''Watchers 3'' is the 1994 sequel to the 1988

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'' Watchers'' directed by Jeremy Stanford. Starring

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, the film is loosely based on the 1987 novel '' Watchers'' by

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. Produced by

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, ''Watchers 3'' was shot entirely on location in Peru.

Plot

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experiment spawns two highly intelligent life-forms: Einstein, a

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with an IQ of 175; and the Outsider, a deformed monstrosity that exists to kill and to avenge its creators. When the Outsider escapes into the jungles of South America, the government sends in Ferguson and some ex-military convicts to catch the beast. But what starts out as a high-speed chase ends in carnage. Only Einstein knows the Outsider's motives, and only the canine can outsmart the creature.

Release

This sequel did not receive the benefit of a theatrical release as the original did. Instead, the film went

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. The film was released on a DVD by New Concorde Home Entertainment in 2003. The film is notable in that many reviewers remarked how the plot copied the

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film ''

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''.

References

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* * * American monster movies 1994 films 1994 horror films Films based on works by Dean Koontz Direct-to-video horror films Watchers (film series) 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-horror-film-stub