Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) (V)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Chris Angel

Writers (WGA):

Peter Atkins (characters)
Alex Wright (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Three wishes, one nightmare.

Plot:

The evil Djinn is back at again, this time wreaking havoc on the students of Illinois' Baxter University.

Plot Keywords:

Djinn | Wishmaster | Archangel Michael | Sequel | Genie

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Novak	...	The Djinn
A.J. Cook	...	Diana Collins
Tobias Mehler	...	Greg Janson / St. Michael the Archangel
Jason Connery	...	Professor Joel Barash
Louisette Geiss	...	Katie York
Aaron Smolinski	...	Billy Matthews
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Elinor Smith
Daniella Evangelista	...	Anne
Sarah Carter	...	Melissa Bell
Jennifer Pudavick	...	Jose Rodriguez
Kate Yacula	...	Young Diana Collins
Rick Skene	...	Ted Collins
Jan Skene	...	Mary Collins
Ruth Dubuisson	...	She Demon #1
Angela Jackson	...	She Demon #2
Muriel Hogue	...	Mrs. Kauflan
Chad Bruce	...	Paramedic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clayton T. Stewart	...	College Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Angel

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Atkins		(characters)
Alex Wright		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Geoffray	....	executive producer
Gary Howsam	....	producer
Jacqueline Kelly	....	executive producer
Craig Nicholls	....	producer
Lesley Oswald	....	line producer
Gilles Paquin	....	producer

Original Music by
Daryl Bennett		(as Ferocious Fish)
Jim Guttridge		(as Ferocious Fish)

Cinematography by
Curtis Petersen		(as Curtis J. Petersen)

Film Editing by
Marcus Manton

Casting by
Elizabeth Hayden		(as Elizabeth Hayden-Passero)
Jeffery Passero

Production Design by
Réjean Labrie

Art Direction by
Sherry Starkell		(as Sherri Starkell)

Set Decoration by
Stephen Arndt

Costume Design by
Linda Madden

Makeup Department
Joe Castro	....	makeup effects crew
Matt Falletta	....	makeup effects crew
Owen Hedges	....	makeup effects crew
Ron Karkoska	....	makeup effects crew
Roy Knyrim	....	special makeup effects artist
J.M. Logan	....	designer/supervisor: Djinn
Jerry Macaluso	....	special makeup effects artist
Doug Morrow	....	special makeup effects artist
Thomas Mounkes	....	makeup effects crew
Barry Olafson	....	key hair stylist
Leigh Robb	....	makeup effects crew
Catherina Saites	....	assistant hair stylist (as Catharina Saites)
Bryan Smith	....	mold maker
Cindy E. Smith	....	makeup assistant
Mark Villalobos	....	makeup effects supervisor
Joyce Wold	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Gregor Hutchison	....	post-production supervisor
Ellen Rutter	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danielle Dumesnil	....	second assistant director
Dean Lewis	....	second unit director
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	first assistant director
Kevin Thomson	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Ricardo Alms	....	property maker
Ryan Berzuk	....	assistant property master
Lloyd Brandson	....	key scenic artist
Boris Danyliuk	....	construction crew
Maryam Decter	....	lead set dresser
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Marc Gagnon	....	on-set dresser
Raymond Galinatis	....	construction crew
Greg Gardner	....	graphic artist
Jason Gibbs	....	set dresser
Charles Gustafson	....	construction crew
Kim Hamin	....	props
Mike Jurkow	....	construction crew
Richard Karpyshin	....	head carpenter
Alison Nutt	....	construction crew
Chris Sol	....	construction crew
Laura Souter	....	property master
Taavo Sults	....	set dresser
Andrea Von Wichert	....	construction crew
Burkhard Weiss	....	construction crew

Sound Department
Richard Betanzos	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Chase	....	sound trainee
Michelle Cloutier	....	dialogue editor
Scott Donald	....	supervising dialogue editor
Michael Gurman	....	sound editor
Steven Gurman	....	post sound consultant
Christiane Hubert	....	foley assistant
Paul Hubert	....	foley artist
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Eric Med Lagacé	....	foley recordist (as Eric 'Med' Lagacé)
Anita Lubosch	....	boom operator
Vicent Regaudie	....	sound effects editor
Stan Sakellaropoulos	....	assistant dialogue editor
Glenn Tussman	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Ricardo Alms	....	special effects assistant
Leigh Bobb	....	creature costume creation
Matt Falletta	....	effects artist
Mark Gebel	....	special effects
Don Greenberg	....	third assistant special effects
Tim Harding	....	second assistant special effects
Ron Karkoska	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Mathieu Boucher	....	digital artist
Pierre Couture	....	visual effects producer
Jamie Hallett	....	digital artist
Alain Lachance	....	digital compositor
Yann Laliberte	....	compositing assistant
Tina Lemoine	....	3D animator
Danny Levesque	....	3D animator
Dean Lewis	....	visual effects supervisor
Sébastien Moreau	....	3D animator
Jean-Francois Morissette	....	visual effects: particule
Donald Pilote	....	3D animator
Marc A. Rousseau	....	visual effects production manager: Tube Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Rory Cutler	....	special effects stunts
Ed Durham	....	stunts
Rea Kavanagh	....	stunts
Matt Kippen	....	stunts
Chuck Robinson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Darren Ross	....	stunts
Stanis Samuelson	....	stunts
Craig Skene	....	stunts
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Bock	....	director of photography: second unit
Jordan Cushing	....	second assistant camera
Richard Eagan	....	first assistant camera (as Richard Egan)
Thomas Fricke	....	still photographer
Jeffrey M. Hoffman	....	camera operator
Joao Holowka	....	daily electrician
Gary Kennedy	....	first assistant camera
Charles Konowal	....	camera operator: second unit
Darren Lannoo	....	grip
Stephen Madden	....	dolly grip
Stephen Madden	....	key grip
Laurence Mardon	....	rigging gaffer
Steven Morrisson	....	gaffer
Brian Sanders	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Bryan Sanders)
Paul Suderman	....	camera trainee
Robert Thomson	....	grip
Shauna Townley	....	second assistant camera
Ralph Walker	....	generator operator
Greg Zielinski	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Rebecca Gibson	....	local casting
Jim Heber	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wanda Farian	....	costume supervisor
Patricia J. Henderson	....	wardrobe assistant (as Patti Henderson)
Maureen Petkau	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Ron Proulx	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Ron Mymryk	....	transportation captain
John Mysyk	....	transportation coordinator
Dave Perich	....	driver: cast
David Michael Perich	....	driver
Garry 'Diesel' Trosky	....	driver

