This was a snoozefest alright
Urban Legend
What you don't believe can kill you.
Rating
2.5 (3)
Release Date
9/25/1998Runtime
100 minsOverview
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$14,000,000Revenue
$72,527,595Homepage
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How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A slick 90s slasher that weaponizes urban legend folklore to create a series of inventive set-pieces on a college campus. It's more fun than truly frightening, playing with the mythology of fears we've all whispered about.
Mood
TenseUnsettlingDread-soaked
Themes
SurvivalIdentity
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Alicia Witt
Natalie Simon
Jared Leto
Paul Gardener
Rebecca Gayheart
Brenda Bates
Michael Rosenbaum
Parker Riley
Loretta Devine
Reese Wilson
Tara Reid
Sasha Thomas
John Neville
Dean Adams
Joshua Jackson
Damon Brooks
Julian Richings
Weird Janitor
Robert Englund
Professor William Wexler
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Michelle Mancini
Danielle Harris
Tosh Guaneri
Reviews
This lives in Final Destination's shadow like I Know What You Did Last Summer lives in Scream's shadow.
I rented this a lot in high school, yet all I can ever remember are the actual urban legends and Rebecca Gayheart. It looks and feels older to me than other movies from 1998, and I don't love Joshua Jackson as a blonde. It is still worth a watch, but in terms of 90s teen horror flicks, it's like 10th place.
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