Three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.
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Cheerleader #1
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| Tatyana Ali | ... |
Brenda
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| Joni Allen | ... |
Make-Up Monger #1
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| Charlotte Ayanna | ... |
Liz Purr
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| Julie Benz | ... |
Marcie Fox
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Marita Black | ... |
Dreamperson #1
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Billy Butler | ... |
High School Stud
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| Chad Christ | ... |
Zack
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| Claudine Claudio | ... |
Drama Student #2
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| Jeff Conaway | ... |
Marcie's Father
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| Jane Leigh Connelly | ... |
Wannabe #2
(as Jane Connelly)
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| Ethan Erickson | ... |
Dane Sanders
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Vylette Fagerholm | ... |
Make-Up Monger #2
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| Brian Gattas | ... |
Drama Student #1
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| Rebecca Gayheart | ... |
Julie Freeman
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Jessica Gaynes | ... |
Wannabe #1
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Dan Gerrity | ... |
Dreamperson #2
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| Judy Greer | ... |
Fern Mayo
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| Pam Grier | ... |
Detective Vera Cruz
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Kall Harrington | ... |
Superstar #1
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Sophia Abu Jamra | ... |
Biology Teacher
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| Carol Kane | ... |
Ms. Sherwood
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| William Katt | ... |
Mr. Purr
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| Lisa Robin Kelly | ... |
Cheerleader #2
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| Rick Lindland | ... |
Auto Shop Stud
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| Sandy Martin | ... |
Nurse
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| Rose McGowan | ... |
Courtney
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Tommy McKay | ... |
Officer
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| Michael McLafferty | ... |
College Stud
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| Donna Pieroni | ... |
Cooking Teacher
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Alexis Smart | ... |
Superstar #2
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| P.J. Soles | ... |
Mrs. Purr
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Rebecca Street | ... |
Mom Freeman
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| Allie Moss | ... |
Superstar #3
(as Allison Thayer)
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| Rachel Winfree | ... |
English Teacher
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| Ann Russo | ... |
Gothic Girl
(as Ann Zupa)
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Brett Anderson | ... |
Donna A.
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Torry Castellano | ... |
Donna C.
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Maya Ford | ... |
Donna F.
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Allison Robertson | ... |
Donna R.
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| The Donnas | ... |
Themselves
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| Marilyn Manson | ... |
The Stranger
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| Jan Linder | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Deirdre O'Brien | ... |
Gothic Girl (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Stubblefield | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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Bob Tennent | ... |
High School Stud #3 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Darren Stein | ||
Written by
| Darren Stein | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Thom Colwell | ... | co-producer |
| Stacy Kramer | ... | producer |
| Adam Silverman | ... | associate producer |
| Lisa Tornell | ... | producer |
Music by
| Stephen Endelman | ||
Cinematography by
| Amy Vincent | ||
Editing by
| Troy Takaki | ... | (as Troy T. Takaki) |
Editorial Department
| Marie Gaerlan | ... | assistant editor |
| Michael C. McGraw | ... | apprentice editor |
| Mike Mertens | ... | color timer |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | ... | negative cutter |
| Michael A. Webber | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Lisa Beach | ||
| Sarah Katzman | ||
Production Design by
| Jerry Fleming | ||
Set Decoration by
| Betty Berberian | ||
Costume Design by
| Vikki Barrett | ... | (as Vikki Brinkkord) |
Makeup Department
| Heather Cummings | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Alex Dizon | ... | key hair stylist |
| Jennifer McCarthy | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Danielle Russell | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Jeff Scott | ... | special makeup effects creator |
| Carol Strong | ... | key makeup artist |
| Randy Westgate | ... | special makeup effects creator |
| K. Troy Zestos | ... | additional hair stylist (as K.J. 'Troy' Zestos) / additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist (as K.J. 'Troy' Zestos) |
Production Management
| Thom Colwell | ... | production manager |
| Brigitte Mueller | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carolyn Sara Fine | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Shellye Lambert | ... | second second assistant director: second unit |
| Wendi Lampassi | ... | second assistant director |
| Stephen Lloyd | ... | second unit director |
| Darin Mercado | ... | second second assistant director (as Darin Mercardo) |
| John Nelson | ... | first assistant director |