Other crew
Julie Anderson	....	second assistant accountant
Kirsten Andrews	....	unit publicist
Alexander Archbold	....	location production assistant (as Archbold Lex)
Desiree Archer	....	first assistant accountant
Jessie Burns	....	script supervisor
Cliff Cenerini	....	equipment manager
Denys Curle	....	craft service
Cary Davies	....	set production assistant
Adeline Elias	....	production accountant
Anastasia Geras	....	production coordinator (as Tasias Geras)
Kelsy Haynal	....	assistant: Chris Angel
Trina Hickey	....	assistant: Gary Howsam
Michelle Kucher	....	accounting clerk
Scott Layton	....	production assistant
Carmen Lethbridge	....	location manager
Tanya Mazur	....	script supervisor
Jodene McNarland	....	clearances coordinator
Kimberly Mikoluff	....	assistant production coordinator
Louise O'Brien-Moran	....	assistant location manager
Michael Peleshok	....	production assistant
Joan Pierce	....	script clearance
Gerri Woods	....	assistant craft service
Ben Wright	....	legal counsel
Andrew Golov	....	production executive (uncredited)
Andrew Golov	....	studio executive (uncredited)
Cathy Ziehl	....	studio coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Overseas FilmGroup
• Artisan Entertainment
• Blue Rider Pictures
• GFT Entertainment
• Paquin Entertainment Group
• Pendle View (WM) Limited

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• Artisan Entertainment
• Europa Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (as "Wishmaster 3: Devil Stone")
• Twister Digital Video (Russia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Tube Studios

Also Known As:

Wishmaster 3: Devil Stone (Australia) (UK) (DVD title)
Le maître du cauchemar 3: Au-delà des portes (Canada: French title)
Wishmaster 3: Sword of Justice (USA) (working title)
Wishmaster III (Australia) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

USA:89 min (DVD)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Overseas FilmGroup

Movie Connections:

References Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

The Djinn Has Placed Himself in a Major Rut of Shame

I'm going to be frank. When I first saw Wishmaster back in 1997, I was greatly impressed. Here was a brave little film that: a) Stayed away from the teen horror genre (hiring hip teens to be butchered left and right) and hired unknowns. b) Was an homage to the splatterfests that haunted the screens from the late 70s to the early 90s (including the Freddy, Jason, and Pinhead films) c) Had some interesting cameos by some of the biggest horror stars, including Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees), and Tony Todd (Candyman). All you needed was Doug Bradley (Pinhead) and Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) and you would have a full house! d) Introduced us to a frightening screen villain that joined the ranks of the classics: the Djinn.

What made the Djinn so eerie was his cruel wish-making and, of course, the voice and presence of Andrew Divoff.

When I first heard that they made Wishmaster 3 and Wishmaster 4 together and with a new actor as the Djinn, I was a bit disappointed. How could they replace the best actor to play the Djinn? It's like replacing Doug Bradley and Robert Englund and having Pinhead and Freddy played by Ewan McGregor and Seann William Scott. And when I finally saw Wishmaster 3, my worst fear had come true. I thought that Wishmaster 2 was pretty bad enough, especially with the Djinn design change, but when I saw this one, I was so insulted by it, I started thinking that Wishmaster 2 was a masterpiece.

I had a few main problems with the film.

A) The lame wishes. If the wish was grotesque, it was ridiculous. The exploding heart, grotesque. The professor being ravaged by the demon women, ridiculous.

B) The acting. The actors are talented people, but they acted like they didn't even WANT to be in the movie. A.J. Cook (talented, but bad material), Tobias Mehler (good actor, bad projects (especially that Godforsaken Carrie remake!!!), and Jason Connery (who doesn't seem to have as great an acting capability as his father) just never seem to be believable.

C) The Djinn himself. With Andrew Divoff, even in the most ridiculous scenes imaginable, he always found a way to make the Djinn dark and scary. With John Novak filling his shoes, he's degenerated the Djinn into a second-class jokester (think of Freddy in the later sequels).

D) St. Michael being the Djinn's nemesis? Does this even need to be talked about?

If you want to rent a good horror film, rent either Jeepers Creepers, the original Wishmaster, or Jason X (not 100% horror, but it's much more entertaining), or go to the theaters and see The Ring, Final Destination 2, or Darkness Falls. Just avoid Wishmaster 3: The Sword of Justice (or Beyond the Gates of Hell, whetever the Hell they decide to call it this week) like the plague!