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Horror

The Exorcist III

- Do you dare walk these steps again?

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Release Date : 1990-08-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Morgan Creek Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Exorcist 3: LegionThe Exorcist 3Exorcist III: LegionExorcist 3, The (1990)

Cast

George C. Scott

Character Name : Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

Original Name : George C. Scott

Gender : Male

Ed Flanders

Character Name : Father Joseph Kevin Dyer

Original Name : Ed Flanders

Gender : Male

Brad Dourif

Character Name : James Venamun / The Gemini Killer

Original Name : Brad Dourif

Gender : Male

Jason Miller

Character Name : Father Damien Karras / Patient X

Original Name : Jason Miller

Gender : Male

Nicol Williamson

Character Name : Father Morning

Original Name : Nicol Williamson

Gender : Male

Scott Wilson

Character Name : Dr. Temple

Original Name : Scott Wilson

Gender : Male

Nancy Fish

Character Name : Nurse Allerton

Original Name : Nancy Fish

Gender : Female

George DiCenzo

Character Name : Stedman

Original Name : George DiCenzo

Gender : Male

Don Gordon

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : Don Gordon

Gender : Male

Lee Richardson

Character Name : University President

Original Name : Lee Richardson

Gender : Male

Grand L. Bush

Character Name : Sergeant Atkins

Original Name : Grand L. Bush

Gender : Male

Mary Jackson

Character Name : Mrs. Clelia

Original Name : Mary Jackson

Gender : Female

Viveca Lindfors

Character Name : Nurse X

Original Name : Viveca Lindfors

Gender : Female

Ken Lerner

Character Name : Dr. Freedman

Original Name : Ken Lerner

Gender : Male

Tracy Thorne

Character Name : Nurse Keating

Original Name : Tracy Thorne

Gender : Female

Barbara Baxley

Character Name : Shirley

Original Name : Barbara Baxley

Gender : Female

Zohra Lampert

Character Name : Mary Kinderman

Original Name : Zohra Lampert

Gender : Female

Harry Carey, Jr.

Character Name : Father Kanavan

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Sherrie Wills

Character Name : Julie Kinderman

Original Name : Sherrie Wills

Gender : Male

Edward Lynch

Character Name : Patient A

Original Name : Edward Lynch

Gender : Male

Clifford David

Character Name : Dr. Bruno

Original Name : Clifford David

Gender : Male

Alex Zuckerman

Character Name : Korner Boy

Original Name : Alex Zuckerman

Gender : Male

Lois Foraker

Character Name : Nurse Merrin

Original Name : Lois Foraker

Gender : Male

Tyra Ferrell

Character Name : Nurse Blaine

Original Name : Tyra Ferrell

Gender : Female

James Burgess

Character Name : Thomas Kintry

Original Name : James Burgess

Gender : Male

Kevin Corrigan

Character Name : Altar Boy

Original Name : Kevin Corrigan

Gender : Male

Peggy Alston

Character Name : Mrs. Kintry

Original Name : Peggy Alston

Gender : Female

John Durkin

Character Name : Elderly Jesuit

Original Name : John Durkin

Gender : Male

Bobby Deren

Character Name : Nurse Bierce

Original Name : Bobby Deren

Gender : Male

Jan Neuberger

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Jan Neuberger

Gender : Female

Alexis Chieffet

Character Name : Counter Attendant

Original Name : Alexis Chieffet

Gender : Male

Debra Port

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Debra Port

Gender : Male

Walt MacPherson

Character Name : Police Sergeant

Original Name : Walt MacPherson

Gender : Male

David Dwyer

Character Name : Second Police Officer

Original Name : David Dwyer

Gender : Male

Danny Epper

Character Name : Police Driver

Original Name : Danny Epper

Gender : Male

William Preston

Character Name : Old Man in Wheelchair

Original Name : William Preston

Gender : Male

Chuck Kinlaw

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : Chuck Kinlaw

Gender : Male

Demetrios Pappageorge

Character Name : Casperelii

Original Name : Demetrios Pappageorge

Gender : Male

Nina Hansen

Character Name : Little Old Lady

Original Name : Nina Hansen

Gender : Female

Samuel L. Jackson

Character Name : Dream Blind Man

Original Name : Samuel L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Shane Wexel

Character Name : First Dream Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Shane Wexel

Gender : Male

Ryan Paul Amick

Character Name : Second Dream Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ryan Paul Amick

Gender : Male

John Coe

Character Name : Old Man in Dream (uncredited)

Original Name : John Coe

Gender : Male

Jodi Long

Character Name : First Dream Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jodi Long

Gender : Female

Kathy Gerber

Character Name : Second Dream Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathy Gerber

Gender : Male

Jan Smook

Character Name : Radio Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jan Smook

Gender : Male

Amelia Campbell

Character Name : Young Girl in Dream (uncredited)

