3 from Hell (2019)
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After a decade of incarceration, the notorious Firefly family members are freed and embark on a violent journey to Mexico.
The story
Ten years after a high-profile police shootout, the murderous Firefly family members—Otis Driftwood, Baby Firefly, and Captain Spaulding—are being tried for their crimes. While Captain Spaulding is executed, Otis is sentenced to life in prison. However, Otis's half-brother, Foxy Coltrane, helps Otis escape from a chain gang. Once free, the duo plans to break Baby out of prison by kidnapping the warden's family and holding them hostage. After successfully smuggling Baby out, the trio decides to flee to Mexico to escape their past and Baby's deteriorating mental state.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film opens with news reports revealing that Baby, Otis, and Captain Spaulding survived a police shootout and were sentenced to life, with Spaulding being executed. Otis's half-brother, Foxy Coltrane, helps Otis escape from a chain gang where Otis kills another inmate, Rondo. While Baby unsuccessfully seeks parole, Otis and Foxy kidnap the family of prison warden Virgil Dallas Harper, forcing him to smuggle Baby out disguised as a guard. After freeing her, they kill the hostages and Harper. The trio flees to a small Mexican town celebrating the Day of the Dead, staying in a hotel. They are recognized by the owner, who alerts Rondo's son, Aquarius, who arrives with henchmen. After a series of skirmishes involving a local worker named Sebastian, the group is eventually outmatched and taken prisoner by Aquarius. In a final confrontation, Otis squares off against one of the men in a knife fight while Sebastian frees Foxy and Baby. The trio manages to overpower Aquarius, and the film ends with them immolating him before driving away.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Rob Zombie
- Writers
- Rob Zombie · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sheri Moon Zombie; Bill Moseley; Richard Brake; Jeff Daniel Phillips; Dee Wallace; Emilio Rivera; Richard Edson; Kevin Jackson
- Genres
- horror; independent; crime horror; splatter; serial killer
- Themes
- survival; retribution; family loyalty; escapism
- Tone and mood
- grimy; gory; nightmare
- Premise and plot tags
- prison escape; road movie; serial killers; Mexico
- Source material / true-story basis
- Firefly trilogy
- Franchise connections
- Firefly
- Reception
- The film received a mixed response from critics, with some praising it as a decent sequel and others calling it unnecessary or the worst movie of the year.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 50 · scale: 100 · review count: 5
- Production trivia
- Sid Haig was originally going to have a larger role but was unable to commit due to health issues.; The film was the last released by Sid Haig before his death.; The Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles served as a filming location.
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