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Poltergeist III (1988)
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Release Date:
10 June 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's found her. more
Plot:
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a highrise building, and the supernatural forces that have haunted her previously follow her there. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations
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This series is worn out by now
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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) | |
| Richard Fire | ... | Dr. Seaton | |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Reverend Henry Kane | |
| Roger May | ... | Burt | |
| Paul Graham | ... | Martin Moyer | |
| Meg Weldon | ... | Sandy | |
| Stacy Gilchrist | ... | Melissa | |
| Joey Garfield | ... | Jeff | |
| Christian Murphy | ... | Dusty (as Chris Murphy) | |
| Roy Hytower | ... | Nathan |
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Also Known As:
Poltergeist III: The Final Chapter (Australia)
Poltergeist III: We're Back (USA) (working title)
Duch III (Poland) [pl]
Fenómenos extraños III (Spain) [es]
I ekdikisi ton daimonon (Greece) [el]
Kötü ruh 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Poltergeist 3 (Finland) [fi]
Poltergeist III (France) [fr]
Poltergeist III (Portugal) [pt]
Poltergeist III - Die dunkle Seite des Bösen (West Germany) [de]
Poltergeist III - O Capítulo Final (Brazil) [pt]
Poltergeist III: ci risiamo (Italy) [it]
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Poltergeist III: We're Back (USA) (working title)
Duch III (Poland) [pl]
Fenómenos extraños III (Spain) [es]
I ekdikisi ton daimonon (Greece) [el]
Kötü ruh 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Poltergeist 3 (Finland) [fi]
Poltergeist III (France) [fr]
Poltergeist III (Portugal) [pt]
Poltergeist III - Die dunkle Seite des Bösen (West Germany) [de]
Poltergeist III - O Capítulo Final (Brazil) [pt]
Poltergeist III: ci risiamo (Italy) [it]
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:16 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
USA:PG-13 |
Iceland:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) |
USA:PG (original rating) |
West Germany:16
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At the beginning of the film, the characters mistakenly believe that the weather outside is cold. When they descend from the upper floors to the ground level however, they find that it is in fact quite warm. This phenomenon of weather varying from the upper to lower floors actually does occur at the Hancock Center due to the building's height. Residents often call the lobby doormen before leaving their apartments to find out what conditions are like at ground level.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Towards the end right after Pat jumps from the window washer and she is walking through the foggy, frozen room, you can hear her calling out everyone's name, but when she gets to Carol Anne her lips aren't moving.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Moonlighting: Poltergeist III - Dipesto Nothing (#3.10)" (1987)
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Soundtrack:
JUNGLE MUSIC
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Although "Poltergeist II" wasn't a box office smash, MGM still decided to make another entry - possibly because then MGM was considered the last stop in Hollywood by producers wanting to make feature films (and still is to a degree), and MGM then *really* needed the money (and still does to a degree). The end results really look like a token effort made to make a quick buck. Despite the luxury high-rise setting, much of the movie looks somewhat impoverished. There are a few good special effects (I saw a TV program that revealed that many of them were actually all done on set, instead of being added to the movie after principle shooting), but there are some shabby effects as well (specifically the "ice" effects seen several times in the movie.) The script contains a number of unanswered questions, more if you haven't seen any of the previous movies. The cast (especially the male actors) all seem to be phoning it in, showing their feeling to the entire enterprise. MGM put this out on DVD with part II, probably because they thought (correctly) that no one would buy part III on its own.