Jawbreaker (1999)

Director:

Darren Stein

Writer:

Darren Stein (writer)

Release Date:

19 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The sweetest candies are sour as death inside.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Polaroid | Accidental Killing | Disturbing | Teen Movie | Friend

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rose McGowan	...	Courtney Alice Shayne
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Julie Freeman
Julie Benz	...	Marcie Fox
Judy Greer	...	Fern Mayo / Vylette
Ethan Erickson	...	Dane Sanders
Chad Christ	...	Zack Tartak
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Elizabeth 'Liz' Purr (as Charlotte Roldan)
Tatyana Ali	...	Brenda Chad
P.J. Soles	...	Mrs. Purr
William Katt	...	Mr. Purr
Jeff Conaway	...	Marcie's Father
Marilyn Manson	...	The Stranger
Carol Kane	...	Ms. Sherwood
Pam Grier	...	Detective Vera Cruz
Kall Harrington	...	Superstar #1

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

87 min | Germany:78 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #36269) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Crossroads Films

Trivia:

Marilyn Manson was given his cameo part because he was engaged to Rose McGowan at the time the movie was made.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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:

Courtney: Never send a rose unless dyed black as a warning. And if one is sent to you, destroy it along with the sender. Emotionally of course. It's not like we kill people...
[a pause as Marcie and Vylette look at Courtney, horrified]
Courtney: ...on purpose.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Jawbreaker Movie Special (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Checkin' It Out

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!