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Odd Girl Out
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For the 1957 novel by Ann Bannon, see Odd Girl Out (novel).

Odd Girl Out
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Directed by
Tom McLoughlin
Produced by
Randi Richmond
Screenplay by
Matthew McDuffie
Based on
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
 by Rachel Simmons
Starring
Alexa Vega
Lisa Vidal
Leah Pipes
 Shari Dyon Perry
 Shannon Fleming
Alicia Morton
Rhoda Griffis
Country
United States
Language
English
Original channel
Lifetime
Release date
April 4, 2005
Odd Girl Out is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Elizabeth Rice, Alicia Morton, Leah Pipes, Shari Dyon Perry, Joey Nappo, and Chad Faget. First aired April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, the film is based on the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons. It sheds light onto the topic of girls' hostility and bullying.


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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Release
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
Vanessa Snyder (Alexa Vega) is an admired eighth grader in her school. She has a loving single mother, Barbara (Lisa Vidal), who is proud of her well-placed daughter. Vanessa is also "in" with the popular clique, which consists of her best friend Stacy Larson (Leah Pipes), the queen bee, and Nikki Rodriguez (Elizabeth Rice), who is secretly jealous of the bond between her two friends. On the exterior of the circle is the outsider, Emily (Shari Dyon Perry), and the wannabe, Tiffany Thompson (Alicia Morton), who is dying to make it into the group.
One day, Nikki tricks Vanessa into getting close to Tony (Chad Biagini), a boy whom Stacy (and somewhat Vanessa) has a crush on. A web of lies, nasty rumors, and manipulation ensues, and Vanessa is ostracized by the clique for "backstabbing" Stacy. Nikki gets Tiffany accepted into the clique, and Tiffany becomes Nikki's sidekick at bullying. Although Nikki is the main bully, Stacy plays her part by pretending she's still Vanessa's friend and not stopping the attacks. Vanessa is slowly pushed out of class activities, socially isolated and her tormentors create a "Hating Vanessa" website that bashes her.
Although Emily tries to convince Vanessa not to go running back to the clique, Vanessa keeps attempting to seek reconciliation with Stacy, to disastrous results. One day, Vanessa tries to sit with the girls at lunchtime, but they will not let her sit with them. After being rejected, Vanessa slams her lunch tray on the table, runs off into the girls' bathroom, and hides inside one of the stalls. The girls follow her in there and spend several minutes verbally assaulting her until she cries. That night, Vanessa has a nervous breakdown and chops most of her hair off because several of the girls insulted her hair while she was hiding in the bathroom. Then she starts skipping school, fearing the agony in the hallways. Stacy offers a fake truce to Vanessa, making it look like Vanessa copied one of Stacy's assignments when it was in fact vice versa.
Once Barbara sees printed-out disdainful comments on Vanessa's hair, she tries to help by informing the school about the bullying, to no avail as they're unable to take disciplinary action against verbal abuse. Barbara even tries to talk to Stacy's mother, Denise (Rhoda Griffis) but only ends up straining their friendship
Vanessa's spirits are suddenly lifted when she is invited to Stacy's birthday party. She and her mother arrive at a nightclub that Stacy had claimed to be the location of the party, but it turns out that there was no party at all. After returning home, Vanessa goes ballistic, destroys her room, and later takes an overdose of her mother's sleeping pills, causing her to pass out on the bathroom floor. A few minutes later, Barbara soon discovers this and immediately calls an ambulance. As Vanessa is being put into the ambulance a boy from her school records the incident. Vanessa is taken to the hospital and treated.
In the hospital, Barbara reveals to her daughter that she was also bullied when she was a teenager, which caused her to encourage Vanessa to stay friends with Stacy. She says that she never dealt with it personally and wished that Vanessa would stand up for herself. Nikki and Tiffany insult Vanessa even after she attempts suicide; they watch a video of her being taken to the hospital and call her a "druggie and a pathetic loser". During a class session, Emily accuses Stacy of nearly killing Vanessa by her actions. She is also the only one of Vanessa's classmates to visit her in the hospital and befriend her. Back home, Barbara spots malicious instant messages popping up on Vanessa's computer and sends them to the school principal. The culprits, Nikki, Tiffany, and a boy named Ezra (Joey Nappo) are told by the principal that a new policy against verbal bullying is now being enforced at the school after what happened to Vanessa. She tells them that if they don't admit that they have been cyberbullying Vanessa, they would be expelled and not graduate.
When Vanessa returns to school, Stacy convinces her that she's sorry about the bullying, reuniting them both. They IM each other about how great it is to be best friends again. Then graduation day comes and the final dispute happens after the ceremony, Nikki and Tiffany derisively read the chat between Vanessa and Stacy, which Stacy had sent to Nikki, who printed it out, aloud in the crowded hallway. Vanessa confronts Stacy in front of the whole class, bringing everything down on her and sees right through her offer of false friendship. Humiliated, Stacy flees the school in tears and her two "henchwomen", Nikki and Tiffany, are left powerless without a leader. The class applauds Vanessa as she hugs Emily, her only true friend. Barbara, who has witnessed the whole exchange, watches with pride as the two friends leave for an after-party, permanently disbanding the bullying clique.



