Heathers is the perfect counterbalance to basically every other teen comedy from the 80s. More than the plot going in obviously a very different direction, the dialogue is so sharp and dark. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and the rest of the cast deliver every line to perfection. This concept shouldn't even be a comedy, but it is hilarious.
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Heathers
Best friends, social trends, and occasional murder.
Rating
4.8 (2)
Release Date
10/1/1988Runtime
103 minsOverview
A 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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$3,000,000Revenue
$1,166,207Homepage
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A wickedly funny and genuinely unsettling dark comedy that treats high school social hierarchy as literal life-and-death stakes. It's equal parts satire, romance, and psychological horror, a film that makes you laugh at cruelty while making you deeply uncomfortable about laughing.
Mood
BleakBittersweetTense
Themes
IdentityFriendshipClassMortalityCorruption
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm
Winona Ryder
Veronica Sawyer
Christian Slater
Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Shannen Doherty
Heather Duke
Lisanne Falk
Heather McNamara
Kim Walker
Heather Chandler
Penelope Milford
Pauline Fleming
Glenn Shadix
Father Ripper
Lance Fenton
Kurt Kelly
Jennifer Rhodes
Veronica's Mom
Jeremy Applegate
Peter Dawson
Patrick Labyorteaux
Ram Sweeney
Jon Matthews
Rodney
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