movie: Jawbreaker
starring: Rose McGowa, Julie Benz
genre: Comedy, Crime,
year: 1999
format: online
plot: A group of girls kidnap their friend on her birthday, only the jawbreaker they use to keep her quiet gets stuck in her throat killing her. They make a pact with another student to keep it all silent but the truth has a way of making itself heard.
Some would say this is a mild rip off of Heathers. I can see the elements in it.
This movie is hard to really place in a solid category. It's dark humour has lent it to cult status, but at the same time, the core of it is a serious story about jealousy.
Most of the actresses went on to make a name for themselves in the horror genre, most notable Benz for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel tv shows.
This movie really nails it for me, on how brutal high school can get. The competition, specially between women can get very close to the way it's portrayed here. The need to be the queen of the scene, can bring out the devil in some people. That's why there are so many movies on the topic of mean girls.
what do i think i learned from this film?
It's movies like this that remind me why I choose not to have any female friends
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