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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 | Death | Cure  | See more »

Taglines:

Ginger Snaps....AND Bites See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

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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

Among the students paged over the school's PA system by an uncredited Lucy Lawless are Samuel and Theodore Raimi. Ted Raimi is Lawless' co-star on Xena: Warrior Princess; Ted's brother Sam Raimi is the show's executive producer. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Ginger is in the car with Jason we can see that her nails are very long; later when she comes to see Sam with Brigitte, her nails are normal. See more »

Quotes

[Camera rolls by a fence until it comes by Ginger seemingly impaled by the fence, blood everywhere]
Brigitte: [holding camera] Too much blood. And I can see your gonch!
Ginger: [sticking up middle finger] Just do it!
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Crazy Credits

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

Connections

References The Company of Wolves (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Overflow"
Written by Romell Regulacion
Performed by Razed in Black
Used by permission of Cleopatra Records, Invivo Music and Dimension Gate Music See more »