” I killed Liz. I killed the teen dream. Deal with it.”
JAWBREAKER (1999) screens Wednesday, February 7th at 8pm at Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, MO 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew Film Series. Admission is $5.
What happens when you take the movie HEATHERS, sprinkle on some CLUELESS, add a pinch of CARRIE, and throw in Pam Grier for good measure? Well, you get the movie JAWBREAKER, a forgotten movie from 1999 ripe for rediscovery.
Courtney(Rose Mcgowan), Julie (Rebecca Gayheart),Marcie(Julie Benz) and Liz(Charlotte Ayanna) were the most popular girls at school. But on Liz’s 17th birthday, her friends want to surprise her and kidnap her. But that plan goes wrong, when accidently, Liz chokes on the jawbreaker that her friends stuffed in her mouth to keep her from screaming. Everyone is totally shocked, except cold-hearted Courtney, who just doesn’t give a crap about anybody but herself. Julie wants to go to the police right away and tell them what happened but Courtney calms her down and tries to cover the crime and make it look like somebody raped Liz. After a geeky outcast named Fern (Judy Greer) finds out the truth about what happened to Liz, ringleader Courtney offers the social outcast a makeover and popularity beyond her wildest dreams–in exchange for her silence. Its derivative nature aside, Jawbreaker is a darkly fun romp, thanks to Darren Stein’s witty script and stylishly energetic direction (Fern’s Frankenstein-like transformation into alpha queen Vylette is a nicely surreal touch) and, especially, McGowan’s deliciously wicked turn as the ruthless ice queen Courtney.
A Facebook invite for the screening can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/166177730682249
