I thought he was "fine"; not bad, but not someone that blew me away. He was a bit like a sort of Burt Reynolds-y and the woman (I want to say "Ellie") was a bit flashdance-y and again struck me as competent but not breathtaking
@suny123boy1 what, because I thought an actor was competent but not amazing? Oh no! How awful! Holding an inoffensive personal opinion, you're right! Forget murderers, rapists and pimps, I really must be a lowlife. Won't anybody think of the children!?
Such a wonderful man. He sounds like a great person. What s great man. No ego. This movie I think really was much better than advertised. It wasn't supposed to be taken too seriously. It's called camp. There's a lot of camp in the movie. It's supposed to be fun. If you aren't having fun then it's not being told correctly. I thought it was fun.. I liked it
I was a kid when I saw this. Just the opening title sequence scared me! That creepy synth music and the darkly lit camera shots. I knew there was no Michael Myers in this one but I definitely knew bad things were going to happen.
@@angelaratson8424 True, but Carpenter did the score and he and Debra Hill were the producers although I don't know if they were actually on the sets or not.
Conal Cochrane to me is as much an embodiment of Halloween as Santa Claus and Ebenezer Scrooge are embodiments of Christmas. He's just such a perfect representation of everything the holiday is about and everything people enjoy about it, and his passion for all things dark and druidic is just infectious.
exactly ! that score is a brilliant masterpiece. eerie and discomforting to the max. in best Carpenter tradition. he really is the master of audio tension and synth sounds.
Same here. As much as I love the Meyers flix an Jason or Kruger, this movies music an storyline had that mysteriousness about it that drug you in just like the tv commercial in the movie did to the people that made it great. Plus I felt it added more of that ancient time ritual where halloween came from with ancient celtic ritual an the boulder from Stonehenge an those silver shamrock mask an what not that gave more credence to a good Halloween movie.
It sure is indeed! It's way better than many Michael Myers movies for sure, it's most certainly better than Halloween 5, H20, Resurrection, Both Rob Zombie garbage films, and that piece of shit garbage Halloween 2018 film.
The Halloween Warrior agree with all that except h20. H20 was a phenomenal movie. Also 2018 wasn’t that bad but it could have been better. Halloween 4 and on were all terrible except h20.
It sure is I just wish we would've got a chance to see how it all ended in season of the witch 2 but since the first one got bad reviews they decided to trash the sequel and bring Michael back in 88 6 years later after 3 came out in 82
You never see anyone comment on Dean Cundey’s cinematography, which is very dark and moody, and on par with some of the greatest work he did with Carpenter. The use of shadows is very similar to what he did for The Thing. Even if some people have issues with the storyline (I don’t), it’s a very beautifully made horror film.
I love Halloween III: Season Of The Witch. Apart from the reboots, I think the concept for Halloween was played out in Halloween. Halloween II (the original) was very good. As much as I liked Halloween (2007) I’ve only seen it once and I’ve not seen Halloween 2 (2009), but I shall as it’s now on amazon prime in the UK along with Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers (this and the 4th and 5th films I thought were awful. :( H20 was good, but not that great.
That first guy that spoke in the video says "Not having Michael Meyers in it was a stupid idea" , .. . but no, I think it was really the MOVIE GOING MASS PUBLIC who DEMANDED that he be in it that was STUPID, not that decision on the part of the filmmakers.
I actually really liked *Halloween III: Season of the witch* not as a Halloween movie, but as a entertaining stand alone story of a evil Irish toy maker and Stonehenge! Highly underrated classic!
I'm just glad it's finally getting a better reception all these years later since it originally released. Too many people are hung up on the whole "no Michael Myers" kick and automatically bash this film without even seeing it.
Listen to the Halloween 3 soundtrack late at night with the lights down low.Easily one of the best motion picture soundtracks i have ever heard.It just fits this movie perfectly.
Thank you so much for uploading this! Halloween 3 is criminally underrated and one of my favorites in the franchise. As much as I love Michael Myers, the idea of an anthology series of Halloween-themed horror films with a different story, characters, etc. had the potential to be a success. The problem was the title included the number, indicating that it's a sequel to the other films even though it's not. I think they should have re-titled Halloween 3 to something like "Halloween: Season of the Witch" or maybe "Season of the Witch: A Halloween Story" and continued making those anthology films while still doing the Michael Myers movies. Then they could have made more money off of the franchise by doing it both ways.
AO98 I just hate how people act like it’s a bad movie. It certainly isn’t the best but the fact that Michael isn’t there doesn’t automatically make it bad.
That is my exact thoughts too. Idea behind this is brilliant...i love michael myers to death but that story repeats it self way too much, lets just face it dear fellow fans but this anthology consept is fascinating and makes me wonder what other halloween themed movies we may have gotten ?