Cast[edit]
Alexa Vega as Vanessa Snyder
Lisa Vidal as Barbara Snyder
Leah Pipes as Stacy Larson
Elizabeth Rice as Nikki Rodriguez
Shari Dyon Perry as Emily
Alicia Morton as Tiffany Thompson
Joey Nappo as Ezra
Rhoda Griffis as Denise Larson
Nancy McLoughlin as Ms. Donnely
Morg Moorer as Principal Jessup
Chad Biagini as Tony
Micheal Arata as Dave Larson
Natalie Rose as Natalie Zamora
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Release[edit]
The film was released on DVD in 2006 by Lionsgate. On July 31, 2012 the film was re-released in a package of 4 Lifetime movies on DVD titled 'Surviving High School'.[1]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-High-School-Alexa-Vega/dp/B0082CDGO0/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1362808774&sr=1-1&keywords=surviving+high+school
External links[edit]
Odd Girl Out at the Internet Movie Database
Web Wise kids - A national non-profit helping teach youth to be their own first line of defense


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Jawbreaker (film)
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Jawbreaker
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Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Darren Stein
Produced by
Adam Silverman
Written by
Darren Stein
Starring
Rose McGowan
Rebecca Gayheart
Julie Benz
Judy Greer
Ethan Erickson
Carol Kane
Pam Grier
Music by
Stephen Endelman
Cinematography
Amy Vincent
Editing by
Troy T. Takaki
Distributed by
TriStar Pictures
Release dates
January 30, 1999 (Sundance Film Festival)
February 19, 1999 (United States)

