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Poltergeist III is a 1988 horror film. It is the third and final film of the Poltergeist film series, and the second sequel to Poltergeist. Writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor, who wrote the screenplay for the first two films, did not return for this second sequel; it was co-written and directed by Gary Sherman, and was released on June 10, 1988. Heather O'Rourke and Zelda Rubinstein were the only original cast members to return. However, O'Rourke died before post-production was completed.
[edit] PlotBetween the second and third films, the Freeling family has sent Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) to live with her Aunt Pat (Nancy Allen) and Uncle Bruce Gardner (Tom Skerritt). Pat is the sister of Diane, Carol Anne's mother. Carol Anne has been told she is in Chicago temporarily to attend a unique school for gifted children with emotional problems, though Pat thinks it is because Steve and Diane just wanted Carol Anne out of their house. Pat seems to have no knowledge of the events from the first two films, just noting that Steven was involved in a bad land deal. Along with Donna (Lara Flynn Boyle), Bruce's daughter from a previous marriage, they live in the luxury skyscraper (Chicago's 101-story John Hancock Center) of which Bruce is the manager. We learn that Carol Anne has been made by her teacher/psychiatrist, Dr. Seaton (Richard Fire), to discuss her experiences from the first and second movie. Seaton believes her to be delusional, however the constant discussion has enabled Kane (Nathan Davis) to locate Carol Ann and bring him back from the limbo he was sent into at the end of the second film. Dr. Seaton, having never experienced the supernatural, believes that Carol Anne is simply a manipulative child who has created something of a mass hysteria within her family, falsely making them believe they were attacked by ghosts. Also during this period, Tangina Barrons realizes that Kane has found Carol Anne and travels cross-country to protect her. That night, Kane drains the high rise of heat and takes possession of the character's reflections in mirrors, causing the reflections to act independently of their counterparts in the real world. When Carol Anne is left alone that night, Kane attempts to use the mirrors in her room to capture her, but she escapes with the help of Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein). Donna and her boyfriend, Scott, see a frightened Carol Anne running through the high rise's parking lot, and move to rescue her. However, before they can, all three are taken to the Other Side by Kane. By this point, Tangina and Dr. Seaton are both at the high rise, along with Trish and Bruce. Dr. Seaton believes that Carol Anne has staged the entire thing, while Tangina tries to get her back. Scott is seemingly released from the Other Side through a pool in the high rise, and Donna reappears after Tangina is taken by Kane disguised as Carol Anne. Scott is left at his home with his parents. Nobody notices that the symbols on Donna's clothing are reversed from what they were before she was taken, symbolizing that she was actually the evil reflection. As Dr. Seaton attempts to calm Donna, Bruce sees Carol Anne's reflection in the mirror and chases her while Pat follows. Dr. Seaton is not far behind, and he believes he sees Carol Anne in the elevator. After Dr. Seaton approaches the elevator doors, however, Donna appears behind him and pushes him into the empty elevator shaft. At this point it is revealed that Donna did not actually come back, but rather the person who came back was an evil reflection of Donna who then vanishes back into the mirror, with an evil reflection of Scott at her side. Pat and Bruce try to find Carol Anne, but Bruce is captured and eventually Pat is forced to prove her love for Carol Anne in a final face off against Kane. The ending is somewhat unclear, but Tangina manages to convince Kane to go into the Light with her. Donna, Bruce and Carol Anne are returned to Pat (although Scott's final fate is never shown). The final scene then sets up the audience for a possible sequel as lighting flashes over the building and Kane's laughter is heard. [edit] Cast
[edit] ProductionDirector Gary Sherman thought the idea having the setting in the city was just as scary as isolated suburbia. His feeling was that there are people on the other side of the wall, and no one cares that you are in trouble.[1] All the special effects were live and were performed on stage. The only post-productional visual effect was the lightning casting over the John Hancock Center in the very final shot of the picture. Corey Burton also provided some uncredited voice work for Kane.[citation needed] [edit] O'Rourke's death & a new endingWhen production of Poltergeist III began in early 1987, Heather O'Rourke had been ill for several months with what was eventually diagnosed as Crohn's disease, and subsequently underwent medical treatment during parts of the filming, which took place in Chicago. Principal photography for the film lasted between April and June of that year, with June 1988 as its scheduled release date. After O'Rourke completed filming, she returned home to California, her illness apparently in remission. Despite this, O' Rourke became ill again and died on February 1, 1988 during the film's post-production period. Prior to O'Rourke's death, the studio requested the ending of the film be reshot. However, with her death, this made filming a new ending very difficult given how central her character was to the film. Rather than cancel the project with so much of the film already completed, the ending was written in a way that a body double could be used in place of O'Rourke. This is why Carol Anne's face is never seen when she comes back from the Other Side during the finale of the movie. [edit] Critical receptionZelda Rubinstein's performance was given mixed reviews, causing to grant both nominations for a Saturn and a Razzie Award (which she also received previously for the first sequel) at the same time. [edit] Box officePoltergeist III was considered a box office hit, but was the least grossing out of the three films in the Poltergeist series. The film amassed only $14,114,488[2] at the US box office. [edit] See also
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