Night of the Demons 3 (Film Review)


1997 Republic Pictures
Directed by: Jim Kaufman; Written by: Kevin Tenney
Starring: Amelia Kinkade, Larry Day, Kristen Holden-Ried, Tara Slone, Gregory Calpakis, Patricia Rodriguez, and Stephanie Bauder
MPAA Rating: R; Running Time: 88 Minutes

The Nicsperiment Score: 1/10

Just like in real life, two high school girls walk around naked and compare boobs with one another, then get dressed and in their car to head to the high school dance, but breakdown in the middle of nowhere. A van full of a bunch of young ruffians picks them up, then they all somehow get into a shootout with the cops and have to flee to an abandoned house. That house is the demon-possessed one from Night of the Demons 1 and 2, but it looks completely different, so I guess they couldn't afford to get that one again. I guess they also couldn't afford to finish the script before they started filming, either, because so much of the kids' dialogue is ADR'd in, there's not enough footage of them talking to sync it up with, so sometimes their voices just start playing at random times, even when their lips aren't moving. The kids' racket somehow stirs up re-used footage from the first two films, and Angela, the wily demon, wakes up from the basement and runs up the stairs to possess the kids. She does so in badly acted and directed scenes that follow no discernable logic, featuring embarrassing special effects. Somehow, the only girl who hasn't taken off her shirt yet takes off her shirt. All the same beats from the first film are hit, except very badly. Everything feels inept and incompetent. This movie doesn't deserve a second paragraph. It is terrible.

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