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Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

Urban Legends: Final Cut poster
Directed by
John Ottman
Genre
horror film, mystery film, slasher film, teen film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 525 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film student is stalked and attacked by a masked killer who murders her crew members one by one. The killer seems to be recreating urban legends in real time.

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What happens

Urban Legends: Final Cut is a 2000 slasher film directed by John Ottman in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, and Loretta Devine. In addition to directing, Ottman also edited the film and composed its score. A sequel to Urban Legend (1998), it is the second installment in the Urban Legend film series. It follows a film student being stalked by a serial killer in a fencing mask, who begins murdering the crew members of her thesis film about urban legends. The film is an international co-production film between the United States, Canada and France. Filmed in late 1999, Urban Legends: Final Cut was theatrically released in the United States on September 22, 2000, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Although it made only roughly half of its predecessor's gross, it was still successful, grossing $38.6 million on a budget of $14 million. The film was universally panned by critics upon release, and was followed by the direct-to-video sequel Urban Legends: Bloody Mary in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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