Ginger Snaps (2000)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

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:

Dog | Werewolf | Goth | Goth Girl | 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

Color:

Color

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:

Director John Fawcett refused to have CGI effects in the film, opting for all of the special creature effects to be done with prosthetics and makeup.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brigitte and Sam are running through the house trying to find Ginger as a Werewolf, every window they pass has light shining in, even though it's supposed to be late at night.

Quotes:

Ginger: You picked Sam over me, anything that happens now it is your fault!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Temple From The Within

Worth catching for hardcore horror fans.

Full-blooded horror story about two teen-aged sisters, Brigitte (Emily Perkins) and Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) who are both morbid, obsessed with death, and seemingly joined at the hip. One night, they are in a wooded area, on the edge of their suburb, intending to play a prank on a classmate.

However, Ginger is attacked and mauled by a hairy beast, and from that point on the girls' relationship is put to the ultimate test as Ginger begins to undergo radical changes.

I have to say that I really enjoyed this one. The two leads are excellent, and this is an unflinching, intense addition to the werewolf sub-genre of horror movies. A *lot* of gore splattered throughout the movie gives it maximum shock value (although this also means some viewers will be turned off). I'm pleased to see a great modern horror film come out of Canada, and I'm glad to see that others are too.

Of course, some people may see it as being merely crude and excessive, but that's their prerogative.

I'm not saying it's perfect; some loose ends are left untied, but for me it doesn't hurt the movie as a whole.

I'm glad to give it eight out of ten.