Hatchet III

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Hatchet III

Theatrical release poster
Directed by BJ McDonnell
Produced by Sarah Elbert
Adam Green
Written by Adam Green
Starring Danielle Harris
Kane Hodder
Zach Galligan
Caroline Williams
Robert Diago DoQui
Derek Mears
Cody Blue Snider
Rileah Vanderbilt
Sean Whalen
Jason Trost
Diane Ayala Goldner
Music by Scott Glasgow
Cinematography Will Barratt
Editing by Ed Marx
Studio Dark Sky Films
ArieScope Pictures
Distributed by Dark Sky Films
Release dates
  • June 14, 2013 (2013-06-14) (United States)
Running time 82 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25 million

Hatchet III is a 2013 American slasher film written by Adam Green and directed by BJ McDonnell. It is the sequel to Green's Hatchet and Hatchet II, and the third installment in the Hatchet series.[1] Kane Hodder portrays the main antagonist Victor Crowley for the third time in a row, while Danielle Harris returns to play protagonist Marybeth Dunston.[1]

Plot

The film picks up immediately after the end of the last film, with Marybeth Dunston (Danielle Harris) blowing off the head of Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) with a shotgun. She walks away and comes across the bodies of Vernon and John, where she hears Crowley in the woods. Just as Victor attacks her again, she starts up the chainsaw, and cuts him down the middle. She grabs a shotgun from one of the men and shoots Victor's head, and walks back into the city. She walks into the Jefferson Parish Police Department, immediately having guns drawn on her. Upon discovery of the twenty to thirty bodies at Honey Island Swamp, she is placed as the prime suspect in the murders by Sheriff Fowler (Zach Galligan), even after telling him numerous times about the events of the last two films. The Sheriff heads out to the swamp with the paramedics and fire department, leaving Deputy Winslow (Robert Diago DoQui) in charge of the station until he gets back.

Amanda Fowler (Caroline Williams), the Sheriff's ex-wife, journalist and Victor Crowley expert, comes into the station to interview Marybeth about what happened, telling Marybeth she wants to help, otherwise Marybeth will be trialed and executed for what happened at Honey Island Swamp. After retelling the events of the previous two films to Amanda, Amanda tells her that Victor Crowley is a repeater, set to relive the night he died, looking for his father and that he will keep coming back unless he gets what he wants: his father. She tells Marybeth that her father, Sampson Dunston, was the one that came up with the idea to start the fire many years ago and tried to get him to deliver Thomas Crowley's ashes to Victor over the past several years, only to be pushed to the side numerous times. Since he's dead and she's Sampson's bloodline, only she can put an end to Victor Crowley. Marybeth doesn't believe her, continuously declaring that she killed Victor Crowley the night before.

At Honey Island Swamp, the body of Victor Crowley is bagged and tagged and put into the ambulance boat when Victor reanimates, killing paramedic Randy (Sean Whalen). Victor then escapes back to his house. Deputy Hamilton (Jason Trost) goes to investigate and goes to the boat where Victor appears and kills him by hacking his head in half. Victor then kills 10 other fire department officials and paramedics, leaving Andrew (Parry Shen), Rick and another missing paramedic alive. In comes the SWAT team, led by Hawes (Derek Mears) and consists of six other armed men and one armed woman named Dougherty (Rileah Vanderbilt). Hawes takes over the operation from Fowler and leads them to the Crowley house, where Deputy Elbert (Diane Ayala Goldner) and another Deputy are picked off by Crowley. Crowley kills the SWAT team. Hawes tackles Crowley but has his spine torn out. While Rick catches Victor's attention, Deputy Schneiderman (Cody Blue Snider) takes the opportunity to fire a rocket launcher at Crowley, but misses and kills Rick, and blows up the Crowley house, destroying it. Victor appears from the wreckage and kills Schneiderman by ripping his arms off and drowning him in a puddle. Dougherty, Andrew and the Sheriff run for it. Before running, the Sheriff manages to slow Crowley down by shooting in the chest with a handgun.

