John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of halloween, return as producers. Season of the witch, and it is good to see that the director of the first film arguably the best horror movie ever directed was involved in the project. Dr dan challis tom atkins and ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin try to discover the secrets of santa mira in halloween iii. Season of the witch collectors edition, out 91812 from shout. Season of the witch tom atkins stacey nelkin dan oherlihy 1982 two people tom atkins, stacey nelkin discover that a tv commercial will cue a madmans dan oherlihy halloween masks to explode. Personally, i did not mind michaels absence at all and found this 1982 film to be an improvement over its 1981 predecessor. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace.
Besides wholly abandoning the michael myers plotline, halloween iii departs from. Fangoria 022 c2c 1982 halloween 3 season of the witch scan by sproutscansallvampirellanext s. Kids all over america want silver shamrock masks for halloween. My recommendation, oh future halloween iii viewer, is to stop referring to the movie as halloween iii. Released in 1982, the original idea of revising the brand into an anthology of holiday horrors sans michael myers didnt exactly pan out and as such, the third installment is a bit of a standalone oddity. It was released in 1982 on vinyl through mca records and on cd through varese sarabande. The excuse given to us by the movie company was that halloween was going to be a series of movies based on the halloween season, but with completely different stories. It is the third movie in the halloween movie series. Season of the witch has unfairly gained a bad rep as the black sheep of the halloween series. Its definitely not a film for everyone, but a must see if you have an appreciation for bizarre, 80s cheese. Season of the witch 1982 starring tom atkins and stacey nelkin on dvd and bluray. A wealthy businessman conal cochran has been in halloween novelties business for at least 37 years. Season of the witch, directed by tommy lee wallace, based on a script by nigel kneale and john carpenter, starring tom atkins. The ultimate collection is now available and contains every halloween movie made.
A few days before halloween, what seems like a murdersuicide at the local hospital leaves oncall doctor daniel with more questions than answers. Exactly why john carpenter and debra figured this was a grand idea can only be traced to a possible rebellious streak bucking the studio system and doing their own thing. Spain, west germany, sweden, france, canada, australia, and singapore. Season of the witch producer john carpenter halloween, the thing presents halloween iii. Season of the witch dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Season of the witch, put very politely, is the product of a very misguided attempt to move away from the status quo make a literal sequel and attempt an offshoot of halloweenthemed thrillers. Staring dan oherlihy, stacey nelkin and tom atkins. Season of the witch was a bold effort to steer the franchise in a new direction that is bogged down by a lack of suspense, excitement, decent score music, or good acting. Free pdf fangoria magazine 22 halloween iii season of. Season of the witch on dvd 025192360626 from universal. This is mainly because it has nothing to do with michael myers or donald pleasance or killing teens with a kitchen knife and leaving their corpse spread out on your bed with a stolen headstone as a bedstead.
Season of the witch 1982 directed by tommy lee wallace starring tom atkins, dan oherlihy with halloween firmly established as a bankable horror franchise after two successful outings, creator john carpenter wanted to try something different for the third film in the series. You might have noticed that ive already fallen into the habit of calling this film season of the witch rather than halloween iii. From frankensteins bride to freddys later nightmares and jasons final chapter we count down the 20 best horrormovie sequels. Season of the witch, the third chilling installment in the shocking halloween franchise.
Released by alan howarth incorporated in 2007 ahicd 001 containing music from halloween iii. Season of the witch universal 1982 the movie is undoubtedly keen to make its own mark, daring to include the taboo idea of violence against children. Season of the witch producer john carpenter presents the third chilling installment in the shocking halloween collection. With halloween firmly established as a bankable horror franchise after two successful outings, creator john carpenter wanted to try something. Fangoria 022 c2c 1982 halloween 3 season of the witch scan. Season of the witch 1982 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot. Season of the witch boasts originality and examines the real legend of halloween, the festival of samhain.
Season of the witch, you do not only get to witness a little kid get his head melted, but you watch as he, still living, chokes up rattle snakes, roaches and and tarantulas before his horrified parents eyes. Season of the witch was written and directed by tommy lee wallace. Season of the witch is a 1982 film about a supernatural plot to sacrifice children wearing novelty halloween masks, thus bringing about a resurrection of the ancient age of witchcraft. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. The uk version was uncut during its theatrical exhibition. This would be a rather cool concept if 1 they let the viewing audience know about this concept, preferably in advance, and 2 halloween ii was about anything except michael myers. The video release in 1986 was cut by 2 minutes 6 secs before the video was submitted for a certificate and has all the violent scenes cut out.
The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his. Watch halloween 3 season of the witch prime video amazon uk. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its. This is my favorite film in the halloween franchise and if you love this movie and want to see it in the best possible way then this is for you, highly. We consistently give you fangoria magazine 22 halloween iii season of the witch pink floyd elvira ingrid pitt october 1982 fangoria magazine, by collectormagazi as well as the most favourite books around the world to download and took pleasure in reading. Its rated r for violence and language, has a ninetyeightminute runtime and is tagged as a horrormysteryscifi film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Season of the witch is a 1982 american horror film and the third. Season of the witch 210 movie clip starker loses his head 1982 hd duration. Kids all over america want silver shamrock masks for.
