Heathers Movie Review 1989

Clique of stuck-up girls named Heather rule the high school social scene until the newest member (not a Heather) decides that enough is enough. She and her outlaw boyfriend embark (accidentally on her part, intentionally on his) on a murder spree disguised as a rash of teen suicides. Dense, take-no-prisoners black comedy with buckets of potent slang, satire and unforgiving hostility. Humor this dark is rare; sharply observed and acted, though the end is out of place. Slater does his best Nicholson impression.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Suicide, Hell High School, Teen Angst, Coming of Age, Funerals, Technicolor Yawn, Killer Teens

Screenplay

Daniel Waters

Cast

Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Kim Walker, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadix, Lance Fenton, Patrick Laborteaux, Jeremy Applegate, Renee Estevez

Cinematography

Francis Kenny

Director

Michael Lehmann

Music

David Newman

Producer

New World Pictures

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1990: First Feature.