Cyberbully (2011)

A teenager is subjected to a campaign of bullying by classmates through a social networking site.

Director:

Charles Binamé

Writer:

Teena Booth

Stars:

Emily Osment, Kay Panabaker, Meaghan Rath

2 wins & 7 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 (as Jon Mclaren)
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 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:

attempted suicide | suicide attempt | cyber bully | high school | rumormonger | 

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Taglines:

Words can hurt.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

An image from a trailer for the film that had an Internet commenter saying "ur a liar lindsay" became an Internet meme among sites like 4chan, YouChew, and Tumblr.

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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: I hope you font think it+s weird I am here.
Scott Ozsik: I don't know if it is or not, why are You here?

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Soundtracks

Breathe Me
Written by Sia and Dan Carey
Performed by Sia

User Reviews

Inaccurate portrayal of cyber-bullying is entertaining but unrealistic

It seems that ABC Family has debuted a new film about cyberbullying in social networks. Unfortunately, though, it seems it was conceived by someone who knows absolutely nothing about cyberbullying in social networks. Even though some valuable points are made, "Cyberbully" is strictly for entertainment. The movie might actually be brilliant as a black comedy - note the moment Taylor Hillridge tells her best friend that she "can't get the cap off," which is almost undoubtedly bound to be remembered as a staple in television comedy. In fact, at points, the film is so ridiculous that it nearly seemed to have been made as a black comedy.

"Cyberbully" also has amateurish cinematography (half of its shots appearing to have been taken from some serialized drama) and a plain script with wooden dialogue, even though the acting performance of Emily Osment is worthy of praise. The portrayal of cyber-bullying is highly unrealistic; the main character signs up for a website that apparently doesn't allow you to even delete posted comments. When she should just delete her account, "it's too late" is used as an excuse. When she should just block the profile of anybody she doesn't like, the website seems not to have a blocking option. This is completely inaccurate, as most social networking websites will let you delete comments, block profiles of people, and report spam comments.

"Cyberbully" has convincing acting and entertainment, as well as good messages, but is unrealistic and sometimes even unintentionally humorous at times; both far overshadow any redeeming qualities you will be able to find.

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cyberbu//y

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD