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Jawbreaker

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
30K
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POPULARITY
4,216
419
Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, and Julie Benz in Jawbreaker (1999)
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Dark ComedySatireTeen ComedyComedyCrimeThriller

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.

  • Director
    • Darren Stein
  • Writer
    • Darren Stein
  • Stars
    • Rose McGowan
    • Rebecca Gayheart
    • Julie Benz
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,216
    419
    • Director
      • Darren Stein
    • Writer
      • Darren Stein
    • Stars
      • Rose McGowan
      • Rebecca Gayheart
      • Julie Benz
    • 197User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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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
    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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    • Trivia
      Writer/director Darren Stein originally intended to write a horror film. When he started writing the script, he based it on a group of girls he went to school with who would kidnap each other on their birthdays and thought, "What if that went horribly wrong?" In the process he eventually realized that he was actually writing a dark comedy.
    • Goofs
      When Liz Purr is abducted, she has her hands tied in front of her and is still alive when put in the car trunk. At that point, she was perfectly capable of removing the tape from her mouth and spitting out the Jawbreaker before choking on it.
    • Quotes

      Courtney: Okay, reality check. Liz is in the trunk of this car and she is dead. That is a sad, fucked up thing, but you are going to walk into that school and strut your shit down the hallway like everything is peachy *fucking* keen.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews197

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    Darren & Rose = Film to remember

    Contrary to the reviews I've read on this film, I found this film to be of an excellent nature. Rose McGowan is simply irresistable as the evil Courtney Shayne. Courtney is the girl you love to hate, and Rose McGowan is about to take off into the world of superstardom. As for Darren Stein, he has created a film to remember. Unlike any other movie (I see no resemblance between "Heathers" and "Jawbreaker"), Jawbreaker consists of both witty dialogue and excellent imagery. Marilyn Manson's lineless role, is captivating in a sense that the irony of the scene and the laughter one will not be able to stop are worth witnessing.
    • drugal97
    • Feb 19, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Juegos peligrosos
    • Filming locations
      • Johnie's Broiler - 7447 Firestone Blvd., Downey, California, USA(car park Liz taken to)
    • 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

    Tech 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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