The Grudge 3 (2009)

A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel, to stop the curse of Kayako once and for all.

Director:

Toby Wilkins

Writers:

Takashi Shimizu (based on "Ju-On: The Grudge" written by), Brad Keene

Stars:

Matthew Knight, Shawnee Smith, Mike Straub

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Matthew Knight	...	Jake
Shawnee Smith	...	Sullivan
Mike Straub	...	Orderly
Aiko Horiuchi	...	Kayako
Shimba Tsuchiya	...	Toshio
Emi Ikehata	...	Naoko
Takatsuna Mukai	...	Daisuke (as Takatsuma Mukai)
Johanna Braddy	...	Lisa
Beau Mirchoff	...	Andy
Jadie Rose Hobson	...	Rose (as Jadie Hobson)
Marina Sirtis	...	Gretchen
Gil McKinney	...	Max
Laura Giosh	...	Renee
Mihaela Nankova	...	Brenda
Michael McCoy	...	Praski

Storyline

A young Japanese woman who holds the key to stopping the evil spirit of Kayako, travels to the haunted Chicago apartment from the sequel, to stop the curse of Kayako once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

curse | sequel | father murders son | demonic possession | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

You can't escape the curse

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, disturbing images and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jadie Rose Hobson and Emi Ikehata's film debut.

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Goofs

A small line of human skin can be seen above the white makeup on Naoko's face under her hairline and around her ears, revealing the use of white makeup.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jake: Please, don't leave me in here.
Sullivan: Jake, I promise I won't be long.

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Connections

Referenced in The Grudge 3: The Curse Continues (2009)

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Soundtracks

No Trouble
Performed by Marwood
Written by Benji Rogers
(Ben Rogers Music ASCAP)
Feckless Music Inc. Copyright 2008

User Reviews

Actually not that terrible

I had very low expectations for this film. I had read some of the reviews on here (good and bad) and wasn't holding out much hope. If you've fallen in love with the Ju-On and Grudge films in the way I have in the past month your curiosity will probably get the better of you. That's what happened to me, but being prepared for a bad movie I was able to enjoy it for what it was. Yes it changes the storyline, yes it's cashing in, yes parts of it were illogical, but something about it wasn't that bad. I'm not going to even bother going in to all the ways it's wrong because I'm sure people must have done that many times already on here. It wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen or even close. For me the Grudge 2 still had the power to scare but here the fear factor was gone completely which was a great shame. Some die hard fans of the series are saying it's just as scary as the first two, some people are even saying it's one of the scariest films they've seen which makes me question their mental age. If they found this film scary I don't know how they even got to it because by all rights the first two would have scared them so much they'd have probably had a heart attack - literally scared to death... This film wasn't even slightly scary but something about it was still quite enjoyable. Maybe it's just because I love the series so much, maybe it was the characters, the pace, I don't know, and sitting through the whole thing was worth it for the last twenty minutes which I found to be actually pretty exciting. It's no surprise to hear rumours that Grudge 4 is in the works , and after that Grudge 5 is a pretty safe bet, they'll be cashing in on this series 'til the cows come home. W*nkers. Thanks

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

2 June 2009 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Grudge 3

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,869,127

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films, Ghost House Pictures, Ozla Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1