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Jawbreaker (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 56 Fresh: 4  Rotten:52 Average Rating: 3.3/10
 
Consensus: This throwaway comedy falls victim to its hip sensibilities.
 

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Runtime: 87 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, Chad Christ

Director: Darren Stein
Screenwriter: Darren Stein
Producer: Thom Colwell

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Sep 2, 2008

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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
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03/10/07
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Lame shock scenes, crucial plot points inserted without setups, and an unsuccessful attempt to exploit the camp value of some actors cast in minor parts are the least of the problems in this black comedy.

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02/28/07
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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2/4

The only good thing about Jawbreaker is The Donnas. They rock.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny?

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07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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2/10

Teenagers, as well as the rest of the audience, really don't need to insulted.

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10/11/04
Dragan Antulov
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3/5

Mildly diverting rip-off of the far superior, Heathers.

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02/12/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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1/5

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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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1.5/5

Death and comedy rarely mix, and this tedious and painfully un-funny effort by director Darren Stein is no exception.

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12/08/02
Merle Bertrand
Film Threat
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Only the soundtrack (the Donnas, Imperial Teen) and the irrepressible McGowan make it fractionally more bearable.

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11/07/02
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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2/4

Jawbreaker was better the first time it was released. Of course, it was called Heathers back then.

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11/06/02
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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It's a tired lousy movie, a terrible twosome that deserves your heartfelt indifference.

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11/06/02
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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1.5/5

The most unfortunate thing about Jawbreaker has to be its blatant imitation of 1989's vastly superior Heathers.

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06/05/02
Francesca Dinglasan
Boxoffice Magazine
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Not quite a satire, not quite an homage, Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal.

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03/22/02
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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1.5/4

Smells of something trying much too hard with too little to show for the effort.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
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A fine cast is wasted here and the culprit is writing that lacks the scabrous wit and campy crackle needed to pull this homage off.

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01/01/00
E! Online
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For all its posturing, and despite an odd cameo by McGowan's fiance, Marilyn Manson, Jawbreaker is missing anything resembling its own sensibility.

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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
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If you are up for a dark teen comedy, you could do much worse than Jawbreaker.

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01/01/00
Cheryl DeWolfe
Apollo Guide
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Jawbreaker offers no new insights into teen hell.

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01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper
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There's no fluff like brash, jaded fluff!

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01/01/00
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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