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• “JAWBREAKER” IS 20, AND ITS GAY DIRECTOR STILL LOV A BAD BCHTHE MURROLY FUN HIGH SCHOOL CULT CLASSIC IS BACK TO LE ON BLU-RAY. LEARN . LIVE . LOVE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 15, 2019/5:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:679PX;WIDTH:982PX;}COURTY OF SONY PICTUR HOME ENTERTAMENTJAWBREAKERBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 15, 2019 / 5:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“JAWBREAKER” IS 20, AND ITS GAY DIRECTOR STILL LOV A BAD BCH","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-11-15T22:01:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-11-15T22:01:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","KEYWORDS":"CAN WE TALK ABOUT...?","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN WE TALK ABOUT...? IS A WEEKLY SERI THAT IS THE FAL REVEAL OF REBA MCENTIRE'S DRAGTASTIC CMA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAWBREAKER HOLDS UP SURPRISGLY WELL. I SAY "SURPRISGLY" BEE MOST TEEN MOVI OM THE '90S FEEL VERY MUCH STUCK THE '90S. THEY MIGHT STILL BE FUNNY, BUT THEY E STOCKED WH MOMENTS OF CRGEWORTHY HOMOPHOBIA, OR RACISM, OR MISOGYNY THAT'S JT PART AND PARCEL OF ALG WH ART THAT'S A REFLECTN OF S ERA. BUT JAWBREAKER SOMEHOW FEELS NOT ONLY LIKE A PRODUCT OF S TIME, BUT SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF —WHILE ALSO SERVG AS A CELEBRATN OF THE PAST. AND THAT'S PROBABLY BEE A QUEER PERSON WROTE AND DIRECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU TOOK ALL ABOUT EVE, LATE-'70S JOHN WATERS, AND HEATHERS, THEN THREW THEM TO A BATTLE ROYALE–TYPE SUATN, YOU'D HAVE DARREN STE'S DARK EDY ABOUT A CLIQUE OF POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO ACCINTALLY KILL ONE OF THEIR OWN AND SEE THE DYNAMICS OF THEIR IENDSHIPS CHANGE AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS THE FILM THAT GIFTED UNTO THE WORLD JUDY GREER AND PROPELLED ROSE MCGOWAN TO STARDOM. RELEASED FEBARY 1999, JAWBREAKER WAS THE FIRST A SERI OF MOVI THAT YEAR THAT ALT WH THE MORE MORBID BUT STILL HIGHLY STYLIZED SI OF TEENAGE LIFE: CEL INTENTNS, DROP DEAD GEO, ELECTN, AND BUT I'M A CHEERLEAR ALL H THEATERS WH MONTHS OF EACH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON TV RYAN MURPHY WAS DIVG TO THE NDY-ATED WORLD OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMEDY THAT HE WOULD REVIS TIME AND TIME AGA WH POPULAR, WHICH PREMIERED SEPTEMBER OF 1999. WH GLEE AND MOST RECENTLY THE POLICIAN, MURPHY HAS NTUED THE TRADN OF POPULAR, JAWBREAKER, ET. AL. WH TEENAGERS DOG AND SAYG VERY ADULT THGS—WHILE OFTEN REMBLG ACTUAL GROWN-ASS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILMS AND SHOWS WERE EXAGGERATED PORTRAS OF HIGH SCHOOL LIFE—LIKE, HOW OFTEN DO SLOW-MOTN TANM WALKS DOWN AN EMPTY HALLWAY ACTUALLY HAPPEN? MORE THAN THAT, HOWEVER, THEY WERE A STYLIZED STUDY OF POPULARY OM AN OUTSIR'S PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S WHERE THE THEMATIC ANGST ME OM—THE WERE STORI ABOUT OUTSIRS, OFTEN TOLD BY OUTSIRS, WHERE THE POPULAR KIDS WERE HEARTLS, SOCIAL-CLIMBG VILLAS WH MATEE IDOL LOOKS. AND IF ANYTHG HAS A TIMELS RONANCE, 'S HOW AWFUL HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEADG UP TO S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 19, NEWNOWNEXT CHATTED WH STE ABOUT JAWBREAKER'S CULT STAT, OUR MUTUAL LOVE OF BAD BCH, AND THAT VERY GAY POPSICLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT SPIRED YOU TO WRE JAWBREAKER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN OF THE HORROR GENRE, AND I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TEEN FILMS. I REMEMBER THE GIRLS GROWG UP THE '80S THE VALLEY WHO WOULD KIDNAP EACH OTHER ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS AS A PRANK AND TIE EACH OTHER TO THE FLAGPOLE THEIR PAJAMAS. IT'S SIAR TO A HAZG, A SORT OF HUIATN RUAL. SO I WAS LIKE, "WELL, WHAT IF THAT WENT WRONG? LIKE WHAT IF THEY ACCINTALLY KILLED HER?" THAT'S WHERE THE IA ME OM. IT WAS MEANT TO BE A HORROR MOVIE, AND THEN WHEN I STARTED WRG THE DIALOGUE, BEME A LOT SNARKIER AND MORE ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL POLICS AND BELONGG, AND LS ABOUT HORROR.COURTY DARREN STEDARREN STE ON THE SET OF "JAWBREAKER." {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARREN STE ON THE SET OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS LIKE TRYG TO GET THIS FILM MA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. EVERY MAJOR STUD PASSED ON THE SCRIPT BEE WAS SO EXTREME. FALLY, A HOME VIO DIVISN OF SONY FANCED —NOT THE STUD SELF. SO WAS STILL LIKE AN PENNT FILM A WAY BEE THE BUDGET WAS 3.5 LN, WHICH WAS MUCH LS THAN THE BUDGET FOR CEL INTENTNS OR CAN'T HARDLY WA, WHICH I THK WAS BETWEEN SEVEN AND 15 LN. THE HOME VIO DIVISN HAD ONLY EVER ACQUIRED MOVI, AND THIS BEME THE FIRST ONE THEY PRODUCED. SO THEN AFTER JAWBREAKER, THE HOME VIO DIVISN BEME SONY SCREEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS THE STG PROCS LIKE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROSE WAS SORT OF ATTACHED. THE HOME VIO DIVISN OF SONY HAD ASSURED ME "A, B, OR C ACTRS WILL MAKE THE MOVIE," AND ROSE WAS ONE OF THOSE THREE NAM. SO WE HAD ROSE. SHE WAS OUR GREEN LIGHT. AND THEN REBEC [GAYHEART] ME AND READ, AND JULIE BENZ ME AND READ. AND THEY WERE BOTH JT GREAT. THE THG WH THE CHARACTERS—THEY ARE SORT OF GLAMAZONS. THEY'RE LARGER THAN LIFE. I REMEMBER BEG A KID AND SEEG CARRIE AND GREASE, AND BEG LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, HIGH SCHOOL'S SO TIMIDATG. AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO OLD. THEY LOOK LIKE ADULTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STOCKARD CHANNG WAS LIKE A FULL-FLEDGED 30 WHEN GREASE ME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOTALLY. I WANTED TO TAP TO THE TERROR OF THAT, JT MAKE REALLY OBV. AND THEN JUDY WAS A LAST-MUTE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE HAD FOUND SOMEONE ELSE FOR THAT ROLE, AND THE GIRL CID TO DO A PILOT AND DIDN'T DO THE FILM. AND THEN WE WERE A WEEK AWAY OM PRODUCTN AND WE DIDN'T HAVE FERN/VYLETTE. AND THE STG DIRECTOR WAS LIKE, "THIS GIRL JT ME TO L.A. SHE'S OM A SMALL TOWN. SHE JT GOT OUT OF A UNIVERSY FOR ACTG SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BRILLIANT." AND WAS JUDY GREER. AND SHE'D ONLY DONE ONE DIE BEFORE JAWBREAKER. AND SHE WAS PERFECT. SHE WAS A LERAL SAVG GRACE, REVELATN, KD OF REKA MOMENT, BEE WAS THE HARST PART TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HAVE A FAVORE SCENE OR LE OM THE FILM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN COURTNEY (MCGOWAN) PH FERN TO THE MIRROR. THAT WHOLE THG IS REALLY GREAT BEE WAS ALL ONE SHOT. SHE AND VYLETTE WERE JT AT PEAK BCH LEVELS. IT JT FELT LIKE SOMETHG OUT OF ALL ABOUT EVE. I REMEMBER I TOLD JUDY TO BLOW SMOKE ROSE'S FACE AT ONE