I love Winona Ryder. After that whole Mr. Deeds/shoplifting one-two fiascos she went missing. Pity since her smart-but-slacker quirky girl vibe always intrigued me. Here I am convinced that she is just playing a variation of herself. But it works like gangbusters. She’s funny, dark and appropriately complicated. Heathers was her big coming out party.
I'm going to make this review short. I adore this film. It's so funny and suprisingly violent. A young Winona Ryder and a young Christian Slater make the cutest pair.
The best part about this film is the entire thing is about these snoody prep kids, and watching this film is like bringing to life what I always secretly wished I could do to these types of kids in high school. (of co... read more
"May 14
"It's one thing to want someone out of your life, but it's another thing to serve them a wake-up cup full of liquid drainer."
If I knew how great this was going to be, I would've watched this after watching Very Bad Things because it's the better dark comedy with Christian Slater. Unlike that other movie, the humor isn't too mean-spirited to be funny. It is actually one of the best teen comedies of it's time. While watching this I felt like I was a bystander of the murders and I think"
"It's inanities and glib pretensions are so thick that it mainly comes across as tacky and contrived.
- Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
For a long time, we're not even sure of the point of view: Is this a black comedy about murder or just a cynical morality play? The traveler in the