Candyman 3: Day of the Dead
| Candyman 3: Day of the Dead | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Turi Meyer |
| Produced by | Andrew Golov |
| Written by |
Clive Barker (Character) Turi Meyer Al Septien |
| Starring | Tony Todd |
| Music by | Adam Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Michael G. Wojciechowski |
| Edited by | Frederick Wardell |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
Release dates | November 30, 1999 |
Running time | 93 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Spanish |
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead is a 1999 straight-to-DVD horror film directed by Turi Meyer. It is the third film in the Candyman series.
Plot
Several years after the events of the second film, the ghostly serial killer returns once again from beyond the grave; this time, during the eve of Day of the Dead, to haunt a Los Angeles art gallery owner named Caroline McKeever, a distant relative of the Candyman (and also Annie Tarrant's daughter) in order for him to claim her soul so she will be next to him. In the meantime, the Candyman goes about killing all those associated with Caroline (starting with artist Miguel Velasco, her lover, and following with her roommate Tamara) in his usual gory ways with his hook along with kidnapping her friend David de la Paz and making it appear to the authorities that Caroline is the one responsible for the killings. Particularly when seasoned police detective (and closet prejudice of most minorities) L.V. Sacco is murdered by Candyman while Caroline is in the car which not only brings the whole local police department down on her head; but puts her in the firing line of Sacco's equally bigoted partner Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft who has no intention of bringing her in alive.
Caroline is then kidnapped by a gang who take her to an abandoned building and call Candyman in hope of sacrificing Caroline to Candyman to end the murders but Candyman kills the whole gang. He reveals to Caroline that after her mother Annie Tarrant told the story of him she called him to give herself to him to protect her daughter. Candyman killed her by slitting her throat with his hook and made it look like a suicide, he also reveals that he was the killer that killed her father Paul, uncle Ethan, and grandparents Coleman and Octavia. Caroline enraged threatens to kill him for killing her family but Candyman disappears. Caroline explores the building and finds David alive but injured. Candyman suddenly appears and convinces her to give her life to him. However Caroline changes her mind and destroyed that painting of him that was the cause of his resurrection with a hook causing the Candyman to burst into flames killing him for good. Caroline frees David but is attacked by Det. Kraft who tries to kill her with a hook but is shot in the back of the head by Det. Jamal Mathews who was following Kraft. Before he dies Kraft gasps "Candyman!" Caroline then remembers her mothers advice to destroy the myth and tells Mathews that Kraft was the Candyman killer. After the news that Kraft was the Candyman gets out Caroline chants the name Candyman in the mirror to make sure he is dead. Suddenly Candyman's hook bursts through the mirror but this is revealed to be nightmare. Caroline wakes up and continues to have a picnic with her now boyfriend David and his daughter Christina in front of Annie Tarrant's grave while the Day of the Dead celebrations go on and is finally happy that the Candyman no longer exists.
Reception
The film received mostly poor reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reports seven negative reviews and only one positive review which equates to just a 13% rating.[1]
In August 2012, Tony Todd confirmed at a film festival that the third film was his least favorite in the franchise.
Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Tony Todd | The Candyman |
| Donna D'Errico | Caroline McKeever |
| Jsu Garcia (as Nick Corri) | David de La Paz |
| Ernie Hudson Jr. | Det. Jamal Matthews |
| Wade Williams | Lt. Det. Samuel Deacon Kraft |
| Robert O'Reilly | L.V. Sacco |
| Lombardo Boyar | Enrique |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Abuela |
| Lillian Hurst | Flower Seller |
| Elizabeth Guber | Det. Jamie Gold |
| Mark Adair-Rios | Miguel Velasco |
| Rena Riffel | Lena |
| Mike Moroff | Tino |
| Chris Van Dahl | Ornte |
| Alexia Robinson | Tamara |
| Elizabeth Hayes | Annie Tarrant |
| Jud Meyers | Fritz |
| Leonardo Guerra | Little Boy |
See also
References
- ↑ "Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 September 2012.