| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
type |
TVTItem |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
label |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
page |
BehindTheMaskTheRiseOfLeslieVernon |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
comment |
Deconstructive Parody, Lampshade Hanging and meta-humor are the name of the game in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, in which charming psycho killer Vernon brings a film crew along to document the series of murders that will cement his name in the slasher hall of fame along with Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers.Interviewed by a student journalist named Taylor Gentry, Leslie details the extensive preparations that slashers go through in order to make a killing spree possible, especially setting up his survivor girl: a blonde virgin named Kelly. When it comes time for the actual murders, though, the documentary crew finally realizes what they've gotten themselves into and opt out at the last minute.Though a Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful, funding is still being sought for a sequel |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
fetched |
2023-05-02T09:28:07Z |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
parsed |
2023-05-02T09:28:07Z |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to ANightmareOnElmStreet: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to AffectionateParody: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to BlackChristmas1974: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Fanservice: Not a Feature - IGNORE |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to FridayThe13th: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Halloween: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Hatchet: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to ManBitesDog: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Maniac1980: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Mockumentary: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to PetSematary1989: Not a Feature - UNKNOWN |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to Scream: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingComment |
Dropped link to TheShining: Not a Feature - ITEM |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
processingUnknown |
PetSematary1989 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
isPartOf |
DBTropes |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14ed6ab7 |
type |
Does This Remind You of Anything? |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14ed6ab7 |
comment |
Does This Remind You of Anything?: Intentional on Leslie's part. He tells Taylor all the Freudian motifs within the journey of Final Girl towards heroism, namely how the moment she grabs a weapon (a phallic object) to fight him she's, in his own words, "empowering herself with cock". In the climax this gets a reference when Taylor is being choked by Leslie, causing her to run her hand down his chest trying to grasp his weapon in a way that rather strongly evokes sexual imagery. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14ed6ab7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14ed6ab7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14ed6ab7 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14fbe67f |
type |
Godiva Hair |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14fbe67f |
comment |
Godiva Hair: When Kelly, the supposed survivor girl, hops on the nerdy kid's johnson like it's a pogo stick. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14fbe67f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14fbe67f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_14fbe67f |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_171ef47c |
type |
Not-So-Harmless Villain |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_171ef47c |
comment |
Not-So-Harmless Villain: The entire movie is based on the premise the graduate students aren't taking Leslie Vernon seriously. It's only after he murders his first two victims that the crew realizes how deep they're in. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_171ef47c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_171ef47c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_171ef47c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1777688d |
type |
Genre Savvy |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1777688d |
comment |
Genre Savvy: Leslie has studied everything there is to know about slasher killings, and has prepared his oeuvre using all of his collected knowledge. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1777688d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1777688d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1777688d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_177a6464 |
type |
Genre Shift |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_177a6464 |
comment |
Genre Shift: Once Leslie decides the documentary has come to an end, the film shifts from a mockumentary, point-of-view presentation to a standard slasher film. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_177a6464 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_177a6464 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_177a6464 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_19a5d773 |
type |
They Look Just Like Everyone Else! |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_19a5d773 |
comment |
They Look Just Like Everyone Else!: Leslie wears his terrifying costume because he normally looks like a twenty-something. This, of course, allows him to go about his preparations in secret. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_19a5d773 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_19a5d773 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_19a5d773 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1bbb76bc |
type |
Abandoned Area |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1bbb76bc |
comment |
Abandoned Area: According to Leslie, the first step in being a slasher is to have "an anchor for your legend." In this case, the Vernon legend revolves around an old scary house built on an abandoned apple orchard. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1bbb76bc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1bbb76bc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1bbb76bc |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1f6983f7 |
type |
Ambiguous Situation |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1f6983f7 |
comment |
Ambiguous Situation: Do the grad students understand Leslie is a real serial killer in the making? Do they just believe this is all an elaborate prank? Are they taking journalistic integrity way too far? |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1f6983f7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1f6983f7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_1f6983f7 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_225d4412 |
type |
PlayedStraight |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_225d4412 |
comment |
Played straight later on when Taylor, before attempting to swing an ax at Leslie, whips off her zip-up sweater (ostensibly to free her arms) to reveal a skimpy tank top. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_225d4412 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_225d4412 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_225d4412 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_228cb20 |
