Cyberbully (2011)

Teen girl Taylor Hillridge gets a a laptop for her birthday and signs up on a social networking site. She starts to feel alone as her friends ostracize her and she falls victim to ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Binamé

Writer:

Teena Booth

Stars:

Emily Osment, Kay Panabaker, Meaghan Rath

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emily Osment	...	Taylor Hillridge
Kay Panabaker	...	Samantha Caldone
Meaghan Rath	...	Cheyenne Mortenson
Kelly Rowan	...	Kris Hillridge
Jon McLaren	...	Scott Ozsik
Robert Naylor	...	Eric Hillridge
Nastassia Markiewicz	...	Lindsay Fordyce
Jade Hassouné	...	Caleb
Caroline Redekopp	...	Karen Caldone
Ivan Smith	...	Darren Mortensen
Ronda Louis-Jeune	...	Becca
John Maclaren	...	Senator Evans
Marcel Jeannin	...	Dr. Rilke
Bruce Dinsmore	...	Lindsay's Father
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Reporter (as Danny Blanco-Hall)

Storyline

Teen girl Taylor Hillridge gets a a laptop for her birthday and signs up on a social networking site. She starts to feel alone as her friends ostracize her and she falls victim to cyberbullying.

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Plot Keywords:

cyber bully | female bully | attorney | character says i love you | rumor monger | 

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Taglines:

Words can hurt.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Acoso en la red social

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Taylor is dumped at the side of the road by Sammi, we see the license plate of her Jeep Cherokee. In a later shot, at the school, the girls pass by a Subaru Forester with the same plate as Sammi's Jeep.

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Quotes

Taylor Hillridge: You've been called a slut and a whore?

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Soundtracks

"Drift"
Written and performed by Emily Osment

User Reviews

An Important Lesson

While I would agree with some other people's comments that the girl being bullied would likely be popular in real life, the movie as a whole makes a very important point, cyberbullying is a legitimate problem. Technology has made it easier to bully and no matter how hard we try to protect our kids there is no escape from it as the movie points out. It also makes the strong point that many people don't realize there is no such thing as absolute free speech (and there shouldn't be). Words that involve defamation and libel invade one's rights to privacy and this movie points this out effectively. If nothing else it challenges parents to do more and realize kids (and even some adults) are struggling with many emotional issues due to this cowardly form of bullying. It also though not naming any sites should remind us that many kids are attracted to sites like Facebook and those types of sites should do more to stop cyberbullying. It should also remind us there are other sites such as Topix that do not absolutely nothing to curb the problem of cyberbullying and that is a real problem.