The Exorcist III The Exorcist III The Exorcist III is a 1990 American horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment in the "Exorcist" franchise and an adaptation of Blatty's "Exorcist" novel "Legion" (1983). It stars George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif. Despite its title, "The Exorcist III" is set 17 years after the original film and ignores the events of "." It follows a character from the first film, Lieutenant William F. Kinderman, who investigates a series of demonic murders in Georgetown that have the hallmarks of the Gemini, a
The Exorcist III and Leslie Nielsen. Blair claimed that "Exorcist III" was rush-released ahead of "Repossessed", hijacking the latter's publicity and forcing the comedy to be released a month later than was originally intended. "The Exorcist III" initially received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes has reported that 56% of critics gave the film positive write-ups based on 39 reviews, with a rating of 5.3/10. British film critic Mark Kermode called it "a restrained, haunting chiller which stimulates the adrenalin and intellect alike," and "New York Times" reviewer Vincent Canby said ""The Exorcist III" is a better and funnier (intentionally)