type |
Adaptational Mundanity |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_228cb20 |
comment |
Adaptational Mundanity: Slasher killers like Freddy and Jason seem to be real in this world, but everything seems to indicate that they are people who prepare a lot, rather than real supernatural beings. Apparently, Slashers choose an Urban Legend to attach themselves to and act out, similar to the copycat killings in My Bloody Valentine. So there was a deformed Special Needs kid who drowned in Crystal Lake while the counsellors were busy making whoopie, there was a pervert with a striped sweater who got firebombed by the townsfolk, and there was an abused boy who lost it and got lynched after murdering his parents, but that was, in all cases, the end of it until some murderous psychopath heard about how they supposedly come back and take revenge on the living. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_228cb20 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_228cb20 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_228cb20 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_22cf536c |
type |
Chekhov's Gun |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_22cf536c |
comment |
Chekhov's Gun The cider press. Leslie indicates that it will be of some importance, though does not say for what. Taylor uses it to "kill" Leslie. It's almost certainly rigged not to actually kill him. The tree branches near the second story of Leslie's house. The anti-bruising jelly Leslie puts on to reduce lacerations and bleeding is also flame retardant. The fire proof make-up which Leslie puts on before he's "burned" to death. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_22cf536c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_22cf536c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_22cf536c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_234fa9ba |
type |
May–December Romance |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_234fa9ba |
comment |
May–December Romance: There are at least twenty years between Eugene and Jamie, and probably more than thirty. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_234fa9ba |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_234fa9ba |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_234fa9ba |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_246c5b47 |
type |
Ascended Fanboy |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_246c5b47 |
comment |
Ascended Fanboy: Leslie looked up to the great slashers of the past as his idols, and now he gets to be one. Indeed, the entire movie is about his preparations to become one of the greats. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_246c5b47 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_246c5b47 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_246c5b47 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25208c30 |
type |
Go Through Me |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25208c30 |
comment |
Go Through Me: Doug, one of the camera operators, at least puts forth the effort. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25208c30 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25208c30 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25208c30 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25b5600 |
type |
Captain Ersatz |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25b5600 |
comment |
Captain Ersatz: Doc Halloran dresses and wears his beard the same as Dr. Samuel Loomis. They also have the same occupation and relationship with their killer patients. His name, however, is a reference to The Shining. Eugene is implied to be the killer in Black Christmas (1974), The Toolbox Murders, and possibly Pinhead given the Puzzle Box is in the back of his truck. This is mentioned in his speech that he was involved in 'quantity' over quality. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25b5600 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25b5600 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_25b5600 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_27a42ebc |
type |
Spiritual Successor |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_27a42ebc |
comment |
Spiritual Successor: It is one to Scream due to Leslie's study and explanation of slasher conventions. Eugene and Jamie also give tips on surviving an attack from a slasher villain. It can also be considered an American successor to Man Bites Dog, which also has a film crew creating a documentary by following the daily life of a serial killer. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_27a42ebc |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_27a42ebc |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_27a42ebc |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2f30658a |
type |
Eyes Always Shut |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2f30658a |
comment |
Eyes Always Shut: The two stoners. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2f30658a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2f30658a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2f30658a |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2fb61faa |
type |
Statuesque Stunner |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2fb61faa |
comment |
Statuesque Stunner: Kate Lang Johnson, the actress who plays Leslie's survivor girl Kelly, is both very attractive and very tall. It's especially noticeable when she's standing next to Taylor, who is played by the 5'4" Angela Goethals. Her height is never pointed out in the film. The closest the film comes to doing so is in the audio commentary when some of the filmmakers seem to notice it for the first time. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2fb61faa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2fb61faa |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_2fb61faa |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_303079ba |
type |
Phallic Weapon |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_303079ba |
comment |
Phallic Weapon: Leslie is quite specific about this, making sure that his Final Girl will end up having to face him with a long, hard weapon that is easily equitable with a penis, as a demonstration of her taking his male power away and symbolically killing him with his own penis. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_303079ba |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_303079ba |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_303079ba |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_30c40e9a |
type |
Deconstructor Fleet |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_30c40e9a |
comment |
Deconstructor Fleet: Takes apart the slasher genre bit by bit and pieces it back together again. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_30c40e9a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_30c40e9a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_30c40e9a |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_33f6c897 |
type |
Stoners Are Funny |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_33f6c897 |
comment |
