Urban Legend
1998 film directed by Jamie Blanks · Released 1998
Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, written by Silvio Horta, and starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, and Michael Rosenbaum, and is the first installment in the Urban Legend film series. Its plot focuses on a series of murders on the campus of a private New England university, all of which appear to be modeled after popular urban legends. In addition to its core cast, the film features supporting performances from Robert Englund, Joshua Jackson, Danielle Harris, Loretta Devine, John Neville, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and Brad Dourif. It is an international co-production between the United States, Canada and France.
Cast ages when filming began (April 20, 1998)
- Jared Leto, as Paul Gardner: 26
- Alicia Witt, as Natalie Simon: 22
- Rebecca Gayheart, as Brenda Bates: 26
- Michael Rosenbaum, as Parker Riley: 25
- Tara Reid, as Sasha Thomas: 22
- Loretta Devine, as Reese Wilson: 48
- Joshua Jackson, as Damon Brooks: 19
- John Neville, as Dean Adams: 72
- Robert Englund, as Professor William Wexler: 50
- Danielle Harris, as Tosh Guaneri: 20
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, as Michelle Mancini: 27
- Brad Dourif, as Michael McDonnell: 48