@@onesixthmania7293 -- Carpenter and Hill & Company had a list of potential Halloween-themed tales. The next one was supposed to be a ghost story. I really hope that tale is still sitting in a file somewhere, and, now that Halloween (2018) is a blockbuster holiday hit, Universal/Miramax/Blumhouse will collaborate on creating the anthology films, picking up where SOTW left off in 1982. Hey, a great idea would be to make the ghost story tale, and set it in the mid-1980s...this way, you get great '80s nostalgia (a big ticket item in the 21st Century, of late) w/ a brand new tale being told in the classic modern heyday of American/British Horror antiheroes, like Michael, Jason, Freddy, and Pinhead.
Yup, once it hit 7 million at the Box office it broke even. And essentially made 7 million in profit. Thats not including Homevideo and TV broadcast licenses.
@@dan_hitchman007 not exactly original? I've not seen a movie where Halloween Masks were Murdering kids and Robotoid replicating humans where in other movies except the stepford wives but totally different concept
Next to the first Halloween, this was the best sequel. I think the anthology idea was a good idea instead of rehashing the same bullshit over and over again
You know what's wild? Friday the 13th was also intended to be an anthology of self-contained stories. Imagine if both these franchises had followed through with that intention!
Ya that would have been awesome if they made a new Halloween every 3 years with a completely new story and characters. They could have had endless possibilities with that formula.
I just attended Monster-Mania in Oaks, Pa this past weekend. The lines of fans waiting to meet Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin were so heartening. Halloween III apparel were everywhere. I am so glad this much-maligned film from 40 years ago has continued to increase in appreciation and that many of its cast and crew are still around to experience it. Well deserved.
9:03 I was thinking the same thing. I havent seen her in ANYTHING except this movie, and I know she was supposed to be in Blade Runner but got written out. I remember that in his review for the movie, Roger Ebert was quite captivated by her performance. 11:51 Im sure he did, based on that pic 🤣🤣🤣
@Michael Halloween 3 isn't better then 4, but i will agree on 5, 5 was horrible and the characters especially Tina were annoying as fuck, when michael killed her i didn't feel bad for her at all. Halloween 3 is a good movie on it's own though, i used to hate it for the same reason most people do, watching it again i've kinda grown to like it. oh and i'd put this one over resurrection and rob zombie's any day, those ones sucked.
Even Halloween Resurrection is better than this crappy unrelated movie. And Halloween Resurrection is the worst ones that featured Michael Myers in it.
Black/Death Metal Warrior iii is awesome. The worst movies with Michael are 5,h20, resurrection and the rob zombie ones. I like resurrection better than the rob zombie ones
@@perrymehta6438 Actually I now love Halloween 3, It's an awesome movie. The more I re-watched it over and over again, it started to grow on me big time, I love Halloween 3 Season of the Witch so much now that I now prefer it over Halloween 5, H20, Resurrection, Rob Zombie's Halloween 2007, always over Rob Zombie Halloween 2, and also prefer it over that crappy garbage Halloween 2018 film as well.
I love Halloween III. Have been fascinated with it since I was a child when it was released on home video. I watch it every year as soon as I wake up on Halloween morning to set up the day. They did a great job on the blu ray, such a great picture.
For many many years I turned my back on this movie. Then suddenly over the past few years I’ve learned to love it and appreciate it for its own thing. Now I can say it is a classic among the others as well
@@scottwilliam3470 No he's not kidding. I think the same. It's full of melodic themes. The original soundtrack is so boring as a stand along listening experience. It's just the same three themes repeated over and over. Unlistenable.
I admit that I have an appreciation for this film. It is weird,bizarre, and totally creepy, which makes it a good horror movie. And it is way better than most of the other Halloween films. If nothing else, you WILL remember the Silver Shamrock jingle. Pure genius!
I hope they one day do an official sequel to it. There is a fan film sequel titled "The Return of the Witch, it's not that good though, I felt they could've done it better, but still it's great to see many people having an imagination to what happens next after Dr Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) yells "Stop it!!!!!" at the end in the gas station scene.
I hate it! It is the worse out of them all. I'd prefer to watch Halloween Resurrection which was the worst one that featured Michael Myers over this crappy Halloween 3 Season of the Witch.
@@raven7146 Actually after watching this Halloween 3 movie so many times I now love it, it really grew on me the more I watched it, it's really good and perfectly executed. I love this movie so much now that I now prefer it over H20, Resurrection, both Rob Zombie garbage films, and that garbage Halloween 2018 movie.
I love Halloween and Halloween lll The story, the actors and the music for both are perfect! This movie should of done way better than what it did when it was released. People just didn't get and that's a shame. I get it and will defend it as being one of the best horror movies ever made.
I agree with Tommy Lee Wallace with what he was saying @3:20! This what John Carpenter And Debra Hill originally wanted to do every Halloween sequel, its a Shame will never get to see another Halloween film like Season Of The Witch!
@@manbehindthemask2010 Didn't see last Jedi, don't intend to, I would never watch "Star Wars" after the Phantom menace, An absolute disaster with miss cast actors.
