Dich kriegen wir auch noch! (1998)

The new kid in town stumbles across something sinister about the town's method of transforming its unruly teens into upstanding citizens.

Director:

David Nutter

Writer:

Scott Rosenberg

Stars:

James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Marsden	...	Steve Clark
Katie Holmes	...	Rachel Wagner
Tobias Mehler	...	Andy Effkin
Nick Stahl	...	Gavin Strick
Steve Railsback	...	Officer Cox
Bruce Greenwood	...	Dr. Edgar Caldicott
Katharine Isabelle	...	Lindsay Clark
William Sadler	...	Dorian Newberry
Ethan Embry	...	Allen Clark
Terry David Mulligan	...	Nathan Clark
Susan Hogan	...	Cynthia Clark
A.J. Buckley	...	Charles 'Chug' Roman
Robert Moloney	...	Ferry Guy
Derek Hamilton	...	Trent Whalen
Dan Zukovic	...	Mr. Rooney

Storyline

After the suicide of the teenager Allen Clark, his family decides to move from Chicago to the quiet Cradle Bay Island seeking a peaceful life for the siblings Steve and Lindsay Clark. When Steve joins the local high-school, the outcast Gavin Strick befriends Steve and introduces his also rejected friend Rachel Wagner to the newcomer. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds and the different tribes of the school and he defends the weird theory that a sinister force changes the behavior of the annoyingly perfect "Blue Ribbons", a group of good students that wear identical jackets and gather in the Yogurt Shoppe. Further he tells that he had witnessed the blue ribbon Andy Efkin killing their schoolmate Mary Jo that is missing and the local Officer Cox covering the murder. Steve does not believe on Gavin words, but when his friend is submitted to the treatment of Dr. Edgar Caldicott and immediately changes his behavior, joining the Blue Ribbons, Steve and Rachel ...

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Plot Keywords:

jock | high school | blue ribbon | jacket | yogurt | 

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Taglines:

In Cradle Bay... there's nothing more frightening than perfection.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language, and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

MGM MGM

Country:

Australia USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dich kriegen wir auch noch!

Filming Locations:

Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,070,714 (USA) (24 July 1998)

Gross:

$17,411,331 (USA) (25 September 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Village Roadshow Pictures, Hoyts Distribution

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the beginning of the movie a classroom blackboard has tomorrow misspelled with 2 m letters as tommorow.

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Goofs

It's perceivable that the family is re-locating from Seattle to Cradle Bay Crescent Island via ferry. Chicago, however, is the only town of origin ever mentioned. Crescent Island, incidentally is an artificially created island, for National Wildlife Refuge purposes only.

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Quotes

[U.V. isn't sure if Steve Clark is now one of the Blue Ribbons]
U.V.: Wait man, what's the capital of North Dakota?
Steve Clark: How the fuck should I know?
U.V.: All right. You're still okay.

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Crazy Credits

If the opening credits are watched frame by frame, 2-3 frame bursts are seen that are relevant to the story. These depict the process by which Dr Caldicott performs his operation, including a shot of a slow moving needle and an eye that has been clamped open.

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Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

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Soundtracks

Psycho Clogs
Written by John Dragonetti
Performed by Jack Drag
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

User Reviews

Decent late night fun

I caught this film on a late night TV slot (around 1:00). Since it was an evening of surprisingly watchable movies up until then (Michael Chrictons 'Runaway' & Clint Eastwoods 'White hunter, black heart') this mix of teeny horror and x-files type paranoia sci-fi was just the kind of icing on the cake I needed before finally calling it a night.

Even though it obviously suffers from some plot holes and studio interference, I must say that I still found it much better than other late 90's 'Scream' influenced (and included) teen horror revival stuff. Sci-fi element was, even though lacking in any deeper explanation, believable enough, especially the part with problems arising due to puberty related hormone/neurotransmitter surges (i.e. Lorna's sexual turn violent outburst at Steve's house) etc.

All in all, not really a shining example of cinematic art but still bearable enough for a late night entertainment.