The Exorcist III (1990)

Director:

William Peter Blatty

Writers (WGA):

William Peter Blatty (novel)
William Peter Blatty (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 August 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Do you dare walk these steps again?

Plot:

A serial killer haunts the streets of Georgetown, do these events have anything to do with the exorcism of 15 years ago?

Plot Keywords:

Surreal | Killer | Symbolism | Bleeding Jesus Statue | Library

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

George C. Scott	...	Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Ed Flanders	...	Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Brad Dourif	...	James Venamun / The Gemini Killer
Jason Miller	...	Father Damien Karras / Patient X
Nicol Williamson	...	Father Paul Morning
Scott Wilson	...	Dr. Temple
Nancy Fish	...	Nurse Allerton
George DiCenzo	...	Stedman (as George Dicenzo)
Don Gordon	...	Ryan
Lee Richardson	...	University President
Grand L. Bush	...	Sgt. Atkins
Mary Jackson	...	Mrs. Clelia
Viveca Lindfors	...	Nurse X
Ken Lerner	...	Dr. Freedman
Tracy Thorne	...	Nurse Keating

Also Known As:

Exorcist 3 (Philippines: English title)
The Exorcist 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Exorcist III: Legion
William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2002) | UK:18 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (1991) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Georgetown University, Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

William Peter Blatty made the film based on his novel "Legion" which was published on 1 August 1983. He was extremely reluctant to sell the movie rights after the sequel but eventually decided to step up to the directors chair himself. The company decided to call it "The Exorcist III" even though the screenplay and novel featured no exorcisms whatsoever. When the company realized this as the film was going into shooting, they demanded an exorcism scene be written and added into the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: The size of the bandage and the tape across James Venamun's nose changes size several times.

Quotes:

The Gemini Killer: I kill at random... no motive... that's the fun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) (TV)

simple minds with no attention span

WOW....from the looks of these messages, you guys just don't GET IT. This movie is based on the direct sequel to the original Exorcist, it's called "Legion". You would know the reference if you hadn't been snoring your way through the second half of the film. Karras's return is explained and quite believably I might add near the middle of the film by the doctor at the institution where he is being held, again I think people were catching some ZZZs here too...but I don't see how. The direction is wonderful, the story is CREEPY and George C. Scott and Brad Dourif (the voice of horror movies' "Chucky") are incredible. The end of the film (especially the catatonic woman) were scary and tense. Anyone who says that this is not a sequel is just hating and obviously is not a fan of the franchise or they would have followed it. But, I guess this film is not for everyone, it's a deep dialogue and character driven film, not one for the intellectually weak and ADHD people out there.