Movies/Plays inspired by school shootings: Bang Bang You're Dead (official site) Play inspired by the events at Jonesboro and Columbine, later turned into a movie. Play: (1999) Written by William Mastrosimone. Movie: (2002) Directed by Guy Ferland. Duck - Carbine High Massacre (official site) Tongue-in-cheek film inspired by the events at Columbine High. Movie: (2000) Directed by William Hellfire. Bowling for Columbine (my review) Documentary/opinion regarding gun safety in America, with some references to and interviews with victims of the Columbine shootings as well as other school shootings. Movie: (2002) Directed by Michael Moore. Elephant: A Film By Gus Van Sant (official site) School-shooting movie told from the point of view of someone the shooters let go before the killing starts. Movie: (2003) Directed by Gus Van Sant. Home Room Six students are dead at the hands of a fellow classmate and an unlikely bond forms between two survivors because of it. Movie: (2003) Directed by Paul F. Ryan. Zero Day (official site) School shooting told in a 'Blair Witch Project' fashion, like a home movie. Movie: (2003) Directed by Ben Coccio. Dawn Anna Biography of Dawn Anna Townsend, mother of victim Lauren. Movie: (2004) Directed by Less R. Howard. Columbinus (theater review) Play that addresses the bitter reality of high-school pecking orders and the basic human need for social interaction. Contains dialog pulled from and inspired by interviews and news about the Columbine shootings. Play: (2005) Conceived and created by The United States Theatre Project, written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli.

Other movies of a similar theme: If... Led by the head student, a bunch of British boys have a bloody revolution against their school. (1968) Directed by Lindsay Anderson. The Basketball Diaries Movie about a hard-luck teen boy with a stunning dream scene of his shooting up his high school class room. Was rumored to have inspired the Columbine shooters, though there's never been proof of this. (1995) Directed by Scott Kalvert. Detention: The Siege at Johnson High A former student takes revenge on his high school. (1997) Directed by Michael W. Watkins. Light It Up A group of misunderstood teens wind up taking their school hostage at gunpoint. (1999) Directed by Craig Bolotin.

Television shows: Degrassi: The Next Generation (2-part school shooting episode) Buffy the Vampire Slayer ep. Earshot Pulled by the network before airing the week of April 20, 1999 because it had Buffy overhearing about a mass-murder plot being planned by fellow students. The episode was made before the Columbine shootings and was later (much later) aired, when things had calmed some. Seven Days ep. For the Children Pulled at the last minute (week of 4-20-1999) due to footage involving a hostage situation where some kids get shot. Promised Land (school shooting episode) ER (Season Six) Doctors struggle with school shooting trauma in one ep. The Division ep. Zero Tolerance Deals with a high school student shot. Makes a reference to the Columbine High shootings.

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