Synopsis for
Ginger Snaps (2000) More at IMDbPro »

Ginger Snaps is about two morbidly death obsessed sisters, Ginger and Brigitte Fitzgerald. They are social outcasts and when we first meet them seemingly discussing ways to kill themselves. This is in fact a class project 'Life in Bailey Downs' where they have decided to show suicide scenes. One night when planning to kidnap a bully's dog Ginger gets her first period. This unfortunately attracts a local werewolf who promptly attacks her. Brigitte comes to the aid of her sister and the two run away while the attacking werewolf is killed by Sam, a drug dealer, in his van. The film then moves on to how Ginger and Brigitte deal with Ginger's transformation. Ginger does not believe in werewolves at first and simply believes this to be a bad period however Brigitte starts to research cures with the help of Sam. Only when she begins to grow a tail does Ginger believe she is truly changing and not in a typical teenage way. Ginger slowly gives in to her animal instincts, even passing on the werewolf curse when having sex, and changes completely before Brigitte and Sam can help her. In a final attempt to reach what is left of Ginger Brigitte cuts herself and Ginger and mixes their blood. Thus giving her the curse to herself. However Ginger kills Sam and then is killed by Brigitte who cannot save her sister.