POT, AND ROSE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS GOG TO HAPPEN. SO THEN ROSE PLUCKED THE CIGARETTE OUT OF JUDY'S HAND AND THREW ON THE GROUND. THAT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE QUEERNS OF THE FILM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, OBVLY FERN'S OBSSN WH LIZ (CHARLOTTE AYANNA) IS FELY QUEER. IT WAS REALLY NEVER DISCSED, BUT I THK WE ALL JT SORT OF KNEW. YOU HAVE OBSSNS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOMETIM THEY'RE SEXUAL, SOMETIM THEY'RE NOT. SOMETIM THEY'RE BEYOND SEXUAL. THEY FALL TO A REALM OF "OTHER." EHER YOU WANT TO BE THE PERSON OR YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO THEM, OR YOU'RE JT OBSSED A WAY THAT YOU N'T FE. AND 'S NOT NECSARILY SEXUAL, BUT IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO, THE SCENE WHEN ROSE MAK HER BOYIEND [ETHAN ERICKSON] GIVE HEAD TO THE BIG STICK POPSICLE—THAT'S PLETELY, OVERTLY QUEER. I WROTE THAT FOR MYSELF BEE THAT'S THE SCENE I WANTED TO SEE A HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE WHEN I WAS GROWG UP BUT NEVER GOT. ALSO, COURTNEY IS SATAN HEELS. I MEAN, SHE'S A BADASS, DOMANT BCH. SO WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT SHE WOULD TOP THE HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK FOR HER OWN PLEASURE. IT'S FELY ONE OF THOSE SCEN THAT I GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON. LIKE "THAT'S HOW I KNEW I WAS GAY!" AND "OH, MY GOD, I WORE THAT SCENE OUT ON VHS!" WHICH IS GREAT, BEE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WAS TEND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DO YOU THK JAWBREAKER HAS BEE A CULT CLASSIC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK PEOPLE LOVE A BAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY SURE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER 'S DYNASTY MEAN GIRLS, HEATHERS—ANY KD OF ARCHETYPAL FEMALE WH UNCHAED, UNBOUND ENERGY, WHERE 'S NOT NECSARILY ABOUT GETTG PERMISSN OM MEN OR ANY KD OF MASCULE TERVENTN. IT'S THIS WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE NTROL, AND I THK THAT'S EMPOWERG—NOT JT FOR WOMEN, BUT FOR ANYBODY. AND GAY MEN, OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS SAID THIS ABOUT CULT FILMS: YOU N'T MAKE A CULT FILM. A CULT FILM NEEDS TO BEE A CULT FILM OVER TIME. AND THAT'S WHY 'S EXCG THAT SONY IS RELEASG THIS BLU-RAY 20 YEARS LATER. I THK THE FILM IS BETTER NOW THAN WAS WHEN I MA . I THK ACTUALLY STANDS UP REALLY WELL. WHEN I FIRST MA , I WOULD WATCH LIKE, OH, I WOULD'VE DONE THIS, THIS, AND THIS DIFFERENT. I WAS YOUNGER AND JT A LOT CLOSER TO . BUT I THK HAS AGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF REMAKG OR DOG A SEQUEL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTUALLY, WE'VE HAD A STAGE MIL VELOPMENT FOR ABOUT A . THAT'S GETTG CLOSER TO HAPPENG. AND GEE NORTHY, WHO WROTE MY FILM G.B.F, AND I SOLD JAWBREAKER AS AN HOURLONG PILOT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT DIDN'T GET MA. NOW I'M THKG ABOUT MAKG THE STAGE MIL AS A MIL SERI. SO YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT REMAKG JAWBREAKER SOME PACY. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW 'S GOG TO LAND AND WHAT EXACTLY IS GOG TO HAPPEN WH . BUT THERE'S FELY AN APPETE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CAN WE TALK ABOUT...?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• WILL YOU SEE THIS MOVIE?: FIRST-TIME WRER AND ‘JAWBREAKER’ DIRECTOR TEAM FOR ‘G.B.F.,’ A GAY BT FRIEND TEEN COMEDY
