Michael returned in the following film, halloween 4. Season of the witch is when you watch the film and think about what might have been if dear old michael had graced the film. Hidden in each mask is a small computer chip which contains a piece of the stones used at stonehenge. On octorber 30, 1982, he bumped into daniel challis and asked him for a drink of his whiskey and they talked. Halloween 3 season of the witch michael myers only appearance. Kids all over america want silver shamrock masks for halloween. Michael myers famously didnt return as the villain of halloween 3.
Halloween 3 may not be a canonical halloween movie, but its much better than you remember. Since all future halloween films ignored halloween 3, one surmises that. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film. Its of course the one halloween sequel that myers doesnt appear in, and though the bold choice proved unsuccessful at first, the oddball.
As many people know the series was supposed to turn into a tales from. And im sure many people dismissed it as soon as they discovered michael myers isnt. While the halloween franchise is now 11 films deep, the michael myersless 1982 sequel halloween iii. Oct 18, 2016 this movie is a tradition to play every halloween this and michael doughertys trick r treat. Starker was a disgruntled homeless man who drank a lot and was a longtime resident of santa mira, california. Nov 30, 2019 michael myers famously didnt return as the villain of halloween 3. John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of the original halloween, returned as producers. Season of the witch is the best sequel in the entire franchise, specifically because it tries to do something different. The scene where the bugs and snakes crawl out of the crushed skull is a crossreference, sort of, to the thing the last movie by john carpenter, whose original halloween was incomparably better than parts ii and iii. Season of the witch, which had different plans for the saga that were ultimately scratched.
When a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and. Oct 12, 2018 its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. Season of the witch, but the iconic slasher does still make a small appearance. Silver shamrocks run by a nutso irish dude named conal.
This will be a film that i place onto my october halloween movie list. John carpenter had already changed the horror genre forever and people had themselves a new horror hero in the form of michael myers. Directed by tommy lee wallace and starring tom atkins, stacey nelkin, and. After michael myers died at the end of halloween ii 1981, the plan by john carpenter was to make a new halloween movie each year, each telling a different. Season of the witch is an intricate scifi horror hybrid. 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. Season of the witch nearly destroyed it before it began. This release features a new 4k scan of the original negative, it looks fantastic. Challis asked starker about conal cochran and starker told challis that he. I think it gets unfairly criticized just because its called halloween iii yet doesnt have michael myers. Waarom dat dit halloween iii heet is mij een raadsel.
There are a lot of problems with halloween iii, but the most basic one is that i could never figure out what the villain wanted to accomplish if he got his way. Season of the witch is not perfect, its not a fivestar movie by any means. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace. The story in the movie itself is a pretty love it or hate it situation. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series. 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 through a series. Aug 25, 2019 michael myers is the face of the halloween franchise, having appeared in all films except halloween iii. Season of the witch, thus wound up as the ballsiest move in horror history. But the funniest reference comes when the hero and heroine break into oherlihys factory and are captured.
Michael myers appears in all of the halloween films except halloween iii. Season of the witch, which had different plans for the saga that were. Halloween s movie future into the 2020s jack wilhelmi nov 25, 2019. Its the halloween franchise movie without michael myers, yet, halloween iii. Dan challis, along with ellie grimbridge stacey nelkin, who travel to the. Michael myers gets all the glory when it comes to the halloween franchise, especially when it comes to collectibles. Season of the witch was born, with a storyline unconnected to the previous movies. The return of michael myers, with the title highlighting his revival. As halloween approaches silver shamrock novelties is planning. In fact, things briefly get meta when its revealed that the original halloween is a film within the reality of part three. It was released in 1982 on vinyl through mca records and on cd through.
During a reunion panel for the cast and crew of the movie in the summer of. Season of the witch, which does not feature any of the characters from the preceding two films and has nothing to do with the character. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and. I think the artwork on this limited edition steelbook, released by scream factory, is superb. As halloween approaches silver shamrock novelties is planning something big and very evil an ancient evil. Oct 28, 2015 carpenter and hill wanted michael myers to stay dead, and their second sequel, halloween iii. I have to say, it took a lot of guts to make this movie. The revenge of michael myers dvd, 2006, divimax special edition. Michael myers is the face of the halloween franchise, having appeared in all films except halloween iii. Jan 12, 2020 halloween actress jamie lee curtis actually had a sneaky cameo thats difficult to notice in the film halloween 3. As many people know the series was supposed to turn into a tales from the crypttales from the darkside type anthology series with each film being a different story that takes place on halloween. Season of the witch, no matter how different and unexpected and strange it was and precisely for those reasons, came as a blessed relief. Disappointing, even if i ignore the fact that this is a halloween movie with no michael myers.
