History YMMV / JennifersBody

%%* {{Narm}}: Jennifer's last words are either this or NarmCharm.

* PresumedFlop: It's often touted as the film that killed Creator/DiabloCody's career after her Oscar win for ''{{Film/Juno}}'', and convinced studios that Creator/MeganFox was not a bankable star. While the film received a critical thrashing due to its MisaimedMarketing focusing on the actress's sex appeal rather than the feminist satire - it was actually quite profitable; its budget was only $16 million and it grossed $31 million worldwide. It ''still'' affected the careers of people involved in making it, thou.

** Did Jennifer [[spoiler: let Needy kill her? If so, was it because she realized that she needed to be stopped or because she realized she had lost Needy as a friend? A mixture of both?]]

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: To the point where Lionsgate was considering a lawsuit due to the copious similarities with their own ''Film/{{Tamara}}'' from few years prior, the main difference being the production budget.

* PresumedFlop: It's often touted as the film that killed Creator/DiabloCody's career after her Oscar win for ''{{Film/Juno}}'', and convinced studios that Creator/MeganFox was not a bankable star. While the film received a critical thrashing due to its MisaimedMarketing focusing on the actress's sex appeal rather than the feminist satire - it was actually quite profitable; its budget was only $16 million and it grossed $31 million worldwide.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way this movie captures the 2000s in the same way a Creator/JohnHughes movie captures the 80s. The swooping fringe haircuts, the skinny clothing style, the subtly mocking horror comedy tone (especially about {{EmoTeen}}s, the omnipresent soundtrack of {{emo music}} and indie rock (not to mention posters of them in every bedroom)). The main antagonists are also a near parody of the alternative indie/emo bands that were popular at that time.

* PresumedFlop: It's often touted as the film that killed Creator/DiabloCody's career after her Oscar win for ''{{Film/Juno}}'', and convinced studios that Creator/MeganFox was not a bankable star. While the film received a critical thrashing due to its MisaimedMarketing focusing on the actress's sex appeal rather than the feminist satire - it was actually quite profitable; its budget was only $16 million and it grossed $31 million worldwide. It ''still'' affected the careers of people involved in making it, thou.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: To the point where Lionsgate was considering a lawsuit due to the copious similarities with their own ''Film/{{Tamara}}'' from few years prior, the main difference being the production budget.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way this movie captures the mid-00s in the same way a Creator/JohnHughes movie captures the 80s. The swooping fringe haircuts, the skinny clothing style, the subtly mocking horror comedy tone (especially about {{EmoTeen}}s, the omnipresent soundtrack of {{emo music}} and indie rock (not to mention posters of them in every bedroom)). The main antagonists are also a near parody of the alternative indie/emo bands that were popular at that time. To say nothing about omnipresent flip-phones and lack of social media.

* PresumedFlop: It's often touted as the film that killed Creator/DiabloCody's career after her Oscar win for ''{{Film/Juno}}'', and convinced studios that Creator/MeganFox was not a bankable star. While the film received a critical thrashing due to its MisaimedMarketing focusing on the actress's sex appeal rather than the feminist satire - it was actually quite profitable; its budget was only $16 million and it grossed $31 million worldwide.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way this movie captures the 2000s in the same way a Creator/JohnHughes movie captures the 80s. The swooping fringe haircuts, the skinny clothing style, the subtly mocking horror comedy tone (especially about {{EmoTeen}}s, the omnipresent soundtrack of {{emo music}} and indie rock (not to mention posters of them in every bedroom)). The main antagonists are also a near parody of the alternative indie/emo bands that were popular at that time.

* ValuesDissonance: When it came out, it was trashed for being a really sleezy teen horror entirely build on Megan Fox's image as the new "It girl" and sex symbol. Fast forward ''a mere decade'' and it managed to get VindicatedByHistory as a ''liberating LGBT+ FeministFantasy''. To make it all that weirder, the film is ''both''.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The film's most famous scene is the big lesbian kiss between Needy and Jennifer. It's often forgotten that in context, the scene itself is quite disturbing - and however much genuine attraction might be involved, the kiss is an example of Jennifer trying to manipulate Needy yet again (keep in mind that right afterwards she essentially calls Needy crazy and suggests she's hallucinating). Much like ''Film/RequiemForADream'', much of this context was stripped away on the internet and being presented as straight up titillation.

* CultClassic: In the ten years since its release, it's amassed a large cult following. Diablo Cody talked about how it's gone from being trashed so bad it affected both her career and mental health -- to now being all anyone wants to talk to her about. Megan Fox has joked that she doesn't consider it a cult film anymore because of how popular it's become.

* {{Narm}}: Amanda Seyfried is too good-looking to be viewed as "plain", regardless of what she wears. In fact, her attempts to downplay it, make her beauty even more apparent.
** Jennifer's last words are either this or NarmCharm.
** Jennifer saying: "I'm killing boys", is another example, where she either is being silly, or she doesn't even consider boys to be human, after what they did to her. Which would then make it someone understandable.

