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

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

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers:

Álvaro Rodríguez (screenplay) (as Alvaro Rodriguez), Álvaro Rodríguez (story) (as Alvaro Rodriguez)

Stars:

Marco Leonardi, Michael Parks, Temuera Morrison

1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

"Prequel" to the first From Dusk Till Dawn is set in Mexico in the early 1900's which begins with the escape of Johnny Madrid, a dangerous local outlaw, from the gallows who then kidnaps his hangman's beautiful daughter, Esmeralda, with a little help from Reece, a female outlaw from the U.S. With the hangman and a local posse on their trail, Johnny meets with his gang who all rob a stagecoach which contains American author Ambrose Bierce along with newlywed couple John and Mary Newlie. As night falls, all parties coincidentally seek shelter in an isolated inn/whorehouse which is run by vampires led by the high priestess Quixtla who targets Esmeralda. Esmeralda is revealed to be the half-human, half-vampire princess Santanico Pandemonium, whom the vampires want as their heir in which all the humans must join forces if they are to survive the night from the vicious blood-suckers.

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Plot Keywords:

outlaw | wild west | whipping | horror western | vampire | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hangman's Daughter

Filming Locations:

Cedarberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape province, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, A Band Apart, Los Hooligans Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 37:46 Mary asks the meaning of "tierra del diablo". Ambrose lies and says it means "Welcome home wayward pilgrims." In truth it means "land of the devil".

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Goofs

During Johnny Madrid's escape from the hangman, the gun Reece throws him fires off a miraculous 12 rounds without reloading.

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Quotes

John Newlie: Water, then?
Razor Charlie: Tequila!
Ambrose Bierce: That's my cue. Two bottles of your very finest. Thank you. Milk, indeed.

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Crazy Credits

There's an extra scene involving Ambrose after the end credits finish.

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Alternate Versions

This has been release to DVD thought the Scandinavian regions and it is now uncut with a time of 90.13 mins (PAL), by a company 'Egmont Entertainment'. This is message from somebody who picked this up in Finland. All are subtitled in four Scandinavian languages, and I bought my disks in Finland, and they have Finnish-language covers (in Sweden, the covers are Swedish-language, and so on). The Finnish title for the trilogy is H?m?r?st? aamunkoittoon, and is indicated as "K/F 18" rated on the backcover.

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Connections

References Old Gringo (1989)

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Soundtracks

El Jarabe Loco
Traditional, Arranged by Jose Guitierrez
Performed by Los Pregoneros del Puerto
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

An interesting second sequel. I was impressed.

After seeing the mediocre (at best) From Dusk Til Dawn 2, I was not expecting much from the 2nd sequel, but I was pleasantly surprised. I won't spoil the movie for anyone but this story (which is actually the prequel to the excellent original From Dusk Til Dawn) is well written and well directed. Good production values, very interesting and likeable characters, decent plot, nice action sequences, and a few good twists make this one a winner.

My rating: 7/10 - Good with few flaws.