Stoners Are Funny: Two of the teenagers in Leslie's target group are one-dimensional potheads appropriately credited as Stoned Guy and Slightly More Stoned Guy. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_33f6c897 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_33f6c897 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_33f6c897 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_38d02d44 |
type |
Batman Gambit |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_38d02d44 |
comment |
Batman Gambit: Leslie is really good at predicting what people will do. Indeed, we see his meticulous preparation to make sure to cover every eventuality in the isolated location that is the killing zone. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_38d02d44 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_38d02d44 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_38d02d44 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_3b63ecb6 |
type |
Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_3b63ecb6 |
comment |
Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb: The situation for which Leslie is preparing. He expects the group of friends who associate with survivor girl Kelly will dare each other to spend the night in the creepy old farmhouse on the Vernon orchard. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_3b63ecb6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_3b63ecb6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_3b63ecb6 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4023b8c8 |
type |
First-Name Basis |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4023b8c8 |
comment |
First-Name Basis: Leslie and Eugene apparently know very well, or at least comfortable talking in very familiar terms about, slasher legends like Fred, Mike, and Jay. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4023b8c8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4023b8c8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4023b8c8 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4143f84f |
type |
Leg Focus |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4143f84f |
comment |
Leg Focus: Todd remarks quite approvingly about Kelly's long legs. The fact that she shows them off so much is one of the first clues that she's not the virgin Leslie is building her up to be — and not his real survivor girl. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4143f84f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4143f84f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4143f84f |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_43a045de |
type |
Dropped a Bridge on Him |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_43a045de |
comment |
Dropped A Bridge On Her: Kelly, built up to be the virginal survivor girl throughout the movie, is caught having sex — and going by the position she's using, it's probably not her first time. The crew then decides that they need to protect Kelly before Leslie can discover that his girl isn't quite the virgin he believed. Kelly, about to become completely central to the resolution of the plot, is instead unceremoniously dispatched when she attempts to crawl out the second-story window onto a sabotaged tree branch... and falls to her death. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_43a045de |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_43a045de |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_43a045de |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4a4d6f7c |
type |
Comedic Sociopathy |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4a4d6f7c |
comment |
Comedic Sociopathy: Leslie, Eugene, and Eugene's wife, Jamie, all speak about serial killing as if it's a legitimate career they're deeply passionate about. They don't really see their victims as people so much as tools to balance their evil against, with the possible exception of the Final Girl, and even then Leslie says he's more in love with the idea of a person overcoming despair than the person themselves. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4a4d6f7c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4a4d6f7c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_4a4d6f7c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_506bf16a |
type |
Sex Signals Death |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_506bf16a |
comment |
Sex Signals Death: Justified. The reason Leslie kills the copulating young couple first is that they are both distracted and away from the central group. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_506bf16a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_506bf16a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_506bf16a |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_50f66629 |
type |
Crazy-Prepared |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_50f66629 |
comment |
Crazy-Prepared: The bulk of the film is dedicated to Leslie's preparation for every possible scenario. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_50f66629 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_50f66629 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_50f66629 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_537dd8fe |
type |
Affably Evil |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_537dd8fe |
comment |
Affably Evil: Leslie Vernon is so charming and friendly that the filmmakers completely forget that their new buddy is an aspiring mass murderer. This seems to be par for the course for killers. Eugene, the retired slasher, is also very personable. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_537dd8fe |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_537dd8fe |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_537dd8fe |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_61b9028c |
type |
Sinister Scythe |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_61b9028c |
comment |
Sinister Scythe: Leslie's weapon, although it's actually a hand scythe. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_61b9028c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_61b9028c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_61b9028c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6411dac8 |
type |
BadassNormal |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6411dac8 |
comment |
Badass Normal: Leslie Vernon possesses no supernatural powers like Jason Voorhees or Freddy might possess but makes up with Batman-level preparation. Eugene also makes use of stage magic and other tricks like Leslie but has become a Retired Monster. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6411dac8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6411dac8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6411dac8 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6b2b3b59 |
type |
The Reveal |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6b2b3b59 |
comment |
The Reveal: Two of them. The first, revealed about halfway in, is that Leslie isn't Leslie Vernon at all, but a guy named Leslie Mancuso from Reno, Nevada. He's just some guy using the Vernon urban legend to get famous, while Doc Halloran is hunting him because of his past as Mancuso. The big one, however, is that Taylor, not Kelly, is the Final Girl. Leslie agreed to do the documentary in order to get close to her. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6b2b3b59 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6b2b3b59 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6b2b3b59 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6ccb6be |
