A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends. Urban legend 1998 directed by jamie blanks genres horror subgenres slasher film, teen movie release date sep 25, 1998 usa run time 100 min. Jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, natasha wagner, michael rosenbaum, loretta devine, joshua jackson, tara reid, john neville, robert englund and julian richings costar. This inspires amy to do her thesis film about a serial killer who bases the crimes on urban legends. Feb 10, 2020 the 1998 college slasher flick urban legend is the next horror film in line for the reboot treatment, this time for the social media age. Brenda has, however, transferred to pendleton to gain bloody vengeance on an unsuspecting natalie for when the latter, along with her old. Urban legend 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The list consists the deaths occurred in the urban legend film series. In 1998, i was 15yearsold and already an insufferable snob when it came to horror. Urban legend dustere legenden 1998 film, cinema, dvd, suisse, programme, sortie, revues, francais. Urban legend is a 1998 american slasher film directed by jamie blanks, written by silvio horta, and starring jared leto, alicia.
Urban legend 1998 movie trailer jared leto, joshua. The killer in the backseat was among the legendary horror stories dramatized in the 1998 film urban legend. Brenda wanted revenge because the boy natalie and michelle ran over was her boyfriend. An interesting plot idea, and a great opening sequence, dissipates when the film sadly becomes a generic slasher plot. Her suspicions grow stronger when her own roommate is strangled to death. Leto played club regular angel face in the cult classic fight club 1999 and had major roles in girl, interrupted 1999 and american psycho 2000. Brenda bates appears as the main antagonist of the 1998 slasher film urban legend. Just as the student journalist character, paul, states in the film, the idea of an urban legend serial killer its a stretch, the same holds true if you substitute film for idea. Bloody mary 2005 horror films dont really give me nightmares but for some reason this one does every time. While its got that high concept sound that makes it easy to pitch to eager hollywood producers, that doesnt always mean its. Brenda bates is the main antagonist of the 1998 mystery slasher film urban legend. Urban legend is a 1998 slasher movie starring jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, joshua jackson, tara reid, michael rosenbaum, robert englund, danielle harris, brad dourif and loretta devine after the vitality boost given by the success of scream 1996, slashers returned to mainstream media and followers were sure to follow. Urban legend is one of those followers, along with i know. Hingga kemudian jalinan persahabatan tersebut diganti dengan malapetaka akibat teror pembunuhan berantai yang terjadi.
Urban legend is a 1998 american slasher film directed by jamie blanks, written by silvio horta, and starring jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, and. Buy urban legend movie posters from movie poster shop. I hate films where the authority figures dont believe the main characters, because it feels like the film is being stretched out for no reason like in urban legends, and it descends into obvious and bad ending twists. Brenda has, however, transferred to pendleton to gain bloody vengeance on an unsuspecting natalie for when the. This fun 1998 horror film features some alist actors in early roles, has plenty of meta references, and the story about a killer who uses urban legends to murder college students is unique. Between 1992 and 1998 the guardian newspaper weekend section published the illustrated urban myths column by phil healey and rick glanvill, with content taken from a series of four books. Robert englund professor wexler joshua jackson damon brooks john neville dean adams julian richings weird janitor michael rosenbaum parker riley.
A campy and fun horror film, urban legend delivers some exciting thrills. Final cut or simply urban legend 2 is a 2000 american slasher film directed by john ottman, in his directorial debut, and starring jennifer morrison, matthew davis, hart bochner, joseph lawrence, anthony anderson, and loretta devine. Nice to revisit once in a while, but there are so many better movies out there. At a small new england college a mysterious killer murders a series. Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killers intentions in the ultimate urban legend the unfolding story of her own horrific murder. Mereka adalah michelle mancini natasha gregnor wagner, natalie simon alicia witt, brenda rebecca gayheart, damon brooks, tosh, dan parker rilley. As such, it soars, providing the scares and laughs to make it a fun little film worth watching time and time again. The 1998 college slasher flick urban legend is the next horror film in line for the reboot treatment, this time for the social media age. Its plot focuses on a series of murders on the campus of a private new england university, all of which appear to be modeled after popular urban legends. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The foreground is filled with the heroine, carefully framed so that we can see nothing behind her. Alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, jared leto, tara reid, michael rosenbaum, loretta devine, joshua jackson, natasha gregson wagner, danielle harris, robert englund, john neville, julian richings, brad dourif. The first i know what you did last summer was good and urban legend followed in 1998. After losing her boyfriend in a car crash caused by reckless college girls, brenda became a serial killer obsessed with urban legends, recreating them while dispatching her victims.
