Article: O'Rourke remains the image of innocence

Article: 'POLTERGEIST III'
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 15, 1988 ;     481 words ......exception of the first 30 minutes, "Poltergeist III" is about as disappointing as its...original film will probably flock to "Poltergeist III" out of devotion to Steven Spielberg...little girl's rescue. No aspect of "Poltergeist III" is on a par with the original. While...

Article: `Poltergeist' filming sets off burst of real flames
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 14, 1987 ;     280 words ......Terrace when a scene for the film "Poltergeist III" erupted in flames and forced 150...Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, producers of "Poltergeist III," would have no comment until after...a girl with supernatural powers. "Poltergeist III" has different actors as the parents...

Article: 'POLTERGEIST III' TRIES TO DO IT WITH MIRRORS REVIEW.(Local)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 13, 1988 ;     527 words ......and the second in the countryside. Poltergeist III is set in an ultramodern Chicago high-ri...Alive ) that he absolutely loads up Poltergeist III with scenes in which images appear...well this one does at the box office. Poltergeist III is rated PG-13 for relatively modest...

Article: `Poltergeist III': It's Ba-aack! Not Again!
The Washington Post;  June 11, 1988 ;     373 words ...For "Poltergeist III," the third installment in the tale of little Carol Anne (Heather...it's all a kind of bad dream. Oh, if only it were that simple. Poltergeist III, at area theaters, is rated PG-13 and contains some pretty gross...

Article: `Poltergeist' films girl dies // Intestinal ailment kills Heather O'Rourke, 12
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 3, 1988 ;     390 words ......was told it was related to sickness she suffered during `Poltergeist III,' " he said. Heather was discovered by producer Steven Spielberg...years for voluntary manslaughter. Heather finished filming "Poltergeist III" in June, playing Carol Ann for the third time, Meyer said...

Article: Clunky `Poltergeist' spirits shop for fright in Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 14, 1988 ;     467 words ......their bouts with supernatural home wreckers. The spirits in "Poltergeist III" may lack expediency - it takes them forever to drag Carol...spots of the film, her death a few months after filming "Poltergeist III" adds a degree of uneasiness that is never overcome.

Article: Movie Review: POLTERGEIST III
Cineman Syndicate;  January 1, 1984 ;     95 words ...Cineman Syndicate Cineman Syndicate 01-01-1984 Movie Review: POLTERGEIST III This third spook story installment finds the 12-year-old girl (Heather O'Rourke) visiting her aunt and uncle who reside in a Chicago...

Article: Spirits, slashers and blood-suckers!(Life)
The Mercury (South Africa);  October 15, 2007 ;     619 words ......fight for her life. The next film in the series, 1988's POLTERGEIST III, is tagged for Thursday. Again starring young Heather O...resulting from an intestinal blockage several months before Poltergeist III was released. Another popular horror sequel, 1981's FRIDAY...

Article: `Poltergeist II' star isn't sure if there's a III in his future
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 23, 1986 ;     700+ words ......just opening and the writers are already talking about a "Poltergeist III" - he's saying he doesn't know about starring in a third...And then, maybe somewhere along the line, there will be a "Poltergeist III." "I told someone the other day that this is a B-movie...

Article: `Poltergeist III' full of cheap thrills
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 17, 1989 ;     421 words ...Poltergeist III (1988; MGM/UA; 99 minutes; $89.95) This time around, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is living in a Chicago high-rise with her aunt...

Article: Lara (not-so-thin) Boyle.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  October 5, 2005 ;     90 words ......figure. But now actress Lara Flynn Boyle seems to have filled out in all the right places. The star of Men in Black II, Poltergeist III and TV series such as Twin Peaks dropped to just six stone after a painful split from her boyfriend and Hollywood legend...

Article: Shirl Rendlen
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 11, 1988 ;     262 words ......model and actress in her mid-50s, she has been in print ads, TV commercials, industrial films. She appeared briefly in "Poltergeist III" and "Rent-A-Cop," and TV's "Pat & Mike" and "Sable." A SMALL PROBLEM "I'm at an awkward age: Too young for some of the...

Article: Worst set-in-Chicago films? Readers come up with more
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......your list. I offer one additional film not on your list: 'Poltergeist III' (1986) shot and set in Chicago. The film had some fine...scene in the entire film. I agree with your assessment of "Poltergeist III," but the original film remains one of the 10 scariest movies...

Article: [ WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? ]
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 11, 2001 ;     405 words ......theatrical film from NBC Productions. But yes, that's Liam Neeson and a young go-getter named Julia Roberts stealing scenes. "Poltergeist III" (1 p.m., TBS): This time the little girl encounters ghosts in Chicago, where at least the living dead are civic-minded...