Beyond the Door III
| Beyond the Door III | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Kwitny |
| Produced by | Ovidio G. Assonitis |
| Written by | Sheila Goldberg |
| Starring | Bo Svenson |
| Music by | Carlo Maria Cordio |
| Cinematography | Adolfo Bartoli |
| Edited by | Alberto Moriani |
Release dates | 1989 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
Beyond the Door III, also known as Amok Train and Death Train,[1] is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Jeff Kwitny. This third and final film into the Beyond the Door trilogy, like its predecessor Beyond the Door II, is a sequel in-name-alone.[1]
Plot
The film follows a group of American students to Yugoslavia. They meet up with their professor, Andromolek (Bo Svenson), to bear witness to a sacred pagan ritual. When they realize that they're the ones to be sacrificed, they run for their lives and escape by hopping a train. However, the train is possessed and is determined to reunite the young people with their horrifying fates. The evil train thirsts for blood and soon the students begin dying horrible, gruesome deaths. One girl, however, seems marked for an eternity as Satan's bride. With their means of escape turned against them, they must find a way off the train.[1]
Production
Ovidio G. Assonitis, who produced the original Beyond the Door, shot the film in Serbia. According to Ovidio, it was not intended to be called "Beyond the Door III" as the original working title was simply "The Train." The distributors retitled the film to make a connection to the success of the previous films.[2]
Release
Released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1989 by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
The film was released on Region 1 DVD by Shriek Show. Though the alternate title Amok Train is present on the box art (see left), the title card on the film itself is still Beyond the Door III. [1]