Running time
87 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$3.5 million
Box office
$3,117,085[1]
Jawbreaker is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Darren Stein. The film stars Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school. Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a murdered prom queen. The film was inspired by the infamous movie Heathers, and is often compared to it, particularly the plot involving a popular female clique, and the accidental murder of one of its members. It also holds similarities to Carrie. Of his concept for the film, Stein has stated The jawbreaker just came to represent the duality of the poppy sweetness of the girls, of high school and of youth, versus the whole idea that this thing could break your jaw.[2] The film was released on February 19, 1999 and was a critical and financial failure.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Soundtrack 4.1 Songs not included on the soundtrack
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
Blessed with beauty and charisma, the "Flawless Four" are the most popular girls in Reagan High School. The clique consists of Courtney Shayne (Rose McGowan); Marcie Fox (Julie Benz); Julie Freeman (Rebecca Gayheart); and Elizabeth Purr (Charlotte Ayanna), the "Princess Di of Reagan High." Of the four, Elizabeth Purr was the only one who was genuinely kind-hearted and loved by the entire school. Julie was "doomed to be popular because of 'that face' and because she was best friends with Elizabeth Purr". Cold-blooded queen bee Courtney and her airheaded friend, Marcie, demand respect through terror.
However, Courtney, Marcie and Julie play a mindless prank on Liz the morning of her seventeenth birthday, by performing a fake kidnapping: They surprise Liz in bed, bind her with ropes (with Courtney ramming a jawbreaker into her mouth to gag her) and cover it with duct tape. The girls trap Liz, dressed only in a shirt and panties, in the trunk of a car, as she struggles and squeals through her gag, and drive off. They plan to take the bound, gagged, and helpless girl to a restaurant and "stuff her face with pancakes". However, upon opening the trunk, they are greeted with the grisly sight of Liz dead, having choked to death by aspirating the jawbreaker into her larynx.
Horrified, Julie wants to go to the police but Courtney forbids her. Instead, Courtney calls the school pretending to be Liz's mother and tells them Liz is ill and cannot attend school. To keep up appearances, Courtney, Marcie and Julie then go to school as though nothing had happened. When Principal Sherwood (Carol Kane) sends school outcast Fern Mayo (Judy Greer) to deliver Liz's homework at the end of the day, she stumbles upon the three girls and Liz's mangled body. Out of jealousy, Courtney fabricates a story that Liz died at the hands of a rapist, and plots to tarnish Liz's good reputation by spreading false rumors that she was actually a rebellious, promiscuous girl, and not the perfect angel she made herself out to be.
Fern, who had admired Liz to the point of hero worship, is appalled and attempts to flee the house, but the girls easily catch her. To buy Fern's silence, Courtney accepts Fern into the clique, telling her to take Liz's place. Courtney and Marcie then give her a makeover, transforming her from plain and awkward to elegant and beautiful. Later in the school cafeteria, Courtney introduces Fern as the beautiful exchange student "Vylette." Julie, overwhelmed by guilt at her part in Liz's death, distances herself from the clique, only to be tormented by her former friends and becomes a new target for abuse throughout the school. Her only real friend during this time is her drama student boyfriend, Zack. As Vylette's popularity soars, Julie watches in mute horror as Courtney spins a relentless web of lies, trickery and manipulation to cover up the murder and maintain her popularity.
Julie discovers, to her disgust, that after they'd returned Liz's corpse to her house, Courtney went out and seduced a stranger (Marilyn Manson) at a sleazy bar and had sex with him in Liz's bed, making it seem as though he had raped Liz. In time, Vylette becomes intoxicated with her newfound popularity, which has eclipsed Courtney's own. Realizing she has created a monster, Courtney threatens to reveal the truth about Vylette, but Vylette vows she will reveal the whole truth about Liz's death if Courtney attempts to expose her. Infuriated, Courtney and Marcie post enlarged yearbook photos of Fern Mayo all over the school with the message "Who is Vylette" written on them, revealing Vylette's true identity and Fern is humiliated by the school. Feeling no remorse for the lives she has destroyed, Courtney casually attends the senior prom with jock Dane Sanders (Ethan Erickson).
Julie takes pity on Fern and forgives her for falling under Courtney's influence. Later that night as she sulks in her room, going through a bag of Liz's belongings that were given to her, Julie finds the recording card she was fiddling with when Courtney was faking Liz's death and discovers it has incidentally recorded Courtney's admission to the murder. Struck with an idea, Julie, Fern and Zack all hurry to the prom. Upon seeing them, Courtney, Marcie and a few of their lackeys call Julie and Fern names and try to embarrass them, but it backfires when the girls completely ignore their taunts and go on with their plan.
Later on, as Dane and Courtney are announced as Prom King and Queen, Zack sneaks backstage and broadcasts the card message, "I killed Liz! I killed the teen dream! Deal with it!", over the sound system while Courtney is making her acceptance speech. Dane (seized with shock and disgust over the revelation) quickly abandons Courtney while Marcie hides under the table. Horrified that her scheme has become unraveled, she races for the exit as the rest of the students pelt her with corsages, call her a murderer, swear at her, and ask how could she. Awaiting Courtney at the very end of the mob is Julie, who gleefully snaps a picture of her former friend's anguished face to immortalize the occasion. As Courtney's picture ends up in the yearbook, the quote that Fern says to Detective Vera Cruz saying "This is high school, Detective Cruz. What is a friend anyway?" is heard as the yearbook closes.
Cast[edit]
Rose McGowan as Courtney Alice Shayne
Rebecca Gayheart as Julie Freeman
Julie Benz as Marcie Fox
Judy Greer as Fern Mayo/Vylette
Chad Christ as Zack Tartak
Charlotte Ayanna as Elizabeth "Liz" Purr
Shar Jackson as Keisha
Ethan Erickson as Dane Sanders
Pam Grier as Det. Vera Cruz
Carol Kane as Ms. Sherwood
Marilyn Manson as The Stranger
Tatyana Ali as Brenda
P. J. Soles as Mrs. Purr
William Katt as Mr. Purr
Jeff Conaway as Mr. Fox
Reception[edit]
Critical response was overwhelmingly negative. It currently holds a 7% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 57 reviews (4 positive, 53 negative), leading to its inclusion on several of the websites lists ranking the worst films, earning the distinction of being the single worst film of 1999 as well as ranking among the top ten worst films of the 1990s.[3] Roger Ebert gave the film 1 and a half out of 4, stating "The movie is a slick production of a lame script ... If anyone in the plot had the slightest intelligence, the story would implode".[4] Francesca Dinglasan from Boxoffice magazine gave the film 1 and a half out of 5, criticizing the film's humor and similarities to Heathers.[5] James Berardinelli gave the film a more favorable 2 and a half out of 4, calling it "palatable, and occasionally even clever", however concluding that "while the film offers more than a Heathers rehash, it never fully develops its own identity.[6]
Nevertheless, despite the harsh reviews, the film is considered a cult classic.
Rose McGowan was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, but lost against Matt Dillon and Stephen Dorff for their roles as Pat Healy and Deacon Frost in There's Something About Mary and Blade.
Soundtrack[edit]

