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

The final scene before the rolling end credits mirrors the final scene in From Dusk till Dawn #1.

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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

Ambrose Bierce: I'll stand the peddler to a drink.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Alternate Versions

The DVD features a deleted scene which is set in present time. Here a man (Michael Parks) tells another one (P.J. Pesce) the story of the film. He doesn't believe him so Parks rips out Pesce's heart.

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Connections

References From Russia with Love (1963)

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Soundtracks

El Choclo
Written by Angel Gregorio Villoldo (as Villoldo)
Arranged by John Fiddy and Otto Sichen
Provided by Associated Production Music

User Reviews

Back to being decent

From dusk till dawn 3: the Hangman's daughter, it basically a remake of of the first From dusk to dawn. The difference being that it based 100 years in the past . What starts out as a western ends in a gory vampire fight. Just like Crime thriller turned Gory vampire fight. After the very disappointing sequel, the producers decided to make a prequel in which it tells the story of how Santanico Pandemonium came to be. Is this story a good one? Well it can certainly hold your attention for the whole length of the film.

If there one positive to take out from this film then it the fact that it has the same feel as the original. The second film failed due to fact that it was a totally different vampire film. The script is average, the acting is good enough and the direction is good. The shootouts are well executed and the effects are again decent. if anything, the woman who played Reece was poor.

Overall this a enjoyable film, nothing spectacular but after the very bad sequel, i guess you don't care.