Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American science fiction horror film and the third installment in the Halloween film series. John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the creators of Halloween, return as producers. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature the series antagonist, Michael Myers. It was released on October 23, 1982, and grossed $14.4 million. It has since become one of the most popular Halloween films of all time, with more than 100 million views on YouTube and more than 1.5 billion views on Facebook.
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American science fiction horror film and the third installment in the Halloween film series. John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the creators of Halloween, return as producers. Halloween III is the only entry in the series that does not feature the series antagonist, Michael Myers. On a budget of USD 2. 5 million, Halloween III made a profit by grossing USD 14. 4 million at the box office in the U.S. Most critics gave the film negative reviews. Despite the reception, re-evaluation in later years has given Halloween III new legions of fans and has established its own reputation as a stand-alone cult film. It is the first film to be written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It treats the prior films in the franchise as fictional films, and the film’s tagline is a reference to the one from the original as well. It also departs from the slasher genre, which the rest of the installments were a part of, and instead features a \”witchcraft\” theme with science fiction aspects. The frequency of graphic violence and blood is less than that of Halloween II. The film was also the poorest performing film in thealloween series at the time. It was released on October 23, 1982, and grossed $14.4 million. It has since become one of the most popular Halloween films of all time, with more than 100 million views on YouTube and more than 1.5 billion views on Facebook.
The sequel, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, was released six years later on October 28, 1984. It grossed over $30 million. The third installment of the Halloween series, Halloween 5: Halloween 4, came out on October 31, 1984, andgrossed more than $35 million in the United States. The fourth and final installment, Halloween 6: Halloween 6, was not released until October 27, 1986, and brought in a total of $40 million in North America and $32 million elsewhere. It had a disappointing reception and box office performance, and has since been reevaluated as a cult classic. The fifth and final film, Halloween 7: Halloween 8, is released on November 14, 1986. Itgrossed $28 million in America and £20 million in Europe and £25 million elsewhere in the world. The sixth and final instalment, Halloween 9: Halloween 9, is set on Halloween night and is released in Australia on November 11, 1987. It tells the story of a man who is murdered by mysterious men in suits. The man’s daughter, Ellie, traces the mask back to a company based in the town of Santa Mira, California. The company, Silver Shamrock Novelties, produces latex jack-o-lantern, witch and skeleton masks for Halloween, which are responsible for the town’s prosperity. Marge Guttman and Buddy Kupfer, Buddy’s wife, Betty, and their son, Little Buddy, who all have business at the company’s factory.
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