Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Director:

Scott Glosserman

Writers:

Scott Glosserman (writer)
David J. Stieve (writer)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Jason, Freddy, Myers. We All Need Someone To Look Up To.

Plot:

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he...

Plot Keywords:

Slasher | Psycho | Glen Echo | Surveillance Camera | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Nathan Baesel	...	Leslie Vernon
Angela Goethals	...	Taylor Gentry
Robert Englund	...	Doc Halloran
Scott Wilson	...	Eugene
Zelda Rubinstein	...	Mrs. Collinwood
Bridgett Newton	...	Jamie
Kate Lang Johnson	...	Kelly Curtis
Ben Pace	...	Doug Johnson
Britain Spellings	...	Todd Best
Hart Turner	...	Shane
Krissy Carlson	...	Lauren
Travis Zariwny	...	Dr. Meuller
Teo Gomez	...	Stoned Guy
Matt Bolt	...	Slightly More Stoned Guy
Jenafer Brown	...	Carrie - Virgin Girl

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Banks, Oregon, USA

Company:

Glen Echo Entertainment

Trivia:

Zelda Rubinstein uses her signature voice from "The Scariest Places on Earth" (2001) while telling the legend of Leslie Vernon to the girl in the library.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Taylor Gentry is running into the apple orchard near the end of the film you can see the set lights at the top of the screen.

Quotes:

Leslie Vernon: It is going to get wet in here tonight. Lace your boots up kiddies.

Movie Connections:

References Black Christmas (1974)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight With The Stars And You

Don't believe the OVER-hyper

I saw this at the Fantasia Film Festival. I have to admit the first act has some really funny moment, and the actor who portrays Leslie Vernon is great. That being said, the second part turns into a full-blown slasher. The break is WAY too rough to really make it believable, plus the slasher part does not deliver the suspense nor the action, nor the gore we would expect from that kind of movie, which makes it quite monotonous and basically, dull. The director did an okay job, alternating between hand-held video cameras for the documentary parts and stable HD cams for the slasher parts. The guys does have a respect for the genre, but that won't necessarily make the movie good. The cast is pretty solid, especially the guy who plays Leslie Vernon like I said earlier.

So the ''mockumentary'' part is pretty funny, but the ending is terrible. Watchable, but not amazing.