Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writer (WGA):

Don Coscarelli (written by)

Release Date:

6 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

If You Don't Get It This Time, He'll Have To Drill It Into Your Head!

Plot:

Mike and Reggie continue to hunt the mysterious Tall Man.

Plot Keywords:

Tall Man | Mortuary | Disembodied Hand | Dying Repeatedly | Undead

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Reggie Bannister	...	Reggie
A. Michael Baldwin	...	Mike
Bill Thornbury	...	Jody
Gloria Lynne Henry	...	Rocky
Kevin Connors	...	Tim
Cindy Ambuehl	...	Edna
John Davis Chandler	...	Henry (as John Chandler)
Brooks Gardner	...	Rufus
Angus Scrimm	...	The Tall Man
Irene Roseen	...	Demon Nurse
Sarah Scott Davis	...	Tanesha (as Sarah Davis)
Duane Tucker	...	Motel Owner
Claire Benedek	...	Tim's Mother
Wendy Way	...	Woman at Orphanage
Robert Beecher	...	Gas Station Attendant
Chuck Butto	...	Doctor (as Chuck Bhutto)
Beau Lotterman	...	Tim's Father
Paula Irvine	...	Liz
Jennifer Bross	...	Station Nurse
Samantha Phillips	...	Alchemy (archive footage)
Kathy Lester	...	Attending Nurse (as Kat Lester)

Directed by
Don Coscarelli

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Coscarelli		(written by)

Produced by
Seth Blair	....	co-producer
Dac Coscarelli	....	executive producer
Don Coscarelli	....	producer

Original Music by
Fred Myrow
Christopher L. Stone

Cinematography by
Chris Chomyn

Film Editing by
Norman Buckley

Casting by
Jacklynn Briskey

Production Design by
Ken Aichele

Art Direction by
Wendy Guidery
Candi Guterres

Set Decoration by
Charley Cabrera

Costume Design by
Carla Gibbons

Makeup Department
Dean Gates	....	special makeup effects
Melanie A. Kay	....	makeup artist
Lisa Marie Rosenberg	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	special makeup effects
Edward Wada	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Melanie Dubose	....	post-production supervisor
Roberto A. Quezada	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Robinson	....	second assistant director
Jeff Shiffman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter S. Combs	....	construction coordinator
Alex Hill	....	storyboard illustrator
Jeffrey Kim	....	lead man
Tim I. Miller	....	property master
Victor Ortado	....	art swing gang
Jarris A.H.V. Vonzombie	....	assistant property master (as Jarris Varnrobinson)

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Martin J. Bram	....	dialogue editor
Peter Brancaccio	....	sound effects editor
G.W. Brown	....	adr supervisor
Joan Chamberlain	....	adr recordist
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant
Kurt Nicholas Forshager	....	foley editor
Gary Gossett	....	sound mixer
Zigmund Gron	....	digital sound transferer
Ann Hadsell	....	foley recordist
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
Rudy J. Lara	....	sound recordist
Tricia Linklater	....	apprentice sound editor
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Charles W. Ritter	....	digital sound transferer
Charles W. Ritter	....	foley editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Brian Ruberg	....	adr mixer
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Stickler	....	boom operator
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Geoff Martin	....	special effects assistant
Kevin McCarthy	....	special effects (as Kevin Francis 'Boomer' McCarthy)
D. Kerry Prior	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Aaron Iggy Scarpitti	....	special effects assistant
Nannette Teters	....	special effects assistant
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects (uncredited)
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Greg R. Stone	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Bob Dohrendorf	....	opticals
D. Kerry Prior	....	visual effects supervisor
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: CFC (uncredited)
Mark Nelmes	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Amy Ardavany	....	stunts
Eric Chevreux	....	stunts
Larry Green	....	stunts
Joseph S. Griffo	....	stunts
Joy Hooper	....	stunts
Bob Ivy	....	stunts: hearse crash
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts
Solly Marx	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Gunter Simon	....	stunts
John Stewart	....	stunt coordinator (as John Michael Stewart)
Steve Upton	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Elizabeth J. Annas	....	still photographer
Dan Ayers	....	Steadicam operator
Mindaugas Blaudziunas	....	additional camera operator
Robert Bryant	....	additional assistant camera
Vidal Cohen	....	best boy grip
E.S. Foster	....	additional photographer
Anthony T. Jones	....	grip
Scott Kevan	....	second assistant camera
Alan Koshiyama	....	first assistant camera
Scott Libolt	....	still photographer
Denny Logan	....	grip
Brian Louks	....	gaffer
John Mang	....	key grip
Michael McGarry	....	electrician (as Mike McGarry)
Ngoli Vukani Nyirenda	....	electrician (as Angoli Nyrenda)
Chris Shaw	....	best boy electric
Eric Boyle	....	best boy grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kebe Dunn	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Dyehouse	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Scott J. Gill	....	additional editor
Ruben Guerrero	....	color timer
Teresa Kelly	....	assistant film editor
Chris Weber	....	negative cutter
Gary Weber	....	negative cutter

Transportation Department
Peter Sebring	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Beth Anthony	....	craft service
Nadine Bass	....	additional script supervisor
Jeffrey Berk	....	production coordinator
Paul Bunnell	....	production assistant
Brooke H. Burling	....	production assistant
Jessica Caggiano	....	production assistant
Mauni P. Caves	....	location scout
Jimmie Crain	....	production assistant
Kristen Deem	....	assistant: Mr. Scrimm
Susan DeLangis	....	production assistant
Maura Draheim-Grashaw	....	production assistant
Randi Feldman	....	script supervisor
Cari Frankson	....	production assistant
Jim Hardy	....	martial arts coordinator
Jamie Holcomb	....	head creature assistant
Andrzej Kozlowski	....	production assistant
Keith Douglas Kramer	....	location manager
Todd M. Lachniet	....	assistant to producer
Charles Madrid	....	production assistant
Glenn Nivens	....	production assistant
Michael Paolillo	....	location scout
Jim Schneeweis	....	assistant production coordinator
Kenneth Toops	....	production assistant
Victoria A. Zamora	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Starway International Inc.

Distributors

• Universal Home Entertainment (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• AVU-Video-Vertriebs-GmbH (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Phase Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Vhero Films S.A. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Europa Carat (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Living Colour Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Mr. Horror Presents #22)

Special Effects

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (morphing, portal effects)

Also Known As:

"Phantasm III: The Third Power" - Philippines (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and gore, and for language and sexuality (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

91 min | UK:86 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:XXX (Nova Scotia) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2005) | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | France:-16 | France:U (DVD rating) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2007) | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Starway International Inc.

Trivia:

The character of "Rocky", played by Gloria Lynne Henry, stands out as the only main female character in the Phantasm movie series not to die, nor to be a Tall Man's minion either.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the spheres fly through the air you can see a "dot" following which is the camera

Quotes:

Reg:Jody, what the hell are you doing here? You're dead.
Jody:So what else is new?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

I Shouldn't Have To Defend This

Would people give this film a break? It is an exercise in fear, that has been realized quite fantastically (no pun intended). The humour is all laugh out loud stuff, and the effects seem to induce more wincing than any gore fest I can name (shame I've only seen the cut version). The locations are breath taking, the characters somehow more life like than they should be. It's no masterpiece sure, but it's a really good film. And heck Angus Scrimm beats Robert Englund or Kane Hodder any day.