A rather funny screamlike cross between a mockumentary and a directtovideo slasher movie, behind the mask. Taylor ends up charmed by the shockingly charismatic. Being a horror movie buff myself, i found that this flick really put the. Similar to the 1992 belgium film, man bites dog, behind the mask is part mockumentary and part slasher movie, with the film following a young female journalist and her crew of two camera man and mic operator as they document a man called leslie vernon a fairly new killer hoping to climb the ranks of the likes of michael myers and jason voorhees. The rise of leslie vernon stars nathan baesel, angela goethals, robert englund, scott wilson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and. If you are a slasher fan, a horror fan, a comedy fan, or any combination of the three, you will like this movie. The rise of leslie vernon will be among said best of number. The fact hes an adorkable looking dude and they look just like everyone else makes it all the funnier.
Like a heist movie, mask spends much of its running. The rise of leslie vernon is available on shudder, streaming on roku, or at. The rise of leslie vernon 2006 film behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon seemed primed for a sequel, but a followup has never materialized. The movie is shot as a documentary set in a world where the supernatural killers depicted in famous slasher films are real. Ironically, taylor seems more interested in leslie than the reverse. The rise of leslie vernon to horror film buffs especially. The rise of leslie vernon is a fantastic movie and the more you like slasher movies the more youll enjoy this film. Nathan baesel invasion stars as vernon, a goodnatured killing machine who invites a documentary film crew to follow him as he reminisces. The rise of leslie vernon, leslie vernon nathan baesel explains himself to a college tv news crew, including intrepid reporter taylor angela goethals, who keep asking questions about why leslie and the monsters he emulates freddy krueger a nightmare on elm street, jason voorhees friday the th, and michael myers.
Deconstructive parody, lampshade hanging and metahumor are the name of the game in the film behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon is a 2006 mockumentary which combines genres of black comedy and slasher film. Leslie vernon is an aspiring spree killer in the vein of jason voorhees and freddy krueger who is chosen to be the subject of a documentary that the main character, taylor gentry, is making. Although largely filmed in oregon, the film takes place in a small town in maryland, and follows a journalist and her film crew that is documenting an aspiring serial killer who models himself. The rise of leslie vernon, appeared to be a prime example of the filler material that can be found at this, and other film festivals throughout the world. The rise of leslie vernon, winner of the audience award at the 2006 toronto after dark film festival. It stars nathan baesel, angela goethals and robert englund.
The rise of leslie vernon is a film that takes a falsejournalism approach to the creation of a slasher. The rise of leslie vernon are more intense, too thrilling, more disturbing, more thrilling, lot of fun, turn of events, comedic elements, horror icon, scream queen, humorous dialogue and others. Its been 12 years since we first met a new slasher icon in behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon is a 2006 horror film mockumentary directed by scott glosserman. The film is shot as a documentary set in a world where the killers depicted in famous slasher films are real. Britain spellings, ben pace, kate miner, bridgett newton, scott wilson, zelda rubinstein, robert englund, nathan baesel, krissy carlson, angela goethals, hart turner, kane hodder, travis zariwny. This film does something really clever in that it creates a kind of flipped movie reality. Taylor and her crew film leslie s meticulous preparations to slaughter a number of teenagers in an abandoned house and then be confronted by a virginal survivor girl, kelly. The rise of leslie vernon on dvd 01485097 from starz anchor bay. Trick or treat studios officially licensed behind the mask the rise of leslie vernon halloween mask screen accurate.
It follows a film crew that documents an aspiring serial killer who models himself according to slasher film conventions. Horror komedie film geregisseerd door scott glosserman. Come december, when a years worth of dvd viewing is reduced down to a single set of ten titles, one thing is definitely for certain behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon, in which charming psycho killer vernon brings a film crew along to document the series of murders that will cement his name in the slasher hall of fame along with jason voorhees, freddy krueger and michael myers. If christopher guest turned his satiric eye to the horror genre, the end result might be something like behind the mask. Posted in comedy, horror, thriller, bluray, usa tagged behind the mask. Behind the mask, a song by anarchy club from the way and its power. The rise of leslie vernon es una pelicula dirigida por scott.
