Ginger Snaps
In the generic Canadian suburb of Bailey Downs live Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), 15-year-old sisters committed to introversion, menstruation anxiety, and terminal misanthropy. Three years late for their first period, they spend their time staging gruesome death scenes for their own amusement, amidst the willful ignorance of their relentlessly perky mother (Mimi Rogers). On the night Ginger finally gets her period, the sisters are attacked in the woods by a ferocious creature that may have some connection to "The Beast of Bailey Downs," a predator currently disemboweling its way through the local dog population. The girls survive the attack, and Ginger's wounds heal quickly, but her attitude grows even more bizarre, as hair sprouts from her scars and a tail grows from her spine. Adding to the terror, she starts dating boys. A panicked Brigitte forces herself to befriend Sam (Kris Lemche), the high school pot supplier, whose brand of ganja may be the only cure for Ginger's troubling ailment. more..
Director: John Fawcett
Starring: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Kris Lemche,Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton
A ferocious, funny, gory, and astute Canadian horror parable.
A quietly subversive my-sister-is-turning-into-a-werewolf movie that doesn't wimp out at the end.
The best teenage werewolf movie ever made.
Isn't for everyone, but horror fans with strong stomachs will find it a memorable monsterfest that rarely loses its bite.
Because the characters are so well established -- Ms. Perkins is particularly good as the shy, resentful Brigitte -- the film can have fun with its own premises without turning into an empty camp exercise.
Best DVD Release
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2002)
Film - Pretty Funny Writing - Orignal
Canadian Comedy Awards (2002)
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Genie Awards (2002)
Best Movie
International Horror Guild (2002)
Emily Perkins
Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema (2001)
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