Track #
Song title
Artist
Length

1.
 Yoo Hoo Imperial Teen 3:31
2.
 I See Letters To Cleo 3:56
3.
 Next To You Edna Swap 2:35
4.
 Don't Call Me Babe Shampoo 2:58
5.
 Bad Word For A Good Thing Friggs 2:53
6.
 Stay In Bed Grand Mal 4:49
7.
 Flow Transister 5:59
8.
 She Bop Howie Beno 3:06
9.
 Water Boy Imperial Teen 1:36
10.
 Rock You Like a Hurricane Scorpions 4:14
11.
 Rock 'n' Roll Machine The Donnas 2:54
12.
 Beat You Up The Prissteens 2:36
13.
 Trouble Shampoo 3:21
Songs not included on the soundtrack[edit]
The Cars, "Good Times Roll"
Connie Francis, "Lollipop Lips"
Veruca Salt, "Volcano Girls" Opening Scene
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Jawbreaker". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
2.Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (February 19, 1999), "FILM REVIEW; Eye Candy: Teen Queens of Mean", New York Times (New York, NY)
3.Jump up ^ "Jawbreaker". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
4.Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (February 19, 1999). "Jawbreaker". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
5.Jump up ^ Dinglasan, Francesca (August 1, 2008). "Jawbreaker". Boxoffice magazine. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
6.Jump up ^ Berardinelli, James. "Jawbreaker". Reelviews.net. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
External links[edit]
Jawbreaker at the Internet Movie Database
Jawbreaker at Box Office Mojo
Jawbreaker at Rotten Tomatoes
Official site for Jawbreaker: The Musical
 


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Heathers: The Musical
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Heathers: The Musical

Music
Laurence O'Keefe
Kevin Murphy
Lyrics
Laurence O'Keefe
 Kevin Murphy
Book
Laurence O'Keefe
 Kevin Murphy
Basis
The 1989 film Heathers
Productions
2010 New York Concert
 2013 Hollywood
 2014 Off-Broadway
Heathers: The Musical is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy and based on the 1988 film Heathers. The show is currently playing at New World Stages.


Contents  [hide]
1 Background
2 Productions
3 Principal roles and original cast
4 Musical Numbers
5 Awards and nominations
6 External links
7 References

Background[edit]
The show's director, Andy Fickman, had been working with Daniel Waters (the screenwriter of the film) on the musical. After seeing what O'Keefe did with Legally Blonde and how he transitioned film to theatre, he decided to pair him with Reefer Madness collaborator Kevin Murphy. Flickman said of the experience, "we found that Heathers gave a great deal of opportunity for ‘80s commentary and a great chance for music and storytelling".[1]
Productions[edit]
There was a reading sometime in 2010, with Kristen Bell as Veronica, Christian Campbell as J.D., Jenna Leigh Green, Corri English, and Christine Lakin as the Heathers. [2]
On September 13 and 14, it was presented as a concert at Joe's Pub. The show was directed by Andy Fickman, and it starred Annaleigh Ashford as Veronica Sawyer, Jeremy Jordan as Jason Dean, Jenna Leigh Green as Heather Chandler, Corri English as Heather McNamara and Christine Lakin as Heather Duke, James Snyder as Kurt Kelly, PJ Griffith as Ram Sweeney, Julie Garnyé as Martha Dumptruck Dunnstock, Eric Leviton as Ram's Dad, Kevin Pariseau as Kurt's Dad/Principal, Jill Abramovitz as Ms. Fleming/Veronica's Mom, Tom Compton as Hipster Dork/Preppy Kid, Alex Ellis as Goth Girl/English Teacher/Young Republicanette and Kelly Karbacz as Stoner Chick/School Psychologist.[3]
The show played at Los Angeles’s Hudson Backstage Theatre for a limited engagement on the weekends from September 21, 2013 to October 6, 2013. The cast included Barrett Wilbert Weed as Veronica, Ryan McCartan as J.D., Sarah Halford as Heather Chandler, Kristolyn Lloyd as Heather Duke, and Elle McLemore as Heather McNamara.[4]
In 2013, It was announced that Heathers: The Musical would be brought to Off-Broadway, previews beginning in March. In February 2014, the cast was announced. It included Barrett Wilbert Weed and Ryan McCartan reprising their roles as Veronica and J.D, Jessica Keenan Wynn as Heather Chandler, Elle McLemore as Heather McNamara and Alice Lee as Heather Duke.[5] The show began previews on March 15, 2014 and opened on March 31, 2014.
A cast album will be recorded on April 15-16 with an in-store and digital release of June 17.[6]
Principal roles and original cast[edit]