He has called that the favorite of his roles, if I'm not mistaken. I loved that he referenced it in this video with his "classic story, Spanky" remark. :)
I absolutely love the movie. The mistake was calling it Halloween 3, as the audience presumed Michael Myers would be in it ,and then immediately rejected it when they realized the movie had nothing to do with him. If they'd given it a different title, or just called it Season of the Witch, it might have had more success. It's a great story and is genuinely creepy. And Tom is right, in that we Irish people can be quite wicked under our cheer sometimes. 😜 But I can't imagine anyone wanting to hit him, he seems like a dear man.
So I was a Halloween fan from Day 1 & I saw SOTW when it opened & hated it for many years. Within the last decade, I've come to appreciate and really like it & enjoy watching it every year now.
Halloween 3 was an awesome break from the other Halloween movies with Jamie Lee Curtis and her brother Michael Myers a very pleasant surprise sitting in the movie theater and listening to people 😆
To me Halloween III is so good that it really feels like a true Halloween movie with the content and explores the origin of Halloween and the Masks! I enjoy watching it especially every Halloween!
This is my favorite part from the Halloween franchise. This was completely original. The person who said it was stupid not to use Michael Myers is kind of stupid himself. This has such an awesome feel to it...perfect movie for October.
Tommy Lee Wallace, if you are reading this I will tell you, for me, this movie is one of my top 5 movies of all time. The plot, the way it is shot, the mystery and the soundtrack all blend together so well. Very unique film. I hold it near and dear to my heart. It never gets old.
I remember as a teenager I fell asleep with the tv on one night and woke up to the scene where the kid had the pumpkin on his head and it freaked me the f*** out. I carried on watching until the unsettling ending with the creepy jingle playing over and over and the dude screaming for it to stop...I literally slept with the covers over my head. Years later I decided to watch it all the way through and now it's like a guilty pleasure for this time of year 🎃🎃
As a young boy watching this film, I couldn’t get over Ellie’s character bringing lingerie on her trip. He was a total stranger, her father died three days before, and she still had boning on her mind! She came prepared!
My theory is Ellie’s was always A robot. She was sent to keep an eye on Tom Atkin’s character . She was there to find out how much he knew then make sure he fell right into their hands, and take care of him if everyone else failed.
Irwin Yablans, you lack vision. As do the majority of people at the time that spat at this film just because it wasn’t more of the same. Time has been good to this underrated flick. And the fan base only gets bigger and bigger.
That first guy that spoke in the video says "Not having Michael Meyers in it was a stupid idea" , .. . but no, I think it was really the MOVIE GOING MASS PUBLIC who DEMANDED that he be in it that was STUPID, not that decision on the part of the filmmakers.
@@boomstickcritique902 Your completely correct. If they wanted to do a different type of Halloween movie every year, which in hindsight its a clever idea, they never should have had Michael Myers in the 2nd movie.
Really enjoyed watching this movie. It was different and had a dark side to it. The music score was fantastic. A very underrated film that was just a joy to watch. Thanks for posting.
This movie is freaking awesome in my opinion. Watch it on a Friday night like 11 pm or later. Living room, super dark with the volume super high. That intro music, and kicks off with a man running away from some human like robots in pitch dark. I think it was phenomenal. Very underrated.
Like many others, when I first saw Halloween III as a kid, I was confused and upset because Michael was nowhere to be found. However, when I got older, I decided to give it another chance and have loved it ever since. Imo, Season of the Witch is an underrated cult classic that deserves all the praise it gets.
One of the most underrated movies of all time. First DVD I ever bought. Some of the most creative death scenes of any movie ever. I still remember the creepy vhs case for this film.
FANTASTIC making of!!! I've LOVED H3 season of the witch since i was a little kid & watched it on old vhs & it scared the crap outta me lol it's since become my favourite Horror movie of all time yes my NO.1 fave Horror film!!! It's a TRUE cult classic with excellent moody music & cinematography that's stunning & a full of dread atmosphere with a fantastic cast especially my hero the legendary TOM ATKINS in his greatest role of his career as Dan Challis!!! I'm just so happy this movie got made & exists & to me is the best of the franchise!!! H3 is also in my top 5 fave movies of all time!!! Major love for this underrated classic
It was a brilliant idea. I love this installment of Halloween. Better than 5, 6, H20, the Rob Zombie films, and better than the 3 new ones. I watch this movie every Halloween. So creepy and I love the scores.
It's crazy how many people have come out of the woodwork to defend this film since the dawn of the internet age. Finding someone back in the day who realized how good this film was was like finding gold.
Ive learned to put this film in perspective & enjoy it for what it is regardless of the title. Takes nothing away from the previous & future films. Maybe im just older and not the eccentric kid i once was. Life is good at 40 lol
@@unknownfreak3843 She's the telephone operator when Tom Atkins tries dialing out of Santa Mira, and she's the voice over the loudspeakers announcing the curfew time.
A must watch around this time of year! An absolute classic! And that musical score is so good, got it on CD and vinyl. Everyone did a fantastic job on this film 10/10
One of the most underrated horror flicks of all time. I will always defend this film
E Boogie i personally love it. This third film actually has elements which are better than any other michael myers halloween film
Amazing film thanks so much for this
Trying to cash in on the name.
