Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996 film directed by Bradford May
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die is a 1996 Canadian-American superhero film directed by Bradford May, starring Arnold Vosloo, Jeff Fahey, Darlanne Fluegel and Roxann Dawson. It is the sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant, whose director Sam Raimi serves as executive producer. Vosloo once again stars as Darkman, who stands against power-hungry entrepreneur Peter Rooker (Fahey), and forges a strange emotional bond with his enemy's neglected wife and daughter.
Plot
Scientist Peyton Westlake is still searching for the key to creating a permanent liquid-skin formula to mend his burned face and body, and continues to operate as the vigilante "Darkman." He interrupts a criminal exchange spearheaded by power-hungry businessman and crime boss Peter Rooker, who becomes fascinated by Westlake's superhuman strength and agility. Westlake is later approached by Dr. Bridget Thorne, one of the physicians who saved his life after the brutal attack that scarred him years earlier. She offers to help him complete his liquid-skin formula, while also theorizing she can surgically repair his nervous system, restoring some of the sensory loss he has experienced since the attack.
They travel to a laboratory Thorne has set up in an abandoned industrial complex, where she completes the surgery, seemingly restoring Westlake's ability to perceive sensation. Using her cutting-edge equipment, Westlake manages to create a small amount of permanent liquid skin, which does not break down in sunlight as his other samples have.
However, Rooker suddenly arrives and reveals that Thorne is his mistress.
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