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Urban Legend

Year:
Duration:
99 min
Genres:
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
5.4
Director:
Jamie Blanks
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1998-09-25
Filming Locations: Humber College - 3199 Lake Shore Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Earnings
Budget: $14,000,000
Opening Weekend: $10,515,444 (USA) (27 September 1998)
Gross: $38,048,637 (USA) (17 January 1999)
Cast
Actor
Character
Alicia Witt
Alicia Witt
Urban Legend
Danielle Harris
Danielle Harris
Urban Legend
Jared Leto
Paul Gardener
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
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Michelle Mancini
Gord Martineau
David McAree
Kay Hawtrey
Library Attendant
Angela Vint
Bitchy Girl
J.C. Kenny
Weather Woman
Vince Corazza
David Evans (as Vince Corrazza)
Balázs Koós
Nerdy Guy
Stephanie Anne Mills
Felicia (as Stephanie Mills)
Danny Comden
Blake
Nancy McAlear
Jenny
Shawn Mathieson
Hippie Guy
Clé Bennett
Dorky Guy
Danielle Brett
Trendy Girl
Roberta Angelica
Swimming Woman
Matt Birman
Killer
Brad Dourif
Michael McDonnell, gas station attendant (uncredited)
Silvio Horta
College Student (uncredited)
Shalen Hutchings
Extra (uncredited)
Lili Salman
College student (uncredited)
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Trivia
The book sitting on the desk in Professor Wexler's desk in his class is "The Vanishing Hitchhiker," which is one of the seminal texts on urban legends.
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Joshua Jackson (Damon Brooks) cranks his car before he takes Natalie to "that" spot in the woods; when it cranks the radio plays Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" from the TV show Dawson's Creek (1998) also starring Jackson.
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Apparently, according to the license plate on the front of the Dean's car, the Dean lives in Maine.
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Goofs
In the final scene, the lead character's abdomen is seen being cut open with a scalpel. We then see her scream in pain. Minutes later, she is no worse for wear, considering the major incision in her stomach. There is no more mention of this "pain" for the rest of the film because the scene was added at the last minute.
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When Damon falls from the tree, he goes through the windshield head first. In the subsequent shot of Damon's corpse, his head is sticking out of the windshield.
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There is a safety cable visible when Sasha is hanging over the stair-rail (at right arm).
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Quotes
Natalie: You're fucking crazy!
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Damon: I'll see you two in class tomorrow.
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Natalie: Someone's taking all of these urban legends, and making them reality.
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Faq
Q
When was Wexler killed and how?
A
Wexler was probably killed not long after Reese (Loretta Devine) entered his secret room in his office. He was probably killed with the ax that Brenda (the murderer) planted in order to frame Wexler for her killing spree.
Q
What happened to Natalie and Paul at the end?
A
Natalie and Paul survive Brenda's attempt to kill them in the same way she killed Michelle. What their ultimate fate after they survive that night is unclear. A new student at Pendleton in the closing scene mentions that Natalie was his former roommate's cousin which could hint Natalie is still alive. Brenda is shown to have survived at the end so she could possibly have tracked them down and killed them, but there is no clear proof.
Q
What legends were used on the victims?
A
Various legends are mentioned in the film, but here are the core ones for the murders: 1. Michelle Mancini (Natasha Gregson Wagner) was killed by "The Killer in the Backseat", 2. Damon Brooks (Joshua Jackson) is strangled by a rope attached to his car when Natalie (Alicia Witt) tries to drive away in a variation of "The Boyfriend's Death" (however Damon and Natalie weren't dating), 3. Prior to the film's events, Brenda (Rebecca Gayheart)'s boyfriend was killed by Natalie and Michelle by "The Gang Initiation" legend where gang members would drive w/o their headlights on and would chase down any car who flashed their beams to warn them, 4. Natalie's roommate, Tosh (Danielle Harris), is strangled and has her wrists slit with a message reading: "aren't You Glad You Didn't Turn on the Light", 5. Dean Adams (John Neville) has his ankles slashed and he is then run over by his car on the tire spikes ala "Slasher under the Car", 6. Parker Riley (Michael Rosenbaum ) receives a call in the house ala "The Babysitter" legend and finds his dog in the microwave, but is murdered by the "Pop Rocks" legend when Pop Rocks and drain cleaner are poured down his throat although it is unclear if his stomach burst or what exactly happened, 7. Professor Wexler (Robert Englund) was probably murdered with an ax in his office at some unknown point and the legend used to murder him is unclear, 8. Sasha Thomas (Tara Reid) is murdered at her radio station by an ax with Natalie as a witness out in the hallway, 9. The janitor who rescues Natalie is killed by the "Gang Initiation" legend
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