Bullying Film Clips

Clip: The Karate Kid [2010] (1) Clip: The Karate Kid [2010] (2) Age Group: Intermediate, Middle Age Group: Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Physical Bullying Type(s): Physical Explanation: Explanation:  P: Cheng knocks the papers out of Mei Ying &  P: Dre is held by Cheng’s friends as Cheng Dre’s hands. Cheng also beats up Dre. punches him in the stomach a couple of times. Considerations: Considerations: - What could/did stop Cheng from attacking Dre? - What could/did stop Cheng from attacking Dre?

Clip: Radio Rebel (3) Clip: Sidney White (2) Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational Explanation: Explanation:  R: Gabe threatens to and kicks Gavin out of  R: Rachel manipulates Sidney into abandoning the band for not acting cool and popular. Lenny so that she will stay as a part of the group. Considerations: Considerations: - How were Gavin’s actions better than the other - How come Sidney breaks down on her stance of bandmates? defending Lenny?

Clip: Monster’s University Clip: Cyberbu//y Age Group: Primary Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Cyber, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  R: R.O.R. tries to ruin O.K.’s reputation at  C: Lindsey and her friends were posting mean school by making them seem nerdy or things about other students on Cliquesters. ridiculous.  V: Lindsey and her friends meanly refer to Taylor  V: R.O.R.’s president calls the O.K.s names & Samantha as “The Psycho Twins.” and tells them they don’t look like “real Considerations: scarers”. - How come Lindsey and her friends left the cafeteria? Considerations: - What did Mike do that was appropriate for the O.K.s?

Clip: The Clique (1) Clip: Wreck-It Ralph (1) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Primary Bullying Type(s): Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  R: Massie spreads a lie about Shelby Braxler to  R: Ralph was not invited to a party that everybody manipulates her friends not to go to the party else in his town/game was invited to. since she cannot go.  V: Gene continues to call Ralph a “Bad Guy” even Considerations: when Ralph clearly does not like it. - Why did Massie not want her friends to go to the Considerations: party? - Is Ralph smashing the cake a result of his anger from being excluded?

Clip: The Sandlot Clip: Star Trek Age Group: Primary, Intermediate, Middle Age Group: Primary, Intermediate, Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Physical Explanation: Explanation:  R: The other boys did not want to let Smalls be  V: The three boys make fun of Spock for being a part of their baseball team. part human and for having a human mother.  V: Squints calls Sam an “L7 Weenie” and Ya-  P: When their words don’t work they resort to Ya joins in with the mean nick names. pushing Spock. Considerations: Considerations: - Who/What caused the group to stop making fun of - Why did Spock to react that way and how could he Smalls and let him join the team? have better responded? Clip: Sky High Clip: The Clique (5) Age Group: Primary, Intermediate, Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Verbal , Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational Explanation: Explanation:  V: Gwen and Penny call Layla names and use  R: Massie manipulates Lane by pretending to be lies to hurt Layla’s feelings. her friend so that she can get what she wants;  R: Gwen manipulates Will into having the party Lane’s brother. Clare lied to Lane so she could and manipulates Layla into thinking Will ditch her for Massie. doesn’t like her and that she can’t be popular. Considerations: Considerations: - How come Lane chooses to hang out with Massie even - What did Will do in this scene to combat bullying? though Massie isn’t treating her very nicely?

Clip: Radio Rebel (1) Clip: Harriet The Spy Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Physical, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  R: Stacy uses lies and manipulation to get what  P: Marion and the other students purposely pour she wants while also getting Tara and Audrey paint onto Harriet damaging her property. into trouble.  R: The other students whisper secrets about  V: Stacy insults Tara’s shyness by calling her a Harriet and mock the fact that Harriet is upset. name. They mock Harriet by pretending that they care. Considerations: Considerations: - What could Tara have done in order to try to stop - How come Harriet slapped Marion after she poured Stacy from bullying her and Audrey? more paint onto her?

Clip: Sidney White (3) Clip: Dickie Roberts Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Explanation: Explanation:  R: Rachel purposely attempted to exclude  V: The three bullies team up against Sam and Sally Sidney even though Sidney did all the same by taunting and teasing them, calling them “sissy” things the other girls did. Rachel tried to and “priss.” manipulate Sidney’s social standing by Considerations: embarrassing her in public. - Was Dickie’s response appropriate? Considerations: - What role does the crowd play that Dickie talked about - What could Sidney’s pledge sisters have done to when bullying the kids back? help her?

