Warlock III: The End of Innocence (Video 1999)

A college student unexpectedly finds that she has inherited a derelict house. Accompanied by a group of friends, she goes there to clear it of heir-looms before the structure is demolished.... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Freiser

Writers:

Pierce Milestone (characters), Bruce David Eisen,

Stars:

Bruce Payne, Ashley Laurence, Paul Francis

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bruce Payne	...	The Warlock / Phillip Covington
Ashley Laurence	...	Kris Miller
Paul Francis	...	Michael
Jan Schweiterman	...	Jerry
Angel Boris Reed	...	Lisa (as Angel Boris)
Rick Hearst	...	Scott (as Richard C. Hearst)
Boti Bliss	...	Robin (as Boti Ann Bliss)
Eamonn Draper	...	Mr. Butterfield (as Eamon Draper)
Catherine Siggins	...	Mrs. Miller
Majella Corley	...	Young Kris
Philippe Zone	...	Handyman (as Phillipe Zone)
Fiona O'Shaughnessy	...	Kris' Friend
Ann Marie Byrne	...	Old Woman

Storyline

A college student unexpectedly finds that she has inherited a derelict house. Accompanied by a group of friends, she goes there to clear it of heir-looms before the structure is demolished. Almost immediately, she and her friends are targeted by a powerful warlock who is very interested in her bloodline.

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Plot Keywords:

college student | warlock | letter | falling from height | mirror | 

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Taglines:

He'll take your soul... if you let him

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, sexuality and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Warlock: The End of Innocence

Filming Locations:

County Galway, Ireland

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Lisa is sat on the bed, hypnotized by the warlock, if you look carefully, you can see the shadows on the wall show her bowing and worshiping him.

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Goofs

Before Kris' friends arrive, when the camera zooms into her face in the hallway, you can see the tracks on which the camera moves along on the lower part of the screen.

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Quotes

The Warlock: You don't have the power!

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Connections

Follows Warlock (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Judgement Call"
Written and Produced by Evan Frankfort

User Reviews

Not even Bruce Payne's presence could save this mess.

When it was released, I had been rooting for a third „Warlock"-film; true the second part hadn't been a work of glory and couldn't live up to the classic first. True also, there was no Julian Sands, but it featured Bruce Payne. "Passenger 54", "Full Eclipse" and even "The Howling VI: Freaks" were all enriched by Payne's cold stare.

However, the problem with Payne is, he's essentially a limited actor, compensating any lack of skill with his (usually rather threatening and malevolent) presence. Actors like that usually need a very skilled director to point them to the right direction and obviously this director wasn't on the set of "Warlock III".

Payne's screen-time is largely wasted; this could have worked, had "Warlock III" been a sequel that has anything to do with the original. It doesn't. "Warlock III" is called Warlock only because it features a warlock. A wizard, magician, call it what you want. Nothing to do with the 'Super-Warlock' we came to love in "Warlock". There's no boiling of human fat for potion, no flying, no punching nails into the Warlocks footprints, etc; just a haunted house, a couple of cheap, computer-animated effects and Payne lingering around in a couple of scenes.

As to the rest of the cast: hopeful, young actors, each more unmemorable as the next; each having spent more time on bodybuilding and make-up than on acting, all trying to push their pretty faces against the camera in the (vein) hope of "making it big". You could have cast Sean Connery or Javier Bardem instead of Payne; it still wouldn't have saved the film from being a complete train wreck. (This trend would continue to this very day, with films (generally remakes) like "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Final Destination". It may sound like stickling here, but did films like "Friday the 13th" or "A Nightmare on Elmstreet" produce future stars like Johnny Depp and Kevin Bacon, or did they not?) What gives the film its deathblow is the camera-work, which reeks of cheapest video, just short of calling it "Blair Witch Project". Despite having a limited budget, the original "Warlock" looked grander than it was. "Warlock III", in comparison, looks like what it is: a cheap, shoddily put together flick, hoping to ride on the title of a classic.

A director like Steve Miner could have saved that mess, even despite the incredibly lame script. But as it is, the "Warlock III" virtually is beyond the hope for redemption. Two points from ten is all I'm willing to give: one for Bruce Payne and the other … well, I can't really remember what for.