The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015)
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A psychopathic prison warden and his accountant attempt to create a massive human centipede to deter crime.
The story
At George H. W. Bush State Prison in the Southwestern United States, a cannibalistic and psychopathic warden named Bill Boss and his accountant, Dwight Butler, manage the facility. Following a series of incidents involving unruly inmates and a threatening prank call, Bill becomes increasingly volatile. To address the prison's high crime and violence rates, Dwight proposes a radical solution: suturing the inmates together to form a giant human centipede as a deterrent. Although initially skeptical, Bill eventually seeks out the director of the previous films to ensure the procedure is "medically accurate," leading to a tense atmosphere as the plan is set into motion.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
At George H. W. Bush State Prison, a psychopathic warden named Bill Boss and his accountant, Dwight Butler, face a violent environment. After a prank call and a series of violent acts by Bill, Dwight suggests suturing inmates together into a human centipede to deter crime. Bill eventually agrees after consulting the director of the previous films. The inmates are tranquilized, and a 'Human Caterpillar' is also created from death row inmates. A girl named Daisy is sewn into the centipede. After the procedure, the Governor arrives; while initially horrified, he eventually declares the centipede as something "exactly what America needs." In the aftermath, Bill kills Dr. Jones, and later kills Dwight for trying to take credit for the idea. The film ends with Bill celebrating in a tower while the Star-Spangled Banner plays. An alternate ending depicts the events as a dream of Dr. Josef Heiter.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 102
- Production countries
- Netherlands
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tom Six
- Writers
- Tom Six · writer
- Cast and characters
- Dieter Laser · Bill Boss; Laurence R. Harvey · Dwight Butler; Robert LaSardo; Tommy Lister Jr.; Jay Tavare; Eric Roberts; Bree Olson; Clayton Rohner; Bill Hutchens
- Genres
- black comedy; body horror; comedy horror
- Themes
- punishment; body horror
- Tone and mood
- black comedy; grotesque
- Setting
- A prison in the Southwestern United States.
- Premise and plot tags
- prison; body horror; sequel
- Franchise connections
- The Human Centipede
- Content notes
- gore
- Reception
- The film was near-universally panned by critics for its overwhelming gore and repetitive plot, being named one of the worst films of 2015 by several outlets.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 20% · scale: percentage · review count: 46; Metacritic · score: 5 · scale: 100 · review count: 15
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Awards · Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel · Nomination; Golden Raspberry Awards · Worst Director · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was intended to be the conclusion of a trilogy.; The director, Tom Six, distributed 250 hand-signed prints of the film in March 2015.
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