Zero Day (2002)

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

Director:

Ben Coccio

Writers:

Ben Coccio, Christopher Coccio

Stars:

Cal Robertson, Andre Keuck, Serataren Adragna

7 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cal Robertson	...	Cal Gabriel
Andre Keuck	...	Andre Kreigman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Serataren Adragna	...	Prom Goer
Melissa Banks	...	Victim
Josh Bednarsky	...	Josh (as Joshua Bednarsky)
Rachel Benichak	...	Rachel Lurie
Chelsea Cipolla	...	Victim
Christopher Coccio	...	Andre's Cousin
Carmine DiBenedetto	...	Victim
Victoria Everman	...	1st Library Victim
Joe Falco	...	First Poet
David Futernick	...	Student
Alyssa Goodin	...	Student
Ryan Janowski	...	Student
Derrick Karg	...	Victim

Storyline

High school friends Andre Kriegman and Cal Gabriel declare war on their classmates and plan a terrifying assault on their high school. As they begin the deadly countdown to their final act of revenge, the two start a video diary to explain their feelings and chronicle their mission.

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Plot Keywords:

school shooting | mockumentary | school | high school | plan | 

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Taglines:

In high school, you're told you can do anything you put your mind to.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Avatar Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Día cero

Filming Locations:

Stratford, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,499, 7 September 2003

Gross USA:

$7,221

Company Credits

Production Co:

Professor Bright Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like Andre, real life Columbine Massacre assailant Eric Harris worked in a pizza parlor, as did other Columbine assailant Dylan Klebold. And like Calvin, Dylan Klebold attended the school prom just prior to the massacre.

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Goofs

In the opening credits one of the main characters, Andre Kriegman, is erroneously called Andre Kreigman. In the rest of the movie his name has a correct, German, spelling of the name.

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Quotes

Andre Kriegman: Let's get this shit done. Let's kick the tires and light the fires.

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Crazy Credits

After realizing a friend appeared as a background character during the party scene, he and director Ben Coccio retroactively named his character "Zaxx Dragon IV".

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Alternate Versions

The UK DVD was cut by 3m 18secs to remove a detailed description of building explosive devices and avoiding capture.

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Connections

Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)

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Soundtracks

Happy Birthday To You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

User Reviews

In high school, you're told you can do anything you put your mind to.

High school friends Andre Kriegman and Cal Gabriel declare war on their classmates and plan a terrifying assault on their high school. As they begin the deadly countdown to their final act of revenge, the two start a video diary to explain their feelings and chronicle their mission.

There is another similar movie like this, called "Elephant." Why do I bring this up? To compare the two films, of course. I have to say, even though I liked "Elephant," this is a much better film. What's the difference, you ask? Well, for starters, this is shot differently, much along the lines of "Cloverfield," "Blair Witch Project," and "Diary of the Dead." This makes the movie all the better because it's much more painfully realistic.

But what won me over was how the movie was willing to show the "other side of the story." You get to know these two shooters, unlike "Elephant." I actually cared for one of the shooters and could understand their actions and why they did what they did. This movie actually makes you feel sympathetic to these people and that's a good thing because it's not always black and white.

To be honest, this is why I almost cried in this movie. The characters are real human beings with logic and reasons behind their actions. You get to understand them. It's not like they want to kill people for attention. Overall, this film is emotionally gripping and very haunting and much better than "Elephant."