---
title: 'Urban Legend (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jamie Blanks'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/urban-legend-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146336/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Urban Legend (1998)

1998 · R · 99 min · Horror · United States, Canada

Part of: Urban Legend

## Synopsis

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, 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jamie Blanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-blanks)
- **Screenplay:** [Silvio Horta](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvio-horta)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-young)
- **Producer:** [Neal H. Moritz](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-h-moritz)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Chressanthis](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-chressanthis)
- **Editor:** [Jay Cassidy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-cassidy)

## Cast

- [Julian Richings](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-richings)
- [Robert Englund](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-englund)
- [Rebecca Gayheart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-gayheart)
- [John Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neville)
- [Natasha Gregson Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-gregson-wagner)
- [Brad Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dourif)
- [Loretta Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-devine)
- [Danielle Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-harris)
- [Vince Corazza](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-corazza)
- [Stephanie Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-mills)
- [Michael Rosenbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rosenbaum)
- [Jared Leto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-leto)
- [Joshua Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-jackson)
- [Tara Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/tara-reid)
- [Alicia Witt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alicia-witt)

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