The rise of leslie vernon 2007, a kind of americanized man bites dog remake about a documentarian goethals and her crew following a serial killer around and. In 1999, goethals graduated from vassar college with a b. Robert englund as the ahab and angela goethals as the final girl are wonderful, but the real star of the show, the one who carries most of this film and does so superbly, is nathan baesel as the killer in training, leslie vernon. The rise of leslie vernon may be the best horror spoof no. Robert englund, angela goethals and nathan baesel directed by. It stars nathan baesel, angela goethals, scott wilson, zelda rubenstein, and robert englund. The rise of leslie vernon may be the best horror spoof no one has ever seen. The rise of leslie vernon comes loaded with bonus features, including interviews with actors angela goethals, ben pace and cowritercoproducer david stieve, an audio commentary with cowriterdirector scott glosserman, moderated by filmmakers adam green and joe lynch, an audio commentary with. The plot of behind the mask btm is a refreshingly zany take on horror. The rise of leslie vernon took the idea and ran with it in a fun and refreshing take. Starring nathan baesel, angela goethals, robert englund, scott wilson. Although it introduces a new horror villain, behind the mask.
The rise and fall of leslie vernon stars nathan baesel, angela goethals, zelda rubinstein, and robert englund. Behind the mask long time dying private investigator crime thriller series book 11. The comic book an interview with comic book artist nathan thomas milliner audio commentary with cowriterdirector scott glosserman, moderated by filmmakers adam green and joe lynch. Ryne critiques the slasher critique of behind the mask.
Angela goethals read book 12 and alexander cendese read book. Heres what you need to know about the behind the mask. She is a greatgreatgranddaughter of george washington goethals, the chief engineer of the panama canal, and namesake of new yorks goethals bridge. Actress angela goethals propelled herself to child stardom during the late 80s and early 90s. New hd master from the 2k intermediatenew joys and curses interviews with actors angela goethals, ben pace, and cowritercoproducer david stievenew before the mask. Angela goethals, nathan baesel, zelda rubinstein director. Audio commentary by cowriterdirector scott glosserman, moderated by filmmakers adam green and joe lynch. Sd is raw audition footage with nathan baesel and angela goethals and brief tape on two of supporting actors. Even though this approach is nothing novel a similar, superior film, man. Angela goethals and nathan baesel in behind the mask. New joys and curses interviews with actors angela goethals, ben. Hd is a collection of new interviews with various actors angela gotthals and ben pace and cowriter david stieve on the origins of the project and how some of the actors came on board. Nathan baesel, angela goethals, scott wilson, robert englund.
Angela goethals, maryann plunkett, and stephen lang at the new harmony project, and at the guthrie theatre lab in minneapolis, and. Apr 02, 2018 more often than not, a film wont get the acclaim that it should, even if it builds a fan base. If you havent seen it, i suggest you do so in the quickest of. New joys and curses interviews with actors angela goethals, ben pace and cowritercoproducer david stieve. The comic book an interview with comic book artist nathan thomas milliner audio commentary with nathan baesel, angela goethals, britain spelling, and ben pace the making of behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon also costars robert englund, the actor behind one of the genres most influential icons, and in a bonus feature clip from scream factorys recently released collectors edition bluray, actress angela goethals discusses what it was like to work. A homage to the slasher genre, the film follows a journalist and. Predating both cabin in the woods and the final girls, btms fake documentary style lends to a good deal of laughs as the story turns the genre inside out. Audio commentary with cowriterdirector scott glosserman, moderated by filmmakers adam green and joe lynch.
Sd is an older featurette from the original dvd but does include behind thescenes footage and onset interviews. Scream factory have released a nice collectors edition bluray containing a good transfer and a lot of old extras interspersed with a couple new ones. The rise of leslie vernon 2006 people angela goethals. Angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costar in this ingeniously twisted and awardwinning shocker that film threat hails as. The rise of leslie vernon is a 2006 american mockumentary black comedy slasher film directed by scott glosserman. In 2005, she landed a recurring guest appearance on 24, and also gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role in the black comedy horror mockumentary, behind the mask. The rise of leslie vernon is one of the great, unique horror movies that has been released in the past few years. Goethals made her acting debut in the broadway production of coastal disturbances in 1987, and later became known for her role in home alone playing the sister of macaulay culkins character in the film. It is very well directed by a firsttime director and the acting is all top notch. Angela goethals, britain spellings, ben pace, and hart turner in behind the mask. Along the way, leslie will even be so cordial as to teach taylor and her crew the tricks of the trade.
