Synopsis
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
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Cast
- Nathan BaeselLeslie Vernon
- Angela GoethalsTaylor Gentry
- Robert EnglundDoc Halloran
- Scott WilsonEugene
- Zelda RubinsteinMrs. Collinwood
- Bridgett NewtonJamie
- Kate MinerKelly
- Ben PaceDoug
- Britain SpellingsTodd
- Hart TurnerShane
Recommandations
- 80
Film Threat
Fortunately, the filmmakers have quite a few clever tricks up their sleeves, bringing us a smart, refreshing an affectionate skewering of a celebrated genre. - 80
Variety
An ingeniously twisted mockumentary. - 80
L.A. Weekly
At its best, Behind the Mask offers some, um, cutting insights about mass-media blood lust and the cult of the serial killer, and in Baesel, who is by turns charming, manic and thoroughly scary, it has a gifted young actor who clearly relishes a role he can sink his pitchfork into. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Behind the Mask is original and weirdly delicious, and executed with gory aplomb. - 70
Washington Post
The movie has more cleverness than violence, and its breakdown of cliches is vivid and witty. Baesel is an extraordinary presence, holding the film together with his mesmerizing performance, charm and openness, and Goethals measures up to him. - 67
Austin Chronicle
A poke in the eye of genre convention with a flensing blade and a disarmingly charming razor-blade grin. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
Perhaps too clever for its own good. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Working in a mini-genre whose bones would appear to have been picked clean by the likes of Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven, Glosserman and Stieve find a few pints of fresh blood.
