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Heathers

Heathers

Best friends, social trends and occasional murder.

19897.31h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Michael Lehmann
Written by Daniel Waters
Produced by Denise Di Novi
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Veronica Sawyer

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Jason 'J.D.' Dean

Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty

Heather Duke

Lisanne Falk

Lisanne Falk

Heather McNamara

Kim Walker

Kim Walker

Heather Chandler

Penelope Milford

Penelope Milford

Pauline Fleming

Glenn Shadix

Glenn Shadix

Father Ripper

L

Lance Fenton

Kurt Kelly

Jennifer Rhodes

Jennifer Rhodes

Veronica's Mom

J

Jeremy Applegate

Peter Dawson

Themes & Keywords

high schoolfriendshipadolescencesuicidediarydark comedybullyteen moviedeathcliquebullied

About Heathers

Heathers is a comedy, crime film released in 1989 exploring themes of high school, friendship, adolescence, suicide, diary, dark comedy. Directed by Michael Lehmann, it stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty. 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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