Heathers [DVD]

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Connors, Clare (2005). "Heathers, High School and the Conflict Between Democratic Values and Consumer Culture". The Hollywood Youth Narrative and the Family Values Campaign, 1980–1992 (Ph.D. thesis). University of Pittsburgh. p.201. Document No. 3192936 – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time". Empire. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011 . Retrieved May 14, 2017. Hooks 'N' You: Don Dixon, "(If) I'm a Ham, Well You're a Sausage: The Don Dixon Collection" ". Popdose. October 20, 2008 . Retrieved April 23, 2023. Champion, Lindsay. "What's Your Damage?! Heathers: The Musical to Slay Off-Broadway's New World Stages This Spring". Broadway.com . Retrieved December 10, 2013.

Andreeva, Nellie (March 16, 2016). " 'Heathers' Anthology Series Based On the Movie In Development At TV Land". Deadline Hollywood. Hubbard, Christine Karen Reeves (December 1996). "The Teen Lifestyle Film". Rebellion and Reconciliation: Social Psychology, Genre, and the Teen Film, 1980–1989 (Ph.D. thesis). Denton, Texas: University of North Texas. p.23. Document No. 9714032 – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Heathers Isn't Trying to Be a "Responsible" Story About Bullying". TVGuide.com. January 15, 2018 . Retrieved January 16, 2018. Polowy, Kevin (November 14, 2019). " 'Heathers' writer reveals rejecting 'a pimply' Brad Pitt, alternate endings and the sequel we'll never see". Yahoo!. Heathers (1989) AFI Catalog" . Retrieved August 13, 2023. According to 14 Sep 1988 DV production charts, principal photography began in Jul 1988.

Hyler, S. E.; Moore, J. (December 1996). "Teaching Psychiatry? Let Hollywood Help!" (PDF). Academic Psychiatry. 20 (4): 213–214. doi: 10.1007/BF03341883. ISSN 1042-9670. PMID 24442743. S2CID 43706355. Filmed in Los Angeles from February to March of 1988, Heathers premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 1989, before New World Pictures theatrically released the film in the United States on March 31, 1989. It went on to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and for his screenplay, Waters received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. [9] It has since become popular and is regarded in polls as one of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time. [10] [11] [12] Heathers has since been adapted into a musical and a television reboot. Goldberg, Lesley (March 16, 2017). " 'Heathers' Reboot, Alicia Silverstone Comedy Switch Networks in Viacom's Paramount Push (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 7, 2017. a b Maslin, Janet (March 31, 1989). "Review/Film; When a Not-So-Bad Girl Turns Very, Very Bad". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Oxford Dictionaries (December 5, 2014). "This Word Is Toast: Slang From Cult Films". Slate Magazine. Heathers is a brilliantly quotable cult film, but did you know it is also one of the most frequently cited films in the OED...

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. [30] 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. Contray, Danielle. "Off-Broadway's 'Heathers' to Close on August 4". NewYork.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014 . Retrieved July 25, 2014.Heather Graham, then 17, was offered the part of Heather Chandler but turned it down due to her parents' disapproval of the film. [16] Kim Walker, who was dating Slater at the time, was offered the role instead. Lisanne Falk, 23 years old at the time, lied and said she was in her late teens during the audition. It was only after she was cast that she revealed her true age. [16] 17-year-old Shannen Doherty wanted the role of Veronica, but Ryder had been cast, so the producers asked her to audition for Heather Chandler. Doherty was more interested in playing Heather Duke and ended up giving an "amazing" reading as Duke, which secured her the part. The producers wanted her to dye her hair blonde to match the other "Heathers", but Doherty refused, so they compromised on her having red hair. [16] Filming [ edit ] Carr, Kevin (December 26, 2013). "21 Things We Learned from the 'Heathers' Commentary". Film School Rejects. Return to Westerberg High, an archival featurette providing further insight into the film s production

Zilberman, Alan (March 31, 2014). "Still Very, 25 Years Later: The Bleak Genius of Heathers". The Atlantic.At Westerburg High School in Sherwood, Ohio, Veronica Sawyer becomes part of a popular-but-feared clique that includes three wealthy and beautiful girls with the same first name: Heather Duke, Heather McNamara, and the ruthless queen bee, Heather Chandler. Tired of the clique abusing its power, Veronica longs for her old life with her kinder but less popular friends. She becomes fascinated with Jason "J.D." Dean, a new student and rebellious outsider (whose mother committed suicide, and whose wealthy father abused people), after he pulls out a gun and fires blanks to scare football-player bullies, Kurt and Ram.

a b Rowlands, Paul. "Daniel Waters on 'Heathers' (Part 2 of 2)". Archived from the original on August 3, 2016 . Retrieved January 9, 2021. Hoad, Phil (October 4, 2018). "Double trouble: the hard life of the movie doppelganger". The Guardian. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Markovitz, Adam (April 4, 2014). "Heathers: An Oral History". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 10, 2018. New World Video released Heathers on VHS and LaserDisc in 1989, [36] and it developed a cult following after being unsuccessful at the box office. [16] It was released again on LaserDisc on September 16, 1996, as a widescreen edition digitally transferred from Trans Atlantic Entertainment's interpositive print under the supervision of cinematographer Francis Kenny. The sound was mastered from the magnetic sound elements. The film was then first released on DVD on March 30, 1999, in a barebones edition. [37] In 2001, a multi-region special edition THX DVD was released from Anchor Bay Entertainment in Dolby Digital 5.1. [37] The DVD contained an audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, as well as 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. [38] The DVD was released in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, and achieved high sales. Each release included a different front cover featuring Veronica, J.D., Chandler, Duke, and McNamara. [38] Bellino, Damian. "It'll Be Very! Full Cast Announced for Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway". Broadway.com . Retrieved April 3, 2014.Lincoln, Ross (October 27, 2016). "TV Land's 'Heathers' TV Remake Finds Its Heathers". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 1, 2017. a b Jones, Dan (October 29, 2001). "The DVD Cyber Center: Heathers (TXS Version) DVD REVIEW". www.dvdcc.com . Retrieved April 23, 2023. Shannen Doherty, Original 'Heathers' Star, Confirmed for TV Land Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. November 22, 2016 . Retrieved April 12, 2017.