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1998 Certificate 15
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In what seems to be a hybrid of classic teen flicks HEATHERS and CLUELESS, three of the most popular girls in school (Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz) pretend to kidnap their friend as a prank, shoving a jawbreaker in her mouth to keep her quiet in the process. The plot unfolds around the friend's unfortunate .. Read more

Starring Rebecca Gayheart, Rose McGowan, Julie Benz, Pam Grier
Director Darren Stein
Genres Comedy

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In what seems to be a hybrid of classic teen flicks HEATHERS and CLUELESS, three of the most popular girls in school (Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz) pretend to kidnap their friend as a prank, shoving a jawbreaker in her mouth to keep her quiet in the process. The plot unfolds around the friend's unfortunate demise after she chokes on the jawbreaker.

Starring Rebecca Gayheart, Rose McGowan, Julie Benz, Pam Grier, Jeff Conaway, Carol Kane, William Katt, Judy Greer, Ethan Erickson, Chad Christ, P. J. Soles
Director Darren Stein
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 23 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed German
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 24 Nov 2004
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Heathers-style black comedy about a trio of high school “It” girls, whose birthday prank on their best friend goes horribly wrong. Writer/director Darren Stein has a flair for striking cartoon visuals, but the plot soon runs out and the film's tone is excessively cold and cruel. What's more, the generic indie rock soundtrack and pop culture in-jokes that seemed fresh five years ago, are remarkably stale now. Its strongest asset is the bright young cast, headed by Rose McGowan's malicious super-bitch and Judy Evans Greer's convincing transformation from mousy nerd to sexy blonde bombshell.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    good but not great

    jawbreaker is a mixture of teen chick flick, humour and a darker edge to it,

    the storyline is good but the acting is a bit rough around the edges,

    the ending was terrible i really wish they were a bit more original with that

    this film is good to watch but easily forgot

      • amzie from Lochgelly
      • Posted 09 Nov 2007 19:27

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    bored

    rubbish what i seen bored

      • A customer from aberdeen scotland
      • Posted 01 Aug 2007 16:38

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    Oliver Stone, director of current box office hit World Trade Center, is reportedly considering a story about the invasion of Afghanistan for his next project. Jawbreaker will be partly based on CIA commander Gary Bernsten's memoirs of invading Afghanistan and is currently being scripted by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who penned television mini series The Path to 9/11. According to Empire Online, Stone told Variety magazine: "This will be partly about the ground war in Afghanistan, among other things. Read more

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      • In what seems to be a hybrid of classic teen flicks HEATHERS and CLUELESS, three of the most popular girls in school (Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz) pretend to kidnap their friend as ...