Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (Video 1996)

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker, attracting the gangster's attention. Rooker is determined to find ... See full summary »

Director:

Bradford May

Writers:

Michael Colleary, Mike Werb

Stars:

Jeff Fahey, Arnold Vosloo, Darlanne Fluegel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 (as Joel Bissonette)
John Novak	...	Dist. Atty. Ryan Mitchell
Christopher Bondy	...	Gibson (as Chris Bondy)

Storyline

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker, attracting the gangster's attention. Rooker is determined to find the source of Darkman's super strength, and uses his beautiful but evil doctor to lure Darkman into a trap. Thinking that the doctor will restore feeling to his tortured body, he discovers too late that they have taken a sample of his adrenaline, which they will market as a super steroid. As Darkman plans his revenge on Rooker's gang, he slowly begins to care about Rooker's neglected wife and daughter. He must now find a way to help them, and destroy Rooker before he uses the adrenaline to plunge the city into chaos.

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Plot Keywords:

Drug Lord | Direct To Video Sequel To Theatrical Movie | Roman Numeral In Title | 1990s | Sequel | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent action and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darkman III

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Dr. Thorne is (or at least claims to be) one of the doctors who cut off Peyton's pain receptors, leading to his enhanced strength. Yet, despite familiarity with this technique and its side effects (familiar enough to reverse it), she cannot duplicate the altered adrenaline in Rooker's thugs simply by performing the procedure on them (or at least some poor sap they don't have to hunt down first).

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

User Reviews

At least it's fun

This starts out the only way they knew how to open an entry in this series... introducing the villain and building up how tough and ruthless he is(this time, a new guy, thankfully... I love Durant, but a third outing would have been pushing it). Rooker is the name, and he deals drugs(because that's what 90's bad guys do), and... er... he's a fanatic about physical strength(albeit he isn't a muscled beast)... even though he uses no less than two guns(well, only once), even firing one immediately after talking about how you can't make a point with such. Huh. Well, for all the personality he doesn't have, Jeff Fahey, common to B-movies, certainly gives a nice, over-the-top performance(as does someone else, I won't name them here... but maniacal laughter is had, and it is good). Darkman... still hasn't taken up vigilantism(beyond taking revenge), he continues to try to improve his liquid skin(seemingly having forgotten the breakthrough of the second one... yeah, there's no continuity between these), and this time, struggles with caring about regular people again, after all he's lost(not a bad arc, if there is no real thematic in this one). Once the two meet, a hefty battle ensues, which is exactly what we want to see(why didn't we get that in II? Right, because that one's padded like crazy), and the first one only had half the movie to get into that, since it was also the origin story. Still not an actually good movie, this is much more entertaining than the one before it. It emulates the fast pace of the '90 one(still lacking the visuals), with plenty of twists and turns(most of which make reasonable sense, though, sadly, several don't make a lasting impact), keeping it moving nearly constantly throughout the 83 minute running time(sans credits). There is a ton of action(some of those scenes being completely gratuitous!), that tend to be quite cool. This is tense, and genuinely makes you care. Roxann Dawson, of Voyager, really helps as the not-taking-it-anymore wife of aforementioned mobster. Her acting is the most sincere, and she has to deal with a lot of exposition(...which, I guess, makes her perfect for Star Trek). Vosloo remains a fine choice for the titular anti-hero. FX are decent. There is some bloody, gory(finally!) violence and a little moderate to strong language in this. I recommend this to fans of the Raimi take on it who are willing to settle. Not one you'll remember for long; however, it is quite enjoyable during the viewing. 5/10