Urban Legend | |
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Created by | Silvio Horta |
Original work | Urban Legend (1998) |
Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Years | 1998–2005 |
Films and television | |
Film(s) | Urban Legend (1998) Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) |
Direct-to-video | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) |
Urban Legend is an American horror media franchise consisting of three slasher films. The first installment was written by Silvio Horta, directed by Jamie Blanks, and released in 1998.
Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
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Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 | Jamie Blanks | Silvio Horta | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Michael McDonnell |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | John Ottman | Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Richard Luke Rothschild |
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | June 19, 2005 | Mary Lambert | Dan Harris & Michael Dougherty | Scott Messer, Aaron Merrell & Louis Phillips |
A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.
A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
In February 2020, a reboot of the film was announced to be in development, to be written and directed by Colin Minihan. [1] In August, Sydney Chandler, Katherine McNamara and Keith Powers were cast in the film. [2] In October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing". [3] In the following months, Eli Roth confirmed that it was due to the studio losing interest, [4] and McNamara reported that it was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Key
- A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- An A indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills.
- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- A C indicates a cameo appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Characters | Films | ||
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Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | |
1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
Reese Wilson | Loretta Devine | ||
Brenda Bates | Rebecca Gayheart | Rebecca Gayheart C | |
Paul Gardner | Jared Leto | ||
Natalie Simon | Alicia Witt | ||
Sasha Thomas | Tara Reid | ||
Parker Riley | Michael Rosenbaum | ||
Damon Brooks | Joshua Jackson | ||
Dean Adams | John Neville | ||
Professor William Wexler | Robert Englund | Mentioned | |
Amy Mayfield | Jennifer Morrison | Jennifer Morrison A | |
Travis Stark Trevor Stark | Matthew Davis | Matthew Davis A | |
Graham Manning | Joseph Lawrence | ||
Vanessa Valdeon | Eva Mendes | ||
Sandra Petruzzi | Jessica Cauffiel | ||
Toby Belcher | Anson Mount | ||
Stan Washington | Anthony Anderson | ||
Professor Solomon | Hart Bochner | Mentioned | |
Samantha "Sam" Owens | Kate Mara | ||
David Owens | Robert Vito | ||
Grace Taylor | Tina Lifford Charlene Baptista Y | ||
Bill "Willy" Owens | Ed Marinaro Daniel B. Culmer Y | ||
Mary Banner | Lillith Fields | ||
Buck Jacoby | Michael Gregory Coe | ||
Pamela "Pam" Owens | Nancy Everhard | ||
Crew/Detail | Film | ||
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Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | |
1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
Composer(s) | Christopher Young | John Ottman | Jeff Rona |
Cinematographer | James Chressanthis | Brian Pearson | Ian Fox |
Editor | Jay Cassidy | Rob Kobrin John Ottman | Michelle Harrison |
Production companies | Original Film TriStar Pictures Phoenix Pictures | Original Film Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures | NPP Productions |
Distributing company | Sony Pictures Releasing | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |
Running time | 100 minutes | 98 minutes | 93 minutes |
Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Reference | ||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 | $38,072,438 | $34,455,157 | $72,527,595 | $14 million | [6] [7] |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | $21,468,807 | $17,105,555 | $38,574,362 | $14 million | [8] [9] |
Total | $59,541,245 | $51,560,712 | $111,101,957 | $28,000,000 | ||
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Urban Legend | 29% (66 reviews) [10] | 35 (15 reviews) [11] | C [12] |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | 10% (86 reviews) [13] | 16 (25 reviews) [14] | D+ [12] |
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | 40% (5 reviews) [15] | — | — |
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