type |
My Car Hates Me |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6ccb6be |
comment |
My Car Hates Me: Justified in this case. One of Leslie's tricks is to remove spark plugs. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6ccb6be |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6ccb6be |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_6ccb6be |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_72e54916 |
type |
Retired Monster |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_72e54916 |
comment |
Retired Monster: Eugene is almost literally this, a prolific slasher-killer who has mellowed out to essentially become a genial Cool Old Guy. Could also double as an Evil Mentor for Leslie. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_72e54916 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_72e54916 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_72e54916 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_73bf188d |
type |
Menacing Stroll |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_73bf188d |
comment |
Menacing Stroll: Explained in a deleted scene. The killer runs while the victim isn't looking and slows to a power walk when the victim turns around. Even implies that the "tripped while running away from evil cliche" is due to the victim's increasing panic as the killer draws steadily closer while (apparently) moving no faster than a Slow Walk. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_73bf188d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_73bf188d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_73bf188d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_776a06eb |
type |
All Myths Are True |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_776a06eb |
comment |
All Myths Are True: Variation. All slasher movie characters are real. Subverted, however, in that Leslie Vernon turns out to be Leslie Mancuso, a mortal man who's simply using the urban legend of slain Leslie Vernon to instill fear in the townsfolk and implying, by extension, that Freddy, Jason, et al were similarly lacking in supernatural powers. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_776a06eb |
featureApplicability |
-0.3 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_776a06eb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_776a06eb |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7b8b3def |
type |
Celebrity Paradox |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7b8b3def |
comment |
Celebrity Paradox: Freddy Krueger is alluded to early in the film. It's unknown whether he bears any resemblance to Doc Hallorhan. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7b8b3def |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7b8b3def |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7b8b3def |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7fd142ef |
type |
Shared Universe |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7fd142ef |
comment |
Shared Universe: With Hatchet. In Hatchet II one of the hunters mentioned that he lived in Glen Echo and Leslie Vernon is its own Urban Legend. The events of Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th happened in this universe and Hellraiser is implied to. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7fd142ef |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7fd142ef |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_7fd142ef |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_80847f95 |
type |
Our Slashers Are Different |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_80847f95 |
comment |
Our Slashers Are Different: They're apparently Badass Normal Crazy-Prepared individuals rather than actual supernatural killers. They just take advantage of local legends and myths (or outright invent them) in order to scare their prey. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_80847f95 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_80847f95 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_80847f95 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83ca946 |
type |
Hellraiser (Franchise) |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83ca946 |
comment |
Hellraiser: A puzzle box is visible at Eugene and Jamie's house. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83ca946 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83ca946 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83ca946 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83f3983b |
type |
Necessarily Evil |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83f3983b |
comment |
Necessarily Evil: Eugene claims that slashers like him and Leslie exist to embody humanity's sins and worst qualities so that those who survive their rampage or are unwilling to walk away — usually Final Girls or "Ahabs" — can step in and bring hope to everyone else by facing them as the hero. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83f3983b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83f3983b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_83f3983b |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_86d4f985 |
type |
Doing In the Wizard |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_86d4f985 |
comment |
Doing In the Wizard: While horror icons like Freddy, Jason, and Michael exist the movie indicates that they're regular human beings instead of the supernatural slashers of their respective franchises. Alternatively, Leslie and Eugene might just be the muggles of the group. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_86d4f985 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_86d4f985 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_86d4f985 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_898ff050 |
type |
Villain Protagonist |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_898ff050 |
comment |
Villain Protagonist: Leslie Vernon is an aspiring serial killer and our mockumentary's subject. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_898ff050 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_898ff050 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_898ff050 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8a58bb81 |
type |
Meta Guy |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8a58bb81 |
comment |
Meta Guy: Leslie, of course. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8a58bb81 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8a58bb81 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8a58bb81 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8e1aef2d |
type |
Reference Overdosed |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8e1aef2d |
comment |
