Poltergeist III (1988) is the second of two sequels to the horror film
Poltergeist.It
shows the malevolent spirits following Carol Anne to the high-rise
apartment building where she has been sent to live with her aunt and
uncle.
This film provides examples of:
- Idiot Ball:
Dr. Seaton clearly saw poltergeist activity in the scene where a coffee
cup is flung through a one-way mirror, but he continued to insist that
everything was a result of Carol Anne's manipulation. This leads to a
plot line where definite poltergeist activity is happening all over the
place but blame continues to be put on 'manipulative' Carol Anne for
being the cause of all the problems. After Dr. Seaton proposes this
theory, it seems to be aunt Pat who believes it most in her attempts to
place blame:
Pat: Your daughter's
upstairs, a shivering, emotional wreck. Then you run out on me to chase
after that evil little brat again. Don't you understand? Don't you see
what [[Carol Anne]]'s doing? It's just like Dr. Seaton said.
Bruce: Nothing Seaton said explains what happened tonight.
- I'm Cold... So Cold...: Lara Flynn Boyle's shower scene.
- Parental Substitute:
In this film, Carol Anne had been sent by her family to live with her
aunt and uncle in a different part of the country. Her aunt, being her
mom's sister, is a bit colder towards her in comparison to her uncle,
who in spite of only being related to Carol Anne by marriage ironically
fills this role better of the two parental substitutes.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: Tragically, Heather O'Rourke, the girl who played Carol Anne, died unexpectedly on February 1,1988, before post-production on the film was completed
.
As a result, the ending was hastily rewritten with Tangina offering
herself as a sacrifice substitute to rescue the others kidnapped by
Kane. A substitute actress filled in for Carol Anne, and her face is
hidden from view as Tangina rescues them.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Bruce, Carol Anne, and Donna all come back safe from the Other Side, but what happened to Scott?
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According to the actor who played Scott (Kip Wentz), he wasn't
contacted by the director when reshoots were done (this was the second
ending, filmed a month after Heather O'Rourke died) and he didn't find
out that a new ending was shot until shortly before the film opened. The
team outright admitted in the haste to reshoot they simply forgot about
him.
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