Jennifer's Body (2009)

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?

Director:

Karyn Kusama

Writer:

Diablo Cody

Stars:

Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Megan Fox	...	Jennifer
Amanda Seyfried	...	Needy
Johnny Simmons	...	Chip
Adam Brody	...	Nikolai
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 (as Joshua Emerson)
J.K. Simmons	...	Mr. Wroblewski
Amy Sedaris	...	Needy's Mom
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Chip's Mom

Storyline

Nerdy reserved bookworm Needy, and arrogant, conceited cheerleader Jennifer are best friends, though they share little in common. They share even less in common when Jennifer mysteriously gains an appetite for human blood after a disastrous fire at a local bar. As Needy's male classmates are steadily killed off in gruesome attacks, the young girl must uncover the truth behind her friend's transformation and find a way to stop the bloodthirsty rampage before it reaches her own boyfriend Chip.

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | blood | virgin | best friend | fire | 

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Taglines:

She's evil... and not just high school evil.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diabólica tentación

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£736,535 (UK) (6 November 2009)

Gross:

$16,204,793 (USA) (20 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Atomic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 107 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Diablo Cody's previous film, Juno, fitness personality Tony Little is mentioned. In this film, a clip of Little's show is featured.

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Goofs

When Jennifer is lighting her tongue with the lighter, her hair is front of her ear in distant shots, then behind her ear in the close-up.

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Quotes

Colin Gray: They're showing Rocky Horror at the Bijou next Friday night...
Jennifer Check: ...I don't like boxing movies...

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Crazy Credits

Over the first part of the credits we are shown the events leading up to the fate of Low Shoulder

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 19 September 2009 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"867-5309/Jenny"
Written by Alexander Call and James Keller

User Reviews

Pop horror without the fizz.

Just going off of what I saw from the trailer of Jennifer's Body, I expected it to be witty, violent, sexy, zero plot horror. But after watching the first 15-20 minutes of this movie I started to understand that all of these things fall completely flat. Seriously it's just bad horror and bad comedy wrapped in the promise of nudity that doesn't come. It was advertised as a horror/dark comedy, but what you get is a muddled teen drama/horror film. The acting was average and the script was boring. You get the feeling you've seen this movie a dozen times before, but better executed. I understand that most people are going to this just for the lesbo scene and Megan's body, but even those aren't enough to keep this thing afloat. Save your money and rent this for a buck from the RedBox if you really want to watch it. Otherwise I'd suggest waiting for Drag me to Hell (a much better film) or Zombie Land.