Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), THX, Commentary, Biographies
At Westburg High, you're either a Heather or a nobody. Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk) and Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty) are the coolest of the cool. Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) is also part of the powerful "Heathers" clique and is the best friend of Heather Chandler. She is the reigning crown princess of Westburg and the most ruthless of all the Heathers. Life here is no game... it's a full-scale war for popularity. Veronica is soon disgusted by the cruel peer politics imposed by the Heathers and looks for a way to escape their petty power plays. Along comes the mysterious new kid in school, Jason Dean (Christian Slater) who offers Veronica the perfect solution to end the tyranny of the Heathers. Their meeting was destiny, their love has a body count. Heathers manages to successfully mix deliciously dark comedy with a strong positive message about dealing with teenage traumas. Teen angst has rarely been this funny or poignant.
"A 10! Absolutely brilliant satire, a remarkable." Gary Franklin, KABC-TV
"Don't be surprised if it becomes a classic" Mike Clark, USA Today
"Wild and original!" Newsweek
"The best high school black comedy ever made!" Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) has sacrificed everything in order to preserve her place in Westerburg High's most impenetrable social clique, the HEATHERS. As the only member of the group not named "Heather," Veronica has to work extra hard just to stay afloat. Going against her own morals and intelligence, Veronica succumbs to peer pressure on a daily basis, faking her delight in the humiliation of the school's less popular students. Bored of the frat parties and cow tipping so popular among her friends, Veronica's curiosity is peaked when a mysterious new guy named JD comes to town. The dark, brooding JD (Christian Slater at his best) observes Veronica among her pack in the lunchroom (where social hierarchy is most clearly displayed), concluding that Veronica is not a Heather at heart. When Veronica confides in JD that she hates her friends and wishes Heather #1 was dead, she never expects her words will have such dire consequences. Before she knows what's happening, JD is dragging Veronica on a killing spree staged as a teen suicide outbreak. But as Veronica soon learns, even death cannot stop the Heathers. As one Heather dies, her red scrunchee (the symbol of all power) gets passed on to the next Heather in line, and the clique that was the Heathers starts to feel like an inescapable social disease. How far will this war for popularity go? By far the darkest of teen comedies, HEATHERS invented a vocabulary of teen-speak all its own, asking questions like "What's your damage?" and introducing phrases like "How very." Director Michael Lehmann successfully blends the horror, comedy, and teen-movie genres, creating a truly original film. Full of dark humor and deeply sardonic messages, HEATHERS takes a fresh look at the often-sugarcoated cinematic world of high school. Set in the 1980s, the film feels timeless in its relevance because of the daring nature of its themes. Filled with great performances, a candy-colored set design, and an infectious soundtrack, murder has never been so much fun!
Plot Summary
Veronica, a student at Westerburg High, belongs to the school's most powerful clique, the Heathers. Then she and her boyfriend, new kid in town and teen-rebel J. D., accidentally kill Heather No. 1. Veronica is horrified, but J.D. is pleased, and soon he's plotting to eliminate more of Westerburg's elite -- with Veronica's unwitting help.
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