Reference Overdosed: Even beyond the more obvious shout outs, there are dozens of far more subtle references to various horror movies, particularly slashers. Halloween: The opening scene discusses the events of these movies in Haddonfield, Illinois, as real. Michael Myers is mentioned a few times. Doc Halloran's role, occupation, and style are nearly the same as those of Dr. Sam Loomis. There's also an opening shot with Taylor that shows the Red Rabbit Pub. Not to mention, Eugene's wife is Jamie, and Kelly's family name is Curtis. Sounds familiar? Friday the 13th: The murders at Crystal Lake are also discussed during the opening scene, and Jason Voorhees is mentioned a few times. There's also a slow-motion shot in a barn near the end that appears to be an homage to a shot in Part III. Leslie Vernon's real surname is Mancuso, possibly related to Frank Mancuso, Jr., who produced all of the Friday The 13th sequels and the related TV series. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Not only are Freddy Krueger's killings mentioned during the opening, but the house featured in the original movie is also shown with Kane Hodder as a briefly-shown resident. Additionally, there's a shot of three little girls in white playing jump rope. Hellraiser: A puzzle box is visible at Eugene and Jamie's house. Pet Sematary (1989): Leslie's turtles, Church and Zoe, are named after the pets in both this movie and its sequel. Maniac! (1980): The bit when Leslie starts to cry and says "I'm so happy" is a reference to a rather disturbing scene from this movie. The Shining: The music playing in the background while Leslie puts on his makeup is a reference to this. Additionally, Doc Halloran is named after a character from this movie. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8e1aef2d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8e1aef2d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8e1aef2d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8ec0abf |
type |
The Voiceless |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8ec0abf |
comment |
The Voiceless: Averted for most of the movie; unlike most of the well-known slashers, Leslie is very chatty. This flip-flops during the final act when Leslie gets into character and plays this trope (mostly) straight. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8ec0abf |
featureApplicability |
-1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8ec0abf |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_8ec0abf |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9059bd5d |
type |
Peek-a-Boo Corpse |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9059bd5d |
comment |
Peek-a-Boo Corpse: It wouldn't be a slasher homage without one. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9059bd5d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9059bd5d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9059bd5d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9521acf7 |
type |
The Scourge of God |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9521acf7 |
comment |
The Scourge of God: Booze, drugs, and sex are conventional means of getting killed in a slasher; this is no different. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9521acf7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9521acf7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9521acf7 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_97926168 |
type |
Rewatch Bonus |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_97926168 |
comment |
Rewatch Bonus: It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but when Leslie takes Taylor and her film crew to Eugene and Jamie's place, it almost resembles a Meet the Parents scenario. Especially when Eugene tells Leslie that Taylor's "a regular little spitfire". This implies that not only does Leslie knows that Taylor's the real final girl by that point, but that Eugene and Jamie figured it out also. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_97926168 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_97926168 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_97926168 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9d12bbc1 |
type |
Foreshadowing |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9d12bbc1 |
comment |
Foreshadowing: There are many clues dropped throughout that Taylor, not Kelly, is Leslie's real intended "survivor girl". Taylor is dressed fairly plainly and doesn't wear makeup, she's seen turning down a beer when visiting Eugene's house, she's squicked out when Leslie describes a sex scene in detail, and she's clueless as to the phallic metaphors Leslie invokes — all indicators that she's sexually inexperienced and otherwise "innocent". Kelly, meanwhile, is seemingly dressed like a modest final girl... except for her willingness to show off her long legs in a tiny miniskirt, which Todd even comments on. Additionally, there is a hint dropped during Leslie's killing spree regarding his real target. At the start of his killing spree, he shows the crew a pair of spark plugs he's removed from cars around the house, saying "I do NOT plan to get run over tonight". Later on, one of the teens mentions all their tires have been slashed, which would make removing the spark plugs redundant. If you notice that, you'll realize immediately what car he MUST have pulled the spark plugs from - the crew's. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9d12bbc1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9d12bbc1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_9d12bbc1 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a284511d |
type |
Balance Between Good and Evil |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a284511d |
comment |
Balance Between Good and Evil: Leslie's driving force, and the alleged driving force of many a serial killer out there. In order for good to triumph over evil, there needs to be evil, and Leslie feels it is his duty to provide it. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a284511d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a284511d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a284511d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a4c37cbe |
type |
Mood Whiplash |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a4c37cbe |
comment |
Mood Whiplash: The last 15 minutes or so are played as a straight slasher. Especially once Leslie goes after Taylor and her camera crew. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a4c37cbe |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a4c37cbe |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_a4c37cbe |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acecb17d |
type |
Chekhov's Skill |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acecb17d |
comment |
Chekhov's Skill: The mentor showing that he can feign death by meditating in his sensory deprivation chamber. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acecb17d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acecb17d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acecb17d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acf43080 |
type |
Wicked Pretentious |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acf43080 |
comment |
Wicked Pretentious: As Leslie explains to the documentary crew step-by-step how the events of his first rampage are going to go, he gives a freudian interpretation of certain tropes and cliches (the "sacredness" of hiding in the closet, Final Girls using the killer's weapons against them, etc) that comes across as snobby film-analysis that Taylor frequently snarks at. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acf43080 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acf43080 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_acf43080 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ad4c74ed |
type |
Final Girl |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ad4c74ed |
comment |
