Heathers
Director: Michael Lehmann
Genre: Comedy, Black comedy, Teen
Year: 1988
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk, Glenn Shadix, Penelope Milford, Sherrie Wills, Renée Estevez, Jeremy Applegate, Phill Lewis, Lance Fenton, Jon Matthews, Patrick Labyorteaux, Carrie Lynn, John Zarchen
Heathers is a 1988 dark 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.
The film centers on 17-year-old Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder), an intelligent teenager who is one of the most popular girls at Westerburg High School in Sherwood, Ohio. In addition to Veronica, the popular clique consists of three wealthy and beautiful (but deeply unhappy) girls with the same first name: the malicious leader, Heather Chandler (Kim Walker); the bookish bulimic Heather
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