Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The film tells the story of a young man, who decides to follow in the footsteps of his legendary psycho horror slashers, and, ever the self-promoter, invites a documentary filmmaker and her crew to follow him around as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo.
25 July 1972, Austin, Texas, USA
20 May 1977, New York City, New York, USA
22 March 1978
8 April 1955, Auburn, California, USA
1 September 1981, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
26 May 1967, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7 September 1984, USA
21 November 1976, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
7 April 1974, La Palma, California, USA
6 June 1947, Glendale, California, USA
28 May 1933, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
10 August 1979, Loverne, California, USA
29 March 1942, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
April 29, 2009
A pure horror film masterpiece, and slasher fans would be best to acknowledge it.
March 16, 2007
About two-thirds in, the movie shifts gears disastrously. Made me want to haul someone into the cutting room for revenge.
March 16, 2007
[Director] Glosserman can't match the wit of Scream, the fright of The Blair Witch Project or the satire of journalism seen in Series 7.
August 04, 2008
A rather funny "Scream"-like cross between a mockumentary and a direct-to-video slasher movie, "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" is custom-made for horror fans, but it isn't remotely scary and people that aren't already steeped in the lore of t
June 27, 2015
...it's ultimately the underwhelming execution that confirms the movie's place as an almost total misfire.
March 22, 2007
A deconstructionist horror comedy that owes a debt to Scream and the 1992 Belgian film Man Bites Dog, Mask nevertheless has enough pitch-perfect wit to lay claim to its own patch of postmodern, movie-loving snarkiness.
March 16, 2007
The script's laughs are too widely spaced. Even before the plot takes a third-act turn into the land of kill-by-the-numbers slasher movies, the jokes drip when they should be gushing.
September 11, 2014
[A] terrific little pearl of a satiric horror-comedy.
July 19, 2007
A mini-masterpiece... one of the best indie films in recent memory.
March 16, 2007
There is a lot of cleverness at work here, especially when the movie switches from the Blair Witch-style shaky camera to more accomplished and atmospheric low-budget lensing.
August 09, 2007
Other than displaying a textbook awareness of its ancestors, Behind the Mask offers next to nothing
March 16, 2007
If Scott Glosserman's witty slasher spoof had celebrities, it would probably be a success like Scream or Scary Movie. As an indie, it's more apt to be a cult fave. Either way, it's a must for those who like thrills laced with humor.
