First, as I usually do in situations like this, let me state that you do not need to have seen either of the first two films that preceded this one, in order to enjoy it. Likely rushed together to capitalize on the success of the first two.
When done well, it can actually work, without feeling cheap, even if you have seen some or all of the sex scenes before. It helps when they cast some of the actors from those previous films, to film new scenes to fit with the old ones, as this film does. This film begins with him being assigned to investigate the murder of a businesswoman named Julie Jennifer Leigh Burton , who was shot to death in an underground parking lot one night.
Now Detective Crank is investigating a double homicide, starting over with no suspects at all. Considering the recycled nature of this film, this plot is actually quite clever. And, as noted, the re-used scenes generally fit into the story very well, which is credit to director Wynorski. I noticed that each time Detective Crank has to drive someone they would show a shot of some car driving down a street, and it would always be a different car.
Crank, who narrates most of the film in voice-overs, always makes some off-hand remark about how he borrowed some car from the police motor-pool, to use. I guess it was cheaper to used already filmed outside shots of cars than to rent a new car to film the actor driving in. Now, for the sex scenes. There is also a scene with Samantha Phillips and Kim Sill , who play a couple of unnamed Vice cops, where they take a shower together. Some of the scenes show sex, others just women stripping.
Crank, investigating murders with sexually charged motives. It would have been a natural way to tie several films together. We also had a ton of films where Ross Hagen had played Crank or a variation thereof and the film was stitched together. Most of it was the script, but a lot of juggling and adding different elements like the joke about a different car every time was added in post.
