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{{Infobox film | name = Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | image = Ginger Snaps2 Unleashed film.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Brett Sullivan | producer = {{plainlist| * [[Steve Hoban]] * Paula Devonshire * [[Grant Harvey]] }} | writer = Megan Martin | based_on = {{basedon|Characters|[[Karen Walton]]<br />[[John Fawcett (director)|John Fawcett]]}} | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Emily Perkins]] * [[Tatiana Maslany]] * [[Eric Johnson (actor)|Eric Johnson]] * [[Janet Kidder]] * [[Katharine Isabelle]] * [[Brendan Fletcher]] }} | music = [[Kurt Swinghammer]] | cinematography = {{plainlist| * Gavin Smith * Henry Less }} | editing = Michele Conroy | distributor = [[Lionsgate Films]] | released = {{Film date|2004|01|30}} | runtime = 94 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = $3.5 million<ref name=mojo>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gingersnaps2.htm|title=Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref> | gross = $80,372 (US)<ref name=mojo/> }} '''''Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed''''' (also known as '''''Ginger Snaps II''''' or '''''Ginger Snaps: Unleashed''''') is a 2004 Canadian [[horror film]], written by Megan Martin and directed by Brett Sullivan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ginger Snaps: The Sequel|url=http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_2750.asp?lang=en&c=1|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050922010324/http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_2750.asp?lang=en&c=1|archivedate=2005-09-22|accessdate=2014-10-02|work=[[Telefilm Canada]]}}</ref> It is the second installment in the ''Ginger Snaps'' series and [[sequel]] to ''[[Ginger Snaps (film)|Ginger Snaps]]'' (2000), directed by executive producer [[John Fawcett (director)|John Fawcett]] and written in collaboration with Karen Walton.<ref>{{cite web|last=McDonald|first=Mariko|date=2009-06-08|title=Canadian Classicks: "Ginger Snaps"...Again and Again|url=http://www.filmthreat.com/features/2333/|accessdate=2014-10-02|work=[[Film Threat]]|archive-date=2014-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121409/http://www.filmthreat.com/features/2333/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A prequel, ''[[Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning]]'', was filmed back-to-back with ''Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'' and was also released in 2004. ==Plot== Several weeks{{efn|The exact passage of time is never specified, but ''Ginger Snaps'' ended on [[Halloween]] (October 31). Since this film is set in the winter, it has been at least a few weeks. On the DVD's audio commentary, director Brett Sullivan mentioned that it has been "maybe, probably six months". However, that would set the film in May, which is clearly not the case. Brigitte's injection records seem to indicate that a month or two has passed.}} after the events of [[Ginger Snaps (film)|the first film]], [[Brigitte Fitzgerald]] uses [[monkshood]] extract to fight the effects of [[lycanthropy]] that transformed her sister [[Ginger Fitzgerald|Ginger]] into a werewolf. Brigitte shaves off excess hair, cuts her arm with a scalpel, and documents her injections and increasingly rapid healing rate. Ginger appears as an [[Ghost|apparition]] and warns her that monkshood only slows her transformation progression and is not a cure. Regardless, Brigitte has become [[drug addiction|addicted]] to monkshood. Brigitte senses the presence of a male werewolf that has been relentlessly stalking her with the intention to mate, so she quickly packs and opens the door. She is found by Jeremy; a flirtatious [[librarian]] who has brought to her several books she attempted to check out earlier. He sees that Brigitte has [[Toxic shock syndrome]], and Jeremy attempts to bring her to a [[hospital]]; however, the male werewolf mauls him to death. Brigitte escapes but is too sick to go on. She stumbles down the street and collapses in the snow. Brigitte wakes in an [[Inpatient care|in-patient]] [[drug rehabilitation]] hospital, from which she unsuccessfully attempts to escape. She pleads to be released, but Alice, the clinic's director, refuses; however, Brigitte palms a piece of glass to continue to measure her healing. Tyler, an [[orderly]] at the clinic, offers to trade monkshood for sexual favors, which she declines. As her healing rate continues to accelerate, so does her rate of transformation and the dose of monkshood needed to resist it. Ginger continues to appear, taunting Brigitte as she experiences growing cravings for sex and murder, which Ginger also had. During a group therapy session, Brigitte fantasizes about her stretching class being instructed to lie on the floor and violently [[masturbate]]; a vision of Ginger jolts her back to reality, and her palm is revealed to be covered in hair. Later, a despondent Brigitte [[suicide|holds the shard of glass to her throat]], but she does not go through with it. While at the clinic, a girl named Ghost β the granddaughter of Barbara, a severe [[burn victim]] at the hospital β follows the clinical staff, who discuss Brigitte's injections of monkshood, and realizes Brigitte's secret. Ghost slips Brigitte a werewolf [[comic book]] and begins to question her about lycanthropy. When Ghost notices that Brigitte's ears have become pointed, Brigitte cuts off the tips. Ghost, now convinced of Brigitte's lycanthropy, attempts to slip Brigitte monkshood, but Tyler prevents it. In despair at her rate of transformation, Brigitte allows Tyler to inject her. After the male werewolf tracks Brigitte to the clinic, she and Ghost plan their escape. They crawl through air vents to reach the basement, where they encounter Beth-Ann, an addict who traded sex for drugs. The male werewolf kills and drags away Beth-Ann, and Brigitte is wounded after she fights the werewolf, but her wounds heal almost instantly. Ghost drives them to Barbara's house and explains that Barbara fell asleep with her bedtime cigarette. The next morning, Brigitte eats a dying [[deer]] while it is still alive. Brigitte realizes that her rate of transformation is progressing too fast, and with no other choice, the duo arrange a meeting at a gas station with Tyler to procure more monkshood. When Brigitte wanders in the [[gas station]], she discovers the attendant has been slain. Brigitte quickly returns to the car to find Tyler arriving, and, when they return to Barbara's house, Tyler