Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

Director:

John Ottman

Writers (WGA):

Silvio Horta (characters)
Paul Harris Boardman (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

It was an urban legend that started it all. Now it continues on the Alpine University campus...

Plot:

Urban legend-style killings begin to occur on a movie set, in this non-sequel sequel to "Urban Legend".

Plot Keywords:

Urban Legend | Sequel | Liver | Boxer Shorts | Knife

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Feb. 13	9:00 PM	TMC
Sun. Feb. 14	12:35 AM	TMC
Tue. Feb. 16	10:00 PM	TMC

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Morrison	...	Amy Mayfield
Matthew Davis	...	Travis Stark / Trevor Stark
Hart Bochner	...	Professor Solomon
Loretta Devine	...	Reese Wilson
Joseph Lawrence	...	Graham Manning
Anson Mount	...	Toby Belcher
Eva Mendes	...	Vanessa Valdeon
Anthony Anderson	...	Stan Washington
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Sandra Petruzzi
Michael Bacall	...	Dirk Reynolds
Marco Hofschneider	...	Schorm "Simon" Jabuscko
Derek Aasland	...	P.A. Kevin
Jacinda Barrett	...	Lisa
Peter Millard	...	Dr. Richard Fain
Chas Lawther	...	Dean Patterson

Also Known As:

Légendes urbaines 2 (Canada: French title)
Légendes urbaines: La suite (Canada: French title)
Leyendas urbanas: Corte final (USA: Spanish title)
Urban Legend 2 (USA) (working title)
Urban Legend 2: The Final Cut (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Original Film

Trivia:

The sequence with Lisa (Jacinda Barrett) was filmed months after principal photography was completed. It was decided after the film was done that a death scene needed to occur much earlier in the film. This is why the character is never mentioned before or after her appearance. Anson Mount actually had to wear a wig during this sequence because he had cut his hair significantly since.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The kidney they use is a bovine kidney. A human kidney does not have external lobes like those you can see on the one shown in the movie.

Quotes:

Dirk: Hi ho!
Stan: Did you call me a ho?

Movie Connections:

References Desperado (1995)

Mediocre Sequel To A Decent Slasher Movie.

"Urban Legends: Final Cut" is a sequel to the 1998 slasher movie "Urban Legend". The sequel concerns a group of college coeds, primarily lead by aspiring film director Amy Mayfield. Amy is trying to direct a horror film for her latest project, and is striving to be awarded the Hitchock Award from her school. She introduces the idea of a horror film based on urban legends, but after the crew of filmmakers begin to shoot their project, cast and crew members begin to disappear one by one. The more of the film that is shot, the more students begin to die. Who is responsible for the killing? Could it be Travis' twin brother Trevor? Or could it be someone else? Who knows? Who cares?

The original "Urban Legend" wasn't Oscar worthy but it had a semi-original story, some horror clichés tossed in. But for the most part, it was a decent slasher film. This follow-up is nowhere near the first film. The story was somewhat weak, and it was as clichéd as could be - bumps in the dark, eerie shadows, a misrepresenting interlude, and a killer who can appear out of thin air. The ending wasn't as shocking as the filmmakers were expecting it to be, and the little sequence before the credits roll tied this film to the original, but for what purpose? Reese, the female campus security cop from the original, returns in this film as the a new security guard on this campus, and does give a few laughs with her "Foxy Brown" imitations. The Amy character, our leading woman, does make some smart moves in the film, but all of the others make dumb decisions that cost them their lives. The scene that stood out the most of the whole film was the infamous "kidney" scene, which was actually pretty well constructed and was disgusting enough.

Overall, "Urban Legends: Final Cut" isn't anything great. The story wasn't anything we haven't seen before, it's your basic "find out who the killer is" horror movie. It serves well as a gory slasher flick, but there is nothing new that it has to offer and very little surprises at all. Put all that aside, fans of the first movie may want to check this out. But, while the original wasn't great, I can confidently say it was better than the sequel. 5/10.