October Horror Challenge - Ginger Snaps (2000)

"We Are The Weirdos Mister" was the prompt for Day 14. Its pretty obvious my inspiration for this one. I feel like Ginger Snaps shares DNA with movies like The Craft. It's also one of my all time favorite flicks.

Plot

In the Canadian town of Bailey Downs, two sisters, Bridgette and Ginger, are outcasts at school. There lives are changed on the night of Ginger's first period when she is attacked a large creature. Her wounds heal quickly and she starts sprouting strange hair. Brigitte must work to save her sister.

Review

Ginger Snaps is a treat. Katherine Isabelle and Emily Perkins play off each other well and you'd think they were actually sisters. Praise should also given to Mimi Rogers who plays their misguided but loving mother. Lycanthropy as an allegory for girls going through puberty is a brilliant idea. There is some humor with it (hair growing where there wasn't anymore), but not everything is played for laughs. Comparing growing sexual hunger to a physical hunger is a brilliant move. Combine this with the portrayal of sisterhood and female relationships and you have a phenomenal piece of feminist horror.

This movie is now 24 years old, but I think it's just as good today as it was when I originally watched it in college. If you've never watched this horror gem, you should definitely check it out.

 Your Game 

If you've seen the sequel then you know what to Brigitte. I'm going to ignore that for the moment and stat out B as she would be at the end of the first movie.

Brigitte Fitzgerald

White Hat

Life Points: 41

Drama Points: 20

Attributes: 

Strength:  2

Dexterity: 3

Constitution: 2

Intelligence: 3 

Perception: 4

Willpower: 3

Qualities: 

Artist (2)

Fast Reaction Time (2)

Hard to Kill (5)

Nerves of Steal (3)

Photographic Memory (2)

Resistance: Pain (1)

Situational Awareness (2)

Drawbacks: 

Misfit (2)

Teenager (2)

Werewolf (3)

Skills:  

Art 3

Computers 1

Crime 2

Doctor 1

Getting Medieval 2

Knowledge 2

Kung Fu 2

Notice 2

Occultism 1

Maneuvers:          Bonus     Damage           Notes

Punch                      4            4                 Bash 

Dodge                     4              -                Defense action

Movies Watched: 15

New to Me: 9.66