Personally very close second to Halloween I , love the diversity and change of direction. A solid Spooky/Dark film.
agree'd
Tom Atkins is the kind of leading man the industry needs more of.
I thought he was "fine"; not bad, but not someone that blew me away. He was a bit like a sort of Burt Reynolds-y and the woman (I want to say "Ellie") was a bit flashdance-y and again struck me as competent but not breathtaking
@suny123boy1 what, because I thought an actor was competent but not amazing? Oh no! How awful! Holding an inoffensive personal opinion, you're right! Forget murderers, rapists and pimps, I really must be a lowlife. Won't anybody think of the children!?
Tom Atkins is a dead ringer for Tom Skerritt.
Such a wonderful man. He sounds like a great person. What s great man. No ego. This movie I think really was much better than advertised. It wasn't supposed to be taken too seriously. It's called camp. There's a lot of camp in the movie. It's supposed to be fun. If you aren't having fun then it's not being told correctly. I thought it was fun.. I liked it
@@thegreenmanofnorwich I thought they both were fantastic in the execution of the roles they were in. It was a great movie.
Season of the Witch is an underrated masterpiece
It sure is.
lol not even close.
I agree it is
I garee
Agreed
Dripping in atmosphere, like Halloween, The Thing and The Fog
Even though Halloween III wasn't directed by John Carpenter, it feels entirely like it was.
I agree. The vibes are sensational
I was a kid when I saw this. Just the opening title sequence scared me! That creepy synth music and the darkly lit camera shots. I knew there was no Michael Myers in this one but I definitely knew bad things were going to happen.
@@drlight6677 That's probably because it was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace who edited the first Halloween.
@@angelaratson8424 True, but Carpenter did the score and he and Debra Hill were the producers although I don't know if they were actually on the sets or not.
This film has one of the most underrated villains in horror history!
I couldnt agree more not to mention Dan Oherlihey is an excellent actor very underrated
Amen!!! He was brilliant!!
I know right! That man wanted to kill as many children as he could on Halloween Night!
Conal Cochrane to me is as much an embodiment of Halloween as Santa Claus and Ebenezer Scrooge are embodiments of Christmas. He's just such a perfect representation of everything the holiday is about and everything people enjoy about it, and his passion for all things dark and druidic is just infectious.
Forget the hate!! This movie is a Halloween classic!!
Time is always the true arbiter.
And time has proven the critics wrong.
A true classic.
@Dench2020 O.K. Boomer.
@@angelaratson8424 doesnt even make sense you pathetic fake account
At least Gene Siskel at the time was able to recognize how good it was.
This is one of my favorite movies. And the music is fantastic.
exactly ! that score is a brilliant masterpiece. eerie and discomforting to the max. in best Carpenter tradition. he really is the master of audio tension and synth sounds.
@d d You wouln't know a good movie even if it slap you across your fat face,
Mine too!
I love this film.
Same here. As much as I love the Meyers flix an Jason or Kruger, this movies music an storyline had that mysteriousness about it that drug you in just like the tv commercial in the movie did to the people that made it great. Plus I felt it added more of that ancient time ritual where halloween came from with ancient celtic ritual an the boulder from Stonehenge an those silver shamrock mask an what not that gave more credence to a good Halloween movie.
So do I. It’s a tradition around here.
I loved her also.
and the soundtrack very good too 😎
me too!!!
I don’t care what anyone says...this is a fun movie!
It sure is indeed! It's way better than many Michael Myers movies for sure, it's most certainly better than Halloween 5, H20, Resurrection, Both Rob Zombie garbage films, and that piece of shit garbage Halloween 2018 film.
It definitely did have that Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets H.P. Lovecraft kind of vibe.
The scene with the lady and the face... fucking gave my 10 y/o mind nightmares.
I loved it.
The Halloween Warrior agree with all that except h20. H20 was a phenomenal movie. Also 2018 wasn’t that bad but it could have been better. Halloween 4 and on were all terrible except h20.
It sure is I just wish we would've got a chance to see how it all ended in season of the witch 2 but since the first one got bad reviews they decided to trash the sequel and bring Michael back in 88 6 years later after 3 came out in 82
I love this movie SO MUCH. As a tradition, I’ve watched it every October since 1986.
You never see anyone comment on Dean Cundey’s cinematography, which is very dark and moody, and on par with some of the greatest work he did with Carpenter. The use of shadows is very similar to what he did for The Thing. Even if some people have issues with the storyline (I don’t), it’s a very beautifully made horror film.
Good point.
John Carpenter's best work was when Cundey was DP. - Even with Halloween II.... It is what it is because of Cundey...
This little commentary/documentary actually interviewed a really well spoken fan. The guy knew his stuff, and you could tell he really appreciated it.
I love Halloween III: Season Of The Witch. Apart from the reboots, I think the concept for Halloween was played out in Halloween. Halloween II (the original) was very good. As much as I liked Halloween (2007) I’ve only seen it once and I’ve not seen Halloween 2 (2009), but I shall as it’s now on amazon prime in the UK along with Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers (this and the 4th and 5th films I thought were awful. :( H20 was good, but not that great.
