Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.

Director:

John Ottman

Writers:

Silvio Horta (characters), Paul Harris Boardman

Stars:

Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Morrison	...	Amy Mayfield
Matthew Davis	...	Travis Stark / Trevor Stark
Hart Bochner	...	Professor Solomon
Loretta Devine	...	Reese
Joey Lawrence	...	Graham Manning (as Joseph Lawrence)
Anson Mount	...	Toby
Eva Mendes	...	Vanessa Valdeon
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Sandra
Anthony Anderson	...	Stan
Michael Bacall	...	Dirk
Marco Hofschneider	...	Simon
Derek Aasland	...	P.A. Kevin
Jacinda Barrett	...	Lisa
Peter Millard	...	Dr. Fain
Chas Lawther	...	Dean Patterson

Storyline

Urban Legends: The Final Cut follows Amy Mayfield (Morrison), a student at Alpine University who struggles to complete her thesis film on urban legends - only to have her crew members fall prey to fatal 'accidents.' Suspicious, Amy investigates and discovers a much more sinister hand at work. Now she must unmask the killer before she, too, becomes an urban legend.

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Plot Keywords:

urban legend | film director | serial killer | film student | sequel | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The campus used during filming was Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

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Goofs

When Reese drives Amy to the library, she mentions the story of a serial killer killing 8 students (in reference to the first movie). Not only was the body count listed incorrectly, in that film, only 6 students were actually murdered. Michelle, Damon, Tosh, Parker, Sasha, and an extra in the radio station. The other 4 deaths were Principal Wexler, the Dean, the Janitor, and supposedly Brenda who we find out at the end actually survived. 9 total deaths.

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Quotes

[Travis watches Lisa down her second cocktail]
Lisa: Come on. Drink up.
Travis: Don't you have a plane to catch?
Lisa: Wasted is the only way to fly.

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Crazy Credits

As the end credits roll, Professor Solomon is being pushed in a wheelchair by a nurse who happens to be the killer from the first movie!

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Alternate Versions

The DVD edition of the movie has 7 deleted scenes:

• One shows some characters (Amy, Vanessa, Sandra, Travis, Graham, Toby and Stan) discussing after being in the convention of the film school.
• Other shows Amy writing the script of the movie (there's 2 parts)
• Other shows Sandra saying "Goodbye" to Amy, minutes after finishing the first day of the shooting of Amy's film.
• An "alternate"-expanded scene of Amy and Trevor talking about the killer's attack in the Tunnel Of Terror.
• An alternate ending showing Amy and Trevor holding after wrapping the filming of Amy's movie.

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Connections

References ER (1994)

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Soundtracks

Theme of Foxy Brown
Written by Willie Hutch
Performed by John Torres & Amanda Gonzalez
Produced by Deborah Lurie

User Reviews

Misunderstood...

A film that can generate the most fiendish criticisms of all time, such as "pure crap" and "worst film ever made" etc etc, yet still manage to actually entertain some people, not because it is "so bad it's good" but because it is actually quite good must be hiding something from most of its audience.

Basically, I think very few people "get" this film.

In years to come this will be remembered as quite a well done little slasher flick, and will garner the kind of cult status that films like April Fool's Day and Prom Night achieved.

Details

Official Sites:

Phoenix Pictures / John Ottman

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Leyendas urbanas: Corte final

Filming Locations:

Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,505,513, 24 September 2000

Gross USA:

$21,468,807

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,574,362

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenix Pictures, Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Original Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1