administers monkshood to Brigitte, which her body violently rejects. Worried, Tyler calls Alice. Jealous of the attention that Tyler is getting, Ghost tricks Brigitte into thinking that Tyler abused her, causing Brigitte to lock Tyler outside, where the werewolf kills him. Alice arrives, and Ghost attacks her with Barbara's hunting rifle. Alice confronts Ghost about her delusions, and Brigitte, discovering that Barbara is not a smoker, aggressively pins Ghost against the wall and argues with her; she realizes that Tyler did not abuse Ghost, and Ghost burnt Barbara. Alice attempts to take Ghost with her but retreats to the attic once the werewolf breaks in through a window. Brigitte, whose transformation is almost complete, lures the werewolf into a room. Brigitte stabs him while Ghost distracts the werewolf. The werewolf bites Brigitte, and, as they struggle, they both fall into the basement, where the werewolf is [[impalement|impaled]] on a booby-trapped mattress. Ghost kills Alice with a hammer, and a weakened Brigitte begs Ghost to kill her before the transformation completes. Instead, Ghost locks her in the basement and illustrates a comic book that depicts herself as a powerful warrior with a werewolf pet. Ghost narrates that Brigitte is getting stronger and is waiting to be unleashed on her enemies. A doorbell is heard, and Ghost prepares to welcome Barbara home. ==Cast== * [[Emily Perkins]] as [[Brigitte Fitzgerald]] * [[Tatiana Maslany]] as Ghost * [[Eric Johnson (actor)|Eric Johnson]] as Tyler * [[Janet Kidder]] as Alice Severson * [[Brendan Fletcher]] as Jeremy * [[Katharine Isabelle]] as [[Ginger Fitzgerald]] * Susan Adam as Barbara * Chris Fassbender as Luke * [[Pascale Hutton]] as Beth-Ann * [[Michelle Beaudoin]] as Winnie * David McNally as Marcus * [[Shaun Johnston]] as Jack * [[Patricia Idlette]] as Dr. Brookner ==Release== ''Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'' was released in Canadian theaters on 30 January 2004, and Lionsgate released it on home video in the United States on 13 April.<ref name=bloody>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/108676/ginger-snaps-ii-unleashed-2/|title=Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=2004-10-22|accessdate=2014-10-02}}</ref> ==Reception== [[Rotten Tomatoes]], a [[review aggregator]], reports that 88% of 16 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 6.5/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ginger_snaps_2_unleashed/|title=Ginger Snaps 2 - Unleashed (2004)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=13 April 2004 |accessdate=24 September 2022}}</ref> Dennis Harvey of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that it "keeps most cliches at bay, and actually is less formulaic, even if storytelling and [performances] remain uneven".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/ginger-snaps-ii-unleashed-1200534018/|title=Review: 'Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed'|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2004-04-13|accessdate=2014-10-02|archive-date=2024-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904205100/https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/ginger-snaps-ii-unleashed-1200534018/|url-status=live}}</ref> Liam Lacey of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' wrote: "Though less original and satiric than the original, and more decorated with gore and prank scares, the movie maintains the previous film's mordant tone".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/ginger-snaps-ii-unleashed/article1126820/|title=Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed|last=Lacey|first=Liam|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=2004-01-30|accessdate=2014-10-02|archive-date=2024-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904205119/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/ginger-snaps-ii-unleashed/article1126820/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brad Miska of [[Bloody Disgusting]] rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a major letdown" that "is an enjoyable film, yet nothing to get all psyched about".<ref name=bloody/> [[Ernest Mathijs]], in his book ''John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps'', wrote that the sequel is "more radical and nihilist". He identifies the major themes as self-harm, drug addiction, and deconstruction of the themes explored in the first film.<ref>{{cite book|title=John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps|last=Mathijs|first=Ernest|publisher=[[University of Toronto Press]]|isbn=9781442615670|year=2013|pages=118β119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RW-1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118}}</ref> === Accolades === {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders awards-table" style="table-layout: fixed; margin-right: 0; " ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Nominee(s) ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |References |- ! rowspan="5" scope="row" |2005 | rowspan="5" |Fangoria Chainsaw Awards |Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film |''Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'' | {{Won}} | rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Citation|title=Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353489/awards|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref> |- |Best Actress |Emily Perkins | {{Won}} |- |Best Supporting Actress |Tatiana Maslany | {{Won}} |- |Best Screenplay |Megan Martin | {{Nom}} |- |Best Score |Kurt Swinghammer | {{Nom}} |} ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0353489}} * {{rotten Tomatoes|ginger_snaps_2_unleashed}} * [http://www.ginger-snaps.com/unleashed/home.htm ''Ginger Snaps 2'' on Ginger-Snaps.com] {{Ginger Snaps}} [[Category:2000s Canadian films]] [[Category:2000s English-language films]] [[Category:2000s teen horror films]] [[Category:2004 directorial debut films]] [[Category:2004 drama films]] [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2004 horror films]] [[Category:Canadian drama films]] [[Category:Canadian sequel films]] [[Category:Canadian teen films]] [[Category:Canadian werewolf films]] [[Category:Copperheart Entertainment films]] [[Category:English-language Canadian films]] [[Category:Films set in hospitals]] [[Category:Films shot in Edmonton]] [[Category:Ginger Snaps films]] [[Category:Lionsgate films]] [[Category:English-language horror films]] [[Category:Films produced by Steve Hoban]]
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