Other Titles • Fatal Game (1989) • Lethal Attraction (1989) • Westerberg High (1989)
Synopses for Heathers (1989)
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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 muddles 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
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Veronica, a student at Westerburg High, belongs to the school's most powerful clique, the Heathers. Then she and her boyfriend, new kid in town and teen-rebel J. D., accidentally kill Heather No. 1. Veronica is horrified, but J.D. is pleased, and soon he's plotting to eliminate more of Westerburg's elite -- with Veronica's unwitting help.
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Welcome to Westerburg High, where Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) is beginning to tire of her membership in the powerful yet cruel clique of 'Heathers'. When Veronica falls for the mysterious new kid Jason Dean (Christian Slater), their dislike for the Heathers quickly escalates into a savage cycle of murder, suicide and Slushies. Now that her teenage angst has a body count, are Veronica and JD headed for the prom…or hell?
Shannen Doherty co-stars in one of the greatest black comedies of all time, newly remastered and better than ever! What's your damage? This is Heathers like you've never seen or heard it before!
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Veronica is soon disgusted by the cruel peer politics imposed by the Heathers and looks for a way to escape their petty power plays.
Along comes the mysterious new kid in school, Jason Dean (Slater) who offers Veronica the perfect solution to end the tyranny of the Heathers. Their meeting was destiny, their love has a body count.
Heathers manages to successfully mix deliciously dark comedy with a strong positive message about dealing with teenage traumas. Teen angst has rarely been this funny or poignant.
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