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The Exorcist III

R·1990·110m

Horror

Summary

On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Cast

George C. Scott

Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman

Ed Flanders

Father Joseph Kevin Dyer

Brad Dourif

James Venamun / The Gemini Killer

Jason Miller

Father Damien Karras / Patient X

Nicol Williamson

Father Morning

Scott Wilson

Dr. Temple

Nancy Fish

Nurse Allerton

George DiCenzo

Stedman

Don Gordon

Ryan

Lee Richardson

University President

Grand L. Bush

Sergeant Atkins

Mary Jackson

Mrs. Clelia

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

Kevin Corrigan

Altar Boy

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

Samuel L. Jackson

Dream Blind Man

Shane Wexel

First Dream Boy (uncredited)

Ryan Paul Amick

Second Dream Boy (uncredited)

John Coe

Old Man in Dream (uncredited)

Jodi Long

First Dream Woman (uncredited)

Kathy Gerber

Second Dream Woman (uncredited)

Jan Smook

Radio Man (uncredited)

Amelia Campbell

Young Girl in Dream (uncredited)

Cherie Baron

Nurse

Larry King

C. Everett Koop

Everett Koop

Patrick Ewing

Angel of Death

Clinton Brandhagen

Young Boy in Dream (uncredited)

Michael Criscuolo

Mental Patient (uncredited)

Cindy Cullom

Nurse (uncredited)

Colleen Dewhurst

Satan (voice) (uncredited)

Fabio

Angel (uncredited)

Randy Aaron Fink

Student (uncredited)

Jeff Henry

Angel (uncredited)

Patt Noday

Hospital Ward Priest (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Manley Pope

Angel (uncredited)

John Thompson

John Thompson - Georgetown Hoyas Basketball Coach (uncredited)

Michael Tove

Man in Purgatory (uncredited)

Brad Waller

Asylum Inmate (uncredited)

Gary Wheeler

Crime Photographer (uncredited)

Teresa Wright

Penitent (uncredited)

Charles Edwin Powell

Patient X Possessed

Crew

Director, Novel, Screenplay

William Peter Blatty

Reviews

talisencrw

October 7, 2016

Very good sequel retains the high standard Blatty's original screenplay set!

In going through the original 'Exorcist' trilogy (I have the DVD 6-pack, with the two versions of the remarkable original, as well as the two recent prequels, so far unwatched), I was intrigued of seeing Oscar-winning writer William Peter Blatty's second stint behind the camera (for the record, I adored his 'The Ninth Configuration', done a decade prior), especially for the franchise that became his bread-and-butter (though I loved two films he earlier had co-wrote: 'A Shot in the Dark' and 'The Omega Man').

He once again does quite a credible job--both with the writing and in helming the picture. To me, it didn't matter much that Linda Blair wasn't involved--I like how it became a search for an already-dead serial killer--and I have been a great fan of George C. Scott in genre films since the likes of 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'The Changeling'. The scares and shocks were genuine, and the suspense and interest were there. It made me wish that even more sequels had been made, it was THAT good.