That first guy that spoke in the video says "Not having Michael Meyers in it was a stupid idea" , .. . but no, I think it was really the MOVIE GOING MASS PUBLIC who DEMANDED that he be in it that was STUPID, not that decision on the part of the filmmakers.
I actually really liked *Halloween III: Season of the witch* not as a Halloween movie, but as a entertaining stand alone story of a evil Irish toy maker and Stonehenge! Highly underrated classic!
I really like this movie. It's so underrated. It's time it gets it's due and I love Tom Atkins and the music score is haunting 🎃🎃🎃🎥🎬
I met Tom Atkins..got a h3 poster signed
agree
I'm just glad it's finally getting a better reception all these years later since it originally released. Too many people are hung up on the whole "no Michael Myers" kick and automatically bash this film without even seeing it.
Listen to the Halloween 3 soundtrack late at night with the lights down low.Easily one of the best motion picture soundtracks i have ever heard.It just fits this movie perfectly.
Agreed Great synth Soundtrack.
The Soundtrack is a Great. I could listen to it in the dark. Its not scary its relaxing especially my favorite track Drive to Santa Mira!
Damn. Now I want to listen to it while playing Stalker.
Halloween's original soundtrack is scary at night..especially when you live in a creepy house
This soundtrack really sets the mood and gives it that creepy feeling
This movie is a Halloween horror masterpiece!
Yes indeed!
agree
I absolutely love H3 and have defended it many times but it's not on the same level as the original.
The music is terrific and the movie is campy fun but a masterpiece? Think before you speak, Peter.
Joe Kinchicken absolutely not better than the first one or h20
This film deserves more credit...excellent halloween film in it's own right...My favourite halloween film..
Mines too🎃
Loved it! I was 18 when I saw it I remember thinking if I was 8 when I watched I would have never put on another mask
One of the most underrated horror films ever made...it's a true stand alone classic.
Thank you so much for uploading this!
Halloween 3 is criminally underrated and one of my favorites in the franchise.
As much as I love Michael Myers, the idea of an anthology series of Halloween-themed horror films with a different story, characters, etc. had the potential to be a success. The problem was the title included the number, indicating that it's a sequel to the other films even though it's not. I think they should have re-titled Halloween 3 to something like "Halloween: Season of the Witch" or maybe "Season of the Witch: A Halloween Story" and continued making those anthology films while still doing the Michael Myers movies. Then they could have made more money off of the franchise by doing it both ways.
AO98 I just hate how people act like it’s a bad movie. It certainly isn’t the best but the fact that Michael isn’t there doesn’t automatically make it bad.
Nah
100% Brother
That is my exact thoughts too. Idea behind this is brilliant...i love michael myers to death but that story repeats it self way too much, lets just face it dear fellow fans but this anthology consept is fascinating and makes me wonder what other halloween themed movies we may have gotten ?
@@onesixthmania7293 -- Carpenter and Hill & Company had a list of potential Halloween-themed tales. The next one was supposed to be a ghost story. I really hope that tale is still sitting in a file somewhere, and, now that Halloween (2018) is a blockbuster holiday hit, Universal/Miramax/Blumhouse will collaborate on creating the anthology films, picking up where SOTW left off in 1982. Hey, a great idea would be to make the ghost story tale, and set it in the mid-1980s...this way, you get great '80s nostalgia (a big ticket item in the 21st Century, of late) w/ a brand new tale being told in the classic modern heyday of American/British Horror antiheroes, like Michael, Jason, Freddy, and Pinhead.
Looks like everybody had a blast making this movie
Halloween 3 season of the witch is great in so many ways. It's one of my top 10 favorite horror movies of all time.
Johannes Andersson one of top 10 favorite films period! LoL!!!’
2.5M budget. 14.4M at the box office. That's a huge financial success!
Yup, once it hit 7 million at the Box office it broke even. And essentially made 7 million in profit. Thats not including Homevideo and TV broadcast licenses.
I'm probably in the minority but I think this is a truly great movie with an original plot. Always enjoy watching it
The plot is more a jumble of different horror story elements mashed together. Not exactly original.
Your not a minority with that statement, just read all the comments on this video. It seems a lot of people really thought this was a great movie.
@@dan_hitchman007 not exactly original? I've not seen a movie where Halloween Masks were Murdering kids and Robotoid replicating humans where in other movies except the stepford wives but totally different concept
It's getting the audience it deserves nowadays people are over the "waaaa it's not about Michael myers" shit
I’ve always liked Halloween 3 as a stand-alone movie.
Next to the first Halloween, this was the best sequel. I think the anthology idea was a good idea instead of rehashing the same bullshit over and over again
You know what's wild? Friday the 13th was also intended to be an anthology of self-contained stories. Imagine if both these franchises had followed through with that intention!