• REBEC GAYHEART

“JAWBREAKER” IS 20, AND ITS GAY DIRECTOR STILL LOV A BAD BCHTHE MURROLY FUN HIGH SCHOOL CULT CLASSIC IS BACK TO LE ON BLU-RAY. LEARN . LIVE . LOVE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 15, 2019/5:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:679PX;WIDTH:982PX;}COURTY OF SONY PICTUR HOME ENTERTAMENTJAWBREAKERBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 15, 2019 / 5:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"“JAWBREAKER” IS 20, AND ITS GAY DIRECTOR STILL LOV A BAD BCH","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-11-15T22:01:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-11-15T22:01:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","KEYWORDS":"CAN WE TALK ABOUT...?","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN WE TALK ABOUT...? IS A WEEKLY SERI THAT IS THE FAL REVEAL OF REBA MCENTIRE'S DRAGTASTIC CMA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAWBREAKER HOLDS UP SURPRISGLY WELL. I SAY "SURPRISGLY" BEE MOST TEEN MOVI OM THE '90S FEEL VERY MUCH STUCK THE '90S. THEY MIGHT STILL BE FUNNY, BUT THEY E STOCKED WH MOMENTS OF CRGEWORTHY HOMOPHOBIA, OR RACISM, OR MISOGYNY THAT'S JT PART AND PARCEL OF ALG WH ART THAT'S A REFLECTN OF S ERA. BUT JAWBREAKER SOMEHOW FEELS NOT ONLY LIKE A PRODUCT OF S TIME, BUT SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF —WHILE ALSO SERVG AS A CELEBRATN OF THE PAST. AND THAT'S PROBABLY BEE A QUEER PERSON WROTE AND DIRECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU TOOK ALL ABOUT EVE, LATE-'70S JOHN WATERS, AND HEATHERS, THEN THREW THEM TO A BATTLE ROYALE–TYPE SUATN, YOU'D HAVE DARREN STE'S DARK EDY ABOUT A CLIQUE OF POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO ACCINTALLY KILL ONE OF THEIR OWN AND SEE THE DYNAMICS OF THEIR IENDSHIPS CHANGE AS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS THE FILM THAT GIFTED UNTO THE WORLD JUDY GREER AND PROPELLED ROSE MCGOWAN TO STARDOM. RELEASED FEBARY 1999, JAWBREAKER WAS THE FIRST A SERI OF MOVI THAT YEAR THAT ALT WH THE MORE MORBID BUT STILL HIGHLY STYLIZED SI OF TEENAGE LIFE: CEL INTENTNS, DROP DEAD GEO, ELECTN, AND BUT I'M A CHEERLEAR ALL H THEATERS WH MONTHS OF EACH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON TV RYAN MURPHY WAS DIVG TO THE NDY-ATED WORLD OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DRAMEDY THAT HE WOULD REVIS TIME AND TIME AGA WH POPULAR, WHICH PREMIERED SEPTEMBER OF 1999. WH GLEE AND MOST RECENTLY THE POLICIAN, MURPHY HAS NTUED THE TRADN OF POPULAR, JAWBREAKER, ET. AL. WH TEENAGERS DOG AND SAYG VERY ADULT THGS—WHILE OFTEN REMBLG ACTUAL GROWN-ASS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILMS AND SHOWS WERE EXAGGERATED PORTRAS OF HIGH SCHOOL LIFE—LIKE, HOW OFTEN DO SLOW-MOTN TANM WALKS DOWN AN EMPTY HALLWAY ACTUALLY HAPPEN? MORE THAN THAT, HOWEVER, THEY WERE A STYLIZED STUDY OF POPULARY OM AN OUTSIR'S PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S WHERE THE THEMATIC ANGST ME OM—THE WERE STORI ABOUT OUTSIRS, OFTEN TOLD BY OUTSIRS, WHERE THE POPULAR KIDS WERE HEARTLS, SOCIAL-CLIMBG VILLAS WH MATEE IDOL LOOKS. AND IF ANYTHG HAS A TIMELS RONANCE, 'S HOW AWFUL HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEADG UP TO S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 19, NEWNOWNEXT CHATTED WH STE ABOUT JAWBREAKER'S CULT