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 Roger is the tanning bed and the temperature goes from 12 to 10 when the blond goes and checks on him.

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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

References Killer Workout (1987)

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Soundtracks

"I Will Always Be There"
Written by Masrissa Steingold, Clinton Rusich and Jeff Rona
Performed by Niki Harris
Courtesy of Niki Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Good Stuff

I didn't really know what to think of this movie before seeing it after loving the first and hating the second... but I watched it with an open mind and was pleasantly surprised.

It starts off very unsatisfying. The acting is terrible and the situations that some of the characters are put into are completely stupid and you'll find yourself screaming at the TV screen. But as the movie progresses, some of the deaths become quite interesting and one in particular makes your skin crawl. When you look back at some of the stupid situations and deaths, you actually quite enjoy laughing at them and wonder if they were put there for that purpose (but they probably weren't). The main character, Samantha, is very annoying sometimes as is her brother, but towards the end they become somewhat likable and you don't really want them to die as much as you did in the beginning.

The direction in the movie is sometimes really good but other times quite terrible. Some of the camera angles used are... interesting but also very distracting and the atmosphere in areas such as the graveyard and the school basement is all wrong. The soundtrack is too quiet and doesn't provide any scares at all so it doesn't really feel like a horror movie.

Apart from all the negatives, the movie was enjoyable and good to watch with some friends. I'm sure it will inspire other filmmakers to use the bloody Mary legend in their projects and maybe breath new life into the story. 8/10