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Heathers
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R,1hr 42min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1989
Director:
Michael Lehmann
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty  ...more
Synopsis: A deliciously nasty black comedy, Heathers is set at a cliquish high school in Ohio. The most exclusive of those cliques is the Heathers, comprised of the prettiest and most popular girls in town. The group's leader is the manipulative Kim Walker, who orchestrates the humiliation of anyone who fails to meet her standards. Eventually, Heathers member Winona Ryder begins to exhibit a conscience; together with her hardcase boyfriend Christian Slater, Ryder plots to avenge all the unfortunate victims ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold
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A more scathing and trenchant teen movie has rarely been made than Heathers. Packaged and sold as a film about a group of wanna-be Valley Girls, it turned out to be a deadly examination of cliques and teenage vengeance, a black comedy comparable in its own way to Lord of the Flies. Screenwriter Daniel Waters and writer-director Michael Lehmann took audiences by surprise with smart, telling dialogue ... Full Review
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Winona Ryder
Veronica Sawyer
Christian Slater
J.D.
Shannen Doherty
Heather Duke
Lisanne Falk
Heather McNamara
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