As regular readers know all too well, I love a birthday review here
at the vault! On this day, Julie Benz entered this world, a cadre of
memorable roles awaiting her to come of age. Darla of Buffy and Angel and Rita Bennett of Dexter
are just a couple from the ever-growing list of indelible Benz
characters. My first cinematic memory of her is as the receptionist
opposite Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets. While just a bit
part, it wasn’t long until she snagged her first major supporting role
as Marcie “Foxy” Fox in the 1999 film, Jawbreaker.
Three of Reagan High School’s Flawless Four, Julie (Rebecca Gayheart), Marcie (Julie Benz) and Courtney (Rose McGowan), prank the fourth, Liz Purr (Charlotte Ayanna), on her seventeenth birthday by abducting her from her bed. All’s going great until they discover Liz has choked on the jawbreaker they stuffed in her mouth. Fearful of the consequences, the trio stage a sordid scenario to hide their involvement, but the dowdy school nerd, Fern Mayo (Judy Greer), overhears. To keep her quiet, Courtney wagers Liz’s spot in the group for Fern’s silence. Courtney seems unstoppable, but Julie’s guilt and the ego of the new and improved Fern, a.k.a. Vylette, threaten to unravel her perfect cover-up.
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