| Eduardo Ricketts | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Eduardo Ricketts Jr.) |
| Chad Rosen | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| Denise Anderson | ... | assistant property master |
| Mark Anderson | ... | property master |
| Kimberly Campbell | ... | scenic artist |
| William DeBiasio | ... | buyer / swing |
| Lance DeSpain | ... | lead scenic artist |
| Derek Di Baggio | ... | art department intern |
| Derek DiBiagio | ... | art department intern (as Derek Di Biagio) |
| Susana Inés Fattorini | ... | art department coordinator |
| Terry Hargis | ... | lead man |
| Annmarie Milhard | ... | property assistant |
| Ryan Paravecchio | ... | carpenter |
| Lisa Robinson | ... | set dresser |
| Christopher Schultz | ... | swing |
| Patrick Tonioli | ... | scenic artist |
| David Venezky | ... | art director: title sequence |
| J.T. Vincent | ... | scenic artist |
| Colby Woodland | ... | scenic artist |
| Daniel Yates | ... | construction coordinator |
Sound Department
| Joe Barnett | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Benjamin L. Cook | ... | background sound editor (as Ben Cook) |
| Jed M. Dodge | ... | dialogue editor |
| Matt Dubin | ... | digital transfer engineer |
| Lisle Engle | ... | sound effects editor |
| Paula Fairfield | ... | sound effects editor |
| John R. Fors | ... | boom operator |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr mixer |
| Jason George | ... | dialogue editor |
| Cynthia Gess | ... | boom operator: second unit |
| Robert Getty | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Patrick Giraudi | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael Hertlein | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
| Chato Hill | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean Hovey | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Robert Jackson | ... | adr supervisor (as Robert C. Jackson) |
| C.W. Jones | ... | foley mixer |
| Craig Jurkiewicz | ... | foley editor |
| Ossama Khuluki | ... | foley artist |
| Jay Meagher | ... | sound mixer |
| Benjamin Patrick | ... | sound mixer |
| Steven M. Sax | ... | background sound editor (as Steve Sax) |
| Anne Slack | ... | digital sound transfer engineer / transfer engineer |
| William Smith | ... | re-recording mixer (as Bill Smith) |
| Tony Smyles | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
| Jonathan Sola | ... | foley editor (as Jonathan Sola Wareham) |
| Tony Suraci | ... | foley editor |
| Lucy Sustar | ... | foley editor |
| Rick Waddell | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
| Jonathan Wareham | ... | sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Christopher Dusendschon | ... | in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited) / optical element Hazeltine colorist: THDX (uncredited) |
| Steven Emmert | ... | optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Laura Albert | ... | stunts |
| Jennifer Badger | ... | stunts (as Jennifer S. Badger) |
| Danny McBride | ... | assistant stunt coordinator / stunts |
| Scott McElroy | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Julie Michaels | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Bardocz | ... | electrician |
| Ronnie Brown | ... | electrician |
| Davie Carothers | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Michael P. Catanzarite | ... | key grip |
| Henry Cline | ... | camera operator |
| Daniel Courtright | ... | electrician |
| Miles Davis | ... | electrician |
| Steve Delgado | ... | grip (as Stevona Delgado) |
| Tod DiTommaso | ... | grip |
| David Dubois | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Louie Escobar | ... | additional key grip |
| Greg Etheredge | ... | electrician (as Greg Etherridge) |
| Joseph Grabowski | ... | grip (as Joe Grabowski) |
| Terry Griggs | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Michael Gulbin | ... | key grip: second unit (as Mikey Gulbin) |
| G.W. Hatfield Jr. | ... | best boy grip: second unit |
| Matthew Hawkins | ... | grip |
| Craig Heffern | ... | grip |
| Rodney James | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Hiro Kakuhari | ... | best boy grip |
| Duane Katz | ... | best boy electric |
| Ronald Kline | ... | electrician |
| James Mallory | ... | second assistant camera |
| Dan Nugent | ... | grip: second unit |
| Caitlin Phillips | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Brian T. Pitts | ... | first assistant camera (as Brian Pitts) |
| Christopher Prampin | ... | gaffer |
| Kate Romero | ... | additional still photographer |
| Curtis Smith | ... | dolly grip |
| Kathina Szeto | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Katina Szeto) |
| Scott R. Todd | ... | electrician |
| Fred Troeskin | ... | electrician: second unit |
| Rick Waddell | ... | playback operator |
| Joel David Warren | ... | still photographer |
| Fritz Weber | ... | grip |
| Chris Weigand | ... | lighting technician |
Casting Department
| Debe Waisman | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mary B. Iannelli | ... | assistant costume designer (as Mary White) |
| Alexandra Keeling Thompson | ... | costumer |
| Victoria R. Lantry | ... | costumer |
| Catherine Liebig | ... | set costumer |
| Michelle Matt | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Jeremy Alter | ... | location manager |
| Anton Pardoe | ... | assistant location manager (as Anton Yukon Cornelius Pardoe) |
Music Department
| Philip Bodger | ... | score engineer / score producer / score recordist |
| Gary Chester | ... | music score engineer |
| Linda Cohen | ... | music coordinator |
| Peter Coquillard | ... | music supervisor |
| Palmyra Delran | ... | guitar: vocals |
| Dieter Dierks | ... | music producer |
| Stephen Endelman | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Steven Gizicki | ... | soundtrack executive |
| Dean Hovey | ... | music editor |
| Christopher Kennedy | ... | music editor |
| Marilyn Manson | ... | soundtrack producer |
| Jim Mussen | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Alex Steyermark | ... | executive music producer |
| Maisie Weissman | ... | music editor |
| Douglas Wieselman | ... | musician: guitars (as Doug Wieselman) |
