Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.
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Gary Sherman
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Cast
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| Tom Skerritt | ... | Bruce Gardner | |
| Nancy Allen | ... | Patricia Wilson-Gardner | |
| Heather O'Rourke | ... | Carol Anne Freeling | |
| Zelda Rubinstein | ... | Tangina Barrons | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Donna Gardner | |
| Kipley Wentz | ... | Scott (as Kip Wentz) | |
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Richard Fire | ... | Dr. Seaton |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Reverend Henry Kane | |
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Roger May | ... | Burt |
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Paul Graham | ... | Martin Moyer |
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Meg Weldon | ... | Sandy |
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Stacy Gilchrist | ... | Melissa |
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Joey Garfield | ... | Jeff |
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Christian Murphy | ... | Dusty (as Chris Murphy) |
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Roy Hytower | ... | Nathan |
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Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him? Written by Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>
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Guess who's back in town. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 June 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,344,308, 10 June 1988Gross USA:
$14,114,488Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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(uncredited)
Written by Simon Stokes and BILLY CIOFFI
Vocal by Simon Stokes
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A theme running throughout this movie is that mirrors contain the spirits, meaning there are many shots where everything is reflected perfectly except for one startling aberration. This was achieved via a few different methods, such as split screen and travelling mattes, however the most commonly used method was room doubling. The 'mirror' isn't there, there is instead constructed a perfect mirror image room connected to the foreground one that begins where the mirror should be, and the actors have body doubles with their backs to camera who imitate their motions, (often using audible cues so that they both stay perfectly in time, dubbed over later). A simple theatrical technique, done well, that repeatedly gives an unnerving paranormal effect. See more »Goofs
When Bruce and Patricia are crawling out of the elevator, Bruce's legs are still inside the elevator as he helps Patricia out of it. The shot changes, and his legs are out. It changes again, and his legs are back in. See more »Quotes
Tangina: Kane! Give her back her family. You don't need them. You don't need Carol Anne! I can lead you into the light. I have the KNOWLEDGE... and the POWER!See more »
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A text in the credits reads "The character of Reverend Henry Kane was originally portrayed by Julian Beck" See more »Soundtracks
JUNGLE MUSIC(uncredited)
Written by Simon Stokes and BILLY CIOFFI
Vocal by Simon Stokes
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Poltergeist III was overall disappointing sequel which is nothing new! The third ghost film has Carol Anne living with her uncle and aunt in a skyscraper apartment building of some sort and now goes to a private school for "gifted" children and has a bald headed psychiatrist who can really test your nerves. OK! Whats up with the obsession with the mirrors in this one! It's an original idea but the villain known as Kane (introduced in the better sequel) gets on your nerves also as he keeps calling Carol Anne's name over and over and over. That's not spooky that's stupid and annoying. The thing with this one is that it resorts too much to the 80' slasher cliches; gore, violent disgusting images, teenagers acting like fools getting into trouble, and very lame dialogue! The first two lacked these qualities which made them good! They avoided the cliches while still being entertaining. This one is about half as entertaining as the first (don't get me wrong! it is entertaining at times but not enough!) and the ending is rushed and pointless. Check out the critics' slamed reviews and the failing box office numbers. You'll see what I mean! 4 out of 10 I'm being a little generous!