Halloween iii season of the witch takes a break from the michael myers storyline. John carpenter presents the third chilling film in the halloween franchise. Season of the witch deserves another look where the hell is michael myers. Directed by tommy lee wallace and starring tom atkins, stacey nelkin, and dan oherlihy, the film is based on an original screenplay by nigel kneale and focuses on an evil scheme by the owner of a mask company to kill the children of america on halloween night. John carpenter had already changed the horror genre forever and people had themselves a new horror hero in. Halloween iii season of the witch 1982 dan and ellie have. Michael myers is the face of the halloween franchise, having appeared in all films except halloween iii. It cuts straight to ellie jumping in shock after marge accidentally hits her car horn, and is missing the scene where. Season of the witch is the best sequel in the entire franchise, specifically because it tries to do something different.
Ellies not the only who cant seem to resist dans charms. Ellie and daniel uncover cochrans shocking halloween plan and must stop him before trickor. Its laudable deviation from series formula not withstanding, halloween iii. As halloween approaches silver shamrock novelties is planning something big and very evil an ancient evil. Season of the witch offers paltry thrills and dubious plotting. Challis stumbles upon this plot and along with ellie, the daughter of a man who was killed in his care while escaping from silver shamrock novelties. And im sure many people dismissed it as soon as they discovered michael myers isnt in it. Challis and ellie tour the factory with the kupfers and are alarmed to discover grimbridges car there, guarded by more men dressed in suits. Oct 12, 2018 its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. As ive already stated a couple times here on bloody disgusting this month, i am a huge fan of halloween 3. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace. Season of the witch 1982 is a supernatural horror film written and directed by tommy lee wallace. Also known as the night nobody came home and the last halloween.
Halloween 3 season of the witch public group facebook. Dan challis, stacey nelkin as ellie grimbridge, and dan oherlihy as. Doctor daniel challis tom atkins and the victims daughter ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin decide to investigate. Its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. Season of the witch is a 1982 horror film and the third installment in the halloween series. Directed by tommy lee wallace, the film stars tom atkins as dr. Dan challis, stacey nelkin as ellie grimbridge, and dan oherlihy as conal.
Halloween 3 may not be a canonical halloween movie, but its. Here are 9 things you may not know about halloween iii. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask, doctor daniel challis is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. Producer john carpenter halloween, the thing presents the third chilling installment in the shocking halloween collection. Was ellie grimbridge always a robot from the very beginning. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge as they investigate the silver shamrock novelties company, which is under investigation for the death of ellies father. This third film in the halloween cycle which marked a unique and distinctive break from the original story line has been given a solid presentation for its release on dvd. I have just modified 3 external links on halloween iii. This installment, released in 1982, attempted to accomplish the task, but ended up meeting with a. Kids all over america want silver shamrock masks for halloween. In between all the horror going on in his head, challis even thought about ellie grimbridge. Stacey nelkin was born on september 10, 1959 in new york city, new york, usa. Challis tom atkins and ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who is trying to find out why her fatherwho was brought into challis hospital at the beginning of the filmwas murdered by a man who promptly went out to his car and lit himself on fire causing one of the most hilarious car explosion scenes in history. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when ellies noveltysalesman father, harry, is killed while in possession of a halloween mask made by the silver shamrock mask company.
Season of the witch 1982 stacey nelkin as ellie grimbridge. Ok, so lets get down to why there are fucking androids and masks with computer chips in them. It was released in 1982 on vinyl through mca records and on cd through varese sarabande. John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of the original halloween, returned as producers. She is the daughter of harry grimbridge and the love interest of dan challis. The only installment of the halloween series to abandon the michael myers story line, halloween iii. He goes to turn the knob to turn on the tv and a split second before he turns it, we can hear the intro of the commercial on the television. Halloween iii nude scenes 7 images and 2 videos including appearances from stacey nelkin. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his masks and his unspeakable scheme would unleash. Season of the witch, played by stacey nelkin ellie grimbridge is the deuteragonist of halloween iii.
