennan)
Thomas Causey	....	production sound mixer (as Tommy Causey)
James Cavarretta	....	sound re-recording mixer (as James Cavarretta Jr.)
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor (as Warren Hamilton)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin C. Mouat	....	sound editor (as Colin Mouat)
Andy Rovins	....	boom operator
Kendrick Sweet	....	dialogue editor (as Ken Sweet)
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects assistant
Jon G. Belyeu	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Sam Nicholson	....	"Silver Shamrock" commercial
John C. Wash	....	title sequence (as John Wash)

Stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Loren Janes	....	stunts
Dick Warlock	....	stunt coordinator
Dick Warlock	....	stunts
Lance Warlock	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Antunovich	....	electrician
Richard Babin	....	grip
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer (as Ronald Batzdorff)
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera
David Golia	....	assistant camera: second unit
Laszlo Horvath	....	dolly grip
David Katz	....	video coordinator
Nick Kurges	....	grip
Allen Marshall	....	electrician
Patrick Marshall	....	electrician (as Patrick H. Marshall)
Thomas Marshall	....	best boy electric (as Thom Marshall)
Steve Mathis	....	electrician (as Steven R. Mathis)
Mark Pearson	....	grip
Joe A. Salamdino	....	best boy grip
Guy Skinner	....	second assistant camera (as Guy Ladd Skinner)
Stephen St. John	....	camera operator: second unit (as Steve St. John)
Raymond Stella	....	camera operator
Mark Walthour	....	gaffer (as Mark D. Walthour)
Ronald Woodward	....	key grip (as Ronald T. Woodward)
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: "a"camera, additional photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susie Johnson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frances Vega Aubrey	....	costumer (as Francis Aubrey)
Jane Ruhm	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Maurie Beck	....	first assistant editor
Patricia Lee	....	second assistant editor

Transportation Department
Ray Appel	....	driver
Louis Galliani	....	driver
Steve Grossman	....	driver
Chuck Hampton	....	driver
Jim Huffey	....	driver
Marty Huffey	....	driver (as Marten Huffey)
James A. Lundin	....	driver (as Jim Lundin)
Dave Pierce	....	driver
Wayne Roberts	....	transportation captain
Mario Simon	....	driver
Tom F. Thomas	....	driver (as Tom Thomas)
Thomas Vilardo	....	driver (as Tommy Vilardo)
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation coordinator
Gordon Wiles	....	driver

Other crew
Ami Agmon	....	location manager (as Ben-Ami Agmon)
Gretchen Baker	....	post-production expeditor
Jim Brockett	....	assistant animal coordinator (as Jim Brocket)
Randi Chernov	....	assistant: Ms. Hill
Bill Cherones	....	location assistant
Maurice Costello	....	first aid (as Maurice Costello Jr.)
Lynn D. Ezelle	....	assistant accountant
Chip Fowler	....	production coordinator
David Gersh	....	assistant: Matt Franco
Bernie Granados	....	first aid (as Bernie Granados Jr.)
Mark C. Grech	....	craft service (as Mark Grech)
Larry Hand	....	production accountant
Louise Jaffe	....	script supervisor
Bert Jetter	....	caterer
Bob Laird	....	motor police
Doug Laird	....	motor police
Ken Lavet	....	location assistant (as Kenny Lavet)
Michele Little	....	assistant: Mr. Chernov
Don Post	....	creator: Halloween masks
Carol Rosenthal	....	assistant: Mr. Bernardi
Clint Rowe	....	animal coordinator
Anne Thompson	....	publicist (as Ann Thompson)

Production Companies

• Dino De Laurentiis Company
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gaumont (1982) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
• Astro Distribution (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Kabel 1 (????) (Germany) (TV)
• MCA Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA Videocassette (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL2 (????) (Germany) (TV)
• Tele 5 (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• Thorn EMI Video Australia (19??) (Australia) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1987) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Goldwyn Sound Facility  re-recorded at
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Creative Mobile Studio  production services (as Creative Mobile Studios)
• Bakshi Productions  animation courtesy of
• Republic Airlines  special thanks
• Ruxton Ltd.  special thanks

Also Known As:

"The Last Halloween" - Philippines (English title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (uncut) (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (VHS rating) (1998) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Finland:K-18 (1983) (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Italy:T | Australia:M | Austria:16 | France:-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (Certificate #26814) | West Germany:18 | UK:15 (theatrical release) (uncut) | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (2002) (uncut) | UK:15 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Domino's Pizza - 17 Kersting Court, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivia:

The film's original director, Joe Dante, approached Nigel Kneale to write the film while Kneale was temporarily living in Hollywood writing the remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) for director John Landis that was never made due to budget cost. Dante wanted a new and different story than the two previous films in the series, so he suggested Kneale write a treatment around the word Halloween. The producers liked the idea, and after Joe Dante moved on to another project, producer John Carpenter's regular collaborator, Tommy Lee Wallace, came in as the new director. Kneale initially blamed the drastic changes to his script on executive producer 'Dino De Laurentiis' not understanding his dialogue when it was translated to Italian. Kneale requested his writing screen credit be removed once his comical mystery screenplay was rewritten by an uncredited Carpenter, and then later Wallace (who received sole screen credit as writer), to include more gore and simplify the story.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the "test" on "Little" Buddy, after the family has all been killed the camera switches angles from an in room shot to a monitor shot. In these shots it's clear "Little" Buddy's legs have changed their position several times.

Quotes:

Walter Jones:He just walked up out of the rain! I swear to God that's all there was to it! I just brought him here.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: Stinkers of 1982 (#1.17)" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Time Goes By

Unbeatable, a Masterpiece!

This movie is an all time classic. Creepy from the word go, the lighting and soundtrack give it a theatrically dark and menacing feel, while the characters are so ordinary that one feels one is watching a drama-doc. Then the extreme violence with crushed heads and people set ablaze. There is a tangible sense of mystery to all this. Our hero is a slightly flawed character, womaniser and boozer, but an honest sort of guy. The idea of filming at a mask factory is inspired - all those creepy faces! The factory owner Cochran is one of the finest horror characters ever to grace the screen. Profoundly eerie yet likable, humorous yet intimidating, he has the quality of an educated, cultured serial killer with the monstrous ambition of a megalomaniac from a Bond movie. His evil plans are particularly horrific in scale, but he sees them as one big joke on the kids!