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Disturbing Behavior

- In Cradle Bay it doesn’t matter if you’re not perfect. You will be.

Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are the eerie embodiment of academic excellence and clean living. But, like the rest of the town, they're a little too perfect. When Steve's rebellious friend Gavin mysteriously joins their ranks, Steve searches for the truth with fellow misfit Rachel.

Release Date : 1998-07-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Beacon CommunicationsVillage Roadshow-Hoyts Film PartnershipBehavioral Problem Productions Ltd.Metro-Goldwyn-MayerBeacon Pictures

Production Country : AustraliaUnited States of AmericaCanada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Steve Clark

Original Name : James Marsden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel Wagner

Original Name : Katie Holmes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gavin Strick

Original Name : Nick Stahl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Edgar Caldicott

Original Name : Bruce Greenwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newberry

Original Name : William Sadler

Gender : Male

Character Name : U.V.

Original Name : Chad Donella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lindsay Clark

Original Name : Katharine Isabelle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : Tobias Mehler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Cox

Original Name : Steve Railsback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Clark

Original Name : Terry David Mulligan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Clark

Original Name : Susan Hogan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charles 'Chug' Roman

Original Name : A.J. Buckley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trent

Original Name : Derek Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dickie Atkinson

Original Name : Tygh Runyan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lorna

Original Name : Crystal Cass

Gender : Female

Character Name : Allen Clark

Original Name : Ethan Embry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Stephen E. Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Jo Copeland

Original Name : Natassia Malthe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Doug Abrahams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferry Guy

Original Name : Robert Moloney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Rooney

Original Name : Dan Zukovic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Cox

Original Name : David Paetkau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal Weathers

Original Name : Jay Brazeau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Perkins

Original Name : Sarah-Jane Redmond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judy Effkin

Original Name : Gillian Barber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Strick

Original Name : Peter LaCroix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Strick

Original Name : Lynda Boyd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daniella

Original Name : Daniella Evangelista

Gender : Female

Character Name : Abbey

Original Name : Carly Pope

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kathy

Original Name : Lalainia Lindbjerg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shannon

Original Name : Erin Tougas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan - Blue Ribbon

Original Name : Ryan Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brendan - Motor Jock

Original Name : Brendan Fehr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Middle-Aged Man

Original Name : John Destry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coupon Lady

Original Name : Glynis Davies

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roscoe

Original Name : Andre Danyliu

Gender : Male

Character Name : John (as Stephen James Lang)

Original Name : Stephen J. Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Doctor

Original Name : Suzy Joachim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Screaming Man

Original Name : Christopher R. Sumpton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flossing Man

Original Name : Jarred Blancard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Make-up Girl

Original Name : Kate Braidwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toothbrush Boy

Original Name : Stephen Holmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bald Man

Original Name : Mark Aviss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty Caldicott

Original Name : Julie Patzwald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assistant Principal

Original Name : Dee Jay Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Disrespectful Student

Original Name : Kendall Saunders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Damon (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean Amsing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Melanie Angel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laughing Blonde Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Christina de Cattani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anesthesiologist (uncredited)

Original Name : Fulvio Cecere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach (uncredited)

Original Name : Garry Chalk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Atkinson (uncredited)

Original Name : Cynde Harmon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Detrice (uncredited)

Original Name : Tamsin Kelsey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Corey Large

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moderator (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shannon's Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Zuzana Marlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shadow Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Judith Maxie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shadow Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Wilde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chera - Blue Ribbon (uncredited)

Original Name : Bailee Reid

Gender : Female

Character Name : Schoolbus Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Sean Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurses Assistant (uncredited)

Original Name : Clarence Sponagle

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***The Stepford Teens, sort of*** When a Chicago family moves to an island in the Puget Sound, Washington, Steve (James Marsden) encounters the usual cliques at his new high school, but there’s something odd about the Blue Ribbon Club, a circle of high-achieving students who get a pass from the police when they screw-up. Nick Stahl plays Steve’s new friend, Katie Holmes a potential girlfriend and Katharine Isabelle his sister. Bruce Greenwood is on hand as a dubious school psychologist. The set-up of “Disturbing Behavior” (1998) is similar to the same in “Twilight” (2008), but there are no vampires and werewolves. I won’t say more about the plot, except that it includes elements of Dr. Frankenstein and “The Stepford Wives” (1975). This isn’t really giving much away as the movie telegraphs everything from the get-go and so is kind of predictable. Yet the Great Northwest locations are spectacular, the cast is good, particularly Marsden and Stahl, and the story is compelling enough. It’s just laden by a been-there, done-that vibe. Still, it’s way superior to the similar “The Faculty” (1998), not to mention more serious. It’s also arguably better than comparable flicks from the time period, like “Scream” (1996), “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997), “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” (1998), “Urban Legend” (1998), “Jawbreaker” (1999) and “Final Destination” (2000). “Bad Girls from Valley High” is on par (which was shot in 1999, but not released until 2005). The original length was 115 minutes, about 32 minutes longer than the released version, but producers found it too long and so cut out scenes that supposedly helped the movie to make more sense. Personally, I didn’t feel the movie was hard to grasp and never felt lost. But the last act needed more finesse because it does seem awkward and rushed; for instance, the mental hospital sequence flashes by so quickly you might miss it if you blink. The film runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, and was shot in the Vancouver area, British Columbia, including Bowen Island. GRADE: B