STAT, OUR MUTUAL LOVE OF BAD BCH, AND THAT VERY GAY POPSICLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT SPIRED YOU TO WRE JAWBREAKER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN OF THE HORROR GENRE, AND I'VE ALWAYS LOVED TEEN FILMS. I REMEMBER THE GIRLS GROWG UP THE '80S THE VALLEY WHO WOULD KIDNAP EACH OTHER ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS AS A PRANK AND TIE EACH OTHER TO THE FLAGPOLE THEIR PAJAMAS. IT'S SIAR TO A HAZG, A SORT OF HUIATN RUAL. SO I WAS LIKE, "WELL, WHAT IF THAT WENT WRONG? LIKE WHAT IF THEY ACCINTALLY KILLED HER?" THAT'S WHERE THE IA ME OM. IT WAS MEANT TO BE A HORROR MOVIE, AND THEN WHEN I STARTED WRG THE DIALOGUE, BEME A LOT SNARKIER AND MORE ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL POLICS AND BELONGG, AND LS ABOUT HORROR.COURTY DARREN STEDARREN STE ON THE SET OF "JAWBREAKER." {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARREN STE ON THE SET OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS LIKE TRYG TO GET THIS FILM MA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT. EVERY MAJOR STUD PASSED ON THE SCRIPT BEE WAS SO EXTREME. FALLY, A HOME VIO DIVISN OF SONY FANCED —NOT THE STUD SELF. SO WAS STILL LIKE AN PENNT FILM A WAY BEE THE BUDGET WAS 3.5 LN, WHICH WAS MUCH LS THAN THE BUDGET FOR CEL INTENTNS OR CAN'T HARDLY WA, WHICH I THK WAS BETWEEN SEVEN AND 15 LN. THE HOME VIO DIVISN HAD ONLY EVER ACQUIRED MOVI, AND THIS BEME THE FIRST ONE THEY PRODUCED. SO THEN AFTER JAWBREAKER, THE HOME VIO DIVISN BEME SONY SCREEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS THE STG PROCS LIKE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROSE WAS SORT OF ATTACHED. THE HOME VIO DIVISN OF SONY HAD ASSURED ME "A, B, OR C ACTRS WILL MAKE THE MOVIE," AND ROSE WAS ONE OF THOSE THREE NAM. SO WE HAD ROSE. SHE WAS OUR GREEN LIGHT. AND THEN REBEC [GAYHEART] ME AND READ, AND JULIE BENZ ME AND READ. AND THEY WERE BOTH JT GREAT. THE THG WH THE CHARACTERS—THEY ARE SORT OF GLAMAZONS. THEY'RE LARGER THAN LIFE. I REMEMBER BEG A KID AND SEEG CARRIE AND GREASE, AND BEG LIKE, "OH, MY GOD, HIGH SCHOOL'S SO TIMIDATG. AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO OLD. THEY LOOK LIKE ADULTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STOCKARD CHANNG WAS LIKE A FULL-FLEDGED 30 WHEN GREASE ME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOTALLY. I WANTED TO TAP TO THE TERROR OF THAT, JT MAKE REALLY OBV. AND THEN JUDY WAS A LAST-MUTE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE HAD FOUND SOMEONE ELSE FOR THAT ROLE, AND THE GIRL CID TO DO A PILOT AND DIDN'T DO THE FILM. AND THEN WE WERE A WEEK AWAY OM PRODUCTN AND WE DIDN'T HAVE FERN/VYLETTE. AND THE STG DIRECTOR WAS LIKE, "THIS GIRL JT ME TO L.A. SHE'S OM A SMALL TOWN. SHE JT GOT OUT OF A UNIVERSY FOR ACTG SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BRILLIANT." AND WAS JUDY GREER. AND SHE'D ONLY DONE ONE DIE BEFORE JAWBREAKER. AND SHE WAS PERFECT. SHE WAS A LERAL SAVG GRACE, REVELATN, KD OF REKA MOMENT, BEE WAS THE HARST PART TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU HAVE A FAVORE SCENE OR LE OM THE FILM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN COURTNEY (MCGOWAN) PH FERN TO THE MIRROR. THAT WHOLE THG IS REALLY GREAT BEE WAS ALL ONE SHOT. SHE AND VYLETTE WERE JT AT PEAK BCH LEVELS. IT JT FELT LIKE SOMETHG OUT OF ALL ABOUT EVE. I REMEMBER I TOLD JUDY TO BLOW SMOKE ROSE'S FACE AT ONE POT, AND ROSE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS GOG TO HAPPEN. SO THEN ROSE PLUCKED THE CIGARETTE OUT OF JUDY'S HAND AND THREW ON THE GROUND. THAT WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE QUEERNS OF THE FILM?