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| 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 | |
| Kane Hodder | ... | Elm Street Resident | |
| Mia Butler | ... | Communion Girl | |
| Morgan Kitzmiller | ... | Communion Girl | |
| Hannah Rader | ... | Communion Girl | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Scott Glosserman | ... | D.A. Heilman (scenes deleted) | |
| Steve Kaminsky | ... | Courtroom Attendee (scenes deleted) | |
| Tommy Peters | ... | Courtroom Witness (scenes deleted) | |
| Susan Spencer | ... | Juror (scenes deleted) | |
Directed by | |||
| Scott Glosserman | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Scott Glosserman | writer | |
| David J. Stieve | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Gordy Haab | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jaron Presant | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sean Presant | |||
Casting by | |||
| Marisa Ross | |||
| Matthew Skrobalak | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Travis Zariwny | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Zack Smith | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Raquel L. Jaffe | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Molly Craytor | .... | hair stylist | |
| Molly Craytor | .... | makeup artist | |
| E. Larry Day | .... | hair department head | |
| E. Larry Day | .... | makeup department head | |
Production Management | |||
| James R. Rosenthal | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Charles Babbage | .... | prop construction | |
| Betsy Goslin | .... | property master | |
| Ben Pace | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Zack Smith | .... | set dresser | |
| Travis Zariwny | .... | storyboard artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Scott Dowsett | .... | boom operator | |
| Patrick Giraudi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Markus Innocenti | .... | sound editor | |
| Jackie Johnson | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Jesse Nordhausen | .... | sound mixer | |
| Jesse Pomeroy | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Paul Stanley | .... | supervising sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| William Boggs | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Carly Sertic | .... | special effects intern | |
| Kai Shelton | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| David Van Woert | .... | marketing producer | |
Stunts | |||
| Kent W. Luttrell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Susan Spencer | .... | stunts | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Andrew Cohen | .... | additional editor | |
| Matthew W. Johnson | .... | IQ artist | |
| Brian Lancaster | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mato | .... | color timer | |
| Jordan Noce | .... | assistant editor | |
| R. Clifford Olson | .... | assistant editor | |
| John Scheer | .... | digital on-line editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Rudy Chung | .... | music supervisor | |
| John Rodd | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Lodge Worster | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Joey Brenner | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Roger D. Faires | .... | location manager | |
| Andrea Hofer | .... | assistant locations | |
| Rachel Lipsey | .... | craft service | |
| Dawnn Pavlonnis | .... | production coordinator | |
| Bailey Rumsfeld | .... | production mascot | |
| Corrinne Theodoru | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michael Von | .... | production assistant | |
Thanks | |||
| Dan Walton | .... | special thanks | |
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A clever, post-modern, tongue-in-cheek horror from first-time director Scott Glosserman, Behind the Mask sees a grad school documentary maker Taylor Gentry (Angela Goethals) and her crew charting the progress of aspiring psycho killer Leslie Mancuso (Nathan Baesel) as he puts the wheels in motion for his next 'job': the wholesale slaughter of a group of teens in sleepy Echo Falls.
Adopting the persona of local 'myth' Leslie Vernon (who, as a child, supposedly murdered his parents and was thrown over the local waterfall by an angry mob), Mancuso builds his 'legend', selects his victims (including the token virginal 'Survivor Girl') and carefully prepares the final location for his killing spree; when not 'working', he chats freely with the documentary crew about his aspirations, idols, and philosophies (we even get to meet his mentor Eugene, now retired from the business and enjoying life with his hottie wife).
With a wry and very dark sense of humour, Glosserman plays with the recognised conventions and clichés of the slasher (whilst also analysing the whole genre), delivering a movie designed specifically to appeal to fans who know their Myers from their Voorhees and their Springfield from their Haddonfield. Relative unknowns Baesel and Gentry do a great job in their roles, and are given solid support from genre legend Robert Englund as Leslie's 'ahab' (ie., his good-guy nemesis), psychiatrist Doc Halloran. Also popping up for the fun are Poltergeist's helium voiced midget Zelda Rubinstein and Kane 'Jason' Hodder in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.
Towards the end, the film does admittedly lose some of its magic as it slips awkwardly from ironic comedy into genuine slasher mode (as Taylor's conscience kicks in and she tries to intervene with the killer's plans), and a not-so-unexpected twist does little to help, but with so much great stuff happening earlier on, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is still well worth watching.
Oh, and look out for a fun end-credits sequence which hints at the inevitable sequel.