From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999) (V)

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers (WGA):

Álvaro Rodríguez (screenplay)
Álvaro Rodríguez (story) ...

Release Date:

18 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller | Western

Plot:

Set 100 years ago in Mexico, this horror/western is the story of the birth of the vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Mexico | Prequel | Gallows | Stagecoach

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Marco Leonardi	...	Johnny Madrid
Michael Parks	...	Ambrose Bierce
Temuera Morrison	...	The Hangman
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Mary Newlie
Ara Celi	...	Esmeralda
Lennie Loftin	...	John Newlie
Sonia Braga	...	Quixtla
Orlando Jones	...	Ezra Traylor
Danny Trejo	...	Razor Charlie
Jordana Spiro	...	Reece
Kevin Smith	...	Joaquin
Terence Bridgett	...	Chato
Mickey Giacomazzi	...	Erasmo
Ivan Lucas	...	Shotgun (as Ivan D. Lucas)
Tom Berto	...	Stagecoach Driver

Also Known As:

The Hangman's Daughter (USA) (closing credits title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality/nudity and some language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (2000) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2001) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:R21

Filming Locations:

Cedarberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape province, South Africa

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Michael Parks, who plays Ambrose Bearse, also appeared in the original From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), playing a completely different character. His real life son, James Parks, had a small role in From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V).

Quotes:

Esmeralda: What kind of work?
Johnny Madrid: The kind of work girls do.
Esmeralda: I don't think I'm that kind of girl.
Johnny Madrid: Sooner or later all girls are that kind of girl.

Movie Connections:

References From Russia with Love (1963)

Soundtrack:

El Zapateado

Better than #2

At least this film was better than the second sequel to "From Dusk Till Dawn." The casting is a little better (whereas the second one had a poor cast, bad writing and direction) here, although it seems Michael Parks was still wasted, spending most of his time drunk, stumbling from one situation to the next. This film is basically a remake of the first, only situated in the 19th century. The problem with it is that you don't care about anyone in this film. In the first film, Clooney was interesting. No one here is. They're all unlikeable thugs and if they get killed by vampires, you really don't care. The direction here is far better than the second one. You can see the Rodriguez influence. There is humor in the film, references to other films, but unfortunately, they don't really fit. If this was a theatrical release, I'd have to say to miss it. But as a video, it's a good Friday night second feature.