* NeverLiveItDown: The film was frequently mocked even on this wiki for having Amanda Seyfried as the 'plain' girl - ignoring that it's said she intentionally has to dress down to avoid upstaging Jennifer.

* EvilIsSexy: Erm, yeah. Though it can be hard to find Jennifer sexy when she's in full evil mode.
** To a lesser extent, Nikolai Wolf. Creator/AdamBrody is a pretty handsome man for a murderer.

* EvilIsSexy: Erm, yeah. Though it's hard to find Jennifer sexy when she's in full evil mode.
** To a lesser extent, Nikolai Wolf. Creator/AdamBrody is a pretty handsome man for a satanist.

* {{Narm}}: Jennifer's last words are either this or NarmCharm.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In a way this movie captures the 2000s in the same way a Creator/JohnHughes movie captures the 80s. The swooping fringe haircuts, the skinny clothing style, the subtly mocking horror comedy tone (especially about {{EmoTeen}}s, the omnipresent soundtrack of {{emo music}} and indie rock (not to mention posters of them in every bedroom). The main antagonists are also a near parody of the alternative indie/emo bands that were popular at that time.

-->'''Jonas' Dad:''' You hear me, you bastard? ''I'll cut off your nutsack and nail it to my door!'' Like one of those lion door-knockers rich folks got! That will be your BALLS!

* VindicatedByHistory: The movie was poorly received upon its release and was written off by some critics as "''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' for boys". As noted above, after a decade passed it came to be regarded in a much better light, [[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror hailed as an unsung classic of feminist horror]] that was ahead of its time in both its treatment of rape culture and in how it portrayed the friendship of its two teenage girl leads. Unfortunately, it had the misfortune of [[NeverTrustATrailer being marketed as a campy sex romp]] and alienating its target audience ([[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/louispeitzman/jennifers-body-diablo-cody-karyn-kusama-feminist-horror according to Kusama,]] the marketing team wanted to use ''an amateur porn site'' to promote the film), while also being a victim of the pop culture HypeBacklash that was going on at the time against both Megan Fox (who was seen as a [[BrainlessBeauty vapid glamour model]] due to her association with the ''Transformers'' movies) and Diablo Cody (who was seen as a [[{{Hipster}} pretentious one-trick pony]] after ''Juno''). Diablo Cody even outlined in an interview how it went from being eviscerated by critics to being the first thing most people asked her about.

* CultClassic: In the ten years since its release, it's amassed a large cult following. Diablo Cody talked about how it's gone from being trashed so bad it affected both her career and mental health - to now being all anyone wants to talk to her about. Megan Fox has joked that she doesn't consider it a cult film anymore because of how popular it's become.

* LGBTFanbase: Despite Jennifer and Needy's relationship being described (not entirely inaccurately) as queerbait, ''especially'' the scene where they make out for no apparent reason, this film has a rather large following among UsefulNotes/{{sapphi|sm}}c women. The film's iffy use of the DepravedBisexual trope is fully acknowledged, but the general attitude is, "It's schlock, but it's ''[[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales our]]'' schlock" (similar to how [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment some]] queer fans view the older and even campier movie ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''). It helps that Megan Fox, herself bisexual, decided to played the character as a closeted lesbian.

* JerkassWoobie: Jennifer. It is implied there is more than she's letting it on, allowing her general jerkassness run her life. Also [[spoiler:her getting brutally murdered is another factor]], especially since she's genuinely ''terrified'' when it's happening. She's also shown on the verge of tears towards the end when [[spoiler: her hair starts falling out due to having not fed in a long time and her possible guilt towards [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what she's about to do to Chip]]]].

* LGBTFanbase: Despite Jennifer and Needy's relationship being described (not entirely inaccurately) as queerbait, ''especially'' the scene where they make out for no apparent reason, this film has a rather large following among UsefulNotes/{{sapphi|sm}}c women. The film's iffy use of the DepravedBisexual trope is fully acknowledged, but the general attitude is, "It's schlock, but it's ''[[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales our]]'' schlock" (similar to how some queer fans view the older and even campier movie ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''). It helps that Megan Fox, herself bisexual, decided to played the character as a closeted lesbian.

** Jennifer too, corresponding with JerkassWoobie. You have to keep in mind that, throughout all of this, she's still a ''teenager.'' The members of Low Shoulder [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything take advantage of her post-fire shell-shock, take her into their van, pump her with drink, drive to a remote location, bind her with ropes]], then brutally murder her. In the beginning, it also seems like she really does not want to kill/eat people, but it's proven it's the only way she can stay alive. Although possessed when it happens (as one is), she finally loses her best friend and [[spoiler: dies]]. Happy endings all around.