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Heathers
Sign in to saveHeathers is a 1989 American teen satirical black comedy crime film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker and Penelope Milford. The plot revolves around four teenage girls—three of whom are named Heather—in a clique at an Ohio high school, one of whose lives is disrupted by the arrival of Jason "J.D." Dean, a misanthrope intent on murdering the popular students and staging their deaths as suicides.
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7.3A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Cast
- Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer
- Christian Slater as Jason 'J.D.' Dean
- Shannen Doherty as Heather Duke
- Lisanne Falk as Heather McNamara
- Kim Walker as Heather Chandler
- Penelope Milford as Pauline Fleming
Themes
- high school
- friendship
- adolescence
- suicide
- diary
- dark comedy
- bully
- teen movie
- death
- clique
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
124,746 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
72/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Heathers
- Film.image
- Heathers (1989).png
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Michael Lehmann
- Film.producer
- Denise Di Novi
- Film.writer
- Daniel Waters
- Film.music
- David Newman
- Film.cinematography
- Francis Kenny
- Film.editing
- Norman Hollyn
- Film.studio
- Cinemarque Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- New World Pictures
- Film.released
- (Italy)
- Film.runtime
- 103 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $3 million
- Film.gross
- $1.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 659986
- Image
- Heathers (logo).png
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- publication date
- 1989-03-31
- title
- Heathers
- capital cost
- 3000000
- box office
- 1108462
- review score
- 95%
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Box office
- Home media
- Critical reception
- Initial reviews
- Retrospective responses
- Legacy and influence
- Related projects
- Possible film sequel
- Musical
- Television adaptation
- See also
- References
- External links
Heathers is a 1989 American teen satirical black comedy crime film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker and Penelope Milford. The plot revolves around four teenage girls—three of whom are named Heather—in a clique at an Ohio high school, one of whose lives is disrupted by the arrival of Jason "J.D." Dean, a misanthrope intent on murdering the popular students and staging their deaths as suicides.
Waters wrote Heathers as a spec script and originally wanted Stanley Kubrick to direct the film, out of admiration for Kubrick's own black comedy film Dr. Strangelove. Waters intended the film to contrast the optimistic teen movies of the era, particularly those written by John Hughes, by presenting a cynical depiction of high school imbued with dark satire.