100% agree
Ya that would have been awesome if they made a new Halloween every 3 years with a completely new story and characters. They could have had endless possibilities with that formula.
I really like this film underrated classic
Stephen Ola I agree. If there was gonna be a Halloween sequel with no Michael, better make it spooky. And they delivered! Great score too
@@johndez5213 that's absolutely right
Nah
Johnny Suave health through knowledge and grit uh, YEAH.
On a scale from 1-10 i chosen 100000
I just attended Monster-Mania in Oaks, Pa this past weekend. The lines of fans waiting to meet Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin were so heartening. Halloween III apparel were everywhere. I am so glad this much-maligned film from 40 years ago has continued to increase in appreciation and that many of its cast and crew are still around to experience it. Well deserved.
I saw it when I was 11 and still one of my favorites 🧟♂️
Mmm
The soundtrack for this movie was masterful. Maybe the best horror movie soundtrack ever! Awesome film.
Some other Carpenter scored film music is great too.
That music sounds so evil
Absolutely love this film, underrated classic
Holy shit, Stacy still looks fantastic!
9:03
I was thinking the same thing. I havent seen her in ANYTHING except this movie, and I know she was supposed to be in Blade Runner but got written out. I remember that in his review for the movie, Roger Ebert was quite captivated by her performance.
11:51
Im sure he did, based on that pic 🤣🤣🤣
this was better than some of the other ones and i bet a lot of people agree with me
@Michael Halloween 3 isn't better then 4, but i will agree on 5, 5 was horrible and the characters especially Tina were annoying as fuck, when michael killed her i didn't feel bad for her at all. Halloween 3 is a good movie on it's own though, i used to hate it for the same reason most people do, watching it again i've kinda grown to like it. oh and i'd put this one over resurrection and rob zombie's any day, those ones sucked.
I love Halloween III. Unlike most people, I thought it was cool that it was a completely different story. I think the anthology idea was brilliant.
I agree. Much better than that h20 trash or robs trash or the 2018 trash
@@AbbaLeStrange Halloween III is 100 times better than 4. What are you on?
I completely agree with you, anything after H3 was complete and total garbage.
Season of the Witch is a classic. Love this movie.
The worst movie of them all.
Even Halloween Resurrection is better than this crappy unrelated movie. And Halloween Resurrection is the worst ones that featured Michael Myers in it.
Black/Death Metal Warrior iii is awesome. The worst movies with Michael are 5,h20, resurrection and the rob zombie ones. I like resurrection better than the rob zombie ones
@@thehalloweenheavymetalwarrior yet you're here watching the making of the movie lmfao
@@perrymehta6438 Actually I now love Halloween 3, It's an awesome movie. The more I re-watched it over and over again, it started to grow on me big time, I love Halloween 3 Season of the Witch so much now that I now prefer it over Halloween 5, H20, Resurrection, Rob Zombie's Halloween 2007, always over Rob Zombie Halloween 2, and also prefer it over that crappy garbage Halloween 2018 film as well.
I love Halloween III. Have been fascinated with it since I was a child when it was released on home video. I watch it every year as soon as I wake up on Halloween morning to set up the day. They did a great job on the blu ray, such a great picture.
"You don't really know much about Halloween" (Conal Cochran)
For many many years I turned my back on this movie. Then suddenly over the past few years I’ve learned to love it and appreciate it for its own thing. Now I can say it is a classic among the others as well
The best Carpenter/Howarth score ever.
HTF TUNES you’re kidding right?
Sounds incredibly similar to Morricone’s ‘The Thing’ score from the same year.
@@scottwilliam3470 No he's not kidding. I think the same. It's full of melodic themes. The original soundtrack is so boring as a stand along listening experience. It's just the same three themes repeated over and over. Unlistenable.
@@apple4935 That's becuase Carpenter wrote the lead theme. He admitted to that a few years ago. Morricone only wrote the orchestral stuff.
HTF TUNES i concur...i listen to it every October...🎃💀🧙🏾♀️
I admit that I have an appreciation for this film. It is weird,bizarre, and totally creepy, which makes it a good horror movie. And it is way better than most of the other Halloween films. If nothing else, you WILL remember the Silver Shamrock jingle. Pure genius!
This was my favorite horror movie for many years. Scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.
Justin Németi same here!!
Calling a Halloween 3 documentary 'Stand Alone' is clever.
I hope they one day do an official sequel to it. There is a fan film sequel titled "The Return of the Witch, it's not that good though, I felt they could've done it better, but still it's great to see many people having an imagination to what happens next after Dr Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) yells "Stop it!!!!!" at the end in the gas station scene.
Captured the feeling of Halloween perfectly
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
I hate it! It is the worse out of them all. I'd prefer to watch Halloween Resurrection which was the worst one that featured Michael Myers over this crappy Halloween 3 Season of the Witch.
After seeing this movie so many times, now I love it! It's a great film! I hated it all for the very wrong reasons.
