Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College * (1990, Evan MacKenzie, Kevin McCarthy, Eva LaRue) – Classic Movie Review 10,325

Director John Carl Buechler’s 1990 film Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College stars Kevin McCarthy as Professor Ragnar, a college teacher who calls the nasty little monsters to campus to deal with unruly gangs in Prank Week when frats play tricks on each other.

Evan MacKenzie plays Skip Carter, leading his frat house of party animals, but he is having problems with his girlfriend who is also dating his arch rival Jeremy Heilman (John R Johnston). The Ghoulies are sent to kill Skip.

A sterling cast and a little effective dark humour just about save this gruesome black comedy horror second sequel, following Ghoulies (1984) and Ghoulies II (1987).

It is the film debut of Matthew Lillard, then Matthew Lynn, aged 20, playing Stork.

Also in the cast are Evan MacKenzie, Eva LaRue, Griffin O’Neal, Jason Scott Lee, Dan Shor, Patrick Labyorteaux, John R Johnston, Billy Morrissette, Hope Marie Carlton,  Andrew Barach, Marcia Wallace, Kane Hodder (Man in Rolling Mop Bucket) and Stephen Lee.

It is followed by Ghoulies IV (1994).

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College is directed by John Carl Buechler, runs 94 minutes, is made by Lightning Pictures, Taurus Entertainment Company, and Vestron Pictures, is released by First Independent, is written by Brent Olson, based on characters by Luca Bercovici and Jefery Levy, is shot by Rohn Schmidt [Ronn Schmidt], is produced by Lawrence Kasanoff (executive producer) and Iain Paterson, is scored by Michael Lloyd and Reg Powell, and designed by Stephen Greenberg.

Matthew Lillard turned 50 on January 24 2020.

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