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Bang Bang You're Dead

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
13K
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Ben Foster in Bang Bang You're Dead (2002)
Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.
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Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.

  • Director
    • Guy Ferland
  • Writer
    • William Mastrosimone
  • Stars
    • Tom Cavanagh
    • Ben Foster
    • Randy Harrison
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    13K
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    • Director
      • Guy Ferland
    • Writer
      • William Mastrosimone
    • Stars
      • Tom Cavanagh
      • Ben Foster
      • Randy Harrison
    • 82User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Tom Cavanagh
    Tom Cavanagh
    • Val Duncan
    Ben Foster
    Ben Foster
    • Trevor Adams
    Randy Harrison
    Randy Harrison
    • Sean
    Janel Moloney
    Janel Moloney
    • Ellie Milford
    Jane McGregor
    Jane McGregor
    • Jenny Dahlquist
    David Paetkau
    David Paetkau
    • Brad Lynch
    Eric Johnson
    Eric Johnson
    • Mark Kenworth
    Kristian Ayre
    • Kurt
    Brent Glenen
    • Zach
    Gillian Barber
    Gillian Barber
    • Principal Meyer
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Bob Adams
    Glynis Davies
    Glynis Davies
    • Karen Adams
    Ryan McDonald
    Ryan McDonald
    • Vanderhoff
    Chad Faust
    Chad Faust
    • Alex Lumberman
    Andrew Sabiston
    Andrew Sabiston
    • Mr. Olson
    Mitchell Davies
    • Mr. Green
    • (as Mitch Davies)
    Merrilyn Gann
    Merrilyn Gann
    • Meyer's Assistant
    Garry Chalk
    Garry Chalk
    • Chief Bud McGee
    • Director
      • Guy Ferland
    • Writer
      • William Mastrosimone
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    8mwendel

    Hard Hitting, Intense Film

    This film tackles the eternal issue of growing up a teenager and the extreme reactionary responses we see growing at an alarming rate in our contemporary times. Some of the events in this movie could easily have been plucked from the headlines of the newspapers in recent years. It does an excellent job of tacking the touch issues of adolescence, guns in schools, and school administrators being completely oblivious to what is really going on in their hallways.

    With an intense lead performance by Ben Foster, as the singled out teen, and Thomas Cavanagh, as the teacher trying to get through to both the school administration and its students, the story propels you through a whirlwind series of events over the course of a school year. The theme of the story is very dark and powerful painting a picture of the worst case possible scenario public school; which in my opinion may be closer to the truth then people want to really admit, making the story that much more believable.

    I really feel that this is a film to be watched and appreciated because, unless you're in total denial, it's going to make you think more about the ideas and issues that inspired it. This is a movie for all to watch. Everybody goes to high school.
    8bjudd

    Wonderfully compelling

    I just saw this movie at the Seattle International Film Festival. This wonderful film honestly explores the factors that lead teenagers to become violent. Seeing the experience of high school culture through Trevor's eyes really makes you understand what could bring a teenager to kill his/her classmates. This film vividly portrays how high school culture has gotten out of hand during the past 20 years, and also shows how complex the problem is. The blame is never placed entirely on one party (i.e. the parent, school administrators, fellow classmates). Instead, the film remains honest to subject matter, and does not provide any easy answers or solutions.

    Is this movie unsettling? Yes. Brilliantly executed? Yes. Exploitative and simplistic? No. This is a film that should be seen in every high school classroom, every faculty meeting, and every home.

    On a side note, the acting was fantastic by everyone involved. Most notable was Ben Foster, who portrays Trevor with both brutal honesty and heartfelt compassion. He is one to keep on eye on in the future.
    10krazziejen89

    great movie on high school violence...

    well i watched this movie during summer school for my health class and i thought this movie was the best movie i've seen about high school violence.. i know how it feels to be picked on i've been through that but because my school has so many teachers around i don't see many people hurting other people but there are some people who say stuff to you and it hurts and i've been through that too.. it sucks to be different everything stays with you all that anger all that sadness you just want to let it out some how especially on the people who are causing the problem.... this movie really describes how many teenagers feel who is just trying to find themselves and trying to deal with there daily life of hell from the jocks.. well i give my props to this movie its one of the best of seen for a movie that was on television if you haven't seen this movie yet you really got to check it out..
    cdmicro

    Amazing

    Hello. I think "Bang Bang You're Dead" is not only an amazing movie but also a meaningful play. Ben Foster does an extra-ordinary job in playing Trevor and he brings this amazing presence to the screen that it gave me chills. As a high school student, I am aware of the many school shootings over the past years and it terrifies me.

