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Jawbreaker Trailer |
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February 19, 1999 |
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Columbia Tristar |
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1 hr. 27 min. |
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Overwiew :High school. A time of sweet innocence. Untainted youth. Goal-oriented teenagers. NOT! At fictional Reagan High School, these are the times of feeling awkward and discovering who you are while trying to fit in with everyone else. And belonging to a 'clique' is a life or death matter, especially when that clique rules the school. Courtney Shane, Julie Freeman, Marcie Fox, and Liz Purr are all best friends. They are at the height of their popularity when an innocent birthday prank accidentally kills Liz, the sweetest member of the clique. During their panicked attempt to cover up the murder, the class nerd, Fern Mayo, stumbles upon them. In order to keep Fern quiet Courtney offers to make her popular, and the results are a dark, comical Faustian tale of corruption, redemption and makeover madness! |
Starring :
Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, Chad Christ
Directors :
Darren Stein
Producers :
Thom Colwell, Lisa Tornell, Stacy Kramer
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : For the first time in more than a decade, teen films are all the rage. Stars from TV shows like ''Dawson's Creek'' and ''Party of Five'' are crossing over to the big screen in droves, resulting in such lackluster fare as Can't Hardly Wait and She's All That. With a built-in audience of millions who hang out at multiplexes every Friday and Saturday night, these movies, despite being lackluster and underwritten, are guaranteed money-makers. They all use similar formulas - variations on the themes that John Hughes toyed with in the '80s. Every once in a while, however, a teen film comes along with a dark streak and something of an edge. In 1989, it was Heathers. Now, in 1999, it's Jawbreaker. more...
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www.salon.com - : Sometimes evil comes in a sweet-looking package. Take Courtney Shayne (Rose McGowan), for example, the main protagonist of ''Jawbreaker'' and the vampiest senior at Reagan High School. Aside from the fact that Courtney and her unholy posse rule their adolescent roost through fear and intimidation, they've also just killed somebody. When the mock kidnapping of a friend ends with a very real corpse in the car trunk, Courtney, otherwise known as ''Satan in heels,'' doesn't seem much concerned. Never mind that an improvised ball gag -- the jawbreaker of the film's title -- is now lodged squarely in the poor girl's throat like a fatal goiter. Courtney's got a class to get to. Besides, she never much cared for little dead Liz anyway. more...
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