Escape Plan: The Extractors (or simply Escape Plan 3) is a 2019 action film thriller and the sequel to Escape Plan 2: Hades. Sylvester Stallone, Curtis Jackson, Dave Bautista, and Jaime King all reprise their roles from the previous film, with Max Zhang, Harry Shum Jr., and Devon Sawa joining the cast.
After the daughter of a Hong Kong mogul is kidnapped and sent to an underground prison, Ray Breslin and his team are all hired to rescue her and her entourage. However, the situation soon becomes complicated when Breslin discovers that the man behind said abduction is the son of Lester Clark, who is out for revenge after what Breslin and his team did to Clark in the events of the first movie. When Abigail is abducted as well, Breslin soon finds himself in a race against time to save both the mogul's daughter as well as his lover.
This film provides examples of:
- Aborted Arc: The second film ended with Breslin claiming that he and his crew are gonna hunt down Kimbral's employer, who is implied to be the Greater-Scope Villain of the trilogy. This is completely forgotten about in this film.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Lester Clark Jr. repeatedly begs Breslin to "wait" while he's delivering a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, and again mere seconds before Breslin cuts his throat open.
- The Alcatraz: Subverted. Devil's Station is described as a "hellhole" and having a maze-like design, but it's largely a bog-standard prison complex and not much is made of breaking in or out.
- Big Bad: Lester Clark Jr., the warden of the Devil's Station prison facility.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Jaspar Kimbral was a sadistic warden who targeted criminals and innocents alike, and he wanted revenge on Breslin for an incredibly petty reason that was entirely his fault. Here, Lester Clark Jr. only imprisons actual criminals, and all the innocents he harmed were collateral damage in his quest for revenge against Breslin and Zhang—a quest he began because Breslin and his team were solely responsible for getting Clark Jr.'s father shipped out of the country in the first film.
- Demoted to Extra: Hush has very little screentime compared to the first and second films, seeing as this movie focuses more on the side characters involved in the mogul's subplot.
- Evil Gloating: When Clark Jr. encounters Breslin towards the end, he wastes no time describing Abigail's death and how she gurgled on her own blood.
- Forced to Watch: Breslin can do nothing as Clark Jr. sends a live video feed directly to his phone of Abigail getting her throat slit.
- It's Personal: Lester Clark Jr's main motivation for going after Breslin's crew. He wants revenge for his crew getting his father shipped out of the country, presumably to an underground prison facility to rot.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: During the climax, Breslin pulverizes Clark Jr. without breaking a sweat. The only time Clark Jr. lands any punches are when Breslin intentionally baits him into punching him.
- Slashed Throat: How Lester Clark Jr. kills Abigail. Breslin returns the favor on Clark Jr. during the climax.
- Smug Snake: While he's certainly intelligent, and not as overconfident as Kimbral, Lester Clark Jr. has a habit of thinking he's always in control of the situation, and he loses his composure whenever things go awry.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Abigail.
- Targeted to Hurt the Hero: Clark Jr. successfully kidnaps and murders Abigail, Breslin's lover, and has the audacity to record himself killing her on his phone so Breslin can watch.
- Trailers Always Spoil: The Red Band trailer spoils Breslin giving Lester Clark Jr. the No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, and briefly spoils Clark Jr. falling to his death.
- Wardens Are Evil: Downplayed. Unlike the previous two films, Lester Clark Jr. is not as malicious to his prisoners, and most of said prisoners are actual criminals who deserve to be there. Nevertheless, he has no problem with torturing, or even killing, innocent people who have nothing to do with his vendetta against Breslin.
- Wham Shot: Just before the third act, we see Clark Jr. sending a live video feed of himself standing next to Abigail. It immediately cuts to him cutting her throat open.
