Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) (V)

Director:

Bradford May

Writers (WGA):

Michael Colleary (written by) &
Mike Werb (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Darkman, needing money to continue his experiments on synthetic skin, steals a crate of cash from drug lord Peter Rooker...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Lord | Sequel | Villain Played By Lead Actor | Decapitation | Hero

Cast

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
John Novak	...	Dist. Atty. Ryan Mitchell
Christopher Bondy	...	Gibson (as Chris Bondy)
Von Flores	...	Johnny Lee (drug dealer blown away by Rooker)
Eric Hollo	...	Paul Raney (Channel 7 reporter)
Gino Giacomini	...	Beast in school play
Lance Paton	...	Narrator
Suzanne Primeau	...	Mother
Bob Windsor	...	Uncle Owen
Rene Beau Dean Huard	...	Mitchell supporter
Lorne Cossette	...	Dr. Leonard
Diana Platts	...	Diane Platts (Channel 7 reporter)
Joanne Reece	...	Reporter #2
Walker Boone	...	Sgt. Troy
Brian Paul	...	Angry guest
Michelle Collins	...	Nurse
Denise Baillargeon	...	Female guest

Directed by
Bradford May

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Colleary		(written by) &
Mike Werb		(written by)

Produced by
David Eick	....	co-producer
Bernadette Joyce	....	associate producer
Sam Raimi	....	executive producer
David Roessell	....	producer
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Randy Miller

Cinematography by
Bradford May

Film Editing by
Daniel Cahn

Casting by
Ira Belgrade
Karen Hazzard
Anne Winthrop

Art Direction by
Ian Brock

Set Decoration by
Caroline Gee

Costume Design by
Noreen Landry

Makeup Department
Lynda McCormack	....	makeup artist
Reg Quindinho	....	hair stylist
Wayne Toth	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Dennis Chapman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roman Buchok	....	first assistant director
Michael G. Burke	....	second second assistant director
David Vaughan	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jeffrey Butler	....	set dresser
Mark Hunter	....	propsman
Robert J. Lewis	....	storyboard artist
Peter Miskimmin	....	property master
Andrew Robillard	....	swing gang
David Rockburn	....	set dresser
Gabriele Schnutgen	....	key scenic artist
Travis Staley	....	head carpenter

Sound Department
Tim Boggs	....	supervising adr editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	dialogue editor
Gregory Hainer	....	sound designer
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Evan Campbell	....	special effects makeup crew
Tim Good	....	second unit pyrotechnician
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor
Robert Sheridan	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Jon Campfens	....	visual effects supervisor
Derek Grime	....	digital effects artist
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositor
Kennedy Shah	....	motion control operator
Simon St. Laurent	....	optical photography: film effects

Stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunts
Mark Brunzell	....	stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunt double: Arnold Vosloo
Randy Butcher	....	stunts
Phil Chiu	....	stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunts
Rick Forsayeth	....	stunt coordinator
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Makoto Kabayama	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	utility stunts
Tye Tyukodi	....	stunts
Ron Vanhart	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Julian Chojnacki	....	camera operator
Carson T. Foster	....	grip truck
Mark W. Hindle	....	video playback operator
Sacha Hindle	....	24 frame video operator
Bruce Macaulay	....	still photographer
Michael McPherson	....	camera loader
Marvin Midwicki	....	assistant camera
Edward Mikolic	....	gaffer
Durwin Partridge	....	assistant camera
Mark Silver	....	key grip
John Sztejnmiler	....	generator operator
Noah Weinzweig	....	assistant camera
A. David Burleigh	....	video playback assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Marjorie Lecker	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terri Frank	....	assistant costume designer
Carole Griffin	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Lex Batten	....	colorist: dailies
Robert McFalls	....	assistant editor
Stephen Prime	....	assistant film editor
James Seidelman	....	assistant film editor
D. Gunther Tarampi	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Danny Elfman	....	composer: themes

Other crew
Sue Binder	....	unspecified assistant
Kimberley Bradley	....	accounting assistant
Jaap Broeker	....	stand-in
Wade Brown	....	office assistant
Eva Budai	....	office assistant
Joni Dlugatch	....	associate
Tamara Dow	....	unspecified assistant
James Fantin	....	office assistant
Liz Friedman	....	executive in charge of bluescreen effects
Susan Hayes	....	production accountant
Edward Irastorza	....	production assistant
Randy Kennedy	....	assistant location manager
David MacDonald	....	production assistant
Lynn Mallay	....	production coordinator
Byron A. Martin	....	location manager
Karen McGarroch	....	production assistant
Anne Paynter	....	production secretary
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
David Pollison	....	office assistant
Geraldine Ronan	....	stand-in
Carol Rothel	....	assistant accountant
Ali Shapiro	....	unspecified assistant
Nancy Sorge	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Renaissance Pictures

Distributors

• MCA Home Entertainment
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
• Gajdecki Visual Effects (GVFX)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent action and some language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Renaissance Pictures

Trivia:

During the opening sequence (after the credits) when Adam attempts to get out of the manhole, the first car that nearly runs over him has the license plate RGD, revealing that it is the same car owned by Robert G Durant in Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) (V).

Goofs:

Plot holes: 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).

Movie Connections:

Follows Darkman (1990)

Welcome to Rookerworld!!!

This movie in fact is probably every bit as good as the second sequel.One of my complaints about this movie is the change in the character of Peyton Westlake/Darkman. In the first movie he was a tortured man battling strong demons within himself, whereas in this movie he seems to be fully developed into a wise-cracking comic book type character. We only get a small hint of Darkman's emotional state throughout the entire film and that's about it.

I think this movie's was made as an action movie rather than anything else. The action sequences aren't bad either.

Also Jeff Fahey's character, Rooker is good but feels somewhat shallow, as if more of the character needed to be developed before we could believe he was truly evil. Arnold Vosloo is an interesting choice to play Darkman and brings his own style to the character. Add to this the plight of Darkman falling in love again and having to painfully remember that he can never share his feelings with another person and you have the makings of a good movie.

Maybe they should have spent more time on the characters than the action. Maybe this would have made the movie better. But nevertheless it is still quite an entertaining movie and works well if you don't stop to think about it. 6/10