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Jawbreaker (1999) -- There's a wicked clique in Reagan High School. Lead by Rose McGowan, these girls make their way up the social ladder leaving bodies in their wake in this black hearted comedy.
Jawbreaker (1999) -- Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jaw-breaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.

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Director:
Darren Stein
Writer:
Darren Stein (writer)
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Release Date:
19 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
The sweetest candies are sour as death inside. more
Plot:
Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jaw-breaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A wicked, funny, twisted flick... I think not more (180 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and violence, all involving teens.
Runtime:
87 min | Germany:78 min | Argentina:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Rachael Leigh Cook auditioned for the role of Julie, reading the scene where the three girls discover Liz is dead. more
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Continuity: While at the lunch table, Vylette's purse repeatedly from under her arm to the left of her arm between shots. more
Quotes:
Julie: It's just weird how time erases things.
Fern: Time doesn't erase things, people erase things.
Julie: Yeah, people erase people.
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References Grease (1978) more
Soundtrack:
Rock You Like A Hurricane more

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A wicked, funny, twisted flick... I think not, 4 July 1999

As Heathers did, this film tries to do. It is supposed to be a clever black comedy that is twisted, sick, and you have a hell of a fun time viewing it. Jawbreaker succeeds in nothing. Absolutely nothing. I like Rose McGowan but as you're supposed to, you don't love her. Rebecca Gayheart is the one you're supposed to root for, I couldn't stand her in this role. And the rest of the cast besides the school's principal, fell flat. That's not their fault, it is the faulty script. Unwitty dialogue and unclever antics make this film a downer. After accidently killing a friend they hatch a cover up scheme yet obviously someone is uncovering it. Now one friend must find a way to prove that her friend killed this girl. I didn't get that factor. It was an accident, yes it turned sick, but Courtney didn't actually, purposefully kill the girl. The ending is predictable, and there is crappy casting. I say this because Marilyn Manson is cast as a man that well... does... his real-life love interest Rose McGowan. It's odd, unfunny, and with a black comedy, it should be witty. This isn't. D-

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