VHS : Halloween III - Season of the Witch
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starring: Tom Atkins, Jadeen Barbor, Al Berry, Loyd Catlett, Michael Currie
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781558801370
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 1558801375
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: August 28, 2001
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 45057
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 22, 1982
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The one Halloween sequel in which He doesn't come home, Halloween III: Season of the Witch was producer John Carpenter's attempt to get the series away from the original's psycho-on-the-loose story line and turn it into a vehicle for more far-fetched Halloween-themed horror tales. Incredibly, the fans voted for more of the same and Carpenter walked away for others to rehash the Michael Myers plot line in a succession of look-alike movies that are still turning up every few years.
After the mysterious death of a toyshop owner, a doctor (Tom Atkins) and the man's daughter (Stacy Nelkin) investigate the Irish-dominated Northern California community of Santa Mira, a company town owned by the Silver Shamrock Novelty corporation. Atkins and Nelkin are typical low-rent horror movie protagonists, dim bulbs who discover an Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style conspiracy involving sharp-suited corporate robots. But guest star Dan O'Herlihy steals the film as a Celtic joke tycoon who hates the way American kids are despoiling the religious spirit of Samhain and decides to teach them a nasty lesson. His scheme, which involves a stolen Stonehenge megalith and a techno-magic spell that turns the heads of TV watchers into writhing masses of snakes and insects, is value for money, and O'Herlihy mixes enough serious malice into the charm to come across as a great screen bad guy. --Kim Newman
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 8 more day's till Halloween!!!.
I agree,a good classic even though it had nothing to do w/"The Shape",it
holds up well as it's own.Tom Atkins is great.
I own a copy on vhs from 1982(I know,u guy's might say"hey update to dvd").
but when I pop that sucker in the old VCR,it brings back the good old day's when life was much simpler.
And there was no such thing as CGI!!!.
So,if u have not seen this movie,go buy it or rent it now!!!!.
Merry X-mas ... Read More
Rating: - Good movie
I know this Halloween movie has nothing to do with any of the others, there is no Michael Myers character. However, I have always enjoyed this one a lot and wanted to get the dvd. I think it is worth watching, it's not scary but still think that it is a good movie.
Rating: - Excellent (and here's why...)
Most people don't understand the reason why this movie does not have Micheal Myers in it...
This sequel was meant to spawn a "series" of movies that showed something strange, dark, weird, or disturbing happening on Halloween besides a killer in a mask chasing horny teens...
In other words..."they" were going to drop the Micheal Myers story after 2 and move on to other things...
People either didn't catch on or just didn't like the idea, and this movie became a lost cause... ... Read More
Rating: - Completely Underrated
This movie has a great original plot. The acting is done very well in my opinion. I though the musical score had the right feel. Overall I thought this was an excellent horror film.
I'm know everybody rips on this movie for the fact that Micheal Myers is not in it. When I was a kid I heard the same thing from everyone that I knew but i decided to watch it anyways and I ended up loving it. If this movie had only gone by the title Season Of The Witch it would get the appreciation it deserves. ... Read More
Rating:  - An Evil Version of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
HAPPY THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY, MICHAEL MYERS!!!
Laurie Strode and Michael Myers were both in the psychiatric hospital when "Halloween III - Season of the Witch" was filmed. They needed a rest. This shouldn't keep you from watching this underrated gem that serves up more gore and tension than its predecessors. Millions of innocent lives are threatened throughout the country in this conspiracy horror film.
Instead of Michael Myers, we have another madman who is a Druid, ... Read More
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