Main Cast: Robert Davi, Caitlin Dulany, Gretchen Becker
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In Maniac Cop (1988), we were introduced to a disfigured psycho law enforcement officer. It wasn't enough that this revenge-driven fiend killed and mutilated his victims: he also kept their pelts and scalps as trophies. The part was play by Robert D'Zar in the first two Maniac Cop flicks; D'Zar is back for Badge of Silence: Maniac Cop 3, in which he continues his reign of terror, as the good cops endeavor to put an end to his activities. By way of a plot, a hush-hush conspiracy is thrown into the proceedings. The slash-and-gashfest was written by Larry (It's Alive!) Cohen, while the musical score was by no less than Jerry Goldsmith. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
William Lustig - Director, Joel Soisson - Director, Michael Elliot - Editor, David Kern - Editor, Joel Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), K.N.B. EFX Group - Makeup, Clark Hunter - Production Designer, Jacques Haitkin - Cinematographer, Joel Soisson - Producer, Michael Leahy - Producer, Larry Cohen - Screenwriter, Nan Garcia-Wood - Script Supervisor
'Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence' is a 1993horroraction film, and the second sequel to Maniac Cop, directed by William Lustig and Joel Soisson. The film was originally rated "NC-17", and some extreme violent acts were cut to get an "R" rating.
When a female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt, Matt Cordell, the titular Maniac Cop, returns from the dead once more to seek revenge, destroying everything and anyone that stands in his way.
The film was released on VHS on July 7, 1993 by Academy Entertainment in both R-Rated and unrated cuts. In 1999, Platinum Disc released a barebones DVD of the film. Later, on May 25, 2004 the film was re-released onto DVD by First Look Studios in an unrated version. Like the preceding films in the series, the film was criticized by police groups for its portrayal of a police officer as a villain.
