They felt teenagers wouldnt sit through a picture that was more than 90 minutes.[13], The studio ultimately cut 31 minutes' worth of film from Nutter's 115-minute version, resulting in an 84-minute theatrical cut. An international co-production between Australia, The United States and Canada. Nick Stahl is wearing some truly terrible hair extensions. [27] The film was eventually re-released on Blu-Ray through the MVD Rewind Collection on October 11, 2022. The film is quick and has some solid moments, the nut house is one of them. There's an unreleased Director's Cut of the film before it was heavily edited for the theatrical release. eh. She holds a Halloween Movie Month every October. Is this place abandoned? Disturbing Behavior [New Blu-ray] Special Ed . [16], Negative reviews cited the film's derivative feel, with many claiming it appeared to take well-worn tropes from other horror and science-fiction films like The Stepford Wives, A Clockwork Orange, and Village of the Damned. 23. In the first scenes of Disturbing Behavior, the sheriff mentions a game the high school is having against Knights Ridge. The sound machine that scares the rats away is what gets them in the end, isnt it? Disturbing behavior is the tale of a small coastal town where once unruly teens are transformed into academic geniuses.even stranger is that they all dress the same,join the same clubs,act the same.like soulless automatons.when Steve Clark(James Marsden)moves into town,he makes friends with the three misfits:Rachel Wagner(Katie Holmes),Gavin Strick(Nick . This counsellor guy is definitely the head alien. 14. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and A fearful Gavin brandishes a gun that he plans to use on potential abductors, but Steve calls him paranoid and wrestles the gun away from him. It emphasizes those ecological and behavioral factors that can influence the education of these youth, and describes techniques for dealing with them. When Steve returns home, he finds Blue Ribbon member Lorna in his living room, having just tutored his younger sister Lindsay. coldly tossed aside. Gavin is the knowing wise-ass character who sprays the general area with zingy torrents of bile concerning his unfriendly classmates. His family has moved from Chicago after the suicide of eldest son Allen, a loss that continues to haunt Steve. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are the eerie embodiment of academic excellence . I know that's not much, but if you're ambitious enough to gain sustenance from something other than nice belly-buttons, you take what you can get. The new kid in town stumbles across something sinister about the town's method of transforming its unruly teens into upstanding citizens. [14] In 2000, MGM released Disturbing Behavior on DVD. Sight & Sound wrote Ultimately, the same schizophrenic impulse pervades the entire film: it's too pompous to be camp, but too silly to be genuinely engaging.[23], The film opened at No. Chug nearly kills him while the towns police chief, Officer Cox, simply looks on. The neck breaking isn't as casual, mostly because of the loud "snap" sound on the soundtrack. 2. Oh good, Katie Holmes isnt chipped either. Buena Vista Pictures, 12. Its just entertaining teen thriller, nothing special really. Either way, some scenes made me laugh. 37. On their way out, they encounter Chug, but Rachel is able to strike him with a pipe, killing him. Every teen feels like something is wrong with their high school, but for Steve (James Marsden), the new kid in town, hes actually right. Steve Clark (James Marsden) is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. Except shes EXACTLY like Joey Potter, only with more makeup and less prudishness. If you can beat it, buy it. There has been considerable fan support for the release of a director's cut version that restores deleted scenes. Members attempt to recruit Steve into their fold, but Gavin, who is viewed with contempt by the clique, steers him away. Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg gives a little shoutout to one of his previous films, Beautiful Girls (1996). At first everything seems fine in the small, quaint island community. $24.90 . Their investigation confirms Gavins theory about the Blue Ribbons and mind control: Caldicott is implanting brain microchips on Cradle Bay teenagers with the approval of their parents, who want to reprogram their kids from juvenile delinquents into well-behaved model citizens. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Yahoo News - Michael Dahlstrom 11h. Do they get pod-personed, like The Faculty? "The Stepford Wives" was a 1975 would-be shocker in which the men of a small town instigate a plan to alter their wives' behavior, making them (quite against their will) endlessly gentle, understanding, and husband-friendly. [18][19][20][21], Positive reviews praised parts of the dialogue, particularly the cafeteria scene where the different school cliques are introduced. Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA: Season 1, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to Golden Tomato Awards: Best Movies & TV of 2022, Link to Christian Slater and Jonathan Kasdan Talk, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. I used to listen to this song ON REPEAT. [9], Although a director's cut was never released, there has been online circulation of fan edit versions which use the DVD's deleted scenes including the film's original ending. OH SHIT THE JOCK JUST SNAPPED THAT CHICK'S NECK MID-GOBBY! 68. Unfortunately, due to blockage from the studio Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, director David Nutter was unable to get it released. Fantastic. Every currently available permutation of college radio fodder should chug through every scene. 16. Essentially, some of the more troubled teens in town are turned into the ideal students. July 24th, 1998. is when SAVING PRIVATE RYAN came out. Ah, now THIS scene I remember! We highly encourage faculty, staff, and UNM community members to refer students exhibiting disturbing behavior to the Behavioral Assessment and Response Committee. Not what I would call good, but enjoyable if watched in the right state of mind or with a group of friends that you can have fun with. In search of answers, Steve and Rachel venture to Bishop Flats, a nearby mental hospital. That makes him and his younger sister the new, under-inspection kids at Cradle Bay High. Intimacy, I guess, is bad for your grades. The film is a offbeat teenage thriller that is fun and never takes itself too serious. Trisha has been watching and loving horror movies since the 80s and is happy to write about them. Home is wherever we are. That is a) so cheesy and b) so out of place. Steve and Rachel attempt to get Lindsay so they can flee town, but they are ambushed by Caldicott and Steves parents, who reveal the reason the family moved to Cradle Bay was to sign Steve up for the program. Director David Nutter Writer Scott Rosenberg Stars James Marsden Katie Holmes Nick Stahl See production, box office & company info Watch on HBO Max with Prime Video Channels More watch options It's also free if you have Amazon Prime, so there's that. This version again carries over existing extras from the original DVD release. Maybe exactly. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, Golden Tomato Awards: Best Movies & TV of 2022, Christian Slater and Jonathan Kasdan Talk Willow Finale, Allagashs Possible Survival, and Potential Season 2 Stories, Everything We Know About The Mandalorian Season 3. They could relate to the social power struggle that gripped so many high schools at the time. [U.V. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds and the different tribes of the school and he defends the weird theory that a sinister force changes the behavior of the annoyingly perfect "Blue Ribbons", a group of good students that wear identical jackets and gather in the Yogurt Shoppe. 90. The plot follows a group of high school outcasts who discover their seemingly perfect "Blue Ribbon" classmates are part of an elaborate mind control experiment. Children with ODD show these behaviors more often than other children their age. Some procedures for intervention in the classroom or offices of the University are: Securing a safe environment is always top priority. Disturbing Behavior Official Trailer #1 - Bruce Greenwood Movie (1998) HD - YouTube 0:00 / 2:29 Disturbing Behavior Official Trailer #1 - Bruce Greenwood Movie (1998) HD 91,390 views. 7 at the North American box office making $7 million USD in its opening weekend. Scott Rosenberg's script for Disturbing Behavior was acquired by MGM in August 1997, with Beacon Pictures signing on to produce. It is behavior that may prevent faculty members and staff from carrying out professional responsibilities. I don't consider DISTURBING BEHAVIOR a very good movie, and I'm not aware of anybody it's meaningful to, but in a certain way it's a decent time capsule of where we were at in 1998. 12.[24]. Friday, July 31, 1998 5:58:57 PM, (CNN) -- Anybody ever seen "The Stepford Wives?" When Steve joins the local high-school, the outcast Gavin Strick befriends Steve and introduces his also rejected friend Rachel Wagner to the newcomer. Then again, maybe not maybe. Gavin exposes to Steve in the refectory the punks, the nerds . The films depiction of social cliques resonated with a lot of people and it also created lifelong fans of James Marsden and Katie Holmes. Thats actually pretty good. This is average at best, but a somewhat enjoyable average, if that makes sense. All of the "loser" kids at the school talk like they're writing overheated ad copy, which should be creepy enough, but there's something else going on here. OH SHIT THE JOCK JUST SNAPPED THAT CHICKS NECK MID-GOBBY! Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a grade C-. A student who appears to be losing significant weight yet speaks with pride about how little they eat. It ain't "Mrs. Miniver," that's for sure. [11][12][13], The film underwent numerous studio-mandated recuts and a reshoot of the original ending due to negative test screenings. There's also the fact that there was, supposedly, an organization that was behind Caldicott's experiments, which would have also been interesting to see. Family group wants Showtime cable to drop 'Lolita', More blacklisted writers to have credits restored, Lyne refuses to let 'Lolita' be swept under carpet, Review: 'Parent Trap' still captures your heart, Review: Documentary on Jesse Helms comes from the heart, Ancient art of sword-fighting slicing permanent place on big screen, Venice Film Festival to open with 'Saving Private Ryan', Farrelly Brothers laughing all the way to the bank. Lots of shots are held for upwards of a minute, too. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep. 6. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". It doesn't take long before Steve strikes up a social strata discussion in the cafeteria with Gavin (Nick Stahl), one of the school's most reviled, unwanted geeks. I feel like this script is pretty good, but theyre speaking so fast/mumbling so much Im only getting half of it. Nick Stahl, you perve. If you are fearful of violence erupting, ask another colleague, Department Chair, or supervisor to be present for the conversation. Just giving you a real reason to care for the characters. 1. $29.95 . 19. [9], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 33% rating based on reviews from 39 critics. [9], High school senior Steve Clark is new to Cradle Bay, a picturesque island community in Washington state's Puget Sound. [18][8][22] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "But for all its influences, Disturbing Behavior establishes a semi-real, semi-supernatural, part-mocking, part-commiserating genre of its owna state so precarious that those expecting chillier frights or warmer laughs may be disappointed. Repeating the words wrong, bad, she smashes a wall mirror with her head and attacks Steve with a shard, but he subdues her and she snaps out of her episode, acting as if nothing happened. Members attempt to recruit Steve into their fold, but Gavin, who is viewed with contempt by the clique, steers him away. Finally, Katie Holmes appears. That fall was some awful special effects. They can refer the student to other professionals on campus. A student who physically confronts another person. James Marsden plays the fish-out-of-water, Steve Clark, who steps into a new high school filled with the normal geek-jock-stoner separation. Rescued by Lindsay and U.V. 57. As a result, the studio required extensive cuts and reshoots to hopefully fix the perceived flaws. However, such behavior may indicate that a particular student is having difficulties that affects his/her academic performance. [8][21] The performance of Nick Stahl as rebel outsider Gavin was also cited as being one of the film's highlights. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. 24. The music video for the song "Got You (Where I Want You) by The Flys contains scenes from the film and features Katie Holmes and James Marsden. You will be. I wrote about that a while back. The Disturbing Behavior Checklist II (DBC II) was developed to be an indicator of the relative disturbingness of certain behaviors associated with learning disabilities (LD). What kind of students run AWAY from a fight and not towards it? 7. DVD version features 11 deleted scenes, including an alternate ending where Gavin meets a different fate than the theatrical ending. Jun 20, 2017 at 2:33 pm. The movie was filmed mostly in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and on Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place. Led by Gavin (Nick Stahl) and Rachel (Katie Holmes), Steve isn't buying into Gavin's raving notions that the jocks are being controlled by a higher force. [18][8][22] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "But for all its influences, Disturbing Behavior establishes a semi-real, semi-supernatural, part-mocking, part-commiserating genre of its owna state so precarious that those expecting chillier frights or warmer laughs may be disappointed. Disturbing Behavior has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 34%. [8][21] The performance of Nick Stahl as rebel outsider Gavin was also cited as being one of the film's highlights. Of course it takes losing Gavin to the dark side to make Steve realize the error of his ways. 7. 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