Poltergeist III

"No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone."

1988 1h 38m EN

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Synopsis

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Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?

“No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone.”

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Cast

Tom Skerritt
Bruce Gardner
Nancy Allen
Patricia Wilson-Gardner
Heather O'Rourke
Carol Anne Freeling
Lara Flynn Boyle
Donna Gardner
Kipley Wentz
Scott
Zelda Rubinstein
Tangina Barrons
Richard Fire
Dr. Seaton
Nathan Davis
Kane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Sherman
Writers: Gary Sherman, Brian Taggert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Poltergeist Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Sherman, shot by Alex Nepomniaschy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Renzetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ross Albert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen and Heather O'Rourke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Sherman directs. Alex Nepomniaschy behind the camera. Joe Renzetti scores. Ross Albert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Poltergeist Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Gary Sherman, shot by Alex Nepomniaschy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Renzetti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ross Albert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen and Heather O'Rourke carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone.".
8IMDB entry: tt0095889 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "religion and supernatural", "poltergeist", "halloween".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alex Nepomniaschy
Original score: Joe Renzetti
Editing: Ross Albert
Production design: Paul Eads
Costume design: Tom McKinley
Makeup / hair: John Dods
Stunt coordinator: Ben Scott
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,500,000
Box office: $14,144,000
Return: 135% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Poltergeist III (1988)

Part of

Poltergeist Collection

The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of American horror films distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The films revolve around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ancient ghosts that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne. The original film was co-written by Steven Spielberg.