Jawbreaker (1999)

Director:

Darren Stein

Writer:

Darren Stein (writer)

Release Date:

19 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The sweetest candies are sour as death inside.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Best Friend | Popular Girl | Dead | Geek

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alexandra Adi	...	Cheerleader #1
Tatyana Ali	...	Brenda
Joni Allen	...	Make-Up Monger #1
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Liz Purr (as Charlotte Roldan)
Julie Benz	...	Marcie Fox
Marita Black	...	Dreamsperson #1
Billy Butler	...	High School Stud
Chad Christ	...	Zack
Claudine Claudio	...	Drama Student #2
Jeff Conaway	...	Marcie's Father
Jane Leigh Connelly	...	Wannabe #2 (as Jane Connelly)
Ethan Erickson	...	Dane Sanders
Vylette Fagerholm	...	Make-Up Monger #2
Brian Gattas	...	Drama Student #1
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Julie Freeman

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #36269) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Crossroads Films

Trivia:

During the entire film, a circular theme is visible, to call back to the jawbreaker. From the girls earrings (they wear hoops throughout the majority of the film), to light fixtures, to patterns, and wall fixtures.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In the scene just after Fern has been made over, they are sitting at the cafeteria table and just after Dean sits down, a boom is visible at the top of the screen.

Quotes:

Courtney: I made you, and I can break you just as easily.
Vylette: Good idea. Kill me like you did Liz.

Movie Connections:

References Grease (1978)

Soundtrack:

Where Are We

A Delicious Dark Teen Comedy

Courtney(Rose Mcgowan),Julie(Rebecca Gayheart),Marcie(Julie Benz) and Liz(Charlotte Ayanna) were the most popular girls at school. But on Liz's 17th birthday, her friends want to surprise her and kidnap her. But that plan goes wrong, when accidently, Liz chokes on the jawbreaker, her friends stuffed in her mouth to keep her from screaming. Everyone is totally shocked, except the cold hearted Courtney, who just doesn't give a crap about anybody but herself. Julie wants to go to the police right away and tell them what happened but Courtney calms her down and tries to cover the crime and make it look like somebody raped Liz. Suddenly, a geeky outcast named Fern Mayo(Judy Greer) who has always admired Liz, finds out what happened to her and is totally devasted. Courtney tells her if she keeps her mouth shut, she will make Fern something she always wanted to be. POPULAR. This was a very entertaining and fun dark comedy. I enjoyed it a lot. Rose Mcgowan is gorgeous and does a great job along with the rest of the cast. I would give Jawbreaker 10/10