Clip: The Clique (3) Clip: How To Train Your Dragon Age Group: Intermediate, Middle Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  R: The Clique wouldn’t let Clare sit down at  V: All of the other students said mean things about their table. Hiccup when he entered the lunch room.  V: The Clique teased Clare with their “Loser-  R: All of the other students made Hiccup feel like Loser” chant, made fun of clothes and laughed he had to sit at the other table and could not hang at her. out in their group. They also ignored him. Considerations: Considerations: - What was done that could have helped Clare feel - What are some things others could have done to stop better the bullying of Hiccup. about herself? What else could have been done?

Clip: Mean Girls Clip: Sidney White (1) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  R: Regina manipulates her friends by telling  R: Rachel says the group should exclude “Fat them what they’re allowed to wear in order to Losers”, tells a nasty joke about Amy, and lies be her friend. The Plastics exclude other people about Sidney throwing herself over Aaron. from sitting with them. Gretchen told Cady’s  V: Rachel tells Christy that she isn’t as perceptive secret and Regina told Aaron a lie about Cady. as she is when Christy says Sidney is ok. Considerations: Considerations: - In what ways did The Plastics display relational - In this scene who was a bystander and who was a aggression and bullying? follower?

Clip: The Clique (4) Clip: Radio Rebel (2) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal, Relational, Cyber Explanation: Explanation:  R: The Clique purposely ignored Clare when  P: Stacy pushes Tara into a corner. she tried to help.  V: Stacy called Tara names and insulted her  V: Massie insults Clare by saying she is a loser personality. with no life and giving a backhanded  R: Stacy threatened Tara so that she would be compliment to her idea. popular while Tara wouldn’t be. Considerations:  C: Stacy threatened to E-Mail a sound clip of Tara - What could have been done in the car so Clare to the entire school. wasn’t Considerations: excluded? - Why do you think Stacy threatens Tara to not tell - Why do you think that Isaac didn’t say anything to anybody about this moment? “The Clique” when they were being mean to Clare?

Clip: The Clique (2) Clip: Wreck-It Ralph (2) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Primary Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational, Physical Explanation: Explanation:  R: Massie made Dylan not like Clare despite the  V: The other characters make fun of Vanellope by fact that they were friends at the mall without calling her names like “Glitch.” her. She also told the other girls they don’t like  R: The other characters work together in order to Clare so they’d ignore her. exclude Vanellope from making friends or joining  V: Massie made fun of where Clare lives and the race. Massie and her friends made fun of Kristen’s  P: The other characters break the cart that first outfit. Vanellope made. Considerations: Considerations: - What could Dylan have done to help be a upstander - Why do the other characters run away when Ralph for comes? Clare?

Clip: The Clique (6) Clip: The Clique (7) Age Group: Primary, Intermediate, Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational Bullying Type(s): Cyber Explanation: Explanation:  V: Dylan, Kristen, and Alicia attack Clare’s  C: Clare steals Massie’s account and tricks her bathing suit and so does Massie when she gets friends into ignoring/no longer liking Massie. there.  R: Clare attempts to have Massie’s friends exclude  R: When Massie returns she makes nasty jokes Massie from “The Clique.” and mocks Clare so that the other girls will no  V: Clare pretends to verbally insult Dylan by longer play with her. pretending she thinks her legs are fat. Considerations: Considerations: - What are some smart things that Clare did in order - Why do you think Dylan wore the clothes Massie to didn’t like but then eventually talked to her? try and stop the bullying?

Clip: Odd Girl Out (1) Clip: Odd Girl Out (2) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational, Cyber Explanation: Explanation:  V: Stacy & Nikki insult Emily by calling her a  R: Nikki and Tiffany convinced Stacy to hobbit and a mute and insult her shoes. manipulate and trick Vanessa about the party to  R: Stacy and the girls say that the table is embarrass her by showing up at the wrong place. invitation only and make fun of the fact that  C: Nikki goes to spread the information to trick Emily enjoys soccer. Vanessa on the computer. Considerations: Considerations: - What could Vanessa have done in this situation to - Why does Stacy look confused at the end of the scene? be a How can she fix her confusion? upstander?

Clip: 13 Going On 30 Clip: Odd Girl Out (5) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Cyber, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  R: “Tom-Tom” manipulates Jenna into doing  C: Stacy forwarded a private conversation to other her report by making her think she’ll get to be girls so they could print it out and share it with the popular. She also mocks Matt with her “play- school. by-play” comment.  R: Nikki and Tiffany read the conversation out  V: “Tom-Tom” calls Matt names like loud in hopes that it would continue to make “Freakazoid” and “Beef-Head”. Vanessa less popular. Considerations: Considerations: - Why do you think Jenna was mean to Matt at her - What could the other girls (and Stacy) have done to party? stop Nikki and Tiffany?

