Heathers (1989) USA
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Director:Michael Lehmann
Studio:Anchor Bay Entertainment
Producer:Christopher Webster, Denise Di Novi, Iya Labunka
Writer:Daniel Waters
Rating:4.5
Rated:R
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:6303265758
UPC:9786303265759
Price:$9.99
Awards:3 wins & 4 nominations
Genre:Comedy
Release:2001-09-24
IMDb:0097493
Duration:102
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Commentary by director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, Unknown
Features:One of five different covers
Screenplay Excerpt: Original Ending
Michael Lehmann  ...  (Director)
Daniel Waters  ...  (Writer)
 
Winona Ryder  ...  Veronica Sawyer
Christian Slater  ...  Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Shannen Doherty  ...  Heather Duke
Lisanne Falk  ...  Heather McNamara
Kim Walker  ...  Heather Chandler
Penelope Milford  ...  Pauline Fleming
Glenn Shadix  ...  Father Ripper
Lance Fenton  ...  Kurt Kelly
Patrick Labyorteaux  ...  Ram Sweeney
Jeremy Applegate  ...  Peter Dawson
Jon Matthews  ...  Rodney
Carrie Lynn  ...  Martha 'Dumptruck' Dunnstock
Phill Lewis  ...  Dennis
Renée Estevez  ...  Betty Finn
John Zarchen  ...  Country Club Keith
Francis Kenny  ...  Cinematographer
Norman Hollyn  ...  Editor
Jon Shear  ...  Rodney (as Jon Matthews)
Summary: This dark comedy from 1989 was a good showcase for Winona Ryder, playing a high school girl brought into a clique of bitchy classmates (all named Heather), and Christian Slater, doing his early Jack Nicholson thing. While Ryder's character mulls over the consequences of giving up one set of friends for another, her association with a new boy (Slater) in school turns out to have deadly consequences. Director Michael Lehmann turned this unusual film into something more than another teen-death flick. There is real wit and sharp satire afoot, and the very fusion of horror and comedy is provocative in itself. Heathers remains a kind of benchmark in contemporary cinema for bringing surreal intelligence into Hollywood films. --Tom Keogh