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Bang Bang You're Dead is the title of a play by William Mastrosimone and a film based on the play. William Mastrosimone is an American playwright (born in 1947), whose plays include The Woolgatherer, Extremities, Shivaree, and Cats Paw. ...

The Play

This play was made to show and end violence and teasing between teenagers in schools. When the play was performed for the first time, more than 100,000 downloads from internet occurred of the video play and many other schools around the world began to perform the play. The play centers on the lead character Josh, a teenage boy who shoots his parents and five schoolmates, and is then haunted by physical manifestations of his memories of them.

The Film

The film revolves around a teenager called Trevor who threatened to blow up the football team at his school because he was pushed to breaking point by frequent bullying. The movie is set months after, where students are creeped out by him, and think he's going to blow up the school. He is chosen to star in a play called "Bang Bang You're Dead" as the main character, Josh. After parents hear of the play and its suspicious actor, they call for it to be cancelled.

The film also shows Trevor (played by Ben Foster) making friends with the Trogs, a group of outcasts. Towards the end of the film they attempt a school massacre, using a shotgun and two handguns. Knowing of their plot and fearing for the safety of a fellow student/love interest, he stops them. For other people with this name, see Ben Foster (disambiguation) Ben Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. ... The Columbine High shooters caught on a security camera during their rampage A school massacre is an incident of attempted mass murder involving at least one actual death that occurs at a school. ...

The film ends with Trevor performing the play, and it is indicated that the play was performed at the school despite parents objections. There is no indication as to what happens to the Trogs.

Notes

• Bang Bang You're Dead was written in the wake of the school massacres that occurred in Paducah, Jonesboro, and Springfield to raise awareness about school violence. It supports the school violence charity Ribbon of Promise.
• The first production of this play was April 9, 1999, eleven days prior to the Columbine High School massacre. Coincidentally, the April 9 of 1999 was also the 18th (and final) birthday of Eric Harris, one of the Columbine perpetrators.
• It has been performed widely in the United States, as well as in other countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Uruguay, Gibraltar, Venezuela and India. As the playwright intends Bang Bang You're Dead to raise awareness of school violence, it may be performed without payment of royalties, as long as the performance is not for profit, and subject to certain other conditions.

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External links

• Bang Bang You're Dead Website, with script download
• Ribbon of Promise Website
• Blog discussion of Bang Bang You're Dead
• Review of the movie
• DVD of the movie on Amazon.com including relevant information and customer reviews