Jawbreaker (1999)

Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.

Director:

Darren Stein

Writer:

Darren Stein

Stars:

Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rose McGowan	...	Courtney
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Julie
Julie Benz	...	Marcie
Judy Greer	...	Fern
Chad Christ	...	Zack
Ethan Erickson	...	Dane Sanders
Tatyana Ali	...	Brenda
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Liz Purr
Jeff Conaway	...	Marcie's Father
William Katt	...	Mr. Purr
P.J. Soles	...	Mrs. Purr
The Donnas	...	Themselves
Marilyn Manson	...	The Stranger
Carol Kane	...	Ms. Sherwood
Pam Grier	...	Detective Vera Cruz

Storyline

In what was meant as a harmless birthday prank, three of Reagan High School's most popular girls, Julie, Marcie, and Courtney pretend to kidnap their friend, the latter shoving a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl accidentally swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. The cool and calculating Courtney tries to cover the crime but is found out by school geek Fern Mayo. In return for her silence, Courtney transforms the gawky Fern into the stylishly beautiful Vylette, leaving the conscience-stricken Julie out in the cold, threatening to set her up for the girl's murder if she breaks her silence.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | written by director | bare chested male | popsicle | erotica | 

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Taglines:

The sweetest candies are sour as death inside.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language and violence, all involving teens

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Um Crime Entre Amigas

Filming Locations:

Culver City Studio Drive Inn - 5250 N. Sepulveda Drive, Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,603,425, 21 February 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$3,071,947, 18 April 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crossroads Films, Jawbreaker Productions Inc., Kramer-Tornell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was one out of two of Lisa Robin Kelly's only theatrical film role in her career.

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Goofs

At the lunch table, Marcie puts her compact away twice.

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Quotes

Courtney: Ok, reality check. Liz is in the trunk of this car and she is dead. That is a sad, fucked up thing, but you are going to walk into that school and strut your shit down the hallway like everything is peachy fucking keen.

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Connections

References Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)

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Soundtracks

Young At Heart
Written by Carolyn Leigh and Johnny Richards
Performed by Bing Crosby
Courtesy of GNP Crescendo Record Company, Inc.
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.

User Reviews

A great movie with a great cast!

What happens when you take the movie "Heathers", sprinkle on some "Clueless", and add a pinch of "Carrie"? Well, you get the phat movie Jawbreaker, a good movie which really lets Rebecca Gayheart and Rose McGowen shine like the stars they are!

The movie itself is somewhat true to the lives of teenagers---there was always that incredibly exclusive group of kids that NOBODY but NOBODY could be good friends with. Well, this movie lets us see into one of these groups...and what lies underneath is totally rotton.

Rose McGowen is a total witch, much to the dismay of Rebecca Gayheart...who has to solve the puzzle of Courtney's scheme after her character Julie is tossed from the clique. The ending is pretty memorable...reaching back to it's roots of Carrie.

Speaking of Carrie...P.J. Soles is in the movie, as well as the cool Carol Kane (When a Stranger Calls). I really enjoyed the movie as did my friends. A laugh-a-thon that doesn't try to take itself TOO seriously, and remembering that is a good thing.

Oh, and Rebecca Gayheart is grrrreat!