Character
Original Off-Broadway Cast

Veronica Sawyer
Barrett Wilbert Weed
Jason "J.D." Dean
Ryan McCartan
Heather Chandler
Jessica Keenan Wynn
Heather McNamara
Elle McLemore
Heather Duke
Alice Lee
Martha Dunnstock
Katie Ladner
Kurt Kelly
Evan Todd
Ram Sweeney
Jon Eidson
New Wave Party Girl
Charissa Hogeland
Young Republicanette
Cait Fairbanks
Stoner Chick
Rachel Flynn
Beleaguered Geek
Dustin Sullivan
Hipster Dork/Officer McCord
Dan Domenech
Preppy Stud/Officer Milner
Aj Meijer
Ram's Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper
Anthony Crivello
Kurt's Dad/Veronica's Dad/Principal Gowan
Daniel Cooney
Veronica's Mom/Ms.Fleming
Michelle Duffy
Musical Numbers[edit]
Act 1"Beautiful" – Veronica & Company
"Candy Store" – H. Chandler, H. McNamara & H. Duke
"Fight for Me" – Veronica & Company
"Freeze Your Brain" – J.D.
"Big Fun" – Ram, Kurt, Veronica, H. Chandler, H. McNamara, H. Duke & Popular Kids
"Dead Girl Walking" – Veronica & J.D.
"The Me Inside of Me" – Veronica, H. Chandler, Ms. Fleming, & Company
"Blue" – Ram, Kurt, H. McNamara & H. Duke
"Blue" (reprise) – Ram, Kurt, H. Duke, H. McNamara, & Company
"Our Love Is God" – J.D., Veronica & Kurt
 Act 2"Prom or Hell?" – Veronica
"My Dead Gay Son" – Ram's Dad, Kurt's Dad & Mourners
"Seventeen" – Veronica & J.D.
"Shine a Light" – Ms. Fleming & Company
"Lifeboat" – H. McNamara
"Shine a Light" (reprise) – H. Duke & Company
"Kindergarten Boyfriend" – Martha
"Yo Girl/Meant to Be Yours" – H. Chandler, Ram, Kurt, J.D., & Company
"Dead Girl Walking" (reprise) – Veronica, J.D., & Company
"Seventeen" (reprise) – Veronica, Martha, H. McNamara, & Company

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year
Award Ceremony
Category
Nominee
Result
2014 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Barrett Wilbert Weed Pending
Outstanding Music Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy Pending
Lucille Lortel Award Outsdanding Lead Actress in a Musical Barrett Wilbert Weed Nominated
Outstanding Choreographer Marguerite Derricks Nominated
External links[edit]
Dead Gay Son on YouTube
Kindergarten Boyfriend on YouTube
Pictures of the cast at rehearsal
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Heathers: The Musical Has Original Screenwriter Dan Waters On Board Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors". Bleedingcool.com. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
2.Jump up ^ "What Rhymes With Corn Nuts? Heathers Musical Will Receive New York Concert". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
3.Jump up ^ ""What Is Your Damage?" Heathers: The Musical Gets Joe's Pub Concerts Sept. 13". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
4.Jump up ^ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/171449/heathers-the-musical-based-on-the-80s-movie-set-for-world-premiere-in-los-angeles/
5.Jump up ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Barrett-Wilbert-Weed-Ryan-McCartan-Jessica-Keenan-Wynn-More-to-Star-in-HEATHERS-THE-MUSICAL-Off-Broadway-Full-Cast-Announced-20140206#.Uxn78Pl_uSo
6.Jump up ^ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/175467/so-very-heathers-the-musical-will-record-cast-album/
 


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Heathers
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This article is about the film Heathers. For other uses of "Heathers" and "Heather", see Heather (disambiguation).

Heathers
Heathersposter89.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Produced by
Denise Di Novi
Written by
Daniel Waters
Starring
Winona Ryder
Christian Slater
Music by
David Newman
Cinematography
Francis Kenny
Editing by
Norman Hollyn
Studio
Cinemarque Entertainment
Distributed by
New World Pictures
Release dates
1 October 1988 (Italy)
31 March 1989 (United States)

Running time
102 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2 million
Box office
$1,108,462
Heathers is a 1988 film starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The film portrays four girls — three of whom are named Heather — in a clique at a fictional Ohio high school.[1]
The film 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.[2] The film was a U.S. box office failure,[3] 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"[4] and in 2008, it was ranked #412 on Empire's list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time".[5]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Home media
6 Release 6.1 Box Office
6.2 Critical reception
7 Sequel
8 Television series
9 Musical
10 References
11 External links

