Terrifier 3’s gore and intense opening scene have spurred vomit and audience walkouts at an early screening. TheupcomingTerrifier 3is the third installment in the violent slasher franchise written and directed by special effects artist Damien Leone, starring David Howard Thornton as the homicidal villain Art the Clown. For the first time, Art’s murderous rampage takes place during the Christmas season, picking up five years after the previous movie when survivors Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and Jonathan Shaw (Elliot Fullam) are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
PerLADbible, the first official UK screening ofTerrifier 3has provoked an outsized audience reaction. PR representatives for the movie confirmed that the intense opening scene, which is so gory that Leone says it prevented the $2 million movie from getting Hollywood funding,caused nine walkouts within the first few minutesof the movie. By the end of the screening of the extremely violent slasher, 11 total walkouts had occurred and an audience member was confirmed to have vomited, though it is unclear if said audience member is numbered among the walkouts or finished watching the movie after falling ill.
In a statement, Leone responded to the news of walkouts and sick audience members. Check out his comments below:
“Typically people walk out of a movie because it sucks. When someone walks out of a Terrifier film, it’s a testament to the special makeup fx team. I guess we’ve done our job!”
What This Update Means For Terrifier 3
The Movie Follows In Terrifier 2’s Footsteps
This news out of the early screening shows that the newArt the Clown movieseems to haverecaptured the lightning in a bottle that madeTerrifier 2so successful. The 2022 title was an unlikely success, as it was a four-years-later follow-up to a movie with a limited release that only made $416,000 in theaters and earned a lukewarm 57% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, off the back of reports of people falling ill from its extreme violence, the second installment grossed $15.7 million against its $250,000 budget in addition to earning a Certified Fresh 86% score from critics.
The originalTerrifierwas also a microbudget movie, costing roughly $50,000.
It remains to be seen ifTerrifier 3is a critical and commercial improvement on the previous installment in the same way. However, all signs seem to be pointing to yes.Early reviews have earned it a strong 93% scoreon Rotten Tomatoes and the audience reaction from this screening shows that it seems to have upped the ante on the provocative power ofTerrifier 2.
Our Take On The Terrifier 3 Screening
This Could Only Benefit Art The Clown’s Latest Movie
The significantly increased budget of $2 million means that there is more on the line for the new sequel, though it is still not taking a risk at the level of a major Hollywood blockbuster. However,it seems that Leone has spent his newfound money wisely, using it to push the envelope as much as possible in bringing his grotesque vision to the screen. The increased Art the Clown antics promised by theTerrifier 3trailercould very well draw in audiences in untold numbers, especially if further screenings provoke even stronger reactions, making the new movie even more notorious.
Terrifier 3
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Terrifier 3 follows Sienna and her brother as they attempt to move past the traumatic events of Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre. As they embrace the Christmas season, Art reemerges, intent on turning their holiday into a nightmare, continuing his reign of terror.