The comic book an interview with comic book artist nathan. Audio commentary with nathan baesel, angela goethals, britain spelling, and ben pace. Goethals was a cheerleader at stuyvesant high school and was introduced to the acting world by actress jeanie hackett, a family friend, who took her to several auditions. Angela goethals, zelda rubinstein, scott wilson, robert englund, nathan baesel, kate lang. Angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costar in this ingeniously twisted and awardwinning shocker that film threat hails as a masterpiece. Angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costar in this. The wardstone chronicles wikipedia the play premiered at the second stage theatre on april 8, 1989, directed by carole rothman, and starred jane alexander as charlotte blossom, harris yulin as her husband, angela goethals as her daughter and bethel leslie as her dying aunt. New joys and curses interviews with actors angela goethals, ben pace, and cowritercoproducer david stieve new before the mask. New joys and curses interviews with actors angela goethals, ben pace, and cowritercoproducer david stieve. Aug 20, 2018 behind the mask is a work that deconstructs and explains the slasher films with such precision and depth that the seemingly most simpleminded films start to seem real studies on the psychology of serial killers, their motivations and their sense there.
The rise of leslie vernon bluray angela goethals actor, zelda rubinstein actor, scott glosserman director. A few years later, goethals received second billing in the lowbudget horror comedy behind the mask. Angela goethals, zelda rubinstein, scott wilson, robert englund, nathan baesel, kate. A generous amount of onset footage is balanced with a handful of interviews, including scott glosserman, robert englund, nathan baesel, angela goethals, scott wilson and zelda rubinstein. Where scream combined parody and horror, behind the mask. The comic book an interview with comic book artist nathan thomas. Full release details for scream factorys behind the mask. Complete specs cut in for scream factorys behind the mask. Behind the mask is a solid slasher metacommentary film, although it does get too caught up in its own slasher element in the final moments. The rise of leslie vernon nice, normallooking leslie vernon nathan baesel has an obsession with moviestyle slashers like michael myers, jason voorhees and freddy krueger.
Leslie decides to follow in the footsteps of his heroes, and, ever the selfpromoter, invites a documentary filmmaker angela goethals and her crew to. In fact, in order to better document his impending murder spree, leslie has offered budding filmmaker taylor gentry angela goethals and her dedicated crew. That film was a super grassroots low budget film behind the mask. Goethals was born and raised in new york city, new york, the daughter of rosalind, a teacher and single mom who raised angela and her sister sara. A homage to the slasher genre, the film follows a journalist and her crew that are documenting an aspiring serial killer who models himself according to slasher film conventions. In fact, in order to better document his impending murder spree, leslie has offered budding filmmaker taylor gentry angela goethals and her. Jun 26, 2007 behind the mask the rise of leslie vernon is a smart comedy for the horror film enthusiast. Angela bethany goethals is an american film, television and stage actress. Scream factory details upcoming behind the mask release.
The rise of leslie vernon also costars robert englund, the actor behind one of the genres most influential icons, and in a bonus feature clip from scream factorys recently released collectors edition bluray, actress angela goethals discusses what it was like to work with a. The rise of leslie vernon also costars robert englund, the actor behind one of the genres most influential icons, and in a bonus feature clip from scream factorys recently released collectors edition bluray, actress angela goethals discusses what it was like to work with a living legend on the 2006 film. Oct, 2006 angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costar in this ingeniously twisted and awardwinning shocker that film threat hails as a masterpiece. Scream, the final girls, behind the mask is unique in how it executes the formula. Or at least, that was the case when starzanchor bay dumped the film into a small number of theaters during midmarch 2007 with little publicity and no. Mar 23, 2018 the vintage featurette the making of behind the mask 32 minutes is a selfexplanatory look behind the scenes at the creation of the feature. Complete specs cut in for scream factorys behind the. In fact, in order to better document his impending murder spree, leslie has offered budding filmmaker taylor gentry angela goethals and her dedicated crew unprecedented access to his life as he sets into motion a plan designed make to make the formidable feats of jason voorhees, freddy krueger, and michael myers look like a mere warmup for the homicidal hysteria thats about to unfold. If youve seen all of the halloween movies at least twice i wont tell anyone that you dont include the third film, or the friday the th movies at least twice, or the nightmare on elm street movies at least twice, then youre bound to enjoy this film. It stars nathan baesel, angela goethals and robert englund.
Taylor gentry angela goethals and the others dont believe leslie is dangerous but the fact that they ignore all the signs he is as well as were. A bar referenced in halloween on a match book shows up here. The rise of leslie vernon remains a quality bit of moviemaking and storytelling that really nails its novel approach to the horror genrethe release shines with its plethora of new bonus content. Angela goethals was born and raised in new york city, the daughter of rosalind, a teacher and single mom. Angela goethals 24 and zelda rubinstein poltergeist costars in this ingeniously twisted and awardwinning shocker that film threat hails as a masterpiece.
Throughout the 1990s, goethals went on to star in several independent films and television shows, including a leading. Goethals attended stuyvesant high school where she was a cheerleader. Besides being welledited, what makes behind the mask work are the. Available as a collectors edition bluray march 27th, 2018 from scream factory, behind the mask. Around 1985, at the tender age of eight, goethals auditioned for and then landed a series of theatrical roles that carried her directly to the great white way. Robert englunds character is named after halloran from the stephen king novel the shi.
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