Plot[edit]
The most dominant clique at Westerburg High School consists of three wealthy and beautiful girls with the same first name: the leader, Heather Chandler (Walker), the bookish bulimic Heather Duke (Doherty), and the weak-willed cheerleader Heather McNamara (Falk). Though they are the most popular students, the Heathers are both feared and hated. They recently invited 17-year-old Veronica Sawyer (Ryder) to join their group, by association making her a very popular girl as well. However, as the movie begins, Veronica has had enough of their behavior and longs to return to her old life and her nerdy friends.
At school, a rebellious outsider named Jason "J.D." Dean (Slater) pulls a gun on school bullies Kurt Kelly (Fenton) and Ram Sweeney (Labyorteaux) and fires blanks at them. Veronica finds herself fascinated by this dark and quirky newcomer. When Veronica embarrasses Heather Chandler at a frat party by refusing sex and throwing up, Heather vows to destroy her reputation. Later, J.D. shows up at Veronica's house and they end up having sex after an impromptu game of strip croquet. Veronica tells J.D. she wants to make Heather puke her guts out. The next morning, Veronica and J.D. break into Heather's house. J.D. serves Heather a liquid he claims is a hangover cure but is actually drain cleaner, killing her. Although initially shaken by their act, J.D. regains his composure and urges Veronica to forge a dramatic suicide note in Heather's handwriting.
The school and community look on Heather's apparent suicide as a tragic decision made by a popular but troubled teenager. Heather Duke soon steps into Heather Chandler's former role as clique leader and begins wearing a red scrunchie that had belonged to Chandler as a symbol of her new status.
Several days later, Kurt and Ram spread a rumor about Veronica giving them oral sex. To get even, J.D. proposes that Veronica lure them into the woods with the promise to "make the rumors true," then shoot them with what he promises are nonfatal "Ich lüge" German bullets that only break the skin but do no real damage. Afterwards they would humiliate Kurt and Ram by planting "gay" materials, such as a Joan Crawford photo and mineral water, on their unconscious bodies. However, JD is lying; the bullets are in fact real. At the rendezvous in the woods, JD shoots Ram but Veronica misses Kurt, who runs away. Seeing Ram dead on the ground, Veronica to her horror realizes that the bullets are real after all. J.D. chases Kurt back towards Veronica, who panics and shoots him dead. J.D. plants the "gay" materials beside the boys, and a forged suicide note stating the two were lovers participating in a suicide pact. At their funeral, the boys are made into martyrs against homophobia.
These fake suicides prompt an epidemic of similar attempts. Martha Dunnstock, an obese, incessantly bullied student known as "Martha Dumptruck", pins a suicide note to her chest and walks into traffic. She survives but is badly injured and is mocked for trying to "act popular." Meanwhile, Heather McNamara calls a popular radio show while Veronica and Heather Duke are listening and talks of the depression in her life. The next day, Heather Duke tells the entire school about Heather McNamara's radio call. The humiliated McNamara attempts to take her life by overdosing on pills in the girls' bathroom, but is saved by Veronica.
Veronica finally decides she's had enough and breaks up with J.D. He later climbs into her room with a revolver to kill her, but finds Veronica hanging from a noose. Thinking she's dead, he talks about his plan to blow up the school during a pep rally. A petition he has been circulating via Heather Duke, to get the band Big Fun to perform on campus, was actually a mass suicide note. Most of the students had already signed, so the mass murder would appear to be a mass suicide instead. However, unbeknownst to J.D., Veronica faked the hanging by rigging herself with a harness around her waist.
Now clued in to J.D.'s plot to blow up the entire student body, she confronts him in the boiler room below the gym where he is rigging timed explosives. She shoots him when he refuses to stop the bomb. As J.D. collapses, he stabs the timer and it stops. Veronica walks outside to find the severely injured J.D. with the bomb strapped to his chest, which he detonates as Veronica looks on impassively with an unlit cigarette hanging from her lips. As the bomb explodes, J.D. is killed while the blast singes Veronica and lights her cigarette.
As the students rush outside to find out what happened, Veronica confronts Heather Duke. Veronica relieves Heather of the red scrunchie, saying "Heather my love, there's a new sheriff in town." Free at last of the Heathers' toxic influence, she invites Martha Dunnstock to hang out on prom night and watch movies with her.
Cast[edit]
Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer, the student of Westerburg High School.
Christian Slater as Jason "J.D." Dean, Veronica's boyfriend whose true colors is to kill people despite Veronica's objections
Shannen Doherty as Heather Duke, the mean girl who replaces Heather Chandler as the "queen bee" leader of the Heathers.
