25 years ago a movie called Heathers with ChristianSlater and Winona Ryder explored teen angst, bullying, and revenge.it ended with Ryder stopping Slater from blowing up theHS gym during a school assembly. I was described as black comedy by Siskel and Ebert who gave it two thumbs way up.I thought the reaction was nuts and this movie could drive some bullied depressed kid over the edge.I often wondered how many of these teen mass killers have watched Heathers.
“25 years ago a movie called Heathers with ChristianSlater and Winona Ryder explored teen angst, bullying, and revenge.it ended with Ryder stopping Slater from blowing up theHS gym during a school assembly. I was described as black comedy by Siskel and Ebert who gave it two thumbs way up.I thought the reaction was nuts and this movie could drive some bullied depressed kid over the edge.I often wondered how many of these teen mass killers have watched Heathers.”
I’ve always just assumed that “Heathers” provided the direct blueprint for what Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did at Columbine.
BTW, Slater’s character was a total sociopath in the movie. While the rest were undergoing the teen angst thing, he was a stone killer. I just watched it again a couple of months ago after seeing it when it first came out. It’s still a powerful and disturbing movie. Even more so when you realize what it has inspired in real life.