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Bang Bang You're Dead

"What some kids keep inside is beyond words"

2003 1h 29m EN
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Synopsis
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A troubled and bullied high school student fights against judgement from his community after threatening to bomb the football team.

“What some kids keep inside is beyond words”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Guy Ferland
Writers
William Mastrosimone
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Ferland, shot by Robert Aschmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jill Savitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tom Cavanagh and Ben Foster and Randy Harrison carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What some kids keep inside is beyond words".

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IMDB entry: tt0288439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Ferland directs. Robert Aschmann behind the camera. Jill Savitt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Released 23 years ago.
  • 3Directed by Guy Ferland, shot by Robert Aschmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Jill Savitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Tom Cavanagh and Ben Foster and Randy Harrison carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "What some kids keep inside is beyond words".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0288439 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Classified under 10 themes, including "high school", "bomb", "bullying", "based on play or musical".

The technical file

Cinematography
Robert Aschmann
Editing
Jill Savitt
Production design
Jill Scott
Costume design
Lorraine Carson
Runtime
89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN
IMDB rating
7.7/10 · 13,208 votes
MPAA
R

Awards

7 wins & 1 nomination

  • Peabody Awards

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Guy Ferland

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Legacy Filmworks

    Legacy Filmworks

    CA

  • EV

    Every Guy Productions

  • Showtime Networks

    Showtime Networks

    US

  • Viacom Productions

    Viacom Productions

    US

  • JE

    Jersey Guys Productions

  • VI

    Viacom International Inc.

Key crew

  • MusicJohnny Klimek
  • Executive ProducerWilliam Mastrosimone
  • ProducerDeboragh Gabler
  • MusicReinhold Heil
  • Executive ProducerNorman Stephens
  • ProducerSuzanne Lauer
  • ProducerPaul Hellerman
  • Costume DesignLorraine Carson
  • Art DirectionLiz Goldwyn
  • CastingBeth Klein
  • Set DecorationTasha Moth
  • Production DesignJill Scott
  • Production ManagerTara Cowell-Plain
  • EditorJill Savitt
  • Executive In Charge Of ProductionPaul Mason

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • high school
  • bomb
  • bullying
  • based on play or musical
  • death threat
  • school shooting
  • drama teacher
  • school shooter
  • death threats
  • girl in trouble

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2002-06-07· The film was first screened publicly at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2002.

Also known as

International titles

  • Bang Bang Sei MortoIT
  • Bang, Bang, Du bist totDE

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