Back at the station, upon hearing the SWAT team getting killed on the radio, Amanda convinces Deputy Winslow to let Marybeth out of jail and help her save everyone at Honey Island Swamp. She has Winslow take her and Marybeth to the house of Abbott McMullen (Sid Haig), Victor Crowley's racist long distant cousin and only living blood relative who possesses the ashes of Thomas Crowley. When he declines to give up the ashes, Amanda holds him at gunpoint and leaves with his great uncle's ashes. Back at Honey Island Swamp, the other paramedic is chased by Victor Crowley when he hides behind the canoe from the first movie. There, he finds Ben (Joel David Moore), who is still alive, lying in the canoe, clinging to life with his left arm ripped off. As he begs for help, Victor throws the hatchet at the paramedic, misses and hits Ben in the face, finally killing him. As Victor advances towards the paramedic, an alligator comes out of the swamp and pulls the paramedic into the swamp.

Victor resumes chasing the Sheriff, Andrew and Dougherty and corners them in the water ambulance. They barricade themselves in and the Sheriff calls for the National Guard on the ambulance's radio, telling them they're being attacked by crazed gunmen. The National Guard tells them they'll be there in ten minutes. Just as they settle down and think everything's all right, Victor begins to saw his way through the boat wall with the gas powered belt sander. The Sheriff tells them not to move, if they try to leave, they'll get killed, while Andrew thinks they should leave while he's busy cutting through the wall. Amanda, Deputy Winslow and Marybeth arrive at the Swamp outside the burned down Crowley house. Amanda calls out for Victor, telling him they have his father. Upon hearing his wife's voice, Sheriff Fowler attempts to leave, only to be beheaded by Crowley with a belt sander. Dougherty attempts to get the Sheriff's gun, but is pulled through a hole and disemboweled by Victor.

Victor goes back to his home, finding Marybeth, Amanda and Deputy Winslow there. Marybeth offers Victor his father's ashes and apologizes for what her father did to him. Victor proclaims "Daddy" upon seeing the ashes. When he tries to take the ashes, Deputy Winslow shoots Victor, but Victor grabs Winslow from behind and separates his rib cage by pulling them apart. Amanda tries to attack Victor only to be beheaded. Marybeth tries to give him the ashes again. Victor grabs the urn and pushes Marybeth away, impaling herself on a tree branch. Marybeth snatches back the urn and hits Victor over the head with the urn, spreading his father's ashes all over him, and causing him to melt. With the last bit of her strength, she grabs one of the SWAT team's guns and blows Crowley away. The National Guard then arrives and Andrew emerges from the boat and signals the helicopters. Just as the screen cuts to black, one final shot of Marybeth gasping for air is shown, leaving her fate ambiguous.

Cast

Production

Hatchet II director Adam Green originally stated that two more sequels would follow and was interested in a 3D sequel.[citation needed] In 2011, Dark Sky gave the green light for Hatchet III. Green declined to helm the sequel himself, but he hand picked the director. Hatchet and Hatchet II cameraman BJ McDonnell took over for Green on the third film.[1]

According to Kane Hodder, who portrays Victor Crowley and his father Thomas Crowley in dual role, the redesigned makeup for Victor Crowley looks more "evil and scary" to him.[citation needed]

In 2013, three new clips of Hatchet III leaked onto the internet, along with newly released stills and a trailer. Hatchet III was first shown at Adam Green's fundraiser dedicated to the victims of the 2013 Boston bombings and the film was released in theaters and Video On Demand on June 14, 2013.[citation needed] A home media release followed later in 2013.

Release

Reception

Hatchet III received mixed reviews from critics. Based on 19 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Hatchet III has an overall 52% "rotten" approval rating from critics, with an average score of 4.5 out of 10.[2] Metacritic gaves the film an average score of 25, based on 8 reviews.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Genzlinger, Neil (June 13, 2013). "Man With a Power Tool Keeps Raising the Body Count". The New York Times. 
  2. ↑ "Hatchet III". Rotten Tomatoes. 
  3. ↑ "Hatchet III (2013) AND Hatchet IV 2015 : Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks. 

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