Directed by:
Michael LehmannScreenplay:
Daniel WatersCinematography:
Francis KennyComposer:
David NewmanCast:
Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Penelope Milford, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Glenn Shadix, Patrick Labyorteaux, Lance Fenton, Phill Lewis (more)VOD (1)
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Watch your back as the trendsetters of Westerberg High School are chewing up the scenery and may just have you in their evil sights in this razor-sharp black comedy about peer group peril. Up to her neck in vitriol and sick of it, popular teenager Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) finds herself in a tiresome tide of ins and outs, part of a cruel social clique so wrapped up in their own making that no one else stands a chance. She decides to challenge the malevolent rule of the self-appointed divas of the school scene, the Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker), and begins a torrid journey of blackmail, sex, revenge and murder. With the aid of rebellious newcomer Jason Dean (Christian Slater) Veronica is set to revolutionise the classroom and turn popular perception upside down. Heathers, the original '80s cult classic, returns us to a time of 'swatch dogs', 'diet coke heads' and a bunch of croquet playing queen bees that will have you laughing to the last despicable gasp. Lick it up baby, and get in line, because 'bulimia is so '87!'. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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“Fuck me gently with a chainsaw.” Heathers sometimes unintentionally finds itself beyond the boundaries of a lot of black comedy, which today, after numerous school massacres, enables us to see the film as a somewhat stylised, yet otherwise accurate depiction of the micro-society of high school. It is a case of sociological research, one of many in fact, from which no one has learned. 75%
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Heathers is so peculiar and different that it cannot be filed under one specific genre. The creators came up with the original idea of a high school ‘cleansing’, augmenting it with loads of fun elements and a generous dose of political incorrectness (something that would be wholly unimaginable in the U.S. of today). Ubiquitous black humour and first-class catch phrases enhance an already interesting plot and sublime acting performance by the entire cast. Winona Ryder is shining and for Christian Slater this film was, without a doubt, a springboard to Scott/Tarantino’s True Romance. [Summer Film School 2018]
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An interesting blend of thriller and teen comedy that hinges on the fact that there are popular and unpopular students, and that the unpopular ones may decide to make short work of the latter. All it takes is the right impulse, this time in the form of a handsome young man who is not right in the head. There's just the right amount of exaggeration, and that's how the film works.
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