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Urban Legend is an American horror film franchise created by Silvio Horta. The series comprises three films.
Urban Legend | |
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Created by | Silvio Horta |
Original work | Urban Legend (1998) |
Years | 1998–present |
Films and television | |
Film(s) |
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Direct-to-video |
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Films
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, Michael McDonnell and Neal H. Moritz |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | John Ottman | Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz and Richard Luke Rothschild |
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | July 19, 2005 | Mary Lambert | Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris | Aaron Merrell, Louis Phillips and Scott Messer |
Urban Legend (1998)
A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
Future
In February 2020, a reboot was announced to be in development, to be written and directed by Colin Minihan.[1] In August, Katherine McNamara, Sydney Chandler and Keith Powers were cast in the film.[2]
Cast and crew
Key
- A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
- 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.
Principal cast
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 GayheartC | |
Paul Gardner | Jared Leto | ||
Natalie Simon | Alicia Witt | ||
Sasha Thomas | Tara Reid | ||
Parker Riley | Michael Rosenbaum | ||
Amy Mayfield | Jennifer Morrison | ||
Travis Stark / Trevor Stark | Matthew Davis | ||
Professor Solomon | Hart Bochner | ||
Samantha "Sam" Owens | Kate Mara | ||
David Owens | Robert Vito | ||
Grace Taylor | Tina Lifford Charlene BaptistaY | ||
Bill Owens | Ed Marinaro | ||
Mary Banner | Lillith Fields |
Additional crew
Crew/Detail | Film | ||
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Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut |
Urban Legends: Blood Mary | |
1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |
Composer(s) | Christopher Young | John Ottman | Jeff Rona |
Cinematographer | James Chressanthis | Brian Pearson | Ian Fox |
Editor | Jay Cassidy | John Ottman Rob Kobrin |
Michelle Harrison |
Production companies |
TriStar Pictures Original Film Phoenix Pictures |
Columbia Pictures Original Film Phoenix Pictures |
NPP Productions |
Distributing company |
Sony Pictures Releasing | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |
Running time | 100 minutes | 98 minutes | 93 minutes |
Reception
Box office performance
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 | |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | $21,468,807 | $17,105,555 | $38,574,362 | $14 million | |
Total | $59,541,245 | $51,560,712 | $111,101,957 | $28,000,000 |
Critical and public response
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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Urban Legend | 21% (57 reviews)[3] | 35 (15 reviews)[4] | C[5] |
Urban Legends: Final Cut | 9% (82 reviews)[6] | 21 (19 reviews)[7] | D+[5] |
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | 40% (5 reviews)[8] | — | — |
References
- ^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020). "Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Ryan (August 24, 2020). "Urban Legend Reboot Targets Katherine McNamara and Several Other Rising Stars". MovieWeb. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Urban Legend (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Urban Legend (1998)". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
- ^ "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 26, 2020.