Clip: Jumanji Clip: Odd Girl Out (3) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational, Physical Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  V: The other boys verbally threaten Allen by  P: Nikki gets all of the girls to follow Vanessa into telling him to “prepare to die” and “go running the bathroom in order to make fun of her in a place to daddy.” she cannot escape.  R: The main boy is attacking Allen so that he  V: The girls say mean things about Vanessa will not hang out with his girlfriend which is a because they know she can hear them and it will type of exclusion. make her upset.  P: The boys hit, kick and push Allen and take  R: Nikki and Tiffany try to spread rumors about Allen’s bike which is his own personal property. Vanessa in order to make her less popular. Considerations: Considerations: - Why do you think that the main bully is concerned - What did Stacy do right in this situation and what with Allen talking to his girlfriend? could she have done better?

Clip: Odd Girl Out (4) Clip: Ice Age Continental Drift Age Group: Middle Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Cyber, Verbal, Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational Explanation: Explanation:  C: Stacy and Nikki say mean things to Vanessa  R: Ethan attempts to get Peaches to abandon Lewis with cell phones. The group of girls make fun of because he isn’t like them. The group uses peer Vanessa’s body with a computer and even pressure on Peaches to get her to think Lewis is not create a website. as good as them.  V: The girl passing by says “Losers Table” to  V: When Lewis bumps his head they call him a Emily and Vanessa. loser. They also say it is bad for Peaches to be part  R: Stacy, Nikki & Tiffany continue to attack possum. Vanessa because they know she really wants to Considerations: be popular again. - What reasons might Peaches have had to talk bad about Considerations: Lewis even though she actually was friends with him? - What did Emily do to be an upstander? - In the end what did Peaches do that is very good to do - What could Stacy have done in order to be an in a bullying situation? upstander?

Clip: Back To The Future Clip: Kung Fu Panda Age Group: Middle Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  P: Biff pushes George and knocks on his head.  V: The Furious Five made fun of Po’s weight. He and his friends use physical intimidation Tigress told Po he didn’t belong as a member of with threatening gestures. the group.  V: Biff and his friends threaten George and  R: The Furious Five alienated Po from the group Marty. They call them names and make fun of because he was different than them. They made Marty’s clothing style. fun of his weight to try and get him to leave. Considerations: Considerations: - What did the worker at the store do to be an - Why do you think that the Furious Five members were upstander and what could he have done earlier? talking badly about Po even though he’s the Dragon Warrior?

Clip: Little Giants Clip: Never Been Kissed (1) Age Group: Primary Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational Bullying Type(s): Relational, Physical, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  R: Even though Danny wants to play with  R: The students are laughing at Josie when she is everyone else nobody chooses him for their reading her poem. team and they take his ball to play with.  P: Billy throws eggs at Josie. Considerations:  V: Billy calls Josie a “geek” and insults her poem. - Although he did not let him play what did Kevin do Considerations: that kind of made him an upstander? - If you were Josie what would you have done?

Clip: She’s All That Clip: You Again Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Physical, Relational Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Physical, Relational Explanation: Explanation:  V: Taylor insults Laney in several ways like  V: Joanna and her friends continually call Marni telling her she’s a waste of a year book spot, etc. mean names including “Moo” and “Loser” and call  P: Taylor purposely spills a drink on Laney in her ugly. order to ruin her dress.  P: Joanna and her friends physically put Marni out  R: Taylor tells Laney that nobody at the party of the school and Joanna punches her at the wants her there to try and prevent Laney from basketball game. becoming a part of her circle of friends.  R: Several of the students don’t allow Marni to sit Considerations: with them and their group of friends. Joanna and - What role does Zach play at the end of the scene? her friends exclude Marni. How could he have better played that role? Considerations: - What role do the other party goers play? - What role in bullying does Will play at the end of the - Why do you suppose Taylor acts like a bully to clip? Laney?

Clip: Max Keeble (1) Clip: Max Keeble (2) Age Group: Intermediate Age Group: Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Physical Bullying Type(s): Relational Explanation: Explanation:  P: Troy pushes around Max and overpowers  R: Jenna manipulates Max when he starts to him. He also forces Robe into the trophy case to become popular by stealing him away from his old be laughed at by others. Troy also gives Max a friends. She also tries to keep Megan and Max in swirly. Dobbs takes Max’s lunch money different groups by inviting Max to the party but through physically intimidating him. not Megan. Considerations: Considerations: - Why do you suppose that Troy went from someone - Why do you think that Max might have started to hang who was afraid to someone who bullies other out more with Jenna than hanging out with Megan and students? Robe? - What role do the boys with the camera have? How - How was Max an upstander at the end? could they have been upstanders instead? - Why do you think that Jenna was so upset when Max - What role do all the students laughing at Robe chose to hang out with Megan instead? play? Why do you think they play that role?

