Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.5 · 71% critics
A documentary crew gets exclusive access to a charismatic psycho horror figure planning his reign of terror in a sleepy town. As he explains his methods, the film also breaks down the usual slasher movie rules and the genre’s go-to archetypes.
Also known as Behind the Mask - The Rise of Leslie Vernon · Derrière le masque
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-08-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (514 votes)
About
Not for you if you want straightforward, gore-heavy scares instead of a mock-umentary slasher deconstruction; if you like New Nightmare or Scream-style genre play, this campy, fan-friendly parody may be right up your alley.
Pros: clever horror deconstruction; fun genre references; entertaining spoof | Cons: pacing can feel slow; kills aren’t very inventive; some comedy misses
Themes
- career
- movie business
- gore
- satire
- mockumentary
- serial killer
- slasher
- maniac
- fake documentary
- found footage
- analog
- murder spree
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Nathan Baesel
as Leslie Vernon
Angela Goethals
as Taylor Gentry
Robert Englund
as Doc Halloran
Scott Wilson
as Eugene
Zelda Rubinstein
as Mrs. Collinwood
Bridgett Newton
as Jamie
Kate Miner
as Kelly
- BP
Ben Pace
as Doug
- BS
Britain Spellings
as Todd
Hart Turner
as Shane
Directed by Scott Glosserman