Halloween III: Season of the Witch – 1982 – ep 115

Old Millennials Remember Movies

Wait, how many days until Halloween? Oh, good, there's a super-easy-to-remember-and-not-at-all-annoying jingle to keep the dates in mind. Once the disregarded afterthought of the "Halloween" franchise, "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" has become the cult curiosity it always deserved to be. No murderous Michael Myers in this one (unless you count a brief appearance for a commercial of the 1978 original film). Instead we have a "season of the witch," or more accurately, a supernatural/technological threat that has only a tangential relationship to "witchcraft." Shoot, the song "Season of the Witch" isn't here either, but look! Stonehenge! Goo-filled robots! Snakes coming out of mouths! "Season of the Witch" stars Tom Atkins as Dr. Challis and Stacey Nelkin as Ellie, but you might want to commit now to how Old Millennials Remember Movies hosts Tyler and Angela refer to them - It's "Schlubby Burt Reynolds/Tom Selleck" and "Lady," respectively. Anyway, Schlubby Burt and Lady are investigating the murder of Lady's father, a toy shop owner chased and killed by a rather robotic-looking henchman. He works for a toy manufacturer, Silver Shamrock, who happens to be selling this year's hottest item for kids - three generic Halloween masks! The advertising is relentless, and there's a big giveaway at 9 p.m. on Halloween night for all the kiddies to totally lose their heads over. "Season of the Witch" isn't scary, but boy howdy is it insane. Tyler and Angela delight themselves talking about all the weirdness, including Tyler's exploration of the film's still-timely themes (mass media is murder!) as well as his fascination with the film's numerous lingering shots of characters doing nothing. The Old Millennials also chat about the "Halloween" franchise as a whole, including a discussion on this year's latest entry, "Halloween Kills." Happy Happy Halloween, Hallo-ween, Hallo-ween! Happy Happy Halloween! Silver Shamrock! Also discussed on this episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies Dune (2021) Titane (2021) Halloween KIlls (2021) Squid Game (TV series) Check out these related past episodes of OMRM: Sleepy Hollow - 1999 - episode 89 Phantoms - 1998 - episode 56 Teen Witch - 1989 - episode 20