The big one, however, is that Taylor, not Kelly, is the Final Girl. Leslie agreed to do the documentary in order to get close to her. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ad4c74ed |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ad4c74ed |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ad4c74ed |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ae3d6438 |
type |
Deadpan Snarker |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ae3d6438 |
comment |
Deadpan Snarker: Todd, the cameraman. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ae3d6438 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ae3d6438 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_ae3d6438 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b53077b3 |
type |
Take That! |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b53077b3 |
comment |
Take That!: Eugene is rather dismissive of the uninspired slashers who'd just carve their way through a sorority house or something, and frequently only had one half-assed killing spree in them. (A reference to the innumerable low-quality slasher ripoffs that succeeded, mostly, Friday the 13th.) |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b53077b3 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b53077b3 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b53077b3 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b807624a |
type |
And Show It to You |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b807624a |
comment |
And Show It to You: One of the stoners gets it with a post-hole digger. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b807624a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b807624a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_b807624a |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bb067aba |
type |
Cool Mask |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bb067aba |
comment |
Cool Mask: Leslie, of course. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bb067aba |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bb067aba |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bb067aba |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bceef0cb |
type |
Slasher Movie |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bceef0cb |
comment |
Slasher Movie: Part of it, anyway. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bceef0cb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bceef0cb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bceef0cb |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bec0417c |
type |
Happily Married |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bec0417c |
comment |
Leslie takes the documentary crew to visit his best friends, Eugene and Jamie, a married couple who are strongly implied to have started as a slasher-survivor girl relationship. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bec0417c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bec0417c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_bec0417c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c5ccf60f |
type |
Internal Reveal |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c5ccf60f |
comment |
Internal Reveal: The mockumentary crew has this when they realize this is not an elaborate prank by Leslie Vernon and he's just murdered two people. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c5ccf60f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c5ccf60f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c5ccf60f |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c691d3f4 |
type |
Offscreen Teleportation |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c691d3f4 |
comment |
Offscreen Teleportation: Used extensively by Leslie. He explains this tactic as stage magic, having learned it by studying the likes of Houdini, as well as extensive cardio. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c691d3f4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c691d3f4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c691d3f4 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c82e751f |
type |
Unspoken Plan Guarantee |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c82e751f |
comment |
Unspoken Plan Guarantee: Of course, the spoken plan goes off without a hitch, too. At least the parts that weren't deliberate misdirection. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c82e751f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c82e751f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_c82e751f |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbb414ed |
type |
Hand Wave |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbb414ed |
comment |
Hand Wave: Practically used In-Universe. In a Deleted Scene, Eugene recounts the ways in which he'd been "killed" in his "career," including decapitation, among others. When asked how he survived, he says something about "meditation techniques" and "homeopathic remedies." There's a homeopathic remedy for having your freaking head cut off?!? |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbb414ed |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbb414ed |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbb414ed |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbca2c99 |
type |
Red Herring |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbca2c99 |
comment |
Red Herring: Leslie describes his first murder, that of the librarian, as this, complete with the trope name, designed to set up the conflict later in the movie. Pay attention to his choice of words, though, and you can spot that he's letting slip that Kelly isn't the Final Girl. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbca2c99 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbca2c99 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_dbca2c99 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0040f41 |
type |
Start of Darkness |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0040f41 |
comment |
Start of Darkness: Both played straight and played with. The movie is one for Leslie, while Leslie's "backstory" of a young boy forced to cut grass for his abusive parents several decades ago is a fabricated one. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0040f41 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0040f41 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0040f41 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0113647 |
type |
Decon-Recon Switch |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0113647 |
comment |
Decon-Recon Switch: For slashers and the "Scooby-Doo" Hoax; The "deconstruction" is that Leslie is not a supernatural being but rather a Crazy-Prepared person who uses a lot of theatric tricks and conventions. The "reconstruction" is that Leslie is a murderous psycho and the fact his victims know the supernatural part is just smoke and mirrors does not prevent them from being afraid for their lives, as well as the "prepared" part meaning Leslie is constantly one step ahead of them. Even the part where Leslie appears to be killed was all part of his plan. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0113647 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0113647 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e0113647 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e071496c |
type |
Within Arm's Reach |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e071496c |
comment |
