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Director:
Writers:
Gary Sherman (writer)
Brian Taggert (writer)
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Release Date:
10 June 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's found her. more
Plot:
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a highrise building, and the supernatural forces that have haunted her previously follow her there. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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Dr. Seaton, You Rock. more (95 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Skerritt | ... | Bruce Gardner | |
| Nancy Allen | ... | Patricia Wilson-Gardner | |
| Heather O'Rourke | ... | Carol Anne Freeling | |
| Zelda Rubinstein | ... | Tangina Barrons | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Donna Gardner | |
| Kipley Wentz | ... | Scott (as Kip Wentz) | |
| Richard Fire | ... | Dr. Seaton | |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Reverend Henry Kane | |
| Roger May | ... | Burt | |
| Paul Graham | ... | Martin Moyer | |
| Meg Weldon | ... | Sandy | |
| Stacy Gilchrist | ... | Melissa | |
| Joey Garfield | ... | Jeff | |
| Christian Murphy | ... | Dusty (as Chris Murphy) | |
| Roy Hytower | ... | Nathan |
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Also Known As:
Poltergeist III: The Final Chapter (Australia)
Poltergeist III: We're Back (USA) (working title)
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:16 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | USA:PG (original rating) | West Germany:16
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Zelda Rubinstein had to leave the production midway because of her mother's death. more
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Crew or equipment visible: After something strange happens in the bathroom as Donna gets ready for a party, Carol Anne and Donna walk into the main hall of the apartment. In the back, there is a large mirror. In the bottom, right-hand corner of the mirror, a crew member's bottom is shown wearing sandy brown dress pants. more
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Referenced in "Moonlighting: Poltergeist III - Dipesto Nothing (#3.10)" (1987) more
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NIGHT RIDER more
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Do you think there would have been a Poltergeist IV if Heather didn't die?more
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Strange little sequel filled with annoying characters and some horrible dialog. Poltergeist 3 is not really all that bad, it just suffers greatly from those two flaws. Story does wisely by switching the setting from the suburbs to the big city. The character Carol Anne now resides with her aunt and uncle and snobby cousin in Chicago, where they live in a high rise. Soon, ghosts start popping up again. This movie has some of the stupidest lines in it, it's often hard not to grin. O'Rourke did a good acting job in the first two films. Here, not so good. I think that may be the fault of whoever wrote the go-nowhere script. A lot of the characters lines in this seem forced or overacted. Especially the character of Dr. Seaton. The special effects are impressive though. The makers used a lot of mirror tricks that really pull the movie through it's stupider moments. However, the chopped off head of Kane scene was atrocious. I guess this movie suffered because of severe budget cuts.A lot of scenes in this movie feel a bit lame(the kid who busts up through the ice and runs into the window, the "break the mirror" scene,the kid who flips off the security camera, etc., etc.). Nancy Allen, who plays the aunt, does not look happy to be involved in this. Weaker entry in the series, but it is watchable. Seems a bit rushed. Features annoying teenagers you would find in a Friday The 13th movie. A guy rips off Lara Flynn Boyle's cheek. And whats with that growling window pane in the end? Ya gotta see it if you saw the first two. Two stars.