Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (Video 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.

Director:

Mary Lambert

Writers:

Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris

Stars:

Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Mara	...	Samantha Owens
Robert Vito	...	David Owens
Tina Lifford	...	Grace Taylor
Ed Marinaro	...	Bill Owens
Michael Coe	...	Buck Jacoby
Lillith Fields	...	Young Mary Banner / 'Bloody Mary'
Nancy Everhard	...	Pam Owens
Audra Lea Keener	...	Heather Thompson
Don Shanks	...	Coach Jacoby
Jeff Olson	...	Sheriff McKenna
Nate Herd	...	Tom Higgins
Brandon Sacks	...	Roger Dalton
Hailey Evans	...	Martha - Samantha's Friend #1 (as Hailey Smith)
Olesya Rulin	...	Mindy - Samantha's Friend #2
Haley McCormick	...	Young Gina Lotnick

Storyline

On Homecoming night, Samantha, Gina, and Mindy are having a slumber party at Sam's house due to being black-listed by the sexy football players. Since the dance and game are out of the question, the trio stays up and entertains themselves with Urban Legends..all leading up to BLOODY MARY. With nothing better to do and a whole night to waste, Sam chants "Bloody Mary." Her friends laugh... "Bloody Mary." More laughter. On the third and final "Bloody Mary," the friends are kidnapped by three jocks and return soon thereafter, shaken but well. Sam begins having hallucinations and soon bodies turn up - is it all a high school prank taken to grisly extremes or is it Bloody Mary, who's youth was taken far too early?

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Plot Keywords:

bloody mary | football player | urban legend | jock | slumber party | 

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Taglines:

Mary's Evil is Beyond Legend

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, drug use and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Urban Legends 3: Bloody Mary

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

NPP Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "porn" Buck Jacoby was watching on the motel contains a scene from a dream sequence from Urban Legends: Final Cut where Amy dreams she was having sex with Trevor.

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Goofs

When David goes to tell the boys that he knows what the they did you can see Buck's microphone in the back of his pants.

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Quotes

David Owens: Just because I have a dead, Mexican hooker in my room doesn't mean I went to Mexico.

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Connections

Followed by Ghosts of Goldfield (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Aloha Oe"
Written by Queen Liliuokolani
Performed by Scooter Pietsch
Courtesy of Imaginery Friends Music Partners

User Reviews

A Good Sequel, But Hopefully The Last

My expectations concerning Urban Legends: Bloody Mary were mostly met. Considering how deceiving sequels usually are, I must say that director Mary Lambert, who's also responsible for the excellent Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary 2, did a great job again. This second addition to the franchise is quite refreshing since it introduces a supernatural threat. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II did pretty much the same thing with the slasher Prom Night. This kind of twist may discourage some but I think innovation is better than stagnation. Once dared by friends at a younger age, I myself have tested the Bloody Mary myth. Therefore, when came the time for the movie to build tension as "Bloody Mary" gets pronounced for the third time in a row, I felt nothing. There wasn't even a mirror involved, even though every version of the story I've heard does. xecution-wise, I guess you cannot beat Candyman. Indeed, the flick focuses more on its loyalty towards the first two movies. As it was the case with Urban Legend and Urban Legends, this movie is about kids becoming urban legends themselves through death. This time around though, it seems Mary's ghost is after them. Therefore, most of the murders are being committed by an invisible entity, Final Destination style. All of them must have looked really good on paper. Unfortunately, the execution lacks subtlety. Budget restraints are this movie's biggest issue and it shows through most visual effects. The "no name" actors featured here give the movie an authentic feel. Kate Mara and Robert Vito play two teen aged heroes and they are actually not two times older than their respective characters, a rarity in horror movies. Rebecca Gayheart doesn't make an appearance this time and the same applies to Loretta Devine. Somehow, the need was felt to replace her with a similar character. Tina Lifford plays a purposely stereotyped and omniscient "pothead". She's handled her scenes nicely and made me laugh.

Overall:

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary might just be the best outcome possible in a franchise that got repetitive right at part two. It combines two sub genres, slasher and ghost story, while holding strong links with the original.