Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) (V)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Bradford May

Writers (WGA):

Michael Colleary (written by) &
Mike Werb (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One fights for justice. The other for power. Only one can survive.

Plot:

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Lord | Decapitation | Hero | Scientist | Villain Played By Lead Actor

Cast

Jeff Fahey	...	Peter Rooker (Chairman, Rooker Inc.)
Arnold Vosloo	...	Darkman / Dr. Peyton Westlake
Darlanne Fluegel	...	Dr. Bridget Thorne
Roxann Dawson	...	Angela Rooker (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
Nigel Bennett	...	Nico (Rooker's #1 henchman)
Alicia Panetta	...	Jenny Rooker (daughter)
Ronn Sarosiak	...	Mack
Peter Graham	...	Joey (Rooker henchman)
Shawn Doyle	...	Adam (Rooker henchman)
Vieslav Krystyan	...	Ivan
Chris Adams	...	Whit
Rick Parker	...	E.K. (Rooker henchman)
Joel Bissonnette	...	Mayo
John Novak	...	Dist. Atty. Ryan Mitchell
Christopher Bondy	...	Gibson (as Chris Bondy)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent action and some language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Renaissance Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: In Darkman II, Peyton learns how to extend the 'life' of the synthetic skin from 99 minutes to over 150 minutes. This technology, while apparently so simple Peyton is surprised he never thought of it in the previous film, is never seen again.

Movie Connections:

References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Larry Drake is sorely missed, but the film is still passable.

"Darkman III" is probably the poorest film in the series, yet it still has some intriguing moments, and it deserves some praise for at least TRYING to develop the themes that the series had already introduced, instead of simply copying them like most sequels ("Jaws 2" or "Predator 2", for example) do. The gruesome unpleasantness of the original "Darkman" is toned down, like it had been in the first sequel (the best film in the series). But that sequel had much more action, and it also had Larry Drake, who is SORELY missed here, since the villain is played by a narcissistic Jeff Fahey. Even with its weak points, however, "Darkman III" is no worse than "average".