The Exorcist III [Collector's Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: William Peter Blatty William Peter Blatty

Overview

The second sequel to the landmark 1973 horror film The Exorcist, this horror outing has little to do with the previous two. This time, the story centers on a police detective who for the past 15 years has been obsessed with solving a series of murders that occurred on the night of the first exorcism. These murders were exceptionally brutal and seemed to be the work of a serial killer who was executed in a prison that very night. A pair of priests assist with the gumshoe's investigation.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2016
UPC:	0826663169546
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	4,801

Special Features

Disc One: ; Vintage featurette; Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer; TV spots; Deleted scenes/alternate takes and bloopers; Vintage interviews with William Peter Blatty, actors George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders and more...; ; Disc Two: ; NEW director's cut; NEW audio interview with writer/director William Peter Blatty; NEW a "Wonderfull" Time - interviews with producer Carter DeHaven and more...; NEW signs of the gemini - an interview with Brad Dourif; NEW the devil in the details - interview with production designer Leslie Dilley and more; NEW music for a padded cell - an interview with composer Barry De Vorzon; NEW all this bleeding - a look at the additional shoot and special effects

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

George C. Scott	Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Ed Flanders	Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Brad Dourif	James Venamun
Nicol Williamson	Father Morning
Nancy G. Fish	Nurse Allerton
George Ralph DiCenzo	Stedman
Don Gordon	Ryan
Lee Richardson	University President
Grand L. Bush	Sergeant Atkins
Viveca Lindfors	Nurse X
Ken Lerner	Dr. Freedman
Tracy Thorne	Nurse Keating
Barbara Baxley	Shirley
Zohra Lampert	Mary Kinderman
Harry Carey Jr.	Father Kanavan
Sherrie Wills	Julie Kinderman
Edward Lynch	Patient A
Clifford David	Dr. Bruno
Alex Zuckerman	Korner Boy
Lois Foraker	Nurse Merrin
Tyra Ferrell	Nurse Blaine
James Burgess	Thomas Kintry
Peggy Alston	Mrs. Kintry
John Durkin	Elderly Jesuit
Bobby Deren	Nurse Bierce
Jan Neuberger	Alice
Alexis Chieffet	Counter Attendant
Debra Port	Waitress
Walt MacPherson	Police Sergeant
David Dwyer	Second Police Officer
Danny Epper	Police Driver
William Preston	Old Man in Wheelchair
Chuck Kinlaw	Attendant
Demetrios Pappageorge	Casperelii
Nina Hansen	Little Old Lady
Shane Wexel	First Dream Boy
John Coe	Old Man in Dream
Jodi Long	First Dream Woman
Kathy Gerber	Second Dream Woman
Samuel L. Jackson	Dream Blind Man
Jan Smook	Radio Man
Amelia Campbell	Young Girl in Dream
Cherie Baron	Nurse
C. Everett Koop	Everett Koop
Patrick Ewing	Angel of Death
Clinton Brandhagen	Young Boy in Dream
Colleen Dewhurst	Satan
Randy Aaron Fink	Student
Patt Noday	Hospital Ward Priest
Manley Pope	Angel
Scott Wilson	Dr. Temple
Michael Tove	Man in Purgatory
Brad Alan Waller	Asylum Inmate
Teresa Wright	Penitent
Charles Powell	Patient X Possessed

Technical Credits

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty	Director,Screenwriter
Joe Roth	Executive Producer
James G. Robinson	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Exorcist author William Peter Blatty exhumed the demonic possession tale -- 17 years after the original and 13 after the monumentally disappointing sequel -- for a walk on the frightfully disturbing side. This film, largely ignored and perhaps lost on a new generation of filmgoers, is as chilling as modern horror gets. While not worthy of the original's "classic" status, this rendition is full of flesh-crawling moments -- base horror hopped up by the addition of graphic gore. The film deals with the eternal battle between God and the Devil, generally digging deeper in the collective horror psyche and generating a more primordial sense of fear. Such metaphysical horror must be done well and Blatty succeeds in scaring the innards out of the viewer. George C. Scott gives a thoughtfully inspired performance, and an unheralded Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Ewing make cameos. Although the film borrows a bit much from the Omen and Amityville traditions, overall it is authentically frightening in its execution.