![]() “There weren’t a lot of really interesting characters coming out of that, especially in my small Vancouver, Canada acting world. “In the ’90s, as a 17-year-old girl it was ‘be hot, get murdered’,” says Isabelle. Scream: Ranking the Movies in Order of Quality By Sarah Dobbs Glossy teen slashers were the thing, which didn’t often make for great parts. More than that, in fact, it looks positively progressive and even transgressive in a year where we were onto our third Scream, our second Urban Legend, and our first Final Destination. Watching 20 years on and Ginger Snaps absolutely holds up. We had no idea that through the generations it would continue to have an effect on people.” “It wasn’t until it hit the VHS circuit in small town Canada that people were like, ‘Oh, Ginger!’ Emily and I thought we’d be the only people that liked it because we were weird and dark. It did well with some critics at a few festivals, but no one cared. “When it first came out, no one fucking watched it. Isabelle was just 17 when she stepped into Ginger’s very cool boots and she had no idea it would become a massive cult hit. And to me, that’s a hero,” says Katharine Isabelle, speaking with Den of Geek via Zoom from her home in Vancouver, 20 years after the film’s debut. ![]() She’s about fuck you, fuck the patriarchy, fuck the standard, fuck society, fuck the norm. ![]() ![]() Her name was Ginger, she was a 16-year-old girl, and ok, she might have turned into a monster and killed a few people but, wow, was she a ferocious figurehead for females everywhere. Meanwhile in Canada, while no one was watching, a new hero was emerging. ![]() In 2000 Mission: Impossible 2 topped the box office, Gladiator triumphed at the Oscars, and the first X-Men movie ushered in a new era of superhero movies. ![]()
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