For a bubble gum movie presumably made for mainstream youth culture, "Empire Records" is still pretty heavy at times.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1176374/how-gwar-ended-up-with-a-cameo-in-empire-records/

She was chewing a piece of bubble gum, and during the dancer’s most demanding moves she murmured appreciatively.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/26/sarah-jessica-parker-profile

Tipped off by his wife, Linda — she’d soon wind up as the band’s manager — Stein hit pay dirt with the Ramones, the leather-clad purveyors of buzzsaw bubble gum.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-02/seymour-stein-madonna-ramones-talking-heads-sire-dies-80

When it is the pure stuff, it will have a greenish cast to it and a bubble gum taste.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/06/03/from-bee-to-bottle-savannah-bee-company-founder-answers-your-buzziest-questions-about-honey/