# Urban Legend (film series)

Urban Legend is an American horror media franchise consisting of three slasher films. The first installment was written by Silvio Horta, directed by Jamie Blanks, and released in 1998.

## Films

| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
| Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 (1998-9-25) | Jamie Blanks | Silvio Horta | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Michael McDonnell |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 (2000-9-22) | John Ottman | Scott Derrickson & Paul Harris Boardman | Gina Matthews, Neal H. Moritz & Richard Luke Rothschild |
| Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | June 19, 2005 (2005-6-19) | Mary Lambert | Dan Harris & Michael Dougherty | Scott Messer, Aaron Merrell & Louis Phillips |

### Urban Legend (1998)

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

### Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

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

### Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)

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 of the film was announced to be in development, to be written and directed by Colin Minihan. In August, Sydney Chandler, Katherine McNamara and Keith Powers were cast in the film. In October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing". In the following months, Eli Roth confirmed that it was due to the studio losing interest, and McNamara reported that it was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Cast and crew

   * A $^V$ indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
   * An $^A$ indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills.
   * 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 | Films | Films |
| Characters | Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary |
| Characters | 1998 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Officer Reese Wilson | Loretta Devine | Loretta Devine | |
| Brenda Bates | Rebecca Gayheart | Rebecca Gayheart | |
| Paul Gardner | Jared Leto | | |
| Natalie "Nash" Simon | Alicia Witt | | |
| Sasha Thomas | Tara Reid | | |
| Parker Riley | Michael Rosenbaum | | |
| Damon Brooks | Joshua Jackson | | |
| Dean Adams | John Neville | | |
| Prof. William Wexler | Robert Englund | | Mentioned |
| Amy Mayfield | | Jennifer Morrison | Jennifer Morrison |
| Travis Stark Trevor Stark | | Matthew Davis | Matthew Davis |
| Graham Manning | | Joseph Lawrence | |
| Vanessa Valdeon | | Eva Mendes | |
| Sandra Petruzzi | | Jessica Cauffiel | |
| Toby Belcher | | Anson Mount | |
| Stan Washington | | Anthony Anderson | |
| Professor Solomon | | Hart Bochner | Mentioned |
| Samantha "Sam" Owens | | | Kate Mara |
| David Owens | | | Robert Vito |
| Grace Taylor | | | Tina LiffordCharlene Baptista |
| Bill "Willy" Owens | | | Ed MarinaroDaniel B. Culmer |
| Mary Banner | | | Lillith Fields |
| Buck Jacoby | | | Michael Gregory Coe |
| Pamela "Pam" Owens | | | Nancy Everhard |

### Additional crew

| Crew/Detail | Film | Film | Film |
| Crew/Detail | Urban Legend | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Urban Legends: Bloody Mary |
| Crew/Detail | 1998 | 2000 | 2005 |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Young | John Ottman | Jeff Rona |
| Cinematographer | James Chressanthis | Brian Pearson | Ian Fox |
| Editor | Jay Cassidy | Rob Kobrin John Ottman | Michelle Harrison |
| Production companies | Original Film Phoenix Pictures TriStar Pictures (United States) Columbia Pictures (United Kingdom) | Original Film Phoenix Pictures Columbia Pictures | NPP Productions |
| Distributing company | Sony Pictures Releasing | 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 | Box office gross | Box office gross | Budget | Reference |
| Film | Release date | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | Budget | Reference |
| Urban Legend | September 25, 1998 | $38,072,438 | $34,455,157 | $72,527,595 | $14 million | |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | September 22, 2000 | $21,468,807 | $17,105,555 | $38,574,362 | $14 million | |
| Total | Total | $59,541,245 | $51,560,712 | $111,101,957 | $28,000,000 | |

### Critical and public response

| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
| Urban Legend | 29% (66 reviews) | 35 (15 reviews) | C |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | 10% (86 reviews) | 16 (25 reviews) | D+ |
| Urban Legends: Bloody Mary | 40% (5 reviews) | — | — |