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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Peter Blatty (novel)
William Peter Blatty (screenplay)
Release Date:
17 August 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Do you dare walk these steps again? more
Plot:
A police lieutenant in Georgetown mourns the anniversary of a priest's death as a serial killer strikes. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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(8 articles)
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Flawed though it is, I have a soft spot for this film for its intelligent, non-ironic journey into darkness. more (203 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| George C. Scott | ... | Kinderman | |
| Ed Flanders | ... | Father Dyer | |
| Brad Dourif | ... | The Gemini Killer | |
| Jason Miller | ... | Patient X | |
| Nicol Williamson | ... | Father Morning | |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Dr. Temple | |
| Nancy Fish | ... | Nurse Allerton | |
| George DiCenzo | ... | Stedman (as George Dicenzo) | |
| Don Gordon | ... | Ryan | |
| Lee Richardson | ... | University President | |
| Grand L. Bush | ... | Sergeant Atkins | |
| Mary Jackson | ... | Mrs. Clelia | |
| Viveca Lindfors | ... | Nurse X | |
| Ken Lerner | ... | Dr. Freedman | |
| Tracy Thorne | ... | Nurse Keating |
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Also Known As:
Exorcist 3 (Philippines: English title)
Exorcist III: Legion (USA) (working title)
The Exorcist 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Exorcist III: Legion (USA) (trailer title)
William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III (USA) (complete title)
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2002) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1991) | USA:R
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Georgetown University, Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA more
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Revealing mistakes: The police photographer takes a lot of pictures of the body of Father Dyer in the hospital. However, his body is completely covered with a sheet throughout, making these photos pointless to an investigation. more
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References It's a Wonderful Life (1946) more
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Why is Karras played by Jason Miller in some scenes and Brad Dourif in others?
Does this film shed any more light on what happened to Regan after Exorcist II?
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William Peter Blatty can really write. Prose and dialogue. No argument. But can he direct a movie? On the strength of 'Exorcist III,' yes he can. This isn't to say that the film doesn't have its problems. On the contrary, its biggest problem, the out-of-character 'crowd-pleasing' SFX climax stops it from being one of the greats. So why do I have a soft spot for this film? If, like me, you appreciate horror films that are both scary and made for grown-ups, 'Exorcist III' is refreshing and memorable for its intelligent, non-ironic journey into darkness and for its refusal (bar that ending) to dumb down for the kids. If 'Scream' is your idea of a great horror movie, this isn't one for you! The cast is not nearly young and attractive enough, there are nowhere near enough gags (though Blatty's dry, sardonic wit is happily in evidence) and the film has no pretensions at being an autopsy of the genre, therefore somehow lifting it above the films it purports to comment on. 'Exorcist III' is literary beyond 'Scream's' self-referential trivia-chasing (I would love to hear Detective Kinderman critiquing that movie!) Read 'Legion' and you'll have an idea of how good the film should have been. Flaws acknowledged and accepted, don't miss out on Brad Dourif's best performance since 'Cuckoo's Nest,' scene-stealing turns by Ed Flanders and Nancy Fish, or the superlative production design, photography and sound. More than anything else, it's the atmosphere of the film that stays with me. I can recall very few films that have a better sense of the power of stillness and silence. So much of the violence is communicated only in dialogue; your mind reluctantly does the rest.