The Exorcist III

The Exorcist III is a 1990 American supernatural horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment of The Exorcist series and a film adaptation of Blattys novel Legion 1983. The film stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. This is the only Exorcist film not to be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros., though Warner Bros. subsequently gained distribution rights.

The film begins with the point of view of someone wandering through the streets of Georgetown, a voice informing us I have dreams... of a rose... and of falling down a long flight of stairs. The point of view shows a warning of evil about to arrive later that night at a church. Demonic growls are heard. Leaves and other street trash suddenly come flying into the church as a crucifix comes to life. It then cuts to Lieutenant William F. Kinderman at a crime scene, where a 12yearold boy named Thomas Kintry has been murdered.Kinderman takes his friend, a priest named Father Dyer, out to see their mutually favorite film Its a Wonderful Life. Kinderman later relates the gruesome details of the murder of the young boy he was investigating that morning, including his crucifixion. Another murder soon takes place a priest is found decapitated in a church. Dyer is shortly hospitalizedand found murdered the next daywith the words ITS A WONDERFULL LIFE written on a wall in Dyers blood. ........

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