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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Silvio Horta (written by)
Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
It Happened To Someone Who Knows Someone You Know... You're Next. more
Plot:
A college coed suspects that murders around her campus are connected to Urban Legends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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Not Bad, but too predictable...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jared Leto | ... | Paul Gardener |
 | Alicia Witt | ... | Natalie Simon |
 | Rebecca Gayheart | ... | Brenda Bates |
 | Michael Rosenbaum | ... | Parker Riley |
 | Loretta Devine | ... | Reese Wilson |
 | Joshua Jackson | ... | Damon Brooks |
 | Tara Reid | ... | Sasha Thomas |
 | John Neville | ... | Dean Adams |
 | Julian Richings | ... | Weird Janitor |
 | Robert Englund | ... | Professor William Wexler |
 | Danielle Harris | ... | Tosh Guaneri |
 | Natasha Gregson Wagner | ... | Michelle Mancini |
| Gord Martineau | ... | David McAree |
| Kay Hawtrey | ... | Library Attendant |
 | Angela Vint | ... | Bitchy Girl |
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Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and sexual content.
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99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KNT |
Brazil:14 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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The newspaper article that Brenda shows Natalie near the end of the film (about her boyfriend’s death) is said to have been written by (Benno Tutter). Tutter worked on the Art Production of this film.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Parker's body falls out of the closet his pulse is seen in the side of his neck.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
I Know God
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Unfortunately, Urban Legend suffers from a rather disjointed plot, and the fact that as a pseudo-mystery, they've eliminated most of the suspects by the end of the movie, so you pretty much know who is responsible. The murderer displays all the qualities of a more supernatural killer like Jason or Michael Myers, such as superhuman strength and the ability to be everywhere the plot requires him to be (like being across campus within minutes of each murder). Signposting some of the urban legends would have been helpful (there's a urban legend about a DJ being killed on the air and people thinking it was a hoax???). The cast is likable enough, but only Loretta Devine really stands out. The movie could as easily have been called "Horror Movie Cliche" as "Urban Legend" (or was that subtitle spoken for by Scream?). There are a few cute in-jokes (yes, one of the actresses was in a Noxema commercial). It's generally an entertaining way to waste a couple of hours if you're a horror-slasher fan.