Original Name : Amelia Campbell

Gender : Female

Cherie Baron

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Cherie Baron

Gender : Male

Larry King

Character Name : Larry King

Original Name : Larry King

Gender : Male

C. Everett Koop

Character Name : Everett Koop

Original Name : C. Everett Koop

Gender : Male

Patrick Ewing

Character Name : Angel of Death

Original Name : Patrick Ewing

Gender : Male

Clinton Brandhagen

Character Name : Young Boy in Dream (uncredited)

Original Name : Clinton Brandhagen

Gender : Male

Michael Criscuolo

Character Name : Mental Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Criscuolo

Gender : Male

Cindy Cullom

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Cindy Cullom

Gender : Male

Colleen Dewhurst

Character Name : Satan (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Colleen Dewhurst

Gender : Female

Fabio

Character Name : Angel (uncredited)

Original Name : Fabio

Gender : Male

Randy Aaron Fink

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Randy Aaron Fink

Gender : Male

Jeff Henry

Character Name : Angel (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Henry

Gender : Male

Patt Noday

Character Name : Hospital Ward Priest (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Original Name : Patt Noday

Gender : Male

Manley Pope

Character Name : Angel (uncredited)

Original Name : Manley Pope

Gender : Male

John Thompson

Character Name : John Thompson - Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Coach (uncredited)

Original Name : John Thompson

Gender : Male

Michael Tove

Character Name : Man in Purgatory (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Tove

Gender : Male

Brad Waller

Character Name : Asylum Inmate (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Waller

Gender : Male

Gary Wheeler

Character Name : Crime Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Wheeler

Gender : Male

Teresa Wright

Character Name : Penitent (uncredited)

Original Name : Teresa Wright

Gender : Female

Charles Edwin Powell

Character Name : Patient X Possessed

Original Name : Charles Edwin Powell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Very good sequel retains the high standard Blatty's original screenplay set! In going through the original 'Exorcist' trilogy (I have the DVD 6-pack, with the two versions of the remarkable original, as well as the two recent prequels, so far unwatched), I was intrigued of seeing Oscar-winning writer William Peter Blatty's second stint behind the camera (for the record, I adored his 'The Ninth Configuration', done a decade prior), especially for the franchise that became his bread-and-butter (though I loved two films he earlier had co-wrote: 'A Shot in the Dark' and 'The Omega Man'). He once again does quite a credible job--both with the writing and in helming the picture. To me, it didn't matter much that Linda Blair wasn't involved--I like how it became a search for an already-dead serial killer--and I have been a great fan of George C. Scott in genre films since the likes of 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'The Changeling'. The scares and shocks were genuine, and the suspense and interest were there. It made me wish that even more sequels had been made, it was THAT good.

T

tmdb28039023

@tmdb28039023

2022-09-03

What's good in this film we can attribute to William Peter Blatty's script and direction and to the casting, especially Brad Dourif and George C. Scott; what's bad, to Executive Meddling – in particular the last minute exorcism performed by a last minute priest; it says a lot that Burton's Father Lamont from Exorcist II: The Heretic is more memorable than Nicol Williamson's Father Morning. Unlike The Heretic, III looks and feels – except for a bizarre dream sequence featuring cameos by Fabio and Patrick Ewing as angels – like it belongs in the same world as The Exorcist; that is to say, it knows the words and the music. There are haunting visuals that stay with you long after the film is over (the crucifix opening its eyes, the old woman crawling on the ceiling, Scott's daughter's near decapitation). At the same time, the film has a sense of humor that I would call shakespearean; Father Joseph Dyer (Ed Flanders), whose dialogue includes a reference to Mel Brooks's Spaceballs, is akin to the gravedigger in Hamlet or the porter in Macbeth. What bothers me about III is the same that troubles me about The Heretic – though to a much lesser degree –, and it's the 'how.' Specifically, how Patient X, alias Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller), ends up in a cell in a hospital's psychiatric ward for the past 15 years. It's a good thing that Blatty decided to have X played by both Miller and Dourif – more so the latter than the former –, because Dourif, as James 'The Gemini Killer' Venamun, has a long, expository, loose-end-tying monologue which proves that sometimes you can indeed polish a turd; it doesn't, even after allowing for supernatural intervention, make a lick of sense (the corpse of a beloved local priest bursts out of his "cheap little coffin" and goes missing, and no one is the wiser? Yeah, right), but it's all in the delivery. Dourif turns in a blood-curdling, bone-chilling campfire tale (at one point he even briefly reflects "is this true?", as if he finds it hard to swallow himself). Now, I'm not saying Miller couldn't have done this, but in retrospect I don't see how he or anyone else could have; I only know Dourif did it because I watched him do it in a movie-stealing performance that doubled the considerable respect I already had for him and his craft.

G

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

This was the best sequel to The Exorcist they made, and that isn't really saying much. The second one was horrible and the ones that followed were horrible. In fact, I think they were so bad it was instantly remade. But, this one was decent, it felt the most like an actual sequel to the Exorcist, it was unsettling, it was intelligent, it was pretty memorable in its own way. But it still was a bit too much, not underplayed enough to really feel like the one that started it all. And, honestly, compared to what we have in the theaters today it is a great film