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 | male objectification | barefoot male | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

Suck it and see...

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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

In the scene where Courtney is changing Ferns name she says "a fern is a plant right? Well I don't know about you but I would much rather be a flower! A Rose is too obvious, never send a rose unless dyed black as a warning." This is ironic because The character of Courtney is named Rose in real life.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Marcie: Trends change. People change. It's all about details. Pay attention to details. Look at my nails. In junior high, I wore only pink. Now it makes me puke. So I change. See? It's called Demented. Seriously, the color's called Demented.
Courtney: Mine? Decayed. Like Julie. Our friendship with her is decayed. Rot. Julie is over. Done, null and void. In two weeks, no one will know her including you. From now on, you don't know her. Never knew her. She's like Fern Mayo. A bad dream. Get it?

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Connections

Spoofed in Charli XCX: Break the Rules (2014)

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Soundtracks

I Believe You
Written by Hub Moore
Performed by Hub
Courtesy of Slash/London Records USA
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

User Reviews

Good Movie- Sweet as Candy

This movie totally rocked!! I thought this movie had great punch-lines, great style, great music, and above all an AWESOME cast. Rose McGowan is great in this movie, along with newcomer Judy Greer. Julie Benz and Rebecca Gayheart also are good in this movie. This movie sort of put a twist on the teen sensation, along with an R rating and TONS of sex appeal. Overall, I give this movie ****1/2 of *****