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Though the slasher film parody has become well-trodden ground since the birth of the teenage body count genre in the late 1970s, screenwriters Scott Glosserman and David J. Stieve--who are clearly fans of the genre--find some new blood to let out of the serial killer comedy in BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON. The film adds elements of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) and HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986), and centers on a grad student named Taylor (Angela Goethals). Taylor is making a documentary about Leslie Vernon (Nathan Baesal), a killer-in-the-making who has a dark legend surrounding him in his small Maryland hometown. Leslie's plan incorporates all the necessary factors to put him in the same situations that allowed his heroes Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers to continue killing through sequel after sequel, right down to singling out the virginal heroine who will be the one to stop him after he knocks off her promiscuous friends. Unfortunately, Taylor has a larger role in Leslie's plans than she knows, but when she finally realizes that she can't just sit back and film his killing spree, it may be too late to stop him. The first half of BEHIND THE MASK is the funny part. Baesal, whose dry delivery often resembles Will Ferrell's, makes us forget that Leslie's planning to do some horrible things. But when the killing actually starts, the film becomes a bona fide slasher itself---and is often as good as the classics that it good-naturedly apes. Robert "Freddy Krueger" Englund lends some cred in a sharp supporting role, as does Scott Wilson, best known for his portrayal of a real killer in Richard Brooks's IN COLD BLOOD.Product Identifiers
UPC0013138321084
eBay Product ID (ePID)78633649
Product Key Features
ActorAngela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund, Nathan Baesel
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleBehind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon
DirectorScott Glosserman
FormatBlu-ray Disc
Release Year2009
GenreHorror, Horror/Suspense
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleAngela Goethals, Scott Wilson, Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund, Nathan Baesel
Release Date20091208
Film CountryUSA
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- 12 Mar, 2018
A true horror/comedy classic
Smart, witty and different. This movie serves both as an homage to the slasher Movie genre and a substitute to Scream in terms of self referential entertainment. So glad I found it on Blu-ray BUT there’s no disc menu, no bonus features and no update in film quality. I might as well just find the DVD instead. It atleast has featurettes, trailers and commentary.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Oct, 2017
Jpl
Good movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Dec, 2016
Riseof
Awesome bluray movie 😀Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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