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Urban Legend

5.7

Released September 25, 1998Runtime 1h 40min

What you don't believe can kill you.

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Original Film

Phoenix Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $14,000,000
Revenue: $72,527,595
Profit/Loss: $58,527,595

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Cast

Alicia WittNatalie Simon

Jared LetoPaul Gardener

Rebecca GayheartBrenda Bates

Michael RosenbaumParker Riley

Loretta DevineReese Wilson

Tara ReidSasha Thomas

John NevilleDean Adams

Joshua JacksonDamon Brooks

Julian RichingsWeird Janitor

Robert EnglundProfessor William Wexler

Natasha Gregson WagnerMichelle Mancini

Danielle HarrisTosh Guaneri

Brad DourifMichael McDonnell, Gas Station Attendant

Gord MartineauDavid McAree

Vince CorazzaDavid Evans

Stephanie MillsFelicia

Danny ComdenBlake

Nancy McAlearJenny

Kay HawtreyLibrary Attendant

Angela VintBitchy Girl

J.C. KennyWeather Lady

Balázs KoósNerdy Guy

Shawn MathiesonHippie Guy

Clé BennettDorky Guy

Danielle BrettTrendy Girl

Roberta AngelicaSwimming Woman

Matt BirmanKiller

Crew

Jamie BlanksDirector

Elaine YarishScript Supervisor

David McAreeFirst Assistant Director

Sarah CampbellThird Assistant Director

Jonathan WrightSecond Assistant Director

Michael McDonnellSecond Unit Director

Silvio HortaScreenplay

Gina MatthewsProducer

Neal H. MoritzProducer

Brad LuffExecutive Producer

Michael McDonnellProducer

John PapsideraCasting

Jon ComerfordCasting

Lisa ParasynCasting

Brian Leslie ParkerAssociate Producer

Susan PhillipsProduction Coordinator

Peter BoborasLocation Manager

Brian Leslie ParkerProduction Manager

Zameret KleimanExtras Casting

Chris MartinAssistant Location Manager

Robert GardinerProduction Assistant

Corinna Schmitt-PorsiaAssistant Production Coordinator

Vicki Dee RockProduction Executive

Jay CassidyEditor

James ChressanthisDirector of Photography

Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer

Benno TutterArt Direction

Leslie SebertMakeup Department Head

Tod HolcombMusic Editor

Martin MalivoireSpecial Effects Supervisor

Mary Claire HannanCostume Design

Carolyn A. LoucksSet Decoration

Karen Baker LandersSupervising Sound Editor

Bryan BowenSound Editor

Matt BirmanStunt Coordinator

Christopher AssellsSound Editor

Mark L. ManginoSound Editor

Charles William BreenProduction Design

Mary Ruth SmithSound Editor

Joanna Tracey HeatonArt Department Coordinator

Per HallbergSound Mixer

Peter RosenfeldSteadicam Operator

Ray McMillanProjection

Ted OvertonFirst Assistant Camera

Mark SavelaVisual Effects Producer

Sara SchiltAssistant Costume Designer

Philip D. MorrillAssistant Sound Editor

Lori Ann BellefontaineDriver

Richard AllenGaffer

Elliot LurieMusic Supervisor

John MacNeilAssistant Art Director

Ron DickieProperty Master

Drew WebsterSound Recordist

Tom MatherProduction Sound Mixer

Mark D. AchesonGrip

Sid ArmourMakeup Artist

Derrick MitchellFirst Assistant Editor

Bruce MacaulayStill Photographer

William H. BrownPost Production Supervisor

Pete AnthonyOrchestrator

Carlos CanecaLead Set Dresser

David DeMarinisSet Dressing Artist

Carlos FloodElectrician

Geoffrey G. RubaySound Effects Editor

Ernie KestlerAdditional Camera

Marco BiancoStunts

Stephanie KeatingUnit Publicist

Mark D. FlemingSound Re-Recording Mixer

Brennan PrevattDigital Compositors

Colin JonesBoom Operator

Alison ReidStunts

Brian JagerskyStunts

Paul RutledgeStunts

Rick ForsayethStunts

Ken QuinnStunts

Jamie JonesStunts

Erin JarvisStunts

Sue ParkerStunts

Anton TyukodiStunts

Dwayne McLeanStunts

Danny LimaStunts

C.J. LusbyStunts

Shelley CookStunts

Lauren StephensDialogue Editor

Robert FernandezScoring Mixer

Greg SteeleADR Mixer

Brad LarkinSpecial Effects Technician

Jason ShultzStoryboard Artist

James MorianaFoley Artist

Jeffrey A. MelvinAssistant Property Master

David W. AlstadterFoley Mixer

Nicole DemersAssistant Makeup Artist

Paul BeginAssistant Camera

Mark RiceSpecial Effects Assistant

Jim SchulteAssistant Editor

Tony NegreteFirst Assistant Sound Editor

Pete AnthonyConductor

Christopher NethercoatKey Rigging Grip

Laurence BortnickSecond Assistant Camera

Rossana DeCampoKey Scenic Artist

Benedikt BrydernMusic Coordinator

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Reviews

Following a series of strange murders, a group of students at a college campus set out to investigate the crimes and their seeming connection to the killer when they find out the killer is basing their crimes on urban legends and set out to stop the rampage. This is far better than its reputatio...

Urban Legend is a movie I watched during a long weekend marathon of older slasher movies that seem to have been forgotten, or at least aren't as heralded as the more well-known movies of the genre (Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, etc.). Among these lesser known movies...

One of many lame slashers that sprouted in the late 90s thanks to the mega success of 'Scream'. Good cast utterly wasted with stilted dialogue and a nonsensical story, a half-assed motive and tame kills that weren't all that memorable.

**Urban Legend (1998) – Pure Slasher Fun** I revisited *Urban Legend* on a whim during a lazy weekend horror binge, expecting something disposable and forgettable. What I got instead was a sharp-looking, fast-moving slasher with a cool premise, a ridiculously attractive cast, and just the right ...