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| “ | I can hear them now. If only we'd have reached them sooner, or found this tape! If only we'd have searched their rooms... if only we would've asked the right questions! Too late. | „ |
| ~ Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in a recorded video. |
| “ | Do you still believe in God? Then go be with Him. | „ |
| ~ Eric Harris to Rachel Scott. |
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are the main antagonists in the 2016 movie I'm Not Ashamed. The movie centered around Rachel Scott, one of the victims of the infamous Columbine High School massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999.
Their original plan was to blow up the school, killing approximately five hundred people, although thankfully, it did not work. However, Harris and Klebold shot and killed twelve students and one teacher, and they injured twenty-three others before killing themselves.
They were portrayed by Cory Chapman and David Errigo Jr., respectively.
Personality[]
Just like their real life counterparts, these fictionalized versions of Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Klebold were both psychopathic, disturbed teenagers with an intense hatred of their classmates and teachers alike. They also possess a strong, unspeakable desire to watch the world around them burn; Harris has even delusions of grandeur, seeking to create the greatest chaos mankind has ever witnessed. Despite this, they were not always like this. Years of bad treatments, bullying and relative isolation from the rest of the school shaped them into cunning, merciless, and ruthless killing machines.
Biography[]
Before the Shooting[]
Eric is bullied by a group of jocks. Later on, he and Dylan are at home playing video games, when Dylan says "if only this was Columbine". Eric responds that it could be, and Dylan assumes he is joking. Later on, Eric is in a class discussing Adolf Hitler and his views on natural selection, which fascinates Eric. He is later shown reading Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" and plans to shoot up Columbine High School with Dylan.
Eric and Dylan are among a group of students who listen to Rachel Scott's speech about Christianity. Once her speech was done, a home video by Eric and Dylan was played, which contained the pair shooting other students. Rachel asks the teacher "do we have to watch this?", and the teacher turns it off, saying they've "seen enough". Furious, Eric and Dylan confront Rachel on a flight of stairs, but she escapes them and goes to class. Eric and Dylan then practicing for the shooting by shooting bowling pins.
The School Shooting[]
Eric and Dylan notice Rachel on the grass with her friend Dave Rogers (who was based on Richard Castaldo). Dylan tells Eric that the bombs in the cafeteria should've gone off by now, and Eric says "plan B". They decide to use guns to kill as many students as possible. Rachel and Dave continue their conversation as the shooters get closer to them, and suddenly open fire, knocking Dave unconscious and injuring Rachel. Eric and Dylan then taunt Rachel about her faith, asking "what would Jesus do". Eric then grabs Rachel by the hair and asks her "do you still believe in God?". Rachel responds with "you know I do", and Eric then says "Then go be with him" and shoots her in the face, killing her instantly. After Rachel's death, Eric and Dylan kill 11 other students and a teacher before committing suicide.
Victims[]
Deceased[]
- Rachel Scott, 17 (fatally shot in the torso and head)
- Daniel Rohrbough, 15 (fatally shot in the abdomen and left leg)
- Coach Dave Sanders, 47 (shot in the back, bled out to death)
- Kyle Velasquez, 16 (fatally shot in the back of the head)
- Steven Curnow, 14 (fatally shot in the neck)
- Cassie Bernall, 17 (fatally shot at point blank range)
- Isaiah Shoels, 18 (fatally shot in the chest)
- Matthew Kechter, 16 (fatally shot in the chest)
- Lauren Townsend, 18 (fatally shot multiple times in the chest, torso, head, and right arm)
- John Tomlin, 16 (fatally shot multiple times in the head)
- Kelly Fleming, 16 (fatally shot in the back)
- Daniel Mauser, 15 (fatally shot at point blank range)
- Corey DePooter, 17 (fatally shot multiple times in the neck, chest, and right arm)
Injured[]
- Richard Castaldo, 17 (shot multiple times in the left and right arm, chest, back, and abdomen, leaving him paralyzed)
- Sean Graves, 15 (shot multiple times in the leg, abdomen, and back)
- Lance Kirklin, 16 (shot multiple times in the foot, right leg, chest, and face)
- Michael Johnson, 15 (shot in the leg and jaw)
- Mark Taylor, 17 (shot in the left thigh)
- Anne Marie Hochhalter, 17 (shot in the spinal chord, leaving her paralyzed)
- Teacher Patti Nielson, 35 (hit with glass and bullets)
- Brian Anderson, 17 (hit with glass and bullets)
- Stephanie Munson, 17 (shot in the ankle)
- Evan Todd, 15 (hit with flying splinters)
- Patrick Ireland, 17 (shot in the left foot and head)
- Daniel Steepleton, 17 (shot in the left knee)
- Makai Hall, 19 (shot in the knee)
- Kasey Ruegesegger, 17 (shot in the shoulder)
- Mark Kintgen, 17 (shot in the head and shoulder)
- Lisa Kreutz, 18 (shot in the right wrist, shoulder, hand, and arms)
- Valeen Schnurr, 18 (shot in the stomach and abdomen)
- Nicole Nowlen, 16 (shot in the abdomen)
- Jeanna Park, 18 (shot in the right knee, right shoulder, and left foot)
- Austin Eubanks, 16 (shot in the hand and knee)
- Jennifer Doyle, 17 (shot in the right hand)
Trivia[]
- The home movie shown in their class was based on Hitmen for Hire, a video made by the real Eric and Dylan in 1998.
- I'm Not Ashamed has generated controversy among historians about Rachel's final moments in real life compared to those seen in the film.
- There is no concrete evidence that Eric nor Dylan said anything to Rachel in her final moments of life, with many accounts stating that the pair simply shot her without any exchange taking place. Additionally, evidence doesn't exist that Rachel even knew the pair.
- The movie also shows Richard Castaldo, the student who was shot directly after Rachel and survived by faking death, later recalling hearing Rachel weep and curl into a ball in the grass as she laid before the final shot was fired in their direction. In real life, Rachel was actually killed instantly by the first shot and Castaldo injured by the last shot fired at them.