Urban Legend (1998)

Urban Legend (1998)
Director: Jamie Blanks
==Synopsis==
A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.
==Male Deaths==
*Vince Corazza [David Evans] 
*Robert Englund [Professor William Wexler]
*Joshua Jackson [Damon Brooks]
*John Neville [Dean Adams]
*Julian Richings [Weird Janitor]
*Michael Rosenbaum [Parker Riley]
*Unknown Actor 15-M [Sasha's Technician] 
==Female Deaths==
*Natasha Gregson Wagner [Michelle Mancini]
*Danielle Harris [Tosh Guaneri]
*Tara Reid [Sasha Thomas]
==Gallery==
Urban-legend-1998-04-g.jpg|Natasha Gregson Wagner
DamonBrooksDead.jpeg|Joshua Jackson
Danielleharris.jpg|Danielle Harris
Johnneville.jpg|John Neville
UrbanLegendVictim.jpeg|Vince Corazza
Urban Legend.png|Michael Rosenbaum
File:UL.unknown-background.png|Unknown Actor
TaraReid1.jpg|Tara Reid
ProfessorWexler.jpg|Robert Englund
Julianrichings.jpg|Julian Richings
==Trivia==
*(Joshua Jackson) death was shot over the course of three nights.
*Urban legends depicted in the film The film depicts various urban legends, some of which are featured as murder sequences and others that are merely referenced or discussed in passing.
==Referenced==
**(Natasha Gregson Wagner) is murdered by a killer in the backseat. This legend is also referenced by various people looking at the backseat or talking about it.
**Coverage of (Natasha Gregson Wagner)'s murder in the university newspaper is covered up by the dean, referencing the "University cover-up of campus murder," and the subsequent fears of the students reference the "Hatchet man" legend, which has an unnamed killer targeting college campuses at random. The origins of the latter have been traced to serial killer Richard Speck.
**(Rebecca Gayheart) and (Alicia Witt) attempt to invoke Bloody Mary at the entrance to Stanley Hall.
**(Robert Englund) suggests eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda at the same time. The death of Little Mikey from this is mentioned by (Rebecca Gayheart). The killer later re-enacts this legend on (Michael Rosenbaum), substituting soda with cleaning chemicals.
**(Joshua Jackson) is hanging from a tree while (Alicia Witt) is waiting in the car below.
**Gangs driving with their headlights turned off, pursuing the first driver to flash them and running him off the road, is mentioned by (Tara Reid) in the library. It is later revealed that (Alicia Witt) and (Natasha Gregson Wagner) did this, killing a young man; it is subsequently re-enacted by the killer on (Alicia Witt) and the janitor and finally revealed as central to the killer's motive.
**(Alicia Witt) finds her roommate strangled to death in her bed with the note "Aren't you glad you did not turn on the light?"
**The "ankle slasher under the car" legend is re-enacted on (John Neville).
**A guest at the fraternity party explains to Sasha (Tara Reid) that the song "Love Rollercoaster" contains a real murder scream; later, Sasha is attacked during her radio broadcast with everyone tuned in hearing her screams for help and eventual death.
**(Michael Rosenbaum) finds the remains of his dog of him in the microwave, resembling the "Old Lady dries wet dog in microwave" legend.
**The killer attempts to re-enact the "kidney heist" on (Alicia Witt). 
**A caller to (Tara Reid)'s radio show states that she replaced her roommate's birth control pills with baby aspirin.
**A caller to (Tara Reid)'s radio show asks about having her stomach pumped after performing oral sex and ingesting semen.
**A couple suffering from penis captivus call in to (Tara Reid)'s radio show.
**(Robert Englund) discusses the babysitter and the man upstairs legend during his lecture, and Brenda claims it happened in her hometown from her.
**(Michael Rosenbaum) suggests placing spider eggs in Bubble Yum as the killer's next move.
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