Clip: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (1) Clip: Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2) Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  P: Penny slaps Sherman’s food out his hand.  V: Penny speaks very rudely to Sherman the entire She also steals his whistle and when he tries to time. She makes it seem like Sherman is lying, and get it back she puts him in a headlock. uses mean words, in order to trick him into doing  V: Penny calls Sherman a dog and insults his what his dad said not to including driving the dad. She yells at Carl to “zip it” so he can’t wayback. stick up for Sherman  P: Penny starts poking and pushing Sherman into a Considerations: corner until he cannot move to where he wants to - Why do you think that Penny started to bully go. Sherman in the cafeteria? Considerations: - What role did was played by all of the kids laughing - What role do “peer pressure” and “manipulating” play at the situation? with Penny tricking Sherman into taking the Way Back?

Clip: Max Keeble (3) Clip: Zathura Age Group: Intermediate Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Physical Bullying Type(s): Physical, Verbal Explanation: Explanation:  P: Troy and Dobbs gang up on Max and try to  P: Walter chases Danny around the house in an physically fight him after school. attempt to hit him. He also sends him down into Considerations: the basement although Danny clearly does not - What role in bullying does Megan play in this want to go down there. scene?  V: Walter tells Danny that only three year olds - Why do you think that so many other students were would be scared of the basement. willing to stand up to Troy and Dobbs in this scene? Considerations: - Why does Max argue that the former victims - Why do you suppose that Walter chooses to send should not get revenge on the bullies? Danny down to the basement after Danny makes that comment?

Clip: Never Been Kissed (2) Clip: Never Been Kissed (3) Age Group: Middle Age Group: Middle Bullying Type(s): Relational, Verbal Bullying Type(s): Relational, Physical Explanation: Explanation:  R: The girls are gossiping about a girl having  R: Guy doesn’t allow Josie and Aldys to hang out hemorrhoids when Josie sits down. They try at the court where his friends are because he and prevent her from sitting down with their doesn’t think they’re cool enough. Guy also tries to clique by being rude. help the popular girls with their plan by  V: They insult Josie for wearing white jeans. manipulating Aldys to dance with him. Guy makes an insensitive remark about Josie  P: The popular girls plan and try to put dog food being in special education. When Josie arrives onto Aldys in front of several other people. at school everyone calls her a loser. Considerations: Considerations: - Why do you suppose that Josie and Aldys started to cry - What role was played by the students in the when Guy would not let them go to the court? hallways who did not tell Josie she had “Loser” - What role did Josie undertake in stopping the popular written on her head? girls’ plan and making her speech in front of everyone?

Clip: Planes Clip: For The Birds Age Group: Primary Age Group: Primary, Intermediate Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational, Physical Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational, Physical Explanation: Explanation:  V: Rip insults Dusty for being a “nice guy.” He  V: The small birds continue to chirp and make fun also insults his friends several times in order to of the larger bird. They even mock him. exert power over them.  V: The big bird laughs when the others are nude.  R: Rip wants the racers to be an exclusive  R: The small birds actively work to exclude the group and so he tries to outcast planes like big bird by ignoring him, moving away from him, Dusty from racing. and trying to make him feel bad.  P: Rip has his teammates knock off Dusty’s  P: The small birds try to kick the big bird off of the radar during the race and has them try to power line by continually pecking at his feet and physically attack him. hitting at him. Considerations: Considerations: - Why do you suppose Rip acts like a bully? - When the little bird started to warn the other birds to - Why do you think Rip threaten the other planes stop was he really being an upstander or was he looking after Dusty stands up to him? out for his own interests? - What roles in bullying does Skipper play at the end - Why do you supposed that the big bird turned around of the clip? and was a bully afterwards? Clip: Red Age Group: Primary, Intermediate, Middle, High Bullying Type(s): Verbal, Relational Explanation:  V: The three bullies continue to insult “Red”.  R: The three bullies tell “Red” he doesn’t have any friends to make him feel like he should be alone. Considerations: - What did the basketball player do in order to be an upstander? - Did he have to make a grand gesture or did it just take a small effort which made a big difference?