Night of the Demons III (1997) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Jim Kaufman

Writer:

Kevin Tenney (writer)

Release Date:

1997 (Canada)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You Can Check In Anytime You Like, But You Can Never Leave...

Plot:

A group of young criminals accidentally shoot a police officer. To avoid being arrested they hide out in an abandoned house...

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Halloween | Demonic Possession | Numbered Sequel | Direct To Video Sequel To Theatrical Movie

Cast

Larry Day	...	Larry
Amelia Kinkade	...	Angela
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Vince (as Kris Holdenreid)
Gregory Calpakis	...	Nick
Tara Slone	...	Lois
Christian Tessier	...	Orson
Joel Gordon	...	Reggie
Patricia Rodriguez	...	Abbie
Stephanie Bauder	...	Holly
Ian McDonald	...	Quicky Mart Clerk
Richard Jutras	...	Rookie Cop
Minor Mustain	...	Veteran Cop
Vlasta Vrana	...	Dewhurst
Richard Zeman	...	Macho Cop
Sirod	...	Voice of Ida

Also Known As:

Demon House
Demon Night (Canada: English title) (video box title)
La nuit des démons 3 (Canada: French title)
Night of the Demons 3 (Canada: English title) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (2008) | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1997) | USA:R | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Beauharnois, Québec, Canada

Company:

Fries/Schultz Film Group

Trivia:

In the convenience store scene, a VHS of the first Night of the Demons (1988) is sitting on the shelves by the checkout counter.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of the camera can be seen on the police officer's car when he pulls into Hull House at the beginning of the movie.

Quotes:

Angela: Angela: Happy Halloween, Bitch!
Angela: Angela: I'm getting ready for Halloween.
Angela: Angela: You see that i can kill you at will. I can take your lives, but not your souls. Those must be given to me, by word or deed.
Angela: Angela: You're on the law... and it's time to pronounce sentence.

Movie Connections:

Follows Night of the Demons 2 (1994) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sundance

Raking up Angela's ashes.

Third outing in the series and , amazingly, nobody has thought of demolishing the house and having a priest pee all over the foundations (or something suitable that would destroy the evil).

This time the house is visited by a van full of teens who are on the run from the law. Some of them are on from the law, at least, and some of them are just caught up in the middle of things. Unsurprisingly, Angela welcomes in the new blood with open arms.

This has just as much fun with the gore and the death as the previous two movies but it takes a step down with the level of acting throughout. Almost everyone involved here is pretty poor and it's not surprising that you won't recognise any of the faces. What is surprising is that the third outing in this series is still almost as much fun just because of the freedom and opportunities provided by the central idea. This may be the one I'd not choose to watch again but I certainly wouldn't mind if it ever did appear on my TV and I was distracted by it.