The only installment of the Halloween series to abandon the Michael Myers story line, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is an intricate sci-fi horror hybrid. A week before Halloween, an older man named Harry Grimbridge Al Berry is wounded by a mysteriously dispassionate group of assailants in an industrial parking lot. After receiving treatment at a local hospital from Dr. Dan Challis Tom Atkins -- a hard-drinking divorced father of two -- Grimbridge is killed by an assassin who later sets himself on fire. Blowing off his own kids, Challis teams up with Grimbridge's daughter, Ellie Stacey Nelkin, to find out why the middle-aged toy salesman was murdered. The duo's search soon leads them to a Halloween-mask factory run by inventor and practical joker Conal Cochran Dan O'Herlihy. In between bouts of passionate lovemaking, Ellie and Challis begin to realize that the sinister old businessman has something other than treats in mind for America's kids -- something to do with the Silver Shamrock masks that Challis' children and thousands of other youngsters have bought for the holiday. Original screenwriter Nigel Kneale, whose scripts for Britain's Quatermass TV series made him a beloved science fiction fixture, sued the producers of Halloween III to have his name removed from the credits after seeing the gory finished product; director Tommy Lee Wallace ultimately received screenplay credit. John Carpenter, director of the first Halloween film, co-produced the third installment with Debra Hill, who would later soldier on without Carpenter for additional, belated sequels.
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Product Details
Actors: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy
Directors: Tommy Lee Wallace
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: September 18, 2012
Run Time: 99 minutes
Special Features
* Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Tommy Lee Wallace
*Audio Commentary With Actor Tom Atkins
* Stand Alone: The Making Of Halloween III: Season Of The Witch Featuring Interviews With Writer/Director Tommy Lee Wallace, Actors Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Brad Schacter, Stunt Coordinator Dick Warlock, Executive Producer Irwin Yablans, Director Of Photography Dean Cundey, Co-Composer Alan Howarth and more!
* Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Locations Of Halloween III – Host Sean Clark And Writer/Director Tommy Lee Wallace Revisit The Original Shooting Locations Of The Film
* Teaser Trailer
* Theatrical Trailer
* TV & Radio Spots
* Still Gallery
Cast & Crew
Tom Atkins Dr. Daniel Challis
Stacey Nelkin Ellie Grimbridge
Dan O'Herlihy Conal Cochran
Ralph Strait Buddy Kupfer
Michael Currie Rafferty
Jadeen Barbor Betty Kupfer
Bradley Schachter Little Buddy
Garn Stephens Marge
Al Berry Harry Grimbridge
Loyd Catlett Charlie
Paddi Edwards Secretary
Michael Greene Technician
Nathaniel Merrill Red
Joshua Miller Willie Challis
Maide Norman Nurse Agnes
Patrick Pankhurst Technician
Susan Shaw
Essex Smith Walter Jones
Dick Warlock Assassin
Technical Credits
Tommy Lee Wallace Director, Screenwriter
Jon G. Belyeu Special Effects
Barry Bernardi Associate Producer
Thomas R. Burman Makeup Special Effects
John Carpenter Score Composer, Producer
Jeffrey Chernov Editor
Dean Cundey Cinematographer
Warren Hamilton Sound Editor
Debra Hill Producer
Alan Howarth Score Composer
Peter Jamison Production Designer
Millie Moore Editor
Sam Nicholson Animator
Raymond Stella Camera Operator
Joseph Wolf Executive Producer, Producer
Irwin Yablans Executive Producer, Producer
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