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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Diablo Cody (written by)
Release Date:
18 September 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
She's evil... and not just high school evil.
Plot:
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror? Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Virgin
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Best Friend
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Cheerleader
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Awards:
3 nominations
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(1434 articles)
Johansson & Gordon-Levitt in 'Breathers: A Zombie's Lament'?
(From FirstShowing.net. 1 September 2010, 12:44 PM, PDT)
Diablo Cody to Megan Fox: "I Think You're Crispin Glover-Like Weird"
(From Cinematical. 30 August 2010, 4:02 PM, PDT)
Why Megan Fox Always Plays the Vixen (Video)
(From Celebuzz. 30 August 2010, 1:45 PM, PDT)
(From FirstShowing.net. 1 September 2010, 12:44 PM, PDT)
Diablo Cody to Megan Fox: "I Think You're Crispin Glover-Like Weird"
(From Cinematical. 30 August 2010, 4:02 PM, PDT)
Why Megan Fox Always Plays the Vixen (Video)
(From Celebuzz. 30 August 2010, 1:45 PM, PDT)
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Feast and Famine
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Megan Fox | ... | Jennifer Check | |
| Amanda Seyfried | ... | Needy Lesnicky | |
| Johnny Simmons | ... | Chip Dove | |
| Adam Brody | ... | Nikolai Wolf | |
| Sal Cortez | ... | Chas | |
| Ryan Levine | ... | Mick | |
| Juan Riedinger | ... | Dirk | |
| Colin Askey | ... | Keyboardist | |
| Chris Pratt | ... | Roman Duda | |
| Juno Ruddell | ... | Officer Warzak | |
| Kyle Gallner | ... | Colin Gray | |
| Josh Emerson | ... | Jonas Kozelle | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Mr. Wroblewski | |
| Amy Sedaris | ... | Needy's Mom | |
| Cynthia Stevenson | ... | Chip's Mom |
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.
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Runtime:
102 min | 107 min (unrated version)
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44717) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Mexico:B15 | Germany:16 (extended version) | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Japan:PG12 | Malaysia:18SG
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Colin invites Jennifer to "Rocky Horror at the Bijou," a reference to a student-run movie theater at the University of Iowa. Diablo Cody graduated from the University of Iowa.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Nikolai is about to stab Jennifer, there is a distant shot where he says, "We have to make a really good impression on him," Jennifer isn't crying and her mouth is closed.See more »
Quotes:
Chip Dove:[Needy is changing] Those jeans are hella low. I can almost see your front butt.
Needy Lesnicky:It's a rock show. This is my rock look.
Chip Dove:Well, I can see, like, your womb, so...
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Needy Lesnicky:It's a rock show. This is my rock look.
Chip Dove:Well, I can see, like, your womb, so...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Live from Studio Five: Episode #1.109" (2010)See more »
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New In TownSee more »
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Is "Jennifer's Body" based on a book?How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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Winning an Oscar for a first film is a perilous position for a screenwriter to be in, for with adulation comes high expectation, and with high expectation comes hype that is almost always self-defeating. Such is the case with "Jennifer's Body," the sophomore script from Diablo ("Juno") Cody, which takes an uncomfortable union of concept, content, and direction (by Karyn Kusama), and transforms it into a film I really WANTED to like, but in the end couldn't. Marketed as a hip, self-aware horror flick, it never delivers much beyond the norm of the genre (it follows firmly in the tradition of Kevin Williamson, who gave us "Scream" and "The Faculty" over a decade ago), and passages of heartfelt emotion are shortchanged for ridiculous horror segues (an indie band sacrifices a virgin to make a pact with the Devil, for instance) and Cody's own contrived linguistic quirks. The quirks worked for "Juno," which told a dramatic story populated by fully realized characters and peppered with moments of bittersweet humor. "Jennifer's Body" almost succeeds based on the strength of its central duo: the titular cheerleader (Megan Fox) and her bespectacled, dorky BFF, Needy (Amanda Seyfried), who undergo serious issues when Jennifer becomes a literal man-eater; the bond between them is so palpable and effective that it almost saves the film when it goes off into the realm of bloodshed and digital trickery. If Cody's script can't find a balance between the horror, the humor, and the pathos, director Kusama steers the film even more erratically, resulting in a tone that remains unsettled until the very end. Ultimately, "Jennifer's Body" has its share of visually arresting moments and fine performances (particularly Seyfried's), but it has much less to offer than its obvious (and far superior) influences: Jacques Tourneur's (and Paul Schrader's) "Cat People" and the "Ginger Snaps" trilogy (which took the metaphorical monstrosity of puberty and its own clever dialog into much more exciting territory).