Slogan for the movie: "Witchcraft enters the computer age, and a different terror begins."There's no Michael Myers in Season of the Witch in 1982, so fans of Halloween and its sequels felt snubbed.
Exec producers John Carpenter had wanted to start an anthology of Halloween movies by making a new one each year around Halloween. It was an excellent idea. There was so much more they could have done with that. I'm sorry to say, but it was not meant to be.
Several days before Halloween, a patient brought into the hospital holding a Halloween mask is killed while still under Challis' care at the hospital.
Ellie (Stacey Nelkin), the murdered guy's daughter, joins Dr. Challis in a tiny Californian town to see the headquarters of the Silver Shamrock, makers of the world's most popular Halloween mask. Millions of masks have been sold throughout the U.S.A. as a consequence of their extensive marketing effort, which included a memorable jingle.
(It is common knowledge that the Silver Shamrock plant was filmed in a milk factory that served as the location for the scene.)
Also, youngsters are urged to watch a special Halloween night show that would let them remain in costume. Dr. Challis and Ellie find that Silver Shamrock's CEO, Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), is scheming something that might cause thousands, if not millions, of innocent deaths.
Other than a few brief scenes from the first Halloween, Halloween 3 has nothing to do with Myers, Dr. Loomis, Laurie, or Haddonfield. However, Halloween 3 is an enjoyable picture that differs little from the prior two films.
Of course, the movie isn't without flaw, but it does have some memorable passages. Cochran puts his nefarious scheme to the test on Buddy Kupfer's family, who sold so several masks that he was granted a VIP tour of the facility.
Little Buddy is held in a small room and put in a Halloween-themed performance after a costume party. He then dons his Silver Shamrock disguise and observes the performances. Obviously, events spiral out of control, and the resulting bloodbath is unforgettable. Conal Cochran's discussion on the actual genesis of (this article) Halloween is very remarkable.
The Halloween movies is a popular film series among myself, even the movies that followed Halloween III, where Michael Myers was once again the star (Halloween 4 and Halloween V: The Revenge of Michel Myers). However, I can’t help but wonder what stories might have been told if John Carpenter and Debra Hill had been allowed to continue with their original plan for the series.
I don’t blame anybody, really, for not embracing Halloween 3. For me, the fault lies with whoever decided to add the number “3†to this film.
Because I adored Halloween III: Season of the Witch, I find it harder to stomach the entire implosion of Carpenter's premise now that it's all gone.
By Tommy Lee Wallace.
Stacey Nelkin and Dan O'Herlihy are among the cast members.