Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Ginger Snaps is a cult-favorite horror film from 2000, directed by John Fawcett and written by Karen Walton. Combining coming-of-age themes with dark humor and werewolf mythology, the movie delivers a unique and chilling take on sisterhood, adolescence, and transformation.
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around two teenage sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), who are inseparable outsiders in their suburban town. Obsessed with death and the macabre, the girls share a deep bond rooted in their rejection of societal norms.
Their lives take a terrifying turn on the night of Gingerβs first period when she is attacked by a mysterious creatureβa werewolf. Though she survives, Ginger begins to undergo horrifying changes, both physical and psychological. Her behavior becomes increasingly erratic, aggressive, and predatory as she transforms into something monstrous.
Brigitte, desperate to save her sister, teams up with local drug dealer Sam (Kris Lemche) to find a cure before Gingerβs transformation becomes irreversible. As the sistersβ relationship is tested, the film explores the complexities of growing up, identity, and the primal forces within us all.