Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
- Directed by
- Scott Glosserman
- Genre
- horror film, comedy horror, slasher film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 517 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A journalist and her film crew follow an aspiring serial killer who wants to become the next great slasher legend. He explains the rules and tricks of the trade while preparing to make his mark.
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What happens
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a 2006 American mockumentary black comedy slasher film directed by Scott Glosserman, written by David J. Stieve, and starring Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubenstein, and Robert Englund. An homage to the slasher genre, the film follows a journalist and her crew that are documenting an aspiring serial killer who models himself according to slasher film conventions. Principal photography took place in Oregon, although the film takes place in a small town in Maryland. The film premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest film festival and was shown at several other festivals followed by a limited release in the United States on March 16, 2007. It is Zelda Rubenstein's final film released during her lifetime before her death in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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