| Sharlotte Blake | ... | soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gabi Endicott | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Alex Kreuzwieser | ... | script supervisor |
| Pam Leonte | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Kristin Norton | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Anthony Alfonso | ... | driver |
| Ron Alfonso | ... | driver |
| Denton Annecharico | ... | driver |
| Bill Bennett | ... | driver |
| Dan Conte | ... | driver |
| Ken Day | ... | driver: camera car |
| Jordan Edelman | ... | driver |
| Robert Furia | ... | driver |
| Larry Michael | ... | driver (as J. Larry Michael) |
| Brian Mullan | ... | driver |
| Tom Neal | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| James 'Obee' Oberman | ... | transportation captain |
| Jeff Orlebeck | ... | driver (as Jeffrey Orlebeck) |
| Lee Sanders | ... | driver |
| Michael Solovay | ... | driver: camera car |
| Pat Stubbs | ... | driver |
| Vincent Vaccaro | ... | driver |
| Michael P. Walsh | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Bob Anderson | ... | set medic |
| Lisa Caruso | ... | unit publicist (as Lisa A. Caruso) |
| Cory Chew | ... | bond services |
| Robert Darwell | ... | legal services |
| Alison Engel | ... | assistant to producers |
| Robert Ferguson | ... | set production assistant |
| Chris Furia | ... | accountant |
| Lisa Furia | ... | accounting assistant |
| Christopher D. Giacoletti | ... | dog wrangler |
| Nina Grossman | ... | production coordinator |
| Jason Hamilton | ... | assistant: Mr. Flemming |
| Annette Hobday | ... | key set production assistant (as Annette Hawley) |
| Ed Holley | ... | set production assistant |
| Rebecca Kantsiper | ... | craft service: second unit |
| Jacqueline Z. Keleman | ... | craft service |
| Eric Layne | ... | first assistant accountant (as Eric W. Layne) |
| Adam Moss | ... | bond services |
| Meredith Murphy | ... | stand-in |
| Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist |
| Tim Parker | ... | additional set medic |
| Claire Partin | ... | stand-in |
| Gilbert Perez | ... | security coordinator |
| Melinda Perna | ... | payroll |
| Eduardo Ricketts | ... | set production assistant (as Charlie Ricketts) |
| Julie Ann Riley | ... | stand-in (as Julie Anne Riley) |
| Jordan Roberts | ... | stand-in |
| Peggy Schmetzer | ... | studio teacher |
| Nathan Shopay | ... | assistant: Mr. Colwell |
| Marion Spiegelman | ... | bond services |
| Brian Toro | ... | office production assistant |
| Adriel Toscano | ... | assistant security coordinator (as Adriel 'A.D.' Toscano) |
| Victoria Vaus | ... | title designer |
| R. Dawn Vigil | ... | assistant: Mr. Stein |
| Diane D. Watkins | ... | production secretary |
| Jeff Wickline | ... | assistant coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (1999) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (France) (theatrical)
- TriStar Pictures (1999) (United States) (theatrical)
- AXN (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (video)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD)
- Kutonen (2014) (Finland) (tv)
- LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Music Television (MTV) (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Nelonen (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- TV5 (2012) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Dragon FX (special make-up effects)
Other Companies
- Alliance Post Production (avid system provided by)
- C.A.S.T. Security (security)
- Cast & Crew Payroll Services (payroll)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- City National Bank New York (banking services)
- Dierks Studios (soundtrack)
- Digital Sound and Picture (sound post-production)
- Digital Sound and Picture (sound re-recording facilities)
- Executive Cutting Service (negative cutting)
- Film Finances (bond company)
- LaserPacific (electronic laboratory)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles and opticals)
- Pango-Pango Catering (catering)
- Skyelab Studios (samples created at)
- Sound One Corporation (additional adr)
- Soundtrack Boston (additional adr)
- The Edison Studio, New York (score mixed at)
- Troop, Steuber, Pasich, Reddick & Tobey LLP (legal services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In a no-holds-barred birthday prank, three of Reagan High School's most popular girls - Julie, Marcie, and Courtney - pretend to kidnap the most popular, Liz Purr. Courtney shoves a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth ostensibly to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl accidentally swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. The cool and calculating Courtney tries to cover the crime but is found out by school geek Fern Mayo. In return for her silence, Courtney transforms the gawky Fern into the stylishly beautiful Vylette, leaving the conscience-stricken Julie out in the cold, threatening to set her up for the girl's murder if she breaks her silence. Written by Jonathan Ruskin (updated by R.M. Sieger) |
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| Taglines | Some of the sweetest candies are sour as death inside. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $1,603,425, 21 Feb 1999 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Writer/director Darren Stein originally intended to write a horror film. When he started writing the script, he based it on a group of girls he went to school with who would kidnap each other on their birthdays and thought, "What if that went horribly wrong?" In the process he eventually realized that he was actually writing a dark comedy. See more » |
| Goofs | When Liz Purr is abducted, she has her hands tied in front of her and is still alive when put in the car trunk. At that point, she was perfectly capable of removing the tape from her mouth and spitting out the Jawbreaker before choking on it. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I See See more » |
| Quotes |
Courtney:
Okay, reality check. Liz is in the trunk of this car and she is dead. That is a sad, fucked up thing, but you are going to walk into that school and strut your shit down the hallway like everything is peachy *fucking* keen. See more » |