Posted on 08/03/2018 11:07:01 AM PDT by Borges
A toxic love affair, an apparent contagion of suicides at a high school and an attempt by a psychotic teenage villain to blow up the school and kill every pupil in it. Heathers, the 1988 satire starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, was never just about a girl (Veronica) who can’t stand her three best friends (all named Heather).
A critical rather than a box office success at the time, it’s kept its cult status and celebrates its 30th birthday this year with a 4K restoration of the original film. It’s also been made into a successful musical – but would Heathers the movie ever get the go ahead in 2018?
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Targets was made in 1967 and inspired by the Charles Whitman shooting.
A knockout back in the day.
A truly beautiful women today,
A bit “eccentric”? That’s part of the charm.
Kids also know Battle Royale (from Japan) even if their parents only know the American knockoff.
Never heard of it. But it’s available through Netflix, so I’ll get it.
This movie has become too real for today.
Similar to another off the wall satire: Idiocracy.
One of the lines from the head Heather is “Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?
Don’t remember much about the movie except someone drinking Drano.
“Or would you rather sit with the Geek Squad?” That is where the name of the company came from.
I like the scene when Veronica says, “I don’t know it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.”
“You mean like last night Veronica?”
Exhibit #267 for “How on Earth did Christian Slater get to be a movie star?”
(oh, yeah....his mom is the most powerful casting director in Hollywood)
“Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.”
-Unknown
Correction to previous post,
“Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.”
One of Murphy’s Laws (maybe?).
http://www.columbia.edu/~sss31/rainbow/murphy.sex.html
It was a bit of a rip-off of the earlier movie -- not so dark, but far less original.
FWIW: The writer of Heathers was the brother of the guy who directed Mean Girls
Heathers may be a television show on I-tunes this year.
Curt and Ram
I love my dead gay son!
/One of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard in a movie...
TAG - The Assassination Game
Kentucky Fried Movie - the whole thing was about blowing up the school. (Also, seriously funny movie!)
Elen and her friend Addie, the pharmacy student, really like “Heathers,” too.
Slater ran into Jack Nicholson shortly after Heathers hit the theaters and he asked Nicholson if he'd seen the movie and what he thought. I don't remember Nicholson's exact response, but it wasn't kind.
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