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Jawbreaker

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
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POPULARITY
3,697
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Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
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Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,697
744
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Darren Stein
    • Writer
      • Darren Stein
    • Stars
      • Rose McGowan
      • Rebecca Gayheart
      • Julie Benz
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Darren Stein
    • Writer
      • Darren Stein
    • Stars
      • Rose McGowan
      • Rebecca Gayheart
      • Julie Benz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 191User reviews
    • 163Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jawbreaker
    Trailer 1:49
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    Rose McGowan in Jawbreaker (1999)
    Judy Greer in Jawbreaker (1999)
    Rebecca Gayheart in Jawbreaker (1999)
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    Rose McGowan and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
    Courtney, Julie & Marcie
    Courtney with detective Vera Cruz
    Courtney, Julie & Marcie
    Rose McGowan and Rebecca Gayheart at an event for Jawbreaker (1999)
    Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
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    Top cast

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    Rose McGowan
    Rose McGowan
    • Courtney
    Rebecca Gayheart
    Rebecca Gayheart
    • Julie Freeman
    Julie Benz
    Julie Benz
    • Marcie Fox
    Alexandra Adi
    Alexandra Adi
    • Cheerleader #1
    Tatyana Ali
    Tatyana Ali
    • Brenda
    Joni Allen
    • Make-Up Monger #1
    Charlotte Ayanna
    Charlotte Ayanna
    • Liz Purr
    Marita Black
    • Dreamperson #1
    Billy Butler
    • High School Stud
    Chad Christ
    Chad Christ
    • Zack
    Claudine Claudio
    Claudine Claudio
    • Drama Student #2
    Jeff Conaway
    Jeff Conaway
    • Marcie's Father
    Jane Leigh Connelly
    Jane Leigh Connelly
    • Wannabe #2
    • (as Jane Connelly)
    Ethan Erickson
    Ethan Erickson
    • Dane Sanders
    Vylette Fagerholm
    • Make-Up Monger #2
    Brian Gattas
    Brian Gattas
    • Drama Student #1
    Jessica Gaynes
    • Wannabe #1
    Dan Gerrity
    • Dreamperson #2
    • Director
      • Darren Stein
    • Writer
      • Darren Stein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Jawbreaker

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Pam Grier's contract states that she must be in charge of doing her own hair for her films. For this film, she's wearing about three wigs blended together.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the girls are carrying Liz's corpse up the stairs, when Marcie plops Liz on the bed you can clearly see Liz's eye's blink twice.
    • Quotes

      Julie: Who the fuck are you?

      [Slams Courtney hard in the locker]

      Courtney: What?

      Julie: They found some poor guy and they charge him with murder? What have you done Courtney? What have you done?

      Courtney: It's just what I had to do dear.

      Julie: What? Destroy another life Courtney?

      Courtney: Life's a bitch, then you die.

      Julie: No honey, you're the bitch!

      Courtney: [Leans in tauntingly] Oh, so aggressive, Julie! It kind of turns me on!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      I See
      Written by Kay Hanley and Greg McKenna

      Performed by Letters to Cleo

      Courtesy of Dot-Rat Records

    User reviews191

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    less than Heathers and too old for school
    Liz is a nice girl and the most popular in her school. Her three friends accidentally kills her playing a birthday prank when she chokes on a jawbreaker. Mean girl Courtney (Rose McGowan) takes over the leadership. Marcie (Julie Benz) is willing to follow, but Julie (Rebecca Gayheart) is troubled with the death. When geeky Fern (Judy Greer) finds out by chance, she's remade into a popular girl to keep her in line.

    This has several problems. The most obvious are the girls in their mid 20's, and the Heathers comparison. The girls are all gorgeous. Rose McGowan has a great mean girl persona. But the girls are so visibly too old for high school. It is extremely distracting. And the Heathers comparison doesn't help. The writing and the dialog can't stand up to the comparison. It doesn't have the snappy dialog or the memorable lines. It isn't as funny, and drifts into boring.

    This movie excels in one thing, and that is the music. It's fun and candy coated which fits the story perfectly. Sure the supermodel walk down the hall is great, but that's a pittance. There's not enough here to recommend this movie.
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    • Nov 25, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Caramelo asesino
    • Filming locations
      • Johnie's Broiler - 7447 Firestone Blvd., Downey, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Crossroads Films
      • Jawbreaker Productions Inc.
      • Kramer-Tornell Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,117,085
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,603,425
      • Feb 21, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,117,085
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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