About twothirds in, the movie shifts gears disastrously. A mockuslasher film that will open in theatres on january 5, 2007. Trick or treat studios halloween masks, scary halloween masks, scary halloween costumes and props. The rise of leslie vernon 2006 banyak film sub indo yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyarakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus. It makes for a richer sense of the shooting strategies, and a far more favorable impression of the final film.
The rise of leslie vernon movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life. With nathan baesel, angela goethals, zelda rubinstein, robert englund. The rise of leslie vernon parodied the genre to a maximum state, i love every single reference in the film and all the characters. The rise of leslie vernon is a 2006 american mockumentary black comedy slasher film directed by scott glosserman. Directed by scott glosserman, the innovative film took a meta approach to the subgenre.
The horror genre as we know it, in this case the slasher genre in particular, is the real world here, but so is the person responsible for the machinations behind it, only. Met nathan baesel, angela goethals en zelda rubinstein. On the surface, leslie vernon seems like your average small town, nice guy. Jamie lee curtis returns to her iconic role as laurie strode, who comes to her final confrontation with michael myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on halloween night four decades ago. This movie manages to merge dark comedy with genuine suspense and horror. Behind the mask the rise of leslie vernon halloween mask. No one wants to laugh as scary things happen, but when things work out just as leslie predicts they will, even the documentary crew. Leslie vernon is a charismatic young man who is following in the footsteps of the great stalkers and monsters that came before him, but at what point does a simple documentary. If you enjoy intelligent, deconstructive slashers like scream and new nightmare this movie should be on your halloween towatch list.
A student video crew is following the freddyandjasonworshipping slasher as he makes strides toward realizing his dream of causing nightmares from coast to coast. The affable antihero of the clever horror comedy behind the mask seems like a fun guy to grab a beer with, if not for his unfortunate aspiration to become a legendary mass murderer. Low budget, competently directed, but totally derivative and otherwise unspectacular. It stars nathan baesel, angela goethals, robert englund and scott wilson. Leslie plans his crime down to the smallest detail, cheerfully. The rise of leslie vernon 2007 starring robert englund and scott wilson on dvd and bluray. In scott glossermans slasher parody behind the mask. Staring nathan baesel, angela goethals, robert englund and zelda rubinstein. Based on the crowds movie taste updated on may 24, 2020, keytalks representing the movie behind the mask. A female journalist named taylor gentry and her two cameramen document the preparations of leslie vernon as he prepares to join the ranks of other slasher villains. A female journalist named taylor gentry and her two.
The horror genre as we know it, in this case the slasher genre in particular, is. The rise of leslie vernon has revealed that there has recently been some renewed interest in, and therefore some. The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew. The rise of leslie vernon is a horror movie slash no pun intended documentary that educates as it illuminates and scares.
Leslie vernons initial arrival where he appears behind the shed, then behind a window, and then pops up beside them in a display of offscreen teleportation. The rise of leslie vernon is custommade for horror fans, but it isnt remotely. The rise of leslie vernon 2006 is a mockumentary about aspiring serial killer leslie vernon nathan baesel. Set in a world where horror figures like freddy and michael exist but are just ordinary mortal men using trickery to appear supernatural, it follows an amateur film crew as they document up and coming.
In a way it is inspired by belgian movie man bites dog both movies feature movie crew who films escapades of a serial killer. The rise of leslie vernon is a great film and its criminal that no sequel has ever come out for it, yet tons and tons of insipid pap come out every year. While selfreferential horror movies full of cheeky nods to the films of the past were nothing new by the time behind the mask arrived in 2006, what made cowriterdirector scott glossermans effort stand out was just how creative and wellexecuted it. The rise of leslie vernon 2007 nice, normallooking leslie vernon nathan baesel has an obsession with moviestyle slashers like michael myers, jason voorhees and freddy krueger. Angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costars in this ingeniously twisted and awardwinning shocker that film threat hails as a masterpiece. To him, being a cinemastyle serial killer is like being an olympian, with a grueling training regimen that pays off in an adrenalinepumping burst of glory. The rise of leslie vernon 2006 merupakan salah satu film bergenre comedy, horror, thriller yang di sutradarai oleh sutradara kondang papan atas scott glosserman, dan tidak ketinggalan juga, film ini dijamin bertabur deretan bintang film papan atas akan memukau anda saat nonton film behind the mask.
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