Jawbreaker

Name: Jawbreaker
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: February 19, 1999
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 22
Cast: Julie Benz, Rebecca Gayheart, Rose McGowan

1999

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews

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Movie Details & Credits

TriStar Pictures | Release Date: February 19, 1999 | R

Starring: Julie Benz, Rebecca Gayheart, Rose McGowan

Summary: Courtney Shane (McGowan), Julie Freeman (Gayheart), Marcie Fox (Benz), and Liz Purr (Roldan) 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 (Greer),Courtney Shane (McGowan), Julie Freeman (Gayheart), Marcie Fox (Benz), and Liz Purr (Roldan) 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 (Greer), 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! [Sony]… Expand

Director: Darren Stein

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 87 min

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Kevin Thomas

Wickedly hilarious. [19 Feb 1999]

Owen Gleiberman

A synthetic yet shrill sadomasochistic cartoon. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

[McGowan's] serene psychopathology is the movie's most consistent pleasure, and to see her is to both love and fear her. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

The film's bright look and visual energy are much more liberating than the machinations of its teen queens. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Why sit through a lesser imitation, when you could just rent "Heathers" and those other movies for a far more enjoyable time? Drop-dead bitchery? Been there, done that. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

A nasty black comedy whose relentlessly glossy exterior recalls both Araki and John Waters without the wit or smarts of either...As a black comedy, Jawbreaker has one major flaw: It's not funny. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

This derivative concept movie is tiresomely slick as well as shamefully sloppy, and someone should issue a restraining order requiring writer-director Darren Stein to stay at least 100 yards away from irony. Read full review

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RogerSmith97

Feb 23, 2011

Rose McGowan Does Great In This Film As Courtany Shane! All I Can Say Really Good Plot, And A Really Enjoyable Cast!
I Really Enjoyed The Music Is The Film! Each Song Went Along With The Scene :)

109 of 112 users found this helpful1093

Emanate727

Apr 5, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scene where the girls carry Liz's body upstairs and drop her was real. The actresses were struggling to carry her up the stairs in heels and lost their balance. They said actress Charlotte Ayanna was very cool about it.… Expand

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Excommunicado

Jan 19, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rose McGowan and Rebecca Gayheart both appear in the Scream franchise. McGowan played Tatum Riley in Scream (1996) and Gayheart played Sorority Sister Lois in Scream 2 (1997). Julie Benz also appeared in a Scream-spoof called Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000).… Expand

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GaborA.

Jul 6, 2006

After an intriguing here comes a black comedy first thrity seconds this movie spirals into uncharted depths. Every scene is either needless filler or needlessly stupid. Save your time and rent as others have mentioned Heathers, or hell pretty much any other movie on the face of the planet.

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