Within Arm's Reach: In their final confrontation, Leslie is choking out Taylor, who manages to run her hand down his body and grab his weapon, which she then uses to attack him. Possibly justified there as Leslie knows all about slasher tropes and wants his ideal Final Girl to fight back against him. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e071496c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e071496c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e071496c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e431c24c |
type |
Not Quite Dead |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e431c24c |
comment |
Not Quite Dead: Guess who wakes up in the credits. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e431c24c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e431c24c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e431c24c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e567510d |
type |
Determinator |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e567510d |
comment |
Determinator: Doc Halloran, Leslie's "Ahab". |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e567510d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e567510d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e567510d |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e7b1cb24 |
type |
Old Master |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e7b1cb24 |
comment |
Old Master: Eugene, a retired slasher and Leslie's best friend. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e7b1cb24 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e7b1cb24 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_e7b1cb24 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eb24d076 |
type |
Freud Was Right |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eb24d076 |
comment |
Freud Was Right: Many of Leslie's claims about the final battle between a slasher and his survivor girl revolve around phallic and yonic symbolism. For example, he claims that when the survivor girl fights back with a long, hard weapon, she's "empowering herself... with cock." |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eb24d076 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eb24d076 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eb24d076 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eef90616 |
type |
Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eef90616 |
comment |
Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: Leslie has a habit of discussing murder in the same sentence as he might discuss his favorite food or his pets. One of his comments suggests that his favorite food and his pets may be one and the same. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eef90616 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eef90616 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_eef90616 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2238159 |
type |
Stock Slasher |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2238159 |
comment |
Stock Slasher: Deconstructed (and then Reconstructed). Leslie himself constructs the perfect persona: he's a tall, imposing, masked figure who is able to walk implacably towards his kill. However, he carefully takes the documentary crew through his preparations, collecting all the weapons, explaining how he has to do cardio in order to make sure he can switch between walking and running when the victim looks away, and inventing a backstory that he is secretly related to the girl who is supposed to be his Final Girl. When Leslie actually puts his plan into action in the final third of the movie, all these aspects are shown going off without a meaningful hitch. He comes back from the dead while in the mortuary at the end. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2238159 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2238159 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2238159 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2d8e3c2 |
type |
Evil Plan |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2d8e3c2 |
comment |
Evil Plan: Leslie's plan is ultimately to be defeated by his final girl. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2d8e3c2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2d8e3c2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f2d8e3c2 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f4d00fb0 |
type |
Deadline News |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f4d00fb0 |
comment |
Deadline News: The crew loses a cameraman to the killer. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f4d00fb0 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f4d00fb0 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f4d00fb0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f8f71b5f |
type |
Buried Alive |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f8f71b5f |
comment |
Buried Alive: Eugene, the retired slasher, has this done to himself deliberately. Apparently it's a form of meditation that helps him slow his heart rate and breathing to undetectable levels. He's first introduced after Leslie and the unseen camera crew have to unearth him. Leslie has also studied the trick. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f8f71b5f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f8f71b5f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f8f71b5f |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f96f8980 |
type |
Love Makes You Crazy |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f96f8980 |
comment |
Love Makes You Crazy In the sense that Leslie Vernon loves his intended Survivor Girl. Of course, when asked about it, he says "I love the idea of her." Leslie takes the documentary crew to visit his best friends, Eugene and Jamie, a married couple who are strongly implied to have started as a slasher-survivor girl relationship. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f96f8980 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f96f8980 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_f96f8980 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fb724048 |
type |
Real After All |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fb724048 |
comment |
Real After All: Double subverted. Leslie Vernon is not Leslie Vernon the boy who killed his mother with a scythe and was dumped into a lake. He is Leslie Mancuso from Reno, Nevada. He is, however, a dangerous serial killer. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fb724048 |
featureApplicability |
-0.3 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fb724048 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fb724048 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fc148c2c |
type |
Weapon Specialization |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fc148c2c |
comment |
Weapon Specialization: Leslie's weapon of choice, a handheld scythe, is exclusive to him and makes him stand out. |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fc148c2c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fc148c2c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_fc148c2c |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
type |
ItemName |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
comment |
|
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
hasFeature |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
| | Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon / int_name |
itemName |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon |
