The Skulls III (2004) (V)

Director:

J. Miles Dale

Writers (WGA):

John Pogue (film The Skulls)
Joe Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Blackmail, lies, murder...How far will she go to fit in?

Plot:

A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Society | College | Sequel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Clare Kramer	...	Taylor Brooks
Bryce Johnson	...	Roger Lloyd
Barry Bostwick	...	Nathan Lloyd
Steve Braun	...	Brian Kelly
Karl Pruner	...	Martin Brooks
Dean McDermott	...	Det. Staynor
Maria del Mar	...	Det. Valdez
Len Cariou	...	Dean Lawton
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Veronica Bell
Shaun Sipos	...	Ethan Rawlings
Chris Trussell	...	Conrad
David Purchase	...	Killebrew
Toby Proctor	...	Sam Brooks
Martha Burns	...	Swim Coach
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Dr. Franks
Philip Akin	...	Captain Harlan
John Bayliss	...	Minister
Irene Dale	...	Librarian

Directed by
J. Miles Dale

Writing credits (WGA)
John Pogue		(film The Skulls)
Joe Johnson		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Ball	....	executive producer
J. Miles Dale	....	co-producer
Linda Hawkins	....	co-producer
Amanda Lewis	....	associate producer (as Amanda Cohen)
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
William Tyrer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck
Mark Kilian		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
David A. Makin

Production Design by
Gordon Barnes		(as Gordon M. Barnes)

Art Direction by
Kim Rennick

Set Decoration by
Steve Shewchuk

Costume Design by
Vicki Graef

Makeup Department
Teresa Buccione	....	assistant hair stylist
Rhosael Ciandre	....	key hair stylist
Liz Gruszka	....	assistant makeup artist (as Elizabeth Gruszka)
Paul Jones	....	special makeup designer
Marie Nardella	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Chris Danton	....	production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rob Chalmers	....	third assistant director
Jeremy Graham	....	trainee assistant director
Jennifer Kiefaber	....	third assistant director
David McLeod	....	first assistant director
Pierre Ouellet	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	property master
Andra Fay Butler	....	assistant art director (as Andra Fay Butler)
Suzanne Hodson	....	buyer
Denis Kirkham	....	set dresser
Fred Mendelson	....	construction coordinator
Patton Nam	....	on-set dresser
Ian Nelmes	....	scenic artist
Sarah O'Malley	....	art apprentice
Laszlo Peter	....	head carpenter
Tibor Peter	....	assistant head carpenter
Jeff Poulis	....	assistant property master
David Ritchie	....	property buyer
Randy Ross	....	head painter
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist
George Venckus	....	leadman

Sound Department
David Appleby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Bertola	....	sound editor
Nelson Ferreira	....	supervising sound editor
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
Cory Mandel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim O'Connell	....	foley artist
Moshe Saadon	....	additional boom operator (as Moshae Saadon)
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator (as Stephen Switzer)
Mike Welker	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Jordan Craig	....	special effects coordinator
Justin LeFebre	....	on set special effects
Skyler Wilson	....	key special effects

Visual Effects by
Patrick Coffey	....	digital compositor
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer
Andy Robinson	....	lead compositor: Mr. X Inc.

Stunts
Elizabeth Charlton	....	stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunt coordinator
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt coordinator
Regan Moore	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunts
Colleen Park	....	stunts
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive operations coordinator
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive supervisor
Robert C. Shannon	....	safety boat captain
Robert C. Shannon	....	underwater crew
Robert C. Shannon	....	underwater work
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts
Len Wagner	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jayson Clute	....	focus puller
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator
Robert Daprato	....	grip (as Bob DaPrato)
Philip A. Giglio	....	electrician (as Philip Giglio)
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy grip
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip
Michael L. Hall	....	best boy electric (as Mike Hall)
Chris Howard	....	gaffer
John Irwin	....	generator operator
Delroy P. Jarrett	....	electrician (as Delroy Jarrett)
Steve Klys	....	grip
Jim Krauter	....	dolly grip
Jim MacCammon	....	electrician (as James MacCammon)
Kevin Murphy	....	additional camera operator
Mark Nener	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brent Robinson	....	underwater first assistant camera
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive supervisor
Robert C. Shannon	....	underwater key grip
Rachel Thompson	....	additional assistant camera
Blain Thrush	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit
Chris Weiss	....	second assistant camera
George Willis	....	additional camera operator

Casting Department
Luisa Cabbidu	....	extras casting assistant
Anya Colloff	....	casting: USA
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Jennifer Fishman	....	casting: USA (as Jennifer Fishman Pate)
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate: Canada
Sara Kay	....	casting assistant: Canada
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting
Xela Mandez	....	casting associate
Amy McIntyre Britt	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sherri Fletcher	....	assistant costume supervisor
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Lisa Martin	....	wardrobe buyer
Laurie Munday	....	assistant costume designer
Anita Simard	....	wardrobe set supervisor

Editorial Department
Marc Roussel	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music consultant
Mary Ramos	....	music consultant
Douglas Romayne	....	composer: additional music
Thomas Bergersen	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bruce McLean	....	transportation coordinator (as Bruce MacLean)

Other crew
John Alfred	....	post-production accountant
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz (as Russ Brown)
James Campbell	....	location production assistant
Bennett Fidlow	....	production legal
Tracey Hare	....	assistant: Mr. Dale
Carolyn Harris	....	assistant: Ms. Hawkins
Nick Iannelli	....	title designer: main titles
Paul Jones	....	prosthetics supervisor
Keith Kanhai	....	accounting clerk
Nikki King	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz
Redd Knight	....	production coordinator
Rachel Leko	....	production assistant
Arlene Lum Lock	....	first assistant accountant
Sandra Lum Lock	....	production accountant
Brandon Long	....	assistant location manager
Neil Lumlock	....	location manager (as Neil Lum Lock)
Susan Marucci	....	script supervisor
Mitchell Praw	....	office assistant
Catherine Sample	....	assistant production coordinator
Jorge Weisz	....	trainee

Production Companies

• Universal Home Entertainment (as Universal Home Entertainment Productions) (presents)
• Original Film
• Newmarket Capital Group

Distributors

• Universal Family and Home Entertainment (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Mr. X

Other Companies

• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Sound Dogs Toronto  sound editing and design
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Graydon Hall Manor, 185 Graydon Hall Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Universal Home Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: The scar that was burned into Taylor's wrist at the initiation is missing in later scenes when she's not wearing her watch.

Quotes:

Roger Lloyd:Stand up. Shed the last symbols of your old life. Remove your clothes.
[everyone looks around unsure]
Nathan Lloyd:Stand up! Hesitate and you'll never see this place again.
[Brian and some of the other guys look at Taylor, waiting to see what she does about this]
Taylor Brooks:All right, boys. You heard the man.
[pulls off her shirt]
Taylor Brooks:No time to be shy.

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Soundtrack:

Feel Something

And the first Skulls was so good...

I really liked the original Skulls. There were good actors, writing/script/plot etc. And I haven't seen Skulls II yet (I didn't know there were any sequels until I saw Skulls III was on TV).

Skulls III is poor. The actors are fine, but the plot is so easy to predict. There's no suspense. No surprises. And I'd almost call Skulls III slow most of the time.

Skulls III certainly gives you nothing worth watching for 2 hours. You'd be better off renting/watching the original Skulls again, than to watch this version.

If they plan to make a Skulls IV, bring back the writers and director types which made Skulls (I) a success.