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.

Director:

Guy Ferland

Writer:

William Mastrosimone

Stars:

Tom Cavanagh, Ben Foster, Randy Harrison

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cavanagh	...	Val Duncan
Ben Foster	...	Trevor Adams
Randy Harrison	...	Sean
Janel Moloney	...	Ellie Milford
Jane McGregor	...	Jenny Dahlquist
David Paetkau	...	Brad Lynch
Eric Johnson	...	Mark Kenworth
Kristian Ayre	...	Kurt
Brent Glenen	...	Zach
Gillian Barber	...	Principal Meyer
Eric Keenleyside	...	Bob Adams
Glynis Davies	...	Karen Adams
Ryan McDonald	...	Vanderhoff
Chad Faust	...	Alex Lumberman
Andrew Sabiston	...	Mr. Olson

Storyline

For the most part it's a tale of an adolescent, Trevor, who gets picked on a lot at school. Not as much as he used to, because the year before he called in a phony bomb threat, complete with a working bomb (minus anything that would actually explode). Because of this, parents and teachers are afraid of him, and his fellow students generally avoid him, except for a group of outcasts called the "Trogs". As violence by the Jocks against the Trogs escalates, Trevor is the suspect for anything gone wrong, even though he didn't necessarily do anything. One teacher is willing to give Trevor the benefit of the doubt, and casts him in a highly controversial play about (what else?) school shootings. It all comes to a head as some other students create a plan to bring guns to school and kill everyone in the cafeteria.

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Plot Keywords:

columbine | troubled teenager | bomb | violence | high school | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for elements of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Trevor: Put the guns down and listen to me!

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Connections

Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

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Soundtracks

Mourning The Children
Performed by Johnny Klimek

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Icarus / William Mastrosimone

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2008 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Bam kai kato!

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Networks, Viacom Productions, Jersey Guys Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1