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Poltergeist III (1988)
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Release Date:
10 June 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
He's found her. morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Heather O'Rourke is the greatest (her best acting, IMO) moreCast
(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)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
98 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
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:16Fun Stuff
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Although much of the film is set in Chicago's John Hancock Center, the shopping area and parking garage as seen in the film do not exist in the Hancock Center. The shopping area (especially the escalators seen immediately before the art gallery sequence) is across the street, in the Water Tower Place shopping mall. The parking garage is definitely not the Hancock Center's, it was filmed in a high rise dual tower complex called "Oakbrook Terrace" in a suburb west of Chicago. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Doctor Seaton is hypnotizing Carol Anne, he puts his hand on her face to calm her down. When she does, her head slants. In the next shot of her, her head is dead centered. moreSoundtrack:
NIGHT RIDER moreFAQ
Do you think there would have been a Poltergeist IV if Heather didn't die?more
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Going in a different direction from the previous two movies in the series, this one took a few chances. The high-rise, mirrors, a new Kane(sad what happened to Julian Beck), etc. I loved this movie for those reasons. Not saying I didn't enjoy the other two because those were excellent, but it seemed like there wasn't anything in there to make them considered a horror movie except for the presence of ghosts with a little bit of suspense. "Poltergeist III" contained murder, suspense, tricky camera angles and most of all, the best acting I have ever seen from Heather O'Rourke. She was so adorable in her red pajamas and I truly believe she carried the movie with up to par performances by Skeritt, Allen, Rubenstein, Fire, Flynn Boyle and Wentz. Her presence on screen while watching this movie is so magnificent and very believable. When I was little, she was my first crush and I loved her, I only found out on 6-4-2005 that she passed away and it crushed me. I say this is the best of the series and I know I am the minority, but hey, to each his own. I realize the first movie is pretty much legendary for her famous line "They're Here", but I feel the acting here is better. The way they made the concept of the mirrors work is amazing and I thought it was a great attempt a something new. I gave this movie a 9/10 because of how much I enjoyed Heather O'Rourke's performance. Check it out.