Halloween III
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch the tagline for "Witchcraft enters the computer age, and a different terror begins." reads.
fans of Halloween and the second Halloween film never appreciated 1982's Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. One of the main reasons is that heartless villain Michael Myers doesn't show up.
The executive producers of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, John Carpenter and Debra Hill, planned to start an anthology of sorts by making a new Halloween movie each year around Halloween. It was a great concept. I wish they had had the chance to elaborate on it. Unfortunately, it was not to be.
Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins), a well-respected physician, uncovers a gruesome death in the hospital few days before Halloween, and he is forced to investigate the case. In the hospital, an elderly patient is found dead with a Halloween mask around his neck..
While traveling with Ellie, Dr. Challis came upon the Silver Shamrock Company in Santa Mira, California. This company is responsible for producing the most popular Halloween mask on the whole world. It is owing to Silver Shamrock's strong advertising effort that includes a catchy melody that they have been able to sell millions of their masks. This has helped them to be successful in their business.
(One little known fact: The Silver Shamrock plant is located in an old dairy factory.)
In addition to that, they are informing children that they should tune in to a special Halloween night show while they are still dressed in their costumes. But when Dr. Challis and Ellie investigate the subject more, they learn that the CEO of Silver Shamrock, Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), is scheming something that, if it is successful, could result in the deaths of thousands, maybe even millions, of innocent people.
Despite having no connection to Myers, Loomis, Laurie, or Haddonfield, IL, other than a few brief scenes where the first Halloween was shown on TV, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is still a fun film in its own right.
The movie isn't without flaw, but it contains many memorable scenes, the best of which is a scene in which Cochran puts his nefarious scheme to the test on Buddy Kupfer, a salesman who was given a posted personal tour of the production facility because he sold so several masks.
Little Buddy (Brad Schacter), Buddy's kid, is locked in a tiny room wearing his Silver Shamrock mask, watching an episode of the program set to broadcast on Halloween night. Things spiral out of control, with the ensuing carnage leaving an indelible impression. Conal Cochran also gives a little history lesson on the true origins of Halloween.
I was a major fan of the Halloween films, as well as any of the other movies that were made in the franchise, especially those that included Michael Myers. (Both Halloween IV: Return of Michael Myers and Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Myers are excellent examples of the horror film genre.) If Carpenter and Hill had followed through with their initial concept for the series, then I can't help but speculate about the kinds of tales that may have been included in it.
I don't blame film watchers for not being enthusiastic about Halloween III. I believe it was the one who chose the number "3" to characterize this movie.
The notion of Carpenter and Hill made the extreme misfire of Halloween 3: Season of the Witch a bit more difficult to stomach.
Tommy Lee Wallace is responsible for both the writing and the directing of this film.
Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, and Dan O'Herlihy.
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