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Ginger Snaps (2000)

UNRATED 108 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Horror  -   11 May 2001 (Canada)
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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).

Director:

John Fawcett

Writers:

Karen Walton (story), John Fawcett (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Perkins ...
Katharine Isabelle ...
Kris Lemche ...
Sam
Mimi Rogers ...
Jesse Moss ...
Danielle Hampton Danielle Hampton ...
John Bourgeois John Bourgeois ...
Peter Keleghan ...
Christopher Redman ...
Ben
Jimmy MacInnis Jimmy MacInnis ...
Tim
Lindsay Leese ...
Wendii Fulford Wendii Fulford ...
Ann Baggley Ann Baggley ...
Graeme Robertson Graeme Robertson ...
Maxwell Robertson Maxwell Robertson ...
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Storyline

Is becoming a woman analogous, in some deep psychological way, to becoming a werewolf? Ginger is 16, edgy, tough, and, with her younger sister, into staging and photographing scenes of death. They've made a pact about dying together. In early October, on the night she has her first period, which is also the night of a full moon, a werewolf bites Ginger. Within a few days, some serious changes happen to her body and her temperament. Her sister Brigitte, 15, tries to find a cure with the help of Sam, a local doper. As Brigitte races against the clock, Halloween and another full moon approach, Ginger gets scarier, and it isn't just local dogs that begin to die. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Dog | Full Moon | Goth Girl | Halloween  | See more »

Taglines:

Hungry like the Wolf. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

Parents Guide:

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Details

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

Farkasvér See more »

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£27,049 (UK) (1 July 2001) (17 Screens)

Gross:

$2,554 (USA) (1 November 2001)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

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. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Ginger and Brigitte go to visit Sam because he has an idea. He slams the door when Ginger and Brigitte come in. Then when you see Sam and Brigitte talking the door is open. Also when the door is slammed the hinge is on the left when they are talking the door is the other way round, If you were looking from the same view as when he slammed the door the hinge would be on the right. See more »

Quotes

Brigitte: I was just wondering what you hit.
Sam: [sarcastically] Well, officer, looked like a lycanthrope to me, sir.
Brigitte: I know what a lycanthrope is.
Sam: Sure you do.
Brigitte: Think you see werewolves a lot?
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Crazy Credits

Thank you to:
¡EEK! (EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEERING KORPORATION) See more »

Connections

Featured in Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Action Radius"
Written by Patrick Tilon & Junkie XL (as Tom Holenborg)
Performed by Junkie XL
Used by permission of BMG Music Publishing Canada Inc./Pennies From Heaven B.V., The Netherlands and Roadrunner Records See more »