Nov 20, 2018 this twodisc collectors edition release of urban legend from shout. Urban legend is a 1998 slasher movie starring jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, joshua jackson, tara reid, michael rosenbaum, robert englund, danielle harris, brad dourif and loretta devine. Watch urban legend online stream full movie directv. The third is a whole other animal, taking a single supernatural urban legend and expanding it into a film. It was celebrated in its time, but weve moved past it. The film is based on the premise that a killer is using the methods of death described in certain urban legends as a means to kill the victims. Alicia witt was horribly miscast as the female lead. Scream would of course participate in that boom by becoming a franchise, releasing scream 2 in 1997. Let us not assume, however, that reallife evildoers never lie in wait for their victims in the backseats of vehicles. Nov 11, 2015 film urban legend mengisahkan tentang sekelompok pemuda yang telah menjalin ikatan persahabatan yang lama. Film locations for urban legend 1998, in toronto, ontario.
Urban legend 1998 seeks originality in the familiar. For another, film centric, explanation, the kevin bacon film death sentence features the gang high beam initiation. This was such an interesting and fun premise to watch college students get taken out one by one by a killer using urban legends were all familiar with, it set such a creepy and tense atmosphere and created an enjoyable tone for slasher fans with a lot of fun and creative death scenes. Urban legend 1998 letterboxd social film discovery. The 1998 film urban legend featured students discussing popular urban legends while at the same time falling victim to them. This is the original of the urban legend trilogy, and, as with its sequels, a number of studentscadets are picked off by an unknown assassin. Final cut, which was released in theaters in 2000, and urban legends. Find out where urban legend 1998 is streaming, if urban legend 1998 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. An okay, but certainly not great horror film that gets considerably worse at it progresses, we give urban legend a 3. Trivia the third film moves further away from the original film and abandons the slasher element of the preceding films in favor of a supernatural element.
This twodisc collectors edition release of urban legend from shout. Countries canada, france, united states mpaa rating r. There must be a name for the kind of loud, sudden chord that slasher movies depend on. With jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, michael rosenbaum. The massive success of wes cravens scream in 1996 famously led to a resurgence in slasher films, especially those centered on teens or college students. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Director jamie blanks storm warning 2007, valentine 2001, long weekend 2008 did not do such. My favorite urban legend, the phantom doberman, is overlooked by the movie, but it hits a lot of the other bases, including the babysitter who. Complete with a marqueeworthy cast and a witty, selfreflexive attitude to the stalkandslash craze, it ignited a new wave of knifewielding horror films with uncannily similar posters that filled theaters for the. A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to. I was like really into evil dead ii, notld, rotld, basket case, etc, etc and urban legend was a postscream slasher made for my peers who i thought i had nothing in common with in the slightest, this was their movie not mine. Soon the quiet college campus is transformed into hunting grounds for a maniac, and natalie. A university is beset by a rash of gruesome murders that resemble old urban legends. Urban legend movie reboot officially happening screen rant. Its really what starts off the whole film plot and vigilante revenge storyline.
Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Wish upon 2017, slender man 2018, the disappointments room 2016, the first purge 2018, the possession of hannah grace 2018. Urban legend 1998 where to stream and watch decider. Jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, natasha wagner, michael rosenbaum, loretta devine, joshua jackson, tara reid, john. Urban legend 1998 is a 1h 39min rate r american mysterythriller slasherhorror film that is based on a kier using deaths in certain urban legends to mder students at a new england university. Urban legend is a 1998 slasher film starring jared leto, alicia witt, rebecca gayheart, and tara reid. Factory subset scream factory is a mustown for horror fans. However, this film also had a much more interesting premise than most of your lowbrow horror films and, in that respect, it failed to make the cut. Brenda is a relatively new student at pendleton university, new hampshire and is best friends with the cautious, lonely natalie.
Urban legend is a product of the screaminduced resurgence of lowbrow horror films. Film urban legend mengisahkan tentang sekelompok pemuda yang telah menjalin ikatan persahabatan yang lama. Hush 2016 the faculty 1998 one of my personal favorites cold creek manor 2003 if youre into the more mysterythriller types the messengers 2007 shutter 2008 urban legends. The slasher film had been written off as long dead and gone by the end of the 80s, but everyone was in for a big surprise when wes cravens scream took the world by storm in 1996. At a small new england college a mysterious killer murders a series of victims using urban legends as a mo. Snopes is the internets definitive resource for factchecking misinformation, debunking fake news, and researching urban legends. Yet another film to capitalise on the hunger for cynical, humorous slasher movies with whodunnit asides in the late 90s started by wes cravens scream, urban. After the vitality boost given by the success of scream 1996, slashers returned to mainstream media and followers were sure to follow. He also appeared in terrence malicks starpacked war drama the thin red line 1998. A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends. It had a great plot teenagers being killed off due to urban legends. Oct 10, 2017 urban legend 1998 seeks originality in the familiar.
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