Lisanne Falk as Heather McNamara, member of the Heathers.
Kim Walker as Heather Chandler, original leader of the Heathers.
Penelope Milford as Pauline Fleming
Glenn Shadix as Father Ripper
Lance Fenton as Kurt Kelly
Patrick Labyorteaux as Ram Sweeney
Jeremy Applegate as Peter Dawson
Jon Matthews as Rodney
Carrie Lynn as Martha "Dumptruck" Dunnstock
Phill Lewis as Dennis
Renée Estevez as Betty Finn
Jennifer Rhodes as Veronica Sawyer's Mother
Bill Cort as Mr. Sawyer
Kirk Scott as Big Bud Dean
Mark Carlton as Mr. Kelly
John Ingle as Principal Gowan
Production[edit]
Daniel Waters wanted his screenplay to go to director Stanley Kubrick,[6] not only out of profound admiration for Kubrick but also from a perception that "Kubrick was the only person that could get away with a three-hour film". (The cafeteria scene opening Heathers was written as an homage to the barracks scene opening Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.) After a number of failed attempts to get the script to Kubrick made Waters realize the futility of the enterprise, he decided to give the script to Michael Lehmann, who then took it on with Denise Di Novi. Many actors and actresses turned down the project because of its dark subject matter. Early choices for Veronica and J.D. were Jennifer Connelly, who turned down the role, and Brad Pitt. Pitt auditioned for the role of J.D. but the filmmakers rejected him because they thought he came across as "too nice" and therefore would not be credible. Winona Ryder, who was 16 at the time of filming and badly wanted the part, begged Waters to cast her. Eventually she was given the role with Christian Slater being signed shortly thereafter. Heather Graham, then 17, was cast as Heather McNamara, but her mother wouldn't allow her to do the film[6] so Lisanne Falk was given the role instead. Principal photography took place from 17 February 1988 - 19 March 1988.[7]
Soundtrack[edit]
The film uses two versions of the song "Que Sera, Sera", the first by singer Syd Straw and another over the end credits by Sly and the Family Stone. On the film's DVD commentary, Di Novi mentions that the filmmakers wanted to use the original Doris Day version of the song, but Day would not lend her name to any project using profanity. Di Novi also notes that, when her father was a session musician for Day, he and the other musicians had to put money in a "swear jar" when they cursed.[citation needed]
The song "Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It)" by the fictional band Big Fun was written and produced for the film by musician Don Dixon, and performed by the ad hoc group "Big Fun", which consisted of Dixon, Mitch Easter, Angie Carlson and Marti Jones. The song is included on Dixon's 1992 greatest hits album (If) I'm A Ham, Well You're A Sausage.
The film's electronic score was composed and performed by David Newman and a soundtrack CD was subsequently released.
Home media[edit]
Heathers was first released onto VHS in 1989, where it received strong sales and rentals, and is where it first became well known after being unsuccessful at the box office. It was released again on laserdisc on September 16, 1996 with restored stereo sound. This widescreen edition was digitally transferred from Trans Atlantic Pictures interpositive print under the supervision of cinematographer Francis Kenny. The sound was mastered from the magnetic sound elements. The film was first released onto DVD on March 30, 1999, in a barebones edition.
In 2001, a multi-region special edition DVD was released from Anchor Bay Entertainment in Dolby Digital 5.1. The DVD was released in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe to high sales. In 2004, a limited edition DVD set was released, and only 15,000 were produced. The set contained an audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, a 30-minute documentary titled Swatch Dogs and Diet Cokeheads, featuring interviews with Ryder, Slater, Doherty, Falk, Lehmann, Waters, Di Novi, Director of Photography Francis Kenny and Editor Norman Hollyn. It also includes a theatrical trailer, screenplay excerpt, original ending, biographies, 10-page full-color fold-out with photos and liner notes, an 8 cm "Heathers Rules!" ruler, and a 48-page full-color "yearbook style" booklet with rare photos.
On July 1, 2008, a new 20th anniversary special edition DVD set was released from Anchor Bay to coincide with the DVD of writer Waters' new film Sex and Death 101. The DVD features a new documentary, Return to Westerburg High. On November 18, 2008, Anchor Bay released a Blu-ray with all the special features from the 20th Anniversary DVD and a soundtrack in Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Release[edit]
Box Office[edit]
The film was a commercial failure and grossed $1,108,462 domestically over 5 weeks in theaters for a budget of 3 million dollars.
Critical reception[edit]
The film has received generally positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film a positive review based on a sample of 43 reviews.[8] At the website Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film earned a favorable rating of 73/100 based on 19 reviews by mainstream critics.[9]