    I knew someone who wasn't in an extreme case as Trevor but was caught up within the drama of being a teenager. I knew what kind of a person he was and I knew that he was more of a person than that. Since then he's doing well and is getting good grades. But I think the director did an exceptional job of making it seem like the viewer was in the scene, especially during the scene where the shooting was supposed to be held....it really captured the moment. So extraordinary job!!! 10 Thumbs Up!!!
    ma_teng

    one last shot

    It's great to see a movie you think is going to be just awful ... and then is anything but.

    The film amazed me by taking the issues of high school kids seriously, even those of kids who are about to commit the worst carnage imaginable. One of the best ways of perpetuating a problem is turning those affected by it and those who do bad things into angels and devils. Bang, Bang, You're Dead rejects this out of hand and gives everything a shade of grey, yet moves back, forgivably, from the logical climax to make a point about the theatricality of school life, much like the play on which it is sort-of-based.

    It takes troubled kids out to kill seriously, gives them respect and tries to talk to them - and lets them talk, a lot. It is also a genuine drama, and takes no prisoners when it comes to depicting adult hypocrisy and aloofness. That's pretty subversive. Put it all together and you have a ready-made whipping boy for America's right wing. Yet it is this film that anybody who gives a damn about this kind of situation must see.

    This makes it sound like a 1950s advisory film where parents and kids would watch what horrible consequences befell reckless teenagers. But it's much more than that: it's a cunning advisory film for everyone. Nobody comes out clean, but everybody is given the chance to become clean again.

    The MPAA gave this an R rating, which is further proof that this pathetic star chamber of industry insiders ought to be disbanded.

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      Veronika Sztopa's debut with scenes actions (not only her voice).
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      Trevor: [Shown on the videotape] When I am gone, you will all have this to ponder and maybe realize why I did what I did. A little push in front of other kids is a very big deal, particularly when you know it's gonna happen to you every single day, every single day, every single day, you are almost relieved when it actually happens. You are always waiting, waiting for the next attack. They don't just hurt kids, they make you hurt yourself. I cant take two more years of this, and the more they call me the mad bomber, the more they are scaring themselves. They dont know what am capable of, they dont know what I can do, and then there's the sanctuary of home sweet home. So, the play, yes Mr. do-gooder, why does he even bother? Doesn't he know its already too late? Sometimes I see the way things could've been, I just wish I could be the person she thinks I am. Kids can be the most ruthless people in the world. They can just be supernaturally cruel. You've got to be a man! Be a man! BE A MAN! Sometimes you just wanna cry. Sometimes hate is the only real thing in the world. You can stop loving someone, but hate seems to go on forever. People respect hate. It speaks, it vibrates. Some people don't even need a gun to hurt you. They use words or laughter. They enjoy watching you bleed to death. They get off watching you fighting back the tears, getting a lump in your throat, blushing, wanting to cry, and they give you a name: Trashcan, pizzaface, loser, faggot, loser, weirdo, spaz, retard. You know the name does something to you. It changes who you are, it alters your molecules and one day you wake up and you look in the mirror and you don't recognize yourself anymore, because you believe them. They win you lose. You wanna cry, please leave me alone, but nobody listens, because nobody cares, because you don't have a name anymore because they took it away, and then one day they say that name and you hear something go snap. You realize what you gotta do, you gotta take back your name and you've gotta do it in front of the whole school because that's where they took your name away from you. You gotta do it so every kid will remember. This is about justice and after a while you can only think of one way: Jonesboro, Springfield, Paducah, Columbine, a gun, a bomb, instant justice, Ba-bang! But what a rush when they roll out that yellow tape, miles and miles of yellow tape. They won't have enough when I'm finished. So when these hallways are flooded with rivers of blood, when these hallways are choked with their corpses in body bags you all say oh what a tragedy, oh what a tragedy, but possibly after viewing my tapes, you wont be so quick to judge. Maybe that's why I was put in this earth. So consider this my last will and testament.

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Icarus / William Mastrosimone
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бах, бах, ти мертвий
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Showtime Networks
      • Viacom Productions
      • Jersey Guys Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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