Calling it halloween 3 was probably a case of poor planningmarketing, which is unfair to this movie. Maybe theyre not going to have halloween next year. Season of the witch 1982 with tom atkins, stacey nelkin two more days to halloween, halloween, halloween these commercials. May 28, 2016 season of the witchs most infuriatingly brilliant touch is surely the silver shamrock jingle, an inane bit of doggerel set to london bridge is falling down eight more days to halloween, halloween, halloween which recurs throughout the film, counting down the days, and which i promise will bury itself in your. The companys owner, conal cochran, wants to return halloween to its darker roots using his masks and his unspeakable scheme would unleash death and destruction across the country. The clip dan and ellie have sex part 2 from halloween iii. Halloween iii season of the witch 1982 dan and ellie have sex.
A week before halloween, an older man named harry grimbridge al berry is wounded by a mysteriously dispassionate group of assailants in an industrial parking lot. Dan challis, along with ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who travel to the. John carpenter had already changed the horror genre forever and people had themselves a new horror hero in the form of michael myers. Season of the witch the redheaded stepchild of the halloween franchise came about when producer john carpenter decided to transform the series into a yearly anthology of films centered around various aspects of halloween. Oct 24, 2011 challis and ellie tour the factory with the kupfers and are alarmed to discover grimbridges car there, guarded by more men dressed in suits. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Season of the witchs most infuriatingly brilliant touch is surely the silver shamrock jingle, an inane bit of doggerel set to london bridge is falling down eight more days to halloween, halloween, halloween which recurs throughout the film, counting down the days, and which i promise will bury itself in your. I have to say, it took a lot of guts to make this movie. As ive already stated a couple times here on bloody disgusting this month, i am a. Daniel challis and ellie grimbridge stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when ellie s noveltysalesman father, harry, is killed while in possession of a halloween mask made by the silver shamrock mask company. It is the only halloween film that does not feature a plot revolving around the characters michael myers or laurie strode or any relative of hers. Working with the salesmans daughter, ellie, daniel traces the mask to the silver shamrock novelties company and its founder, conal cochran. Season of the witch, which had different plans for the saga that were ultimately scratched.
Season of the witch 1982, bullets over broadway 1994 and yellowbeard 1983. Was ellie grimbridge always a robot from the very beginning, or was she turned into or exchanged with one when she was held captive at the shamrock factory. When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital babbling and clutching the years most popular halloween costume an eerie pumpkin mask doctor daniel challis tom atkins, the fog, night of the creeps is thrust into a terrifying halloween nightmare. Season of the witch is an intricate scifi horror hybrid. Ellie grimbridge is the deuteragonist of halloween iii. The audio, in english, is presented in its mono original mix, mastered in dolby digital mono. He was portrayed by the late dan oherlihy who also played the old man in robocop and grant walker in batman. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series.
Plaster being poured into molds, masks being removed, trimmed and painted. Season of the witch is not perfect, its not a fivestar movie by any means. Season of the witch is a 1982 american horror film and the third installment in the halloween series. Challis tom atkins and ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who is trying to find out why her. During the movie, a woman says that conal cochran is one of the wealthiest men in the world. An expanded 25th anniversary edition was released in 2007 through alan howarth incorporated. Ellie grimbridge is a character who appears in halloween iii. Season of the witch has been given a letterboxed transfer at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 2. In 1978, john carpenters halloween introduced a new slasher villain named michael myers and his chosen victim, laurie strode jamie lee curtis.
Now hold on, before you knock down my door with pitchforks and torches, hear me out. Original story what happens after the events of halloween 3. Aug 25, 2019 michael myers is the face of the halloween franchise, having appeared in all films except halloween iii. Buddy, being the nice guy that he is, asks if his friends dr. Dan challis tom atkins, along with ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who travel to the small town of santa mira, california, where he. Season of the witch is a true horror classic in its own right. She is later abducted by conal cochrans henchmen and is never shown onscreen again for the rest of the film, leaving. Cochran is happy to oblige and we then get to see some cool footage of the actual halloween masks being made. Season of the witch were to be remade in 2021, exact same script, exact same characters, who would you cast for. She is later abducted by conal cochrans henchmen and is never shown onscreen again for the rest of the film, leaving her fate. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. With tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy, michael currie. Its very clear hes had some kind of history with teddy, the cute lab assistant in the. Doctor daniel challis seeks to uncover a plot by silver shamrock owner conal cochran.