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, OBVLY FERN'S OBSSN WH LIZ (CHARLOTTE AYANNA) IS FELY QUEER. IT WAS REALLY NEVER DISCSED, BUT I THK WE ALL JT SORT OF KNEW. YOU HAVE OBSSNS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOMETIM THEY'RE SEXUAL, SOMETIM THEY'RE NOT. SOMETIM THEY'RE BEYOND SEXUAL. THEY FALL TO A REALM OF "OTHER." EHER YOU WANT TO BE THE PERSON OR YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO THEM, OR YOU'RE JT OBSSED A WAY THAT YOU N'T FE. AND 'S NOT NECSARILY SEXUAL, BUT IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO, THE SCENE WHEN ROSE MAK HER BOYIEND [ETHAN ERICKSON] GIVE HEAD TO THE BIG STICK POPSICLE—THAT'S PLETELY, OVERTLY QUEER. I WROTE THAT FOR MYSELF BEE THAT'S THE SCENE I WANTED TO SEE A HIGH SCHOOL MOVIE WHEN I WAS GROWG UP BUT NEVER GOT. ALSO, COURTNEY IS SATAN HEELS. I MEAN, SHE'S A BADASS, DOMANT BCH. SO WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT SHE WOULD TOP THE HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK FOR HER OWN PLEASURE. IT'S FELY ONE OF THOSE SCEN THAT I GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON. LIKE "THAT'S HOW I KNEW I WAS GAY!" AND "OH, MY GOD, I WORE THAT SCENE OUT ON VHS!" WHICH IS GREAT, BEE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WAS TEND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DO YOU THK JAWBREAKER HAS BEE A CULT CLASSIC?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK PEOPLE LOVE A BAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEY SURE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER 'S DYNASTY MEAN GIRLS, HEATHERS—ANY KD OF ARCHETYPAL FEMALE WH UNCHAED, UNBOUND ENERGY, WHERE 'S NOT NECSARILY ABOUT GETTG PERMISSN OM MEN OR ANY KD OF MASCULE TERVENTN. IT'S THIS WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE NTROL, AND I THK THAT'S EMPOWERG—NOT JT FOR WOMEN, BUT FOR ANYBODY. AND GAY MEN, OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'VE ALWAYS SAID THIS ABOUT CULT FILMS: YOU N'T MAKE A CULT FILM. A CULT FILM NEEDS TO BEE A CULT FILM OVER TIME. AND THAT'S WHY 'S EXCG THAT SONY IS RELEASG THIS BLU-RAY 20 YEARS LATER. I THK THE FILM IS BETTER NOW THAN WAS WHEN I MA . I THK ACTUALLY STANDS UP REALLY WELL. WHEN I FIRST MA , I WOULD WATCH LIKE, OH, I WOULD'VE DONE THIS, THIS, AND THIS DIFFERENT. I WAS YOUNGER AND JT A LOT CLOSER TO . BUT I THK HAS AGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF REMAKG OR DOG A SEQUEL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTUALLY, WE'VE HAD A STAGE MIL VELOPMENT FOR ABOUT A . THAT'S GETTG CLOSER TO HAPPENG. AND GEE NORTHY, WHO WROTE MY FILM G.B.F, AND I SOLD JAWBREAKER AS AN HOURLONG PILOT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT DIDN'T GET MA. NOW I'M THKG ABOUT MAKG THE STAGE MIL AS A MIL SERI. SO YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT REMAKG JAWBREAKER SOME PACY. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW 'S GOG TO LAND AND WHAT EXACTLY IS GOG TO HAPPEN WH . BUT THERE'S FELY AN APPETE FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CAN WE TALK ABOUT...?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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