It was super cool and breezy for a late summer day so i was just in the mood. And im sure many people dismissed it as soon as they discovered michael myers isnt in it. How halloween 3 nearly ended the franchise collider. Season of the witch, this set of clothed action figures includes the three iconic trick or treaters from the 1982 horror movie. Halloween actress jamie lee curtis actually had a sneaky cameo thats difficult to notice in the film halloween 3. Calling it halloween 3 was probably a case of poor planningmarketing, which is unfair to this movie.
Doctor daniel challis seeks to uncover a plot by silver shamrock owner conal cochran. Michael myers was in the bahamas getting a tan so halloween 3 is about an irish halloween mask company called. The films halloweenmovies the official halloween website. Three years later, halloween ii continued the story. Starker season of the witch character halloween series.
Season of the witch, starring tom atkins, stacey nelkin, dan oherlihy. Honestly, i could care less about michael myers not appearing in this movie besides on a tv screen and thats never been cause for me to judge or overly obsess over halloween iiii love season of the witch on its own merits. Season of the witch is about a halloween mask company which makes 3 pretty lame by todays standards masks. But, as almost all fans by now know, one of the first major installments of the series halloween iii. Jun 02, 2017 i think it gets unfairly criticized just because its called halloween iii yet doesnt have michael myers. Starker was a disgruntled homeless man who drank a lot and was a longtime resident of santa. This release features a new 4k scan of the original negative, it looks. Season of the witch doesnt actually include michael myers. When it comes to the world of horror movies, the word halloween immediately conjures up one image. Season of the witch 1982 the undertaker before part 6 was released, this film was the redheaded stepchild of the series ive always had a thing for redheads though. Season of the witch is the only halloween sans the famous masked psychopath michael meyers. Season of the witch feb 16, 2016 halloween iii is the third film in the original saga, and it doesnt have michael myers in it. Season of the witch is a true horror classic in its own right. Jamie lee curtis had a sneaky cameo in halloween 3.
At least michael myers was in a cameo appearance in part 3, so people shouldnt be complaining that he was never in the movie. In 1978, john carpenters halloween introduced a new slasher villain named michael myers and his chosen victim, laurie strode jamie lee curtis. 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. Season of the witch holds its place in the annals of horror history, and it remains a cult classic to those who enjoyed it. Oct 10, 2019 but, as almost all fans by now know, one of the first major installments of the series halloween iii. The only installment of the halloween series to abandon the michael myers story line, halloween iii. It treats the prior films in the franchise as fictional films, and the films tagline is a.
Why season of the witch is the most daring film in the franchise. The movie has five things going for it, though, the first being the presence of. Season of the witch was almost universally derided by horror fans, especially the ones with a fondness for michael myers and his particular brand of evil. The movie has five things going for it, though, the first being. Season of the witch deserves another look where the hell is michael myers. Also known as the night nobody came home and the last halloween. It was released in 1982 on vinyl through mca records and on cd through varese sarabande. F ans of the halloween series are a loyal bunch, having stuck with it. Carpenter and hill wanted michael myers to stay dead, and their second sequel, halloween iii.
Season of the witch is the only installment in the franchise that doesnt feature notorious serial killer michael myers. Season of the witch was almost universally derided by horror fans, especially the ones with a fondness for michael myers and his particular brand. John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of halloween, return as producers. Halloween iii season of the witch takes a break from the michael myers storyline. Season of the witch is a 1982 american horror film and the third installment in the halloween series. The return of michael meyers, john carpenters plan was to produce a new halloween themed movie every year, and this film was to be the. Producer john carpenter halloween, the thing presents the third chilling installment in the shocking halloween collection. One of the genres most recognized icons, michael has been claiming victims in some form since 1978, give or take a few year hiatus.