The Halloween Warrior come on just cause it doesn’t have michael in it doesn’t mean it sucks
@@raven7146 Actually after watching this Halloween 3 movie so many times I now love it, it really grew on me the more I watched it, it's really good and perfectly executed. I love this movie so much now that I now prefer it over H20, Resurrection, both Rob Zombie garbage films, and that garbage Halloween 2018 movie.
"And.........happy Halloween!" One of my favorite movies of the franchise. Been a fan of Stacey Nelkn since the 80s.
I love Halloween and Halloween lll The story, the actors and the music for both are perfect! This movie should of done way better than what it did when it was released. People just didn't get and that's a shame. I get it and will defend it as being one of the best horror movies ever made.
SEEN THIS OPENING WEEKEND AND STILL LOVE IT TO THIS DAY! CREEEPY ERRRRRRIE ATMOSPHERIC LIKE NONE OTHER!
I agree with Tommy Lee Wallace with what he was saying @3:20! This what John Carpenter And Debra Hill originally wanted to do every Halloween sequel, its a Shame will never get to see another Halloween film like Season Of The Witch!
A staple in our house for October! We love Halloween III!
Halloween 3 is a Magnificent Film, With fantastic horror ideas, What the hell do critics know!
mcbrando-Apparently, not much when it comes to fandom.Remember they thought The Last Jedi was a great movie!END OF STORY.
@@manbehindthemask2010 Didn't see last Jedi, don't intend to, I would never watch "Star Wars" after the Phantom menace, An absolute disaster with miss cast actors.
@special ned Who is 'so wrong'? Who are you talking to??
Totally agree with you. Brilliant film.
My wife was like, "If he wasn't busy cheating on his wife he might have saved those kids." Lol, we absolutely love this movie.
Tom Atkins was great to watch. Loved him in Night of the Creeps.
Ah yes, Night Of The Creeps was a good film.... 👍👍
@Russell Collier Thrill me.
He has called that the favorite of his roles, if I'm not mistaken. I loved that he referenced it in this video with his "classic story, Spanky" remark. :)
It's Miller time lol. Tom Atkins has no equal in his delivery.
I absolutely love the movie. The mistake was calling it Halloween 3, as the audience presumed Michael Myers would be in it ,and then immediately rejected it when they realized the movie had nothing to do with him. If they'd given it a different title, or just called it Season of the Witch, it might have had more success. It's a great story and is genuinely creepy.
And Tom is right, in that we Irish people can be quite wicked under our cheer sometimes. 😜 But I can't imagine anyone wanting to hit him, he seems like a dear man.
He is in it though... Briefly...
It should have been called Halloween season of the witch an no 3.
ch'j djkd 22nd
Seen this movie so many times. Absolutely love it and will defend it. Got meet Tom Atkins and got auto and a pic with my son, always be treasured.
One of the best soundtracks of the entire 80's. This film and Christine have wonderful music, thanks to Carpenter.
Avery cool and sick stand alone.Grossly underrated.
So I was a Halloween fan from Day 1 & I saw SOTW when it opened & hated it for many years. Within the last decade, I've come to appreciate and really like it & enjoy watching it every year now.
Halloween 3 was an awesome break from the other Halloween movies with Jamie Lee Curtis and her brother Michael Myers a very pleasant surprise sitting in the movie theater and listening to people 😆
Always reminds me of my time as a kid. I will always love this film.
Love the retro feel of the whole movie..A cult classic and a real reminder of 80s childhood
To me Halloween III is so good that it really feels like a true Halloween movie with the content and explores the origin of Halloween and the Masks! I enjoy watching it especially every Halloween!
This is my favorite part from the Halloween franchise. This was completely original. The person who said it was stupid not to use Michael Myers is kind of stupid himself. This has such an awesome feel to it...perfect movie for October.
Tommy Lee Wallace, if you are reading this I will tell you, for me, this movie is one of my top 5 movies of all time. The plot, the way it is shot, the mystery and the soundtrack all blend together so well. Very unique film.
I hold it near and dear to my heart. It never gets old.
I remember as a teenager I fell asleep with the tv on one night and woke up to the scene where the kid had the pumpkin on his head and it freaked me the f*** out. I carried on watching until the unsettling ending with the creepy jingle playing over and over and the dude screaming for it to stop...I literally slept with the covers over my head. Years later I decided to watch it all the way through and now it's like a guilty pleasure for this time of year 🎃🎃
As a young boy watching this film, I couldn’t get over Ellie’s character bringing lingerie on her trip. He was a total stranger, her father died three days before, and she still had boning on her mind! She came prepared!
My theory is Ellie’s was always A robot. She was sent to keep an eye on Tom Atkin’s character . She was there to find out how much he knew then make sure he fell right into their hands, and take care of him if everyone else failed.
Halloween 3 is my second favourite movie of the series
I'm sorry that it took you so long to find your happiness and love with this film guys.
I really enjoy this movie! Music score is awesome!!!
One of my favorites, scared the shit out of me when I was a kid
Irwin Yablans, you lack vision. As do the majority of people at the time that spat at this film just because it wasn’t more of the same. Time has been good to this underrated flick. And the fan base only gets bigger and bigger.
