Urban Legend (film series)

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Urban Legend
Created bySilvio Horta
Original workUrban Legend (1998)
OwnerSony Pictures Entertainment
Years1998–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Direct-to-video

Urban Legend is an American horror film franchise created by Silvio Horta. The series comprises three films.

Films[]

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
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)[]

Main article: Urban Legend (film)

A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)[]

Main article: Urban Legends: Final Cut

A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)[]

Main article: Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

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
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
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
North America Other
territories 		Worldwide
Urban Legend September 25, 1998 $38,072,438 $34,455,157 $72,527,595 $14 million [3]
Urban Legends: Final Cut September 22, 2000 $21,468,807 $17,105,555 $38,574,362 $14 million [4]
Total $59,541,245 $51,560,712 $111,101,957 $28,000,000

Critical and public response[]

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Urban Legend 21% (57 reviews)[5] 35 (15 reviews)[6] C[7]
Urban Legends: Final Cut 9% (82 reviews)[8] 21 (19 reviews)[9] D+[7]
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 40% (5 reviews)[10] N/A N/A

References[]

  1. ^ Miska, Brad (February 10, 2020). "Screen Gems is Making a New 'Urban Legend' for the Digital Age". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Scott, Ryan (August 24, 2020). "Urban Legend Reboot Targets Katherine McNamara and Several Other Rising Stars". MovieWeb. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Urban Legend (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Urban Legend (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Urban Legend (1998)". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  8. ^ "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Urban Legends: Final Cut". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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