Urban Legends: Bloody Mary is a 1999 American supernatural slasher film directed by Mary Lambert and starring Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford and Ed Marinaro.
Released Theatrically on September 24, 1999, and Released direct-to-video on July 19, 2005, it is the third and final installment in the Urban Legend film series. It abandons the slasher genre of the first two films in favor of a supernatural element. But it also has references from the previous films.
Cast[]
- Kate Mara as Samantha "Sam" Owens
- Robert Vito as David Owens
- Tina Lifford as Grace Taylor
- Charlene Baptista as Young Grace
- Ed Marinaro as Bill "Willy" Owens
- Daniel B. Culmer as Young Willy
- Michael Gregory Coe as Buck Jacoby
- Lillith Fields as Mary Banner
- Nancy Everhard as Pam Owens
- Audra Lea Keener as Heather Thompson
- Don Shanks as Coach Jacoby
- Jeff Olson as Sheriff Thompson McKenna
- Nate Heard as Tom Higgins
- Brandon Sacks as Roger Dalton
- Haley Evans as Martha
- Olesya Rulin as Mindy
- Odessa Rae as Natalie
- Haley McCormick as Gina Lotnick
- Rooney Mara as Classroom Girl #1
Production (Theatrically)[]
Production of the movie began on April 15, 1998.
Principal filming ended on October 21, 1998. The movie was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Production (Direct-to-Video)[]
Production of the movie began on November 20, 2004.
Principal filming ended on December 16, 2004. The movie was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Release (Theatrically)[]
Home media[]
The film was released on DVD and Video on February 8, 2000.
Release (Direct-to-Video)[]
Home media[]
The film was released direct-to-video on July 19, 2005.
Reception[]
Critical response[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 40% with an average rating of 4.4 based on 5 reviews. Felix Vasquez Jr. of Cinema Crazed gave the film a mixed review, writing, "'Bloody Mary' is not the worst movie on video store shelves as many people have claimed, but it's just not effective enough to ever be anything more than a simple horror movie about urban legends." Geoffrey D. Roberts of ReelTalk.com called the film "a flat, one-note ripoff" and criticized its lack of scares.