The story was commended by several critics. Desson Thomson of the Washington Post wrote, "Wickedly funny. In fact, Heathers may be the nastiest, cruelest fun you can have without actually having to study law or gird leather products. If movies were food, Heathers would be a cynic's chocolate binge." Robert Ebert gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and wrote that the film "...is a morbid comedy about peer pressure in high school, about teenage suicide and about the deadliness of cliques that not only exclude but also maim and kill."
Sequel[edit]
On June 2, 2009, Entertainment Weekly reported that Ryder had claimed that there will be a sequel to Heathers with Christian Slater coming back "as a kind of Obi-Wan character".[10] Michael Lehmann, the director of the original film, however, has denied development of a sequel, saying "Winona's been talking about this for years — she brings it up every once in a while and Dan Waters and I will joke about it, but as far as I know there's no script and no plans to do the sequel."[11]
Television series[edit]
In August 2009, Sony Pictures Television announced that Heathers was to be adapted for television to air on Fox. Mark Rizzo has been hired to write the series, and Jenny Bicks will co-produce with Lakeshore Entertainment.[12] It is described as a modernized version of the original story, and all characters from the film were expected to be scripted into the adaptation.[13]
On September 12, 2012 it was announced that the television network Bravo will be developing a Heathers reboot in the medium of a television series. Heathers picks up 20 years later when Veronica returns home to Sherwood, Ohio with her teenage daughter, who must contend with the next generation of mean girls, all named "Ashley". They are all the daughters of the surviving two Heathers. Neither Winona Ryder or Christian Slater are attached to the project.[14]
In August 2013, Bravo declined to order the series.[15]
Musical[edit]
Main article: Heathers (musical)
In 2010 Heathers was adapted into a stage musical directed by Andy Fickman.[16] Fickman also worked on the musical Reefer Madness,[16] a parody of the anti-marijuana propaganda film of the same name which was turned into a feature film on Showtime. The Heathers musical, which opens with a number depicting Veronica's acceptance into the Heathers' clique, has received several readings in workshops in Los Angeles, and a three-show concert presentation at Joe's Pub in New York City on September 13–14, 2010. The cast of the Joe's Pub concert included Annaleigh Ashford as Veronica, Jenna Leigh Green as Heather Chandler, and Jeremy Jordan as J.D. The score does, in fact, include a rousing number called "My Dead Gay Son."
The musical will be playing at off-Broadway’s New World Stages this spring with performances beginning March 15, 2014 and an opening night set for March 31.[17]
The cast for the Off-Broadway production are Barrett Wilbert Weed as Veronica Sawyer, Jessica Keenan Wynn as Heather Chandler, Ryan McCartan as JD, Alice Lee as Heather Duke and Elle McLemore as Heather McNamara.[18]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (31 March 1989). "Heathers". The New York Times.
2.Jump up ^ Heathers (1988) - Awards
3.Jump up ^ Heathers (1988) - Box office / business
4.Jump up ^ "50 Best High School Movies". Filmsite.org. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
5.Jump up ^ "Empire Features". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
6.^ Jump up to: a b "Heathers DVD review". Qnetwork.com. 2001-09-25. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
7.Jump up ^ "Box office/business for Heathers (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
8.Jump up ^ "Heathers". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
9.Jump up ^ "Heathers". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
10.Jump up ^ "Winona Ryder confirms 'Heathers' sequel. God, Veronica, drool much? | PopWatch Blog | EW.com". Popwatch.ew.com. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
11.Jump up ^ "Michael Lehmann Administers Cup of Liquid Drainer to Heathers Sequel". Movieline. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
12.Jump up ^ Schneider, Michael (August 26, 2009). "Fox, Sony TV look to revive 'Heathers'". Variety.
13.Jump up ^ "Without Winona? It's Official! Heathers To Live Again". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
14.Jump up ^ "Bravo Developing 'Heathers' Reboot, 4 More Scripted Dramas (Exclusive)". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
15.Jump up ^ Aurthur, Kate (August 7, 2013). "The Dream Of The "Heathers" TV Show Is Dead Again". BuzzFeed.
16.^ Jump up to: a b "Heathers to get musical treatment". BBC. March 12, 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
17.Jump up ^ Champion, Lindsay. "What’s Your Damage?! Heathers: The Musical to Slay Off-Broadway’s New World Stages This Spring". Broadway.com. Broadway.com. Retrieved 12/10/13.
18.Jump up ^ Bellino, Damian. "It'll Be Very! Full Cast Announced for Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway". Broadway.com. Broadway.com. Retrieved 04/03/14.
External links[edit]
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