Heathers

4.67
    Heathers
    1989

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Winona RyderVeronica Sawyer
    • Christian SlaterJason 'J.D.' Dean
    • Shannen DohertyHeather Duke
    • Lisanne FalkHeather McNamara
    • Kim WalkerHeather Chandler
    • Penelope MilfordPauline Fleming
    • Glenn ShadixFather Ripper
    • Lance FentonKurt Kelly
    • Jennifer RhodesVeronica's Mom
    • Jeremy ApplegatePeter Dawson

    Recommendations

    • 100

      San Francisco Chronicle

      It's shockingly funny - you don't sit there deciding to laugh. Your own laughter catches you by surprise. [14 Apr 1989]
    • 100

      Washington Post

      Wickedly funny. In fact, Heathers may be the nastiest, cruelest fun you can have without actually having to study law or gird leather products. If movies were food, Heathers would be a cynic's chocolate binge.
    • 88

      USA Today

      It's a tough entry into the tough black-comic genre; don't be surprised if it becomes a classic. [31 March 1989]
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      The sheer outrageousness of its attitude is enough to make Heathers a very welcome relief in a field dominated by sanctimonious and second-hand virtue. [31 March 1989]
    • 70

      Time

      If Michael Lehmann's direction were a bit more astute, the movie could be the classic genre mutation it aims to be: Andy Hardy meets "Badlands." [17 April 1989]
    • 63

      Chicago Sun-Times

      What sets Heathers apart from less intelligent teenage movies is that it has a point of view toward this subject matter - a bleak, macabre and bitingly satirical one.
    • 50

      Christian Science Monitor

      The flamboyantly filmed story makes some telling points about adolescent life. But despite its oh-so-cynical mannerisms, it falls all over itself to flatter an allegedly self-absorbed and self-pitying teen audience. [7 April 1989]
    • 50

      The New Yorker

      Yes, it's a collection of barbs and sick jokes, but it's not fun, and it lacks a punch line...The young, inexperience director, Michael Lehmann, doesn't find the right mood for the gags. [17 Apr 1989]

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