The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) is a 2015 black comedy body horror film written and directed by Tom Six and starring Dieter Laser and Laurence R. Harvey, the leading actors from the first two films in new roles, Robert LaSardo, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jay Tavare, Eric Roberts, Bree Olson, Clayton Rohner, and Bill Hutchens as well as a cameo by Six. The film tells the story of a psychopathic prison warden and his accountant who create their own "human centipede" from the inmates. It is the conclusion to Six's The Human Centipede trilogy.
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The Human Centipede 3 was released both theatrically and on video on demand on 22 May 2015. The film was panned by critics due to its overwhelming gore and repetitive plot to its predecessors. It was deemed one of the worst films of 2015 and at the Golden Raspberry Awards, it was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel and Six was nominated for Worst Director.
Plot[]
At George H. W. Bush State Prison somewhere in the Southwestern United States, William "Bill" Boss, a cannibalistic, psychopathic warden, watches the end of The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) with his accountant, Dwight Butler.
Bill receives a threatening prank phone call from an inmate. He then has a medical checkup with Dr. Jones in which Bill believes there is nothing wrong with himself. Bill then waterboards the inmate who prank called him with three buckets of boiling water as punishment, horribly disfiguring him. Governor Hughes arrives, ordering Bill and Dwight to put a stop to the violence and promising that they will both be fired otherwise. In anger and retaliation, Bill orders a mass castration of the inmates, and brutally castrates one of the prisoners himself, then cooks and eats the testicles for "energy food."
Dwight pitches an idea to fix the prison's horrible retention and violence rates to Bill: suture all of the inmates together mouth-to-anus, forming a giant human centipede, which would be the ultimate deterrent to crime. Bill is skeptical and opposed to the idea. Bill then has a nightmare about being attacked by inmates, and raped by the inmate he castrated. Bill then summons the director of The Human Centipede 2, Tom Six, to the prison. Bill is assured that the films are "100% medically accurate." Six gives the prison permission to use his Centipede idea, provided that he is permitted to witness the operation. The first two films are then shown to the inmates as a display of their future, which causes a riot. Inmates chase Bill and Dwight to the warden's office, resulting in Dwight ordering the entry of special forces. The rioting prisoners beat his assistant Daisy unconscious until they are subdued by the assault team, which restore order in the prison.
Bill goes around each cell and shoots every inmate with tranquilizers, readying them for the operation. Incompatible inmates are shot and killed. They discover an inmate with Crohn's disease, who suffers from severe diarrhea. Bill orders the man who raped him in the dream to be attached to him as an added punishment. Daisy is in a coma, where she is raped by Bill. Six returns to the prison, where he is met by Bill and Dwight. After touring the cells, they discover a mentally unstable inmate eating his own feces wanting to be sewn to the centipede. Bill shoots and kills the inmate as he does not want anyone to enjoy the punishment.
Upon the centipede's completion, Governor Hughes arrives greatly disgusted at what he sees. In addition to the centipede, a "Human Caterpillar" has been created by suturing together death row inmates, along with those who were given a life sentence, and amputating their limbs. Daisy has been sewn into the Centipede while one inmate from the Centipede is in the infirmary, having been disconnected because he served his time. Hughes leaves the prison, telling Dwight and Bill they should receive the death penalty. In anger, Bill shoots Dr. Jones dead. However, Hughes returns to prison with a sudden change of heart, stating that the Centipede punishment is "exactly what America needs." After Hughes leaves, Dwight and Bill celebrate their success. Dwight is then shot and killed by Bill for trying to take credit for the idea.
In the final scene, a naked Bill screams with joy in the lookout tower overlooking the Centipede while the Star-Spangled Banner plays.
Alternate ending[]
In an alternate ending, Doctor Josef Heiter lays in his bed, implying that the previous events were part of a dream. He finds his three rottweilers, his first centipede creation, deceased. The camera pans over his house and the film transitions into the beginning of The Human Centipede (First Sequence).