Agreed!!
I really like this movie, i even saw it in the movie theatre and im proud of it.
That first guy that spoke in the video says "Not having Michael Meyers in it was a stupid idea" , .. . but no, I think it was really the MOVIE GOING MASS PUBLIC who DEMANDED that he be in it that was STUPID, not that decision on the part of the filmmakers.
The older I get the more I see that mainstream movie goers fuel mediocre boring movies every bit as much as Hollywood.
@@ezekielglenn5009 Of course they do. Hollywood gives them what they want.
@@CelestialWoodway point taken
The problem is once they did 2 films with Michael he was expected
@@boomstickcritique902 Your completely correct. If they wanted to do a different type of Halloween movie every year, which in hindsight its a clever idea, they never should have had Michael Myers in the 2nd movie.
Thanks to the soundtrack, we got the greatest trailer of all time, Maximum Overdrive. One great film inspiring another great film.
I don't get why nobody liked it,I always liked everything about it!
This movie reminds me of the early days of cable TV. It was played constantly.
Really enjoyed watching this movie. It was different and had a dark side to it. The music score was fantastic. A very underrated film that was just a joy to watch. Thanks for posting.
As much as I loved Halloween 1 & 2, this is still my favorite one. The story, the music, the pure evil of it is top notch.
This movie is freaking awesome in my opinion. Watch it on a Friday night like 11 pm or later. Living room, super dark with the volume super high. That intro music, and kicks off with a man running away from some human like robots in pitch dark. I think it was phenomenal. Very underrated.
Like many others, when I first saw Halloween III as a kid, I was confused and upset because Michael was nowhere to be found. However, when I got older, I decided to give it another chance and have loved it ever since. Imo, Season of the Witch is an underrated cult classic that deserves all the praise it gets.
Just watched it again earlier today. Still as good as ever.
Stacey Nelkin is still gorgeous!
She’s so fine, bruh.
One of the most underrated movies of all time. First DVD I ever bought. Some of the most creative death scenes of any movie ever. I still remember the creepy vhs case for this film.
I'd love to see a sequel to this or a remake. You could just call It Season of the Witch 2
Most underrated movies of all time? That’s a massive stretch. It was a good 80s campy horror movie and that’s it.
I watch it every Halloween. It was creepy. And I love the masks.
FANTASTIC making of!!! I've LOVED H3 season of the witch since i was a little kid & watched it on old vhs & it scared the crap outta me lol it's since become my favourite Horror movie of all time yes my NO.1 fave Horror film!!! It's a TRUE cult classic with excellent moody music & cinematography that's stunning & a full of dread atmosphere with a fantastic cast especially my hero the legendary TOM ATKINS in his greatest role of his career as Dan Challis!!! I'm just so happy this movie got made & exists & to me is the best of the franchise!!! H3 is also in my top 5 fave movies of all time!!! Major love for this underrated classic
It was a brilliant idea. I love this installment of Halloween. Better than 5, 6, H20, the Rob Zombie films, and better than the 3 new ones. I watch this movie every Halloween. So creepy and I love the scores.
An underrated masterpiece. 🎃
Great film....has not only grown on me over the years, but is now a staple of my Halloween experience. Love it!
The TV jingle still gives me the creeps. I think this is the best film of the franchise.
It's crazy how many people have come out of the woodwork to defend this film since the dawn of the internet age. Finding someone back in the day who realized how good this film was was like finding gold.
the BEST in the franchise
atmospheric
creepy
dark synth eerie music
nightmare
ending
No predictability
ROFL Fucking youtube comments. Never cease to amaze me.
agree
Stacey Nelkin is still gorgeous.
Ive learned to put this film in perspective & enjoy it for what it is regardless of the title.
Takes nothing away from the previous & future films. Maybe im just older and not the eccentric kid i once was.
Life is good at 40 lol
I agree, I did the same. Carpenter wanted different stories for Halloween, besides Myers.
*Not just my favorite 'Halloween' film but my favorite film to watch ON Halloween every year
Loved this film, saw it in the movie theater the day it came out on the opening date shown in the movie. Truly underrated and very scary.
When they brought back Michael Meyers every movie stunk since l always liked this one Best
I saw this on cable back in the early 80's. I always enjoyed it and watch it every Halloween. Great fun! Thanks for posting this vid.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I'm 48 and still love it!!!
Michael Myers does actually appear in the film along with Jamie Lee Curtis if only for a second or two!!
Yes Halloween plays on TV. Fun fact: Curtis has a role in H3, anyone knows which ?
@@unknownfreak3843 She's the telephone operator when Tom Atkins tries dialing out of Santa Mira, and she's the voice over the loudspeakers announcing the curfew time.
A must watch around this time of year! An absolute classic! And that musical score is so good, got it on CD and vinyl. Everyone did a fantastic job on this film 10/10
The opening credits and theme were pretty damn good.
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
All time classic ending
It's great how today the crew and cast can see peoples appreciation for the less commercially successful Halloween sequels