From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
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From Dusk till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter is a 2000 American horror film
, a prequel
to the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn
. It was released straight to video and nominated for the Best Home Video Release Saturn Award
.
, from the gallows
who then kidnaps his hangman
's beautiful daughter, Esmeralda, with a little help from Reece, a young woman who wants to become Johnny's apprentice as an outlaw. With the hangman and a local posse
on their trail, Johnny meets with his gang who all rob a stagecoach
which contains American author Ambrose Bierce
, who has come to Mexico to join Pancho Villa
's army, along with newlywed couple John and Mary Newlie, who are travelling Mexico to preach Christianity
.
As night falls, all parties coincidentally seek shelter in an isolated inn
/whorehouse which is run by vampires led by the high priestess Quixtla who targets Esmeralda. John is revealed to be a fraud as a preacher, who only married Mary for her father's money. Reece is revealed to be a known outlaw who killed her whole family. Esmeralda is revealed to be the half-human, half-vampire
princess Santanico Pandemonium, Salma Hayek
's character in the original From Dusk till Dawn, and the daughter of Quixtla.
Eventually the various humans must set aside their differences to survive the vampire attack. But they are eventually captured and Esmerelda transforms into the vampire princess. Esmerelda turns her father (the hangman) into a vampire but he kills Quixtla before the change is complete. Only Johnny and Ambrose manage to escape alive. As the film ends, Johnny joins Ambrose's quest to join Pancho Villa's army and Esmerelda screams for Johnny not to leave her as they walk into the sunset.
After the credits roll, Ambrose is revealed to have told this story to someone in a bar. He refuses to believe in vampires. Ambrose offers proof and proceeds to turn into a vampire himself and kill the listener.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to the 1996 film From Dusk till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis.-Plot:...
. It was released straight to video and nominated for the Best Home Video Release Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
.
Plot
This prequel to the first From Dusk Till Dawn is set in Mexico in the early 1900s. It begins with the escape of Johnny Madrid, a dangerous local outlawOutlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
, from the gallows
Gallows
A gallows is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or by means to torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered...
who then kidnaps his hangman
Hangman
Hangman may refer to:* Hangman, an executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging* Hangman , a game of guessing a word or phrase one letter at a timeIn literature:* Hangman , an enemy of Batman...
's beautiful daughter, Esmeralda, with a little help from Reece, a young woman who wants to become Johnny's apprentice as an outlaw. With the hangman and a local posse
Posse
Posse may refer to:* Posse comitatus , a group of men assembled to assist in law enforcement* Posse , starring Kirk Douglas* Posse , starring Mario van Peebles...
on their trail, Johnny meets with his gang who all rob a stagecoach
Stagecoach
A stagecoach is a type of covered wagon for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. Widely used before the introduction of railway transport, it made regular trips between stages or stations, which were places of rest provided for stagecoach travelers...
which contains American author Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist...
, who has come to Mexico to join Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
José Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....
's army, along with newlywed couple John and Mary Newlie, who are travelling Mexico to preach Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
.
As night falls, all parties coincidentally seek shelter in an isolated inn
INN
InterNetNews is a Usenet news server package, originally released by Rich Salz in 1991, and presented at the Summer 1992 USENIX conference in San Antonio, Texas...
/whorehouse which is run by vampires led by the high priestess Quixtla who targets Esmeralda. John is revealed to be a fraud as a preacher, who only married Mary for her father's money. Reece is revealed to be a known outlaw who killed her whole family. Esmeralda is revealed to be the half-human, half-vampire
Dhampir
A Dhampir in Balkan folklore is the child of a vampire father and a human mother. The term is sometimes spelled dhampyre, dhamphir, or dhampyr. Dhampir powers are similar to those of vampires, but without the usual weaknesses...
princess Santanico Pandemonium, Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez de Pinault is a Mexican film actress, director and producer. She received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Frida Kahlo in the film Frida.-Early life:...
's character in the original From Dusk till Dawn, and the daughter of Quixtla.
Eventually the various humans must set aside their differences to survive the vampire attack. But they are eventually captured and Esmerelda transforms into the vampire princess. Esmerelda turns her father (the hangman) into a vampire but he kills Quixtla before the change is complete. Only Johnny and Ambrose manage to escape alive. As the film ends, Johnny joins Ambrose's quest to join Pancho Villa's army and Esmerelda screams for Johnny not to leave her as they walk into the sunset.
After the credits roll, Ambrose is revealed to have told this story to someone in a bar. He refuses to believe in vampires. Ambrose offers proof and proceeds to turn into a vampire himself and kill the listener.
Cast
- Marco LeonardiMarco LeonardiMarco Leonardi is an Italian actor.Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and starred in the famous movie Cinema Paradiso and in the Mexican movie Like Water for Chocolate . He has made several movies in the United States, such as Once Upon a Time...
as Johnny Madrid - Ara CeliAra CeliAra Celi is an American actress active in American film and television. She had a starring role in the minor 1997 dance movie Looking for Lola, but she is probably best known for her role as Ampata Gutierrez aka "Inca Mummy Girl" from season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life:Celi, a...
as Esmeralda/Santanico Pandemonium - Michael ParksMichael ParksMichael Parks is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in almost fifty films and has made frequent TV appearances, but is probably best known for his work in recent years with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith as well as the 1969 television series Then Came...
as Ambrose BierceAmbrose BierceAmbrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist... - Jordana SpiroJordana SpiroJordana Ariel Spiro is an American film and television actress, known for starring in the TBS comedy series My Boys as P.J. Franklin.-Life and career:...
as Cathrine Reece - Temuera MorrisonTemuera MorrisonTemuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand-born actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series...
as The Hangman - Lennie Loftin as John Newlie
- Rebecca GayheartRebecca Gayheart-Early life:Gayheart was born in Hazard, Kentucky and raised in Pine Top, Kentucky, the daughter of Floneva , who worked as a Mary Kay independent beauty consultant, and Curtis Gayheart, a miner and coal truck driver. She is of Irish, Italian, and German descent...
as Mary Newlie - Danny TrejoDanny TrejoDan "Danny" Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist, or anti-hero.-Early life:...
as Razor Charlie - Sonia BragaSônia BragaSônia Maria Campos Braga is a Brazilian actress. She has been nominated for both a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.-Early life:...
as Quixla - Orlando JonesOrlando JonesOrlando Jones is an American comedian and film and television actor. He is notable for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999-2002.-Early life:...
as Ezra Traylor - Peter ButlerPeter ButlerPeter Butler may refer to:* Peter Butler , Conservative Member of Parliament* Peter Butler , European Ryder Cup golfer* Peter Butler , English Football League player...
as Pancho VillaPancho VillaJosé Doroteo Arango Arámbula – better known by his pseudonym Francisco Villa or its hypocorism Pancho Villa – was one of the most prominent Mexican Revolutionary generals....