Hatchet III (2013)

A search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.

Director:

BJ McDonnell

Writers:

Adam Green, Adam Green (characters)

Stars:

Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danielle Harris	...	Marybeth Dunstan
Kane Hodder	...	Victor Crowley
Zach Galligan	...	Sheriff Fowler
Caroline Williams	...	Amanda Perlman
Parry Shen	...	Andrew
Robert Diago DoQui	...	Deputy Winslow
Derek Mears	...	Tyler Hawes
Cody Blue Snider	...	Cory Schneiderman
Rileah Vanderbilt	...	Mikaela Dougherty
Sean Whalen	...	Randy
Jason Trost	...	Deputy Hamilton
Diane Ayala Goldner	...	Elbert
John Michael Sudol	...	Jim
Jamal Dennis	...	Fire Department Official #1
Thomas Tah Hyde III	...	Deputy #2 (as Thomas 'Tah' Hyde)

Storyline

A search and recovery team heads into the haunted swamp to pick up the pieces and Marybeth learns the secret to ending the voodoo curse that has left Victor Crowley haunting and terrorizing Honey Island Swamp for decades.

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Plot Keywords:

swamp | vomiting | head ripped off | car | handcuffs | 

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Taglines:

Some Legends Never Die

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong bloody horror violence, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2013 (Qatar)

Also Known As:

Adam Green Presents Hatchet III

Filming Locations:

Honey Island, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ArieScope Pictures, Dark Sky Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the characters in this movie are named after crew members from the original Hatchet (2006) film. SWAT team member "Mikaela Dougherty" is named after Adam Green's friend and Trick 'r Treat (2007) director Michael Dougherty.

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Goofs

The US Coast Guard states that the air support had to come from Baton Rouge. There are 9 USCG bases in New Orleans and its surrounding areas, most are less then a 30 min drive from Honey Island Swamp including a major Naval air station, which also houses the USMC.

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Quotes

Drunken Prisoner: I should have gone on the swamp tour.

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Connections

Featured in Hatchet III: Behind the Scenes (2013)

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Soundtracks

Hail, Genocide
Written by Dave Brockie, Jizmak the Gusha (as B. Roberts), Beefcake The Mighty (as C. Orr), Balsac the Jaws of Death (as M. Derks) and C. Smoot
Performed by Gwar (as GWAR)
Courtesy of Metal Blade Records, Inc.

User Reviews

An Unrelentingly Superb Film Influenced by German Expressionism

Director of previous Hatchet films Adam Green wrote this powerful entry in the tremendously effective series but gave BJ McDonnell a chance to try his hand at directing and the result is a masterpiece of this franchise. Filmed on location in New Orleans and the Louisiana swamps, the environment becomes even more menacing and the attacks even more frightening. While bloody at times, the mayhem is never over the top and serves always to advance the plot. This is an intense and suspenseful horror film that exceeds all expectations of a sequel and is a superb stand alone movie as well. Incidentally, Adam Green felt so strongly about giving those who have loyally followed the series some closure that this film fulfills that purpose and more. The director has obviously been schooled in German Expressionistic Cinema and he integrates techniques from that era with his own unique style resulting in utter motion picture genius. It is a very horrific motion picture experience but has well developed characters brought to life by an exquisite cast of fine actors. When Tamara Feldman was replaced by Danielle Harris in the role of Marybeth, many felt the franchise would suffer. But Harris breathed even more fire into the character and imbued her with a smoldering sexuality. The fear and dread the cast exhibits seems very real and one can almost hear their hearts pounding in terror as the horror builds to a shattering climax. You may discover that the sound of a desperately pounding heart is actually coming from your own chest because this is one of the most gripping and unrelenting horror films ever recorded on celluloid.