An apparent murdersuicide in a hospital emergency room leads to an investigation by the oncall doctor, which reveals a plot by an insane toymaker to kll as many people as possible during halloween through an ancient celtic ritual involving a stolen boulder from stonehenge and halloween masks. Vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller halloween iii. Jan 16, 2018 vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller halloween iii. Season of the witchs most infuriatingly brilliant touch is surely the silver shamrock jingle, an inane bit of doggerel set to london bridge is falling down eight more days to halloween, halloween, halloween which recurs throughout the film, counting down the days, and which i promise will bury itself in your. Season of the witch was the first of the anthology films, it was also the last. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 30 produced by 7 music by 2 cinematography by 1. The halloween franchise has eight films total, halloween 1978, halloween ii 1981, halloween iii. The only installment of the halloween series to abandon the michael myers story line, halloween iii. John carpenter produced and wrote the score for halloween iii. Challis does as he watches through a monitor in cochrans secret. Producer john carpenter halloween, the thing presents halloween iii.
Season of the witch universal 1982 the success of halloween ii naturally raised the question of what would happen next. He wants to sell millions of halloween masks to the nations kiddies and then brainwash them to put them on at the same time, whereupon laser beams at the base of the neck will fry the tykes. Season of the witch 1982 action horror mystery scifi. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, doctor daniel challis is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. The image measures 2100 3156 pixels and is 1656 kilobytes large. An expanded 25th anniversary edition was released in. Season of the witch 1982 hospital emergency room dr. Season of the witch is such a one of kind masterpiece of the macabre, i look forward to watching it every single halloween.
Its the last of the high quality, well shot and intriguing halloween films and possibly my favorite of the entire series, including john carpenters original, which i have tremendous respect forbut halloween iii. Season of the witch 1982 from the flick lab on podchaser, aired thursday, th september 2018. Daniel dan challis tom atkins and ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible. Season of the witch 1982 directed by tommy lee wallace. Having reduced michael myers to a scorched mess, john carpenter and debra hill felt they had quite literally taken the character to its furthest extreme. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when ellies noveltysalesman father, harry, is killed while in possession of a halloween mask made by the silver shamrock mask company. Dan challis, along with ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who travel to the. The movie plays out more like a mystery crime drama instead of a slasher horror film.
While i agree with most fans that it should never have been named halloween, i do think that, as a standalone film, it deserves a second chance. Halloween 3 iii season of the witch horror 8x10 theatrical 35mm movie film. Season of the witch has long been considered the black sheep of the halloween franchise. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his masks and his unspeakable scheme would unleash death and destruction across the.
Season of the witch isnt so much a film as its a steaming pile of crap. Season of the witch on kauhuelokuva vuodelta 1982 ja halloweensarjan kolmas osa. How can there be a halloween movie without michael myers. Since halloween is right around the corner i figured i would cover halloween iii. This second sequel to john carpenters seminal horror film deviates from the triedandtested slasher. Season of the witch, 1982, directed by tommy lee wallace, with tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy, at turner classic movies. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when ellies noveltysalesman father, harry, is killed while in possession of a strange mask made by the silver shamrock mask company. Season of the witch was released into theaters on october 22nd, 1982. After receiving treatment at a local hospital from dr.
When a petrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series. Season of the witch was considered the worst of the lot. He also did the voice of the announcer for the silver shamrock radio spots and commercials. Not because of michaels absence, but because its a major bore, plain and simple. I feel bad that the original halloween team intended for the halloween movies to be a collection of loosely connected films instead of being focused entirely on michael myers. With tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy, michael currie. Season of the witch 1982 m720p hdtv x264 ac3b 8 years. A week before halloween, an older man named harry grimbridge is wounded by a mysteriously dispassionate group of assailants in an industrial parking lot.
Season of the witch soundtrack from 1982, composed by john carpenter, alan howarth. Doctor daniel challis seeks to uncover a plot by silver shamrock owner conal cochran. The masks contain microchips, each containing a fragment of stonehenge that, when activated by a signal in a company commercial, summon a swarm of insects and snakes to kill the mask wearer and. Tom atkins, stacy nelkin, dan oherlihy, michael currie, tommy lee wallace, debra hill.
If you say it enough you might forget its related to halloween all together, or at least your tourettesque screams of sell out will come to a minimum. Time has been kinder to the video quality of this film than that of halloween ii, although it is a real pity that we miss out on the proper aspect ratio. Season of the witch is an intricate scifi horror hybrid. There are a lot of problems with halloween iii, but the most basic one is that i could never figure out what the villain wanted to accomplish if he got his way. While fans are correct to not consider it a true part of the halloween canon, it is a tense, exciting and well made thriller in its own right and deserves to be seen by at least once by any fan of the genre. High resolution movie poster image for halloween iii. Season of the witch cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. When a petrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, dr. Season of the witch feb 16, 2016 halloween iii is the third film in the original saga, and it doesnt have michael myers in it. Season of the witch dvd label 1982 r1 custom ready to download and print. Gallery of 27 movie poster and cover images for halloween iii. Season of the witch is an 1982 american science fiction horror movie. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his masks and his unspeakable scheme would unleash death and destruction across the country.