Relentless 3

1993 American film

Lisa M. Hansen (producer)
Paul Hertzberg (producer)
Catalaine Knell (co-producer)
Leo Rossi (co-producer)

StarringLeo Rossi
William ForsytheCinematographyJacques HaitkinMusic byScott Grusin

Production
company

CineTel Films

Distributed byNew Line Cinema

Release date

August 18, 1993 (1993-08-18)

Running time

93 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Relentless 3 is a 1993 crime thriller film written and directed by James Lemmo.^[1] The tagline for the film was: "When the fear stops...you're dead!" Relentless 3 was filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the third installment in the Relentless series.

The film was referenced twice on Saturday Night Live. The first time in 1993 on the Jeff Goldblum, Aerosmith #19.3 episode as a poster on the counter in "Karl’s Video Store" and again on The Best of David Spade in 1995, again a poster on the counter in the same store.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Sam Dietz returns to Los Angeles from "up North" and agrees to consult on a serial killer case. Not wanting to be more involved changes however, when the killer targets Dietz's latest love interest, thereby, forcing him to become actively involved in the investigation. The killer is someone he's arrested before.

Cast

Leo Rossi as Sam Dietz
William Forsythe as Walter Hilderman
Robert Costanzo as Roy Kalewsky
Edward Wiley as Lt Muldowney
Tom Bower as Captain Phelan
Savannah Smith Boucher as Marianne
Stacy Edwards as Toni Keely
Mindy Seeger as Francine
George Tovar as Detective Santos
Jack Knight as Detective Schulte
Felton Perry as Detective Ziskie
Charles Dennis as Detective Cirrillo
Signy Coleman as Paula
Diane Rodrigues as Angry Woman
Jay Arlen Jones as Angry Man
Brendan Ryan as Corey Dietz

Home media

The film was released directly to videocassette on August 18, 1993. In 2006, Image Entertainment released a double feature DVD containing this and the fourth film. Both films are presented in widescreen.