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      Jawbreaker

      1999, Comedy/Drama, 1h 27m

      64 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      This throwaway comedy falls victim to its hip sensibilities. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murders their best friend, Liz (Charlotte Ayanna), on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible -- Courtney (Rose McGowan), Julie (Rebecca Gayheart) and Marcie (Julie Benz) -- conspire to hide the truth. As the trio make over nerdy reject Fern Mayo (Judy Greer) and groom her to take Liz's place, crack police Detective Vera Cruz (Pam Grier) launches an investigation that will turn Reagan High School upside down.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Darren Stein

      • Producer: Stacy Kramer, Lisa Tornell

      • Writer: Darren Stein

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $3.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: TriStar Pictures

      • Production Co: TriStar Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Rose McGowan
      Rebecca Gayheart
      Julie Benz
      Judy Greer
      Chad Christ
      Ethan Erickson
      Charlotte Ayanna
      Carol Kane
      Pam Grier
      P.J. Soles
      Jeff Conaway
      Thom Colwell
      Adam Silverman
      Roddy Bothum
      Stephen Endelman
      Lyan Perko
      Will Schwartz
      Joan Stebbins
      Amy Vincent
      Troy Takaki

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      • Sep 10, 2014

        Clever and fun, Jawbreaker is a dark satire about high school popularity. Three high school girls end up accidentally killing their friend when a birthday prank goes horribly wrong, and after one of their classmates catches them covering it up they buy her silence by promising her popularity and taking her into their clique. The film has a great cast that includes Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer, who all deliver strong performances. And the comedy is fairly well-written, particular the satire of high school life. The soundtrack is also quite good and captures the youthful energy of the characters. However, the directing is kind of weak and some odd choices are made that create some unevenness in the tone. Yet despite a few problems, Jawbreaker is a unique black comedy with an interesting take on the struggles that peer pressure creates.

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      • Dec 01, 2012

        First of all, they are all too old to be high schoolers! The film is a Heathers+Mean Girls+ Clueless extravaganza. Rose McGowan saved the film with her stunning performance as the ring leader of the popular girls at Ronald Reagan high school. The girls were all very stereotypical like which failed to make the film more appealing. The stupid comic sound effects were the worst. Although I appreciate the jokes in the film, the poor production made the film a messy nightmare.

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      • Jun 03, 2012

        dark and biting satire, doesn't push the envelope but definitely attempted to be the successor to heathers. liked it for some reason besides all its flaws.

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      • Aug 29, 2011

        Just another o-kay movie.

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