Read more about The Heathers at: Wikipedia Official Site: New World Pictures Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty. The film portrays four girls in a trend-setting clique at a fictional Ohio high school. The girls — three of whom are named Heather — rule the school through intimidation, contempt, and sex appeal. Heathers brought director Michael Lehmann and producer Denise Di Novi the 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Daniel Waters also gained recognition for his screenplay, which won a 1990 Edgar Award. The film was a U.S. box office failure, but went on to become a cult classic, with high rentals and sales business. In 2006, it was ranked #5 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies" and in 2008, it was ranked #412 on Empire's list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time''. This film centers on high school student Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder), who is part of the most popular clique at Westerberg High School in Sherwood, Ohio. In addition to Veronica, the clique is composed of three wealthy, haughty, unendingly ruthless (but deeply unhappy) girls with the same first name: the malicious leader of the pack, Heather Chandler (Kim Walker); the unappreciated Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty); and the weak-willed cheerleader Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk). These three malevolent girls rule Westerberg through cruelty, contempt and sexual manipulation. Although they are the most popular students at Westerberg, the Heathers are feared more than they are adored, and their reluctant handmaiden, Veronica, has had enough of their vicious behaviour and longs to return to her old life where she was happy with her former friends, whom the Heathers view as "nerd" and "geek". When a new student, a rebellious boy named Jason Dean (Slater), or J.D. for short, pulls a gun on school bullies Kurt (Lance Fenton) and Ram (Patrick Labyorteaux) and fires blanks at them, Veronica is intrigued. To avenge herself on Heather Chandler, who mistreated her the night before, Veronica and J.D. jokingly prepare a cup full of drain cleaner to bring Heather as a morning wake-up drink. Veronica decides on milk and orange juice as a suitable form of revenge, as the combination can induce vomiting. J.D. distracts Veronica with a kiss and Veronica takes the wrong cup to give Heather. J.D. notices the mistake, but does not inform Veronica; Heather Chandler drinks the drain cleaner (her last words are "Corn Nuts!") and dies in front of them, falling through a glass table in the process. |
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