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The Exorcist III

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6.3/10 • 782

1990-08-171h 50m

Horror

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.

Directors
William Peter Blatty
Editors
Thom Noble

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  1. George C. Scott

    George C. Scott

    Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

  2. Ed Flanders

    Ed Flanders

    Father Joseph Kevin Dyer

  3. Brad Dourif

    Brad Dourif

    James Venamun / The Gemini Killer

  4. Jason Miller

    Jason Miller

    Father Damien Karras / Patient X

  5. Nicol Williamson

    Nicol Williamson

    Father Morning

  6. Scott Wilson

    Scott Wilson

    Dr. Temple

  7. Nancy Fish

    Nancy Fish

    Nurse Allerton

  8. George DiCenzo

    George DiCenzo

    Stedman

  9. Don Gordon

    Don Gordon

    Ryan

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talisencrw

Oct 7, 2016

8/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9,300,000.00
Revenue
$39,024,251.00
Keywords
death penaltyreligion and supernaturalsuspicion of murderinvestigationexorcismdoomed manhalloweenpossessionpsychiatric hospitalpriestseries of murdersmissing personcatholic churchdemonic possessionmacabresupernatural horrormischievouswhimsical