Insidious Chapter 3 (2015)

Film Type:

Feature

Language:

English

Colour Info:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Camera:

Sony CineAlta PMW-F3

Frame Rate:

24 fps

Aspect Ratio:

2.35:1

Stereoscopy:

No

Archival Source:

QubeVault

Taglines:

This is how you die
The darkest chapter goes back to the beginning.

Movie Connection(s):

Follows: Insidious: Chapter 2 (English)

Goofs:

Continuity
When he's first introduced, the amount of icing on Tucker's cupcake changes between shots. Additionally, he finishes eating it before it briefly re-appears in another shot, and he eats it again.

Continuity
During one scene, Quinn's wicker chair is facing towards her as she sits in bed, but as the scene progresses, it goes from facer her, to facing her door, to facing the wall.

Miscellaneous
Emily broke the casts off both of her legs and stepped on them causing severe damage yet when she wakes from her trance she shows no signs of pain or even that it happened.

Trivia:

The Old Woman from the first two Insidious films makes an appearance in this film.

James Wan makes an appeance as the acting Teacher/Director when Quinn has her audition.

Carl (portrayed by Steve Coulter, Elise's colleague) made a brief appearance.

Joey Graceffa will be featured in this film.

James Wan: Theater director for Stefanie Scott's character's audition.

Josh Lambert from the first two Insidious films is referenced in this film as a boy who Elise saved only to cause the old woman to hate her.

During the filming of the climax, director Leigh Whannell didn't want the other actors (including Lin Shaye and Angus Sampson) to meet the actress playing Lillith so they could have a more powerful reaction to her appearance. Actress Ele Keats didn't step into the set until the very last second.

The Lipstick-Face Demon from Insidious (2010) appeared briefly during the final scene.

When Elise comes face to face with the old woman for the first time, it takes place in the Lambert house and shows how she initially died.

A trailer for the film was released in March of 2015 and featured the song "Afraid of Nothing" by Sharon Van Etten. The filmmakers used the song without acquiring the rights to it. When Van Etten was notified by a fan on Twitter, the filmmakers were forced to pay her for illegally using her music.

James Wan was unavailable to return as director for the third installment due to his scheduling conflict with Furious Seven (2015).

Leigh Whannell's directorial debut.

This third installment makes several references to ghosts and demons from Insidious Chapter 1 and 2, such as Lipstick Face demon, The Bride in Black, and possibly the Long-Haired Fiend.

This is the first "Insidious" film not to be directed by James Wan.

This film is a prequel to the first Insidious film, set after Josh Lambert's childhood and before his son, Dalton's, haunting.

Stefanie Scott's first horror film.

Takes place in 2008. Chapters 1 and 2 take place in 2010.

Elise has a dog called Warren. It is based on real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, which appeared on James Wan's film The Conjuring (2013), played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.

The apartment building Quinn, Alex and Sean live in is the same apartment building used in "The Butterfly Room" starring Barbara Steele.

Tucker (Angus Sampson) is depicted as a cupcake-eating, avid fan of the 1980s. In addition to his Masters of the Universe (1987)'s t-shirt, his cut hair is a tribute to the famous Mr. T's Mohawk style.

Producer Jason Blum had said that they were already prepping the early stages for Insidious: Chapter 3 while promoting the second film.

YouTube star Joey Graceffa had filmed a role for this feature, in which he is described as the ghost of a "psychotic Vietnam veteran" by director and star Leigh Whannell.

In the Specs (Leigh Whannell)'s jacket, the logo of Casper (1949), the iconic friendly ghost, can be seen.

Actors Dermot Mulroney and Ele Keats had worked together in the film There Goes My Baby (1994), which was shot in 1991.

Filming Start Date:

09 Jul 2014

Filming End Date:

18 Aug 2014