Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

4.4R97 minDirector: John Ottman

2000 film by John Ottman

Urban Legends: Final Cut is a 2000 slasher film directed by John Ottman in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, and Loretta Devine. In addition to directing, Ottman also edited the film and composed its score. A sequel to Urban Legend (1998), it is the second installment in the Urban Legend film series. It follows a film student being stalked by a serial killer in a fencing mask, who begins murdering the crew members of her thesis film about urban legends. The film is an international co-production film between the United States, Canada and France.

Filmed in late 1999, Urban Legends: Final Cut was theatrically released in the United States on September 22, 2000, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Although it made only roughly half of its predecessor's gross, it was still successful, grossing $38.6 million on a budget of $14 million. The film was universally panned by critics upon release, and was followed by the direct-to-video sequel Urban Legends: Bloody Mary in 2005.

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What is Urban Legends: Final Cut about?
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) — 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
Is Urban Legends: Final Cut based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Urban Legends: Final Cut scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.