Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)

Directors:

William Lustig
Joel Soisson

Writers (WGA):

Larry Cohen (characters)
Larry Cohen (written by)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

The Wrong Arm Of The Law Is Back.

Plot:

A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt...

Plot Keywords:

Camera Man | Psycho Cop | Severed Head | Policewoman Killing | Policewoman

Cast

Robert Davi	...	Det. Sean McKinney
Robert Z'Dar	...	Matt Cordell
Caitlin Dulany	...	Dr. Susan Fowler
Gretchen Becker	...	Katie Sullivan
Paul Gleason	...	Hank Cooney
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Frank Jessup
Julius Harris	...	Houngan
Grand L. Bush	...	Willie (as Grand Bush)
Doug Savant	...	Dr. Peter Myerson
Robert Forster	...	Dr. Powell
Bobby Di Cicco	...	Bishop
Frank Pesce	...	Tribble
Lou Diaz	...	Leon
Brenda Varda	...	Lindsey
Vanessa Marquez	...	Terry

Also Known As:

Badge of Silence: Maniac Cop III (USA) (trailer title)
MC3: Maniac Cop 3 (USA) (video title)
Maniac Cop 3
Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Unrated (video release) | Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (video premiere) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NEO Motion Pictures

Trivia:

As with the preceding film, Matt Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) speaks only once, this time telling Julius Harris to finish a voodoo rite.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Det. McKinney and Dr Fowler are reviewing the unedited video of the shooting involving Officer Sullivan, the dialogue from Officer Sullivan is not consistent with the dialogue from the original shooting scene from earlier in the movie.

Quotes:

Det. Sean McKinney: [sighs] What's the prognosis?
Dr. Peter Myerson: [smiles] Stick 'er in a rock garden!
Det. Sean McKinney: I don't like your sense of humor.

Movie Connections:

Features Maniac Cop (1988)

Passable sequel.

The plot apparently was not the main consideration of the people who decided to make this, the second sequel to the 1988 surprise hit; that's the only way to explain why there are so many gaps in it (like "Who is that voodoo master?", "Why did he choose to resurrect the Maniac Cop" and "Why does the Maniac Cop kill / help good AND bad guys so arbitrarily?"). Since justice had been set straight at the end of the previous installment, there is no really compelling reason for the title character to return from his grave, so the whole movie seems pointless and unmotivated. But the lengthy chase sequence near the end is so fast-paced and well-done that made me raise the film's rating by half a star. (**)