Ginger Snaps

11:30pm - Friday, Apr 18, 2025

Ginger Snaps

Part of the Rio Theatre's tribute to Movies Made In Canada, we're excited to showcase Director, John Fawcett's (Orphan Black, The Dark, Da Vinci's Inquest) award winning, GINGER SNAPS as part of our #FridayLateNight film series where tickets are 2-for-1!

Ginger Snaps is a 2000 Canadian supernatural horror film directed by John Fawcett and written by Karen Walton. The film stars Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle as Brigitte and Ginger Fitzgerald, two morbid teenage sisters whose relationship is tested when Ginger (who has started her period for the first time) is attacked and bitten by an unknown animal, and then later, during the next full moon, slowly starts to transform into a werewolf. The supporting cast features Kris Lemche, Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton, John Bourgeois, Peter Keleghan, and Mimi Rogers.

After premiering at the Munich Fantasy Filmfest in August 2000 and screening at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, Ginger Snaps received a limited theatrical release in May 2001. Despite modest box office receipts, the film was a critical success. It has since amassed a cult following and has been reexamined for its feminist themes.

"A smart, resourceful, and wickedly funny teen-horror film that reinvents the werewolf myth as a potent metaphor for pubescent angst and humiliation." (AV Club)

"It deserves a cult following among satire-loving, feminist-minded gore aficionados who appreciate a well-made human tail." (Entertainment Weekly)

"The sharp feminist narrative makes up for the admirable but underwhelming werewolf makeup and other practical effects." (Chicago Reader)

Friday, April 18
Doors 11:00 PM | Film 11:30 PM *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

#FridayLateNight = 2 for 1, date night! Bring a date, a friend or your favorite goth bestie and get two tickets for the price of one!

GINGER SNAPS (John Fawcett | 2000 | 108 mins | 18A) The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.


*Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service.
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