Ginger Snaps (2000)

Director:

John Fawcett

Writers:

Karen Walton (story) &
John Fawcett (story) ...

Release Date:

11 May 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

She's got the curse

Plot:

This film uses werewolfism as a metaphor for puberty. One of the Fitzgerald sisters, suburban goth girl outcasts, gets bitten by something in the woods (and it ain't a neighborhood dog).

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Dog | Goth | Halloween | Puberty

Awards:

8 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Emily Perkins	...	Brigitte
Katharine Isabelle	...	Ginger
Kris Lemche	...	Sam
Mimi Rogers	...	Pamela
Jesse Moss	...	Jason
Danielle Hampton	...	Trina
John Bourgeois	...	Henry
Peter Keleghan	...	Mr. Wayne
Christopher Redman	...	Ben
Jimmy MacInnis	...	Tim
Lindsay Leese	...	Nurse Ferry
Wendii Fulford	...	Ms. Sykes
Ann Baggley	...	Mother
Graeme Robertson	...	Toddler
Maxwell Robertson	...	Toddler

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:110 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Italy:VM14 | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:C | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Copperheart Entertainment

Trivia:

The opening shots of the girls fake suicides had to be shot on location at an actual home. Someone would have to distract the home owner's four year old child whenever the actresses, who would be covered by fake gore, would have to come inside to change.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of serum in the last syringe.

Quotes:

Ginger: [Playing with a kitchen knife] Wrists are for girls. I'm slitting my throat.

Movie Connections:

References Werewolf of London (1935)

Soundtrack:

Action Radius

Wes Craven, take note....

OK, I saw this a couple years ago but just got it on DVD and watched it last night and what a great movie! Here this is a little Canadian movie and it's a far better werewolf movie than Wes Craven's stinky big budget "Cursed". Two sisters, who have an obsession with death, find themselves hiding a little secret after one (Ginger) is attacked by SOMETHING, "a big dog maybe?" says B, the other sister. Ginger begins to change and B is trying to help her by enlisting the local drug dealer who knows something here and there about lycanthropy. Pretty soon Ginger is like the babe of the school and formerly she and her sister were outcasts, especially after the showing of their "Death Project" slide show at school. This has a fairly grim atmosphere but there is some humor to it. But this is a nasty werewolf movie and not a comedy. Far and above most movies of its type, there are the usual "pretty boy & girl" actors but this ain't no Scream. This is not a perfect movie but it's pretty damn good and if you haven't seen it, shed your inhibitions and throw it on, WOO HOO! 8 out of 10 stars.