Poltergeist III

Poltergeist III (1988)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1988-06-10

Country

United States

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Budget

$10 500 000

Revenue

$14 114 488

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Director

Gary Sherman

Actors

Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke, Lara Flynn Boyle, Kipley Wentz, Zelda Rubinstein, Richard Fire, Nathan Davis, Joey Garfield, Heather Holty
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Barry Bernardi, Gary Sherman

Operator

Alex Nepomniaschy

Composer

Joe Renzetti

Artist

Audition

Jane Alderman, Shelley Andreas

Editing

Ross Albert
All team (13)

• By a rather ominous coincidence, actress Heather O'Rourke died four months before the film's release.
• The end credits include a dedication: “This Film Is Dedicated To Heather O`Rourke 1975-1988”.
• For 17-year-old actress Lara Flynn Boyle, work on this film was her debut.
• The name Carol Anne is spoken 118 times in the film!
• In 1989, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had plans to film a “Poltergeist” television series, but that was the end of it. Rumor has it that a script for a fourth installment in the film series was even written, but the death of the main heroine put an end to it.
• Zelda Rubinstein and Heather O'Rourke are the only actors who appeared in all three films of the "Poltergeist" series.
• Interestingly, at the beginning of the film, the characters, preparing to go outside, see through the window that the weather is very cold. However, after going down to the first floor and leaving the building, they realize that it isn't that cold outside. This phenomenon actually occurs not only in the "John Hancock Center" building, but also in other very tall skyscrapers, where the outside temperature changes from the upper floors to the lower floors, so residents of such buildings often call the doormen before leaving to find out the air temperature at ground level.
• Actress Zelda Rubinstein had to leave work on the film early due to the death of her mother.
• Initially, Jerry Goldsmith, as in the first two parts, was the composer for the film and had already written a large part of the musical score, but after the studio cut the film's budget from $22 million to $10 million, Joe Renzetti became the composer.
• A year later (March 15-18, 1988), at the direction of the studio owners, who disliked the ending, some scenes were reshot.
• The film was shot between April 6 and June 19, 1987, at the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois. Editing took place from July to October.
• There is a so-called "Poltergeist trilogy curse," which began with the murder of 22-year-old Dominique Dunne on November 4, 1982, who played the role of the eldest daughter Dana in the first film. The second victim of this "curse" was actor Julian Beck, who played Reverend Henry Kane, and died of cancer in 1985 shortly after filming the second installment. In 1987, a year after the film's release, Will Sampson, a Native American shaman from the second film, died unexpectedly from heart surgery. And Heather O’Rourke, who played the younger daughter Carol Anne in all three parts of the series, completed the tragic sequence, dying of an intestinal illness on February 1, 1988, just months before the premiere of this film.
• Ironically, actress Heather O'Rourke died four months before the film's release. The film is dedicated to her memory.
• In 1989, a series based on the franchise was planned, but the death of the lead actress put an end to it.
• Zelda Rubinstein and Heather O'Rourke are the only actors to appear in all three parts of the 'Poltergeist' cycle.
• At the beginning of the film, the characters, looking out the window before going outside, see that it is very cold. But once they leave the building, they realize that it isn't actually that chilly outside. This phenomenon does occur in very tall buildings, where the outside temperature changes from the upper floors to the lower ones.
• Zelda Rubinstein was forced to prematurely leave work on the film due to her mother's death.
• Initially, Jerry Goldsmith was set to compose the film's score, as he had for the first two installments, and had already written a significant portion of the music. However, after the studio cut the film's budget from $22 million to $10 million, Joe Renzetti became the composer.
• At the instruction of the studio owners, some scenes were reshot.
• The film was shot from April 6 to June 19, 1987, in the John Hancock Center skyscraper in Chicago. Editing took place from July to October.
• The name Carol Ann is mentioned 118 times in the film.
• Zelda Rubinstein and Heather O'Rourke are the only actors who appeared in all three films of the 'Poltergeist' series.