Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body is a 2009 American supernatural horror black comedy film written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama. The film stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, and Adam Brody. Fox portrays a demonically possessed high school girl who kills her male classmates, with her best friend striving to stop her. The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2009. The title is a reference to the song of the same name by alternative rock band Hole on their album Live Through This. As a tie-in to the film, Boom! Studios produced a Jennifer's Body graphic novel, released in August 2009.
Plot
Anita "Needy" Lesnicki, once an insecure and studious teenager living near Devil's Kettle, Minnesota, is now a violent mental inmate who narrates the story as a flashback while in solitary confinement. Since childhood, she had been friends with Jennifer Check, a popular cheerleader, despite having little in common. One night, Jennifer takes Needy to a local dive bar to attend a concert by indie rock band Low Shoulder. A suspicious fire engulfs the bar, killing several people. In shock, Jennifer agrees to leave with the band, despite Needy's protests. Later that evening, Jennifer, covered in blood, appears in Needy's kitchen and attempts to eat food from the refrigerator. She immediately vomits a trail of black, spiny fluid and leaves in a hurry.
More details
| author | Diablo Cody |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Minnesota |
| director | Karyn Kusama |
| editor | Plummy Tucker |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | comedy fantasy horror |
| keywords | abandon asylum demonic possession devil\'s kettle disembowel disembowelment dive bar emo even exchange student flashback goth goth subculture heal human sacrifice indie rock insane asylum kill levitate levitation mental mental disorder morning occult one night possess rock band sacrifice satan school dance solitary confinement spring succubus super strength supernatural power utility knife virgin virgin sacrifice virginity |
| musicBy | Theodore Shapiro |
| producer | Daniel Dubiecki Jason Reitman Mason Novick |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Coquitlam Vancouver |
| theme | black comedy buddy comedy comedy horror fantasy-comedy female buddy feminist high school lgbt-related satirical teen horror |