Duck! The Carbine High Massacre
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| Duck! The Carbine High Massacre | |
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 Duck! The Carbine High Massacre DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | William Hellfire and Joey Smack |
| Produced by | Todd Russel |
| Written by | William Hellfire and Joey Smack |
| Starring | William Hellfire, Joey Smack, Misty Mundae, Lily Tiger |
| Distributed by | Factory 2000 |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 000 (estimated) |
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Duck! The Carbine High Massacre is a 2000 black comedy film about a fictional school shooting. It was the first Columbine-inspired film to be released. It is written, directed, and stars William Hellfire and Joey Smack. It is unrated.
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[edit] Plot Summary
The film tells the story of Derrick and Derwent, two trench-coat wearing, neo-Nazi "freaks". Both come from unconventional homes, one having alcoholic parents and the other having a father who appears to be a wife-beater. When Derwent is severely assaulted by jocks, he and Derrick form a plan to openly kill students at their school and then commit suicide. It is implied that the date of their attack is set for April 20, 1999, the date of the real-life Columbine High School massacre. The pair buy two shotguns and several handguns from a black market dealer. The next day they open fire in the cafeteria, killing most of the secondary characters, before heading down into the basement where they kill each other simultaneously. A police officer and the school principal then enter the school to find a bomb. When the cop attempts to defuse it, the film then implies that the bomb explodes. The final scenes show several people trying to explain their theories on why the massacre occurred. This is a spoof of the moral panic and conspiracy theories presented following the Columbine High Shooting.
[edit] Controversy
This is the first post-Columbine film on the subject of school shootings, and arguably the most offensive. It contains much blood and gore, nudity, inappropriate sexual references and some racism (incited by the black character towards his white peers, rather than from the protagonists). The main actors/directors Smack and Hellfire were arrested for having weapons on a school campus for one of the shots outside an elementary school. They were jailed for a short amount of time [1].
[edit] Character Names
With the exception of main characters Derrick and Derwin, all other characters are credited as their stereotype;
- Bible Girl
- Play Girl
- Car Kid
- Retard
- Spam Jock
- Benchpress
- Afro-American
- Song Girl
- Goth Girl
- Goth Boy (Boyfriend of Goth Girl)
- No Info Boy
[edit] Comparison to Columbine
The film references Columbine many times, including:
- The use of shotguns
- Two shooters
- Joint suicide
- A teacher is shot when trying to get kids out of the cafeteria, and dies later. His last words are: "Tell my daughters I love them". The character is a reference to coach Dave Sanders. He is one of the few "serious" characters in this film.
- The use of a propane tank turned into a bomb
- The last scene parodies the aftermath of Columbine, with conspiracy theorists, parents and witnesses all talking about the perpetrators and why they think the massacre occurred.
