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Poltergeist III ()

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Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.
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Bruce Gardner
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Patricia Gardner
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Carol Anne
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Tangina
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Donna Gardner
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Scott (as Kip Wentz)
Richard Fire ...
Dr. Seaton
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Kane
Paul Graham ...
Martin
Meg Weldon ...
Sandy
Stacy Gilchrist ...
Melissa
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Jeff
Christian Murphy ...
Dusty (as Chris Murphy)
Roy Hytower ...
Nathan
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Deborah
Dean Tokuno ...
Takamitsu
Catherine Gatz ...
Marcie
Paty Lombard ...
Helen
E.J. Murray ...
Mary
Sherry Narens ...
Mrs. Seaton
Phil Locker ...
Bill
Maureen Steindler ...
Old Woman
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Observer
Charles Shaphren ...
Observer (as Brent Shaphren)
Mindy Bell ...
Observer
Conrad Allan ...
Young Boy
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Gallery Woman
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Gallery Man
Sam Sanders ...
Security Guard
Laurie V. Logan ...
Elevator Woman
Jerry Birn ...
Elevator Man
Jane Alderman ...
Scott's Mother
Mary Hogan ...
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Lynn Koppel ...
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Laura Koppel ...
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Mark Zweigler ...
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Chris Montana ...
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Wendy Wolfman ...
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Harold Taulbee ...
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Christy Davis ...
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Reverend Henry Kane (uncredited) (voice)
Robert Minkoff ...
Bit (uncredited)
Lori Randolph ...
Girl student (uncredited)
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Teen in Red Sweater (uncredited)
Michael L. Wynhoff ...
Reversed Scott (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gary Sherman

Written by

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Gary Sherman ... (written by) &
Brian Taggert ... (written by)
 
Steve Feke ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Barry Bernardi ... producer (produced by)
Gary Sherman ... executive producer

Music by

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Joe Renzetti

Cinematography by

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Alex Nepomniaschy

Editing by

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Ross Albert

Editorial Department

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Treva Bachand ... assistant editor
Jeanne Bonansinga ... assistant editor (as Jeanne M. Bonansinga)

Casting By

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Jane Alderman
Shelley Andreas

Production Design by

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Paul Eads

Art Direction by

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W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by

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Linda Lee Sutton

Costume Design by

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Tom McKinley

Makeup Department

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John Caglione Jr. ... special makeup designer
Doug Drexler ... special makeup designer
Stephan Dupuis ... key special makeup artist (as Stephen Dupuis)
Kevin Haney ... key special makeup artist
Frances A. Kolar ... makeup artist
Dick Smith ... special makeup consultant
Jerry Turnage ... makeup department head
Doug Clayton ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom ... special makeup effects artist: lifecasts (uncredited)

Production Management

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Edward Ledding ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Davies ... first assistant director
Janet G. Knutsen ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Terry Baughman ... construction coordinator
Jane Clark ... assistant art director
William Dambra ... property master
Randall Drake ... assistant art director
Allison Ford ... assistant art director
Robert E. Knight ... signwriter
James F. Orendorff ... construction coordinator
Joel Prihoda ... leadman
Mindy Roffman ... assistant to the art director
Steve Saklad ... assistant art director (as Steven A. Saklad)

Sound Department

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Ron Bartlett ... sound editor
Ken Dufva ... foley artist
Stephen Hunter Flick ... supervising sound effects editor
Avram D. Gold ... supervising dialogue editor
Grover B. Helsley ... re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker ... re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt ... sound
Richard Shorr ... sound effects editor
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Glenn Williams ... production sound mixer
David E. Stone ... sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Calvin Joe Acord ... special effects coordinator
Art Anthony ... special effects
Guy Faria ... special effects
Robert Johnson ... special effects (as Robert E. Johnson)
William D. Kennedy ... special effects
Tim Moran ... special effects foreman
John Rigden ... special effects (as John J. Rigden)
Harold Selig ... special effects (as Hal Selig)
Richard Stutsman ... special effects foreman
Mike Wever ... special effects (as Michael Wever)
John Dods ... mechanical effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Gary Sherman ... special visual effects designer

Stunts

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Celia Bond ... stunt performer
Danny Costa ... stunts
Kerrie Cullen ... stunts
Jadie David ... stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks ... stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw ... stunts (as Tracy Keehn)
Hubie Kerns Jr. ... stunts (as Hubie Kerns)
Rick LeFevour ... stunts
Ben Scott ... stunt coordinator (as Ben R. Scott) / stunts (as Ben R. Scott)
John-Clay Scott ... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Paolo Cascio ... additional second assistant camera
Maggie Fox ... second assistant camera
Larry Gianneschi III ... additional camera operator
George Kohut ... camera operator
Peter Kuttner ... first assistant camera
Morgan Michael Lewis ... first company grip (as M. Michael Lewis)
Bradley T. Matthys ... second company grip (as Bradley Matthys)
Danial Miller ... dolly grip (as Danial A. Miller)
Mike Moyer ... chief lighting technician
Dick Oakes ... assistant chief lighting technician
Dean Williams ... still photographer

Casting Department

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Catherine Jane Holzer ... extras casting (as Catherine Holzer-Ballowe)
Mark A. Ridge ... extras casting
Barbara L. Roche ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Cheryl Weber ... key wardrobe (as Cheryl Webber)

Location Management

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Stephen Andrzejewski ... assistant location manager
Thomas J. Busch ... location manager
Maureen Cunningham ... location manager

Music Department

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Ross Albert ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
George Doering ... musician
Mark Graham ... music copyist / music librarian
Marni Sanders ... copyist
Dennis S. Sands ... music recordist / music scoring mixer
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary J. Carlson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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George DiLeonardi ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Jim Barr ... production auditor
Kathy Bond ... production assistant
T. Daniel ... choreographer
Lisa Hackett ... production coordinator
John Iltis ... unit publicist
Michael G. Kehoe ... craft service: Los Angeles (as Michael Kehoe)
Alan Ladd Jr. ... presenter
Victoria Lautman ... technical advisor
Paul J. Memmi ... translator
Heather Holty Newton ... photo double: Heather O'Rourke (as Heather Holty)
Judy Wix ... wellfare worker (as Judith Wix)
Marsha Zvonkin ... assistant accountant
Steve Kraus ... dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Kathy Kristich ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Julian Beck ... acknowledgement (The character of Reverend Henry Kane was originally portrayed by)
Chandler J. Blackington ... the producers wish to thank
Christine Bourdette ... the producers wish to thank
Eugene Monaco ... the producers wish to thank
Heather O'Rourke ... dedicatee
Gladys Timperio ... the producers wish to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him? Written by Rhino

Plot Keywords
Taglines No matter where Carol Anne goes... she never goes alone. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Poltergeist III: We're Back (United States)
  • I ekdikisi ton daimonon (Greece)
  • Полтергейст III (Ukraine)
  • Полтъргайст III (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Poltergeist III - Eles Estão Aí (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget $10,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $4,344,308, 10 Jun 1988

Did You Know?

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Trivia Following the death of Heather O'Rourke in February of 1988 after she finished her work on the film (April-June 1987), it was the decision of director Gary Sherman to temporarily shelve the project during its post-production phase. However, due to the amount of money that had already been spent, MGM insisted that the film be finished and released as scheduled for June of 1988 or they would find someone else to do it. Apparently, after the film was given a PG rating by the MPAA in November 1987, the studio had already decided to have Sherman re-shoot the ending with more graphic scenes, in order to "up" the rating to PG-13. Planning for this re-shoot began in December 1987 and continued into January 1988, but was temporarily put on hold when O'Rourke died Feb. 1. The re-shoot (which used a stand-in for Heather) eventually took place in March, and the film was then "re-edited" and given a PG-13 by the MPAA in April 1988. Director Sherman would later claim that no such "re-shoot" took place, instead insisting that Heather died before they could film the "original ending" and that the current ending using the body double was what they hastily threw together when forced to "finish" the film by MGM. However, he is contradicted by at least six other people who also worked on the film who confirmed that the original ending was in fact filmed before Heather died and that the re-shoot of the ending took place after her passing. These people include producer Barry Bernardi, actor Kipley Wentz, assistant editor Jeanne Bonansinga, composer Joe Renzetti, special effects makeup artist Doug Drexler and the man who provided the voice for the Rev. Kane, Corey Burton. His claims would ultimately be proven false by the Collector's Edition Blu-ray release by Scream Factory, where the original film elements and the missing footage were discovered in a vault for a 4K restoration, including the original ending which Sherman denied ever existed. This Blu-ray release, as of 2020, has since gone out of print. See more »
Goofs (at around 52 mins) When Bruce is thrown across the room by the fake Carol Anne (when he reaches Carol Anne's bedroom door), Pat yells out, "Tom!" See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Red Heat/A World Apart/Rikky and Pete/Poltergeist III/Wings of Desire (1988). See more »
Soundtracks Jungle Music See more »
Crazy Credits A text in the credits reads "The character of Reverend Henry Kane was originally portrayed by Julian Beck" See more »
Quotes Bruce Gardner: Carol Anne! Carol Anne! Carol Anne!
Pat Gardner: Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!
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