Halloween III: Season of the Witch [Blu-ray]

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace Tommy Lee Wallace

Overview

In the third Halloween feature--which really has little connection to the previous two--the psychotic killer is a scientist (Dan O'Herlihy) who creates a brand of satanic Halloween masks which kill the children who wear them.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2012
UPC:	0826663135220
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Tommy Lee Wallace; Audio Commentary with Actor Tom Atkins; Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween lll: 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 ; ; Horror's Hallowed Grounds: The Locations Of Halloween lll 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

Performance Credits

Tom Atkins	Dr. Daniel Challis
Stacey Nelkin	Ellie Grimbridge,Actor
Dan O'Herlihy	Conal Cochran
Ralph Strait	Buddy Kupfer
Michael Currie	Rafferty
Jadeen Barbor	Betty
Bradley Schachter	Little Buddy
Garn Stephens	Marge
Nancy Kyes	Linda
Jon Terry	Starker,Starker
Patrick Pankhurst	Technician
Al Berry	Harry
Wendy Wessberg	Teddy
Dick Warlock	Assassin
Norman Merrill	Red
Michelle Walker	Bella
Joshua Miller	Willie,Willie Challis
Essex Smith	Jones
Martin Cassidy	Watcher
Maidie Norman	Nurse
John MacBride	Sheriff
Loyd Catlett	Charlie
Paddi Edwards	Secretary
Jeffrey D. Henry	Technician
Michael Greene	Technician
Brad Schacter	'Little' Buddy Kupfer Jr.
Tom Aktins	Actor
Susan Shaw	Actor
Nathaniel Merrill	Red
John Carpenter	Composer
Alan Howarth	Composer

Technical Credits

Tommy Lee Wallace

John Carpenter

Nigel Kneale

Tommy Lee Wallace	Director,Screenwriter
Jon G. Belyeu	Special Effects
Tom Burman	Special Effects
Debra Hill	Producer
John Carpenter	Producer,Screenwriter
Jeffrey Chernov	Executive Producer
Joseph Wolf	Executive Producer,Producer
Irwin Yablans	Executive Producer,Producer
Nigel Kneale	Screenwriter
Warren Hamilton	Sound Editor
Barry Bernardi	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Often maligned for being the lone Halloween entry not to star Michael Myers, Season of the Witch proves to be an exemplary installment of the series regardless. Aided by Dean Cundey's slick lensing and a throbbing score by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth (one of their best, in fact), this third entry sustains the mood of the first two films, while delivering a wholly unique take on a mask mythos. In the director's seat this time is Tommy Lee Wallace, a frequent Carpenter collaborator who amps up the gore (this was 1982, after all) while staying true to the drawn-out pacing that worked so well in previous films. While the famed mask killer makes only a brief appearance (in a coy post-modern twist), the mysterious boogeymen that appear throughout make a fitting replacement - especially since it usually ends with some kind of nasty onscreen death. Halloween III also marks a change in protagonists, from the 'final girl' archetype to yet another Carpenter vet, Tom Atkins, who anchors the film while going from an everyman to a raving Kevin McCarthy-like loon at the end. Time has indeed been kinder to the sequel, as genre enthusiasts become more vocal about their love of the movie. It's clear that film fans are more averse to it than fright fans, but taken on its own, Season of the Witch more than proves its merit. For proof, check out Dan O'Herlihy's stellar turn as Conal Cochran, never mind the kids in the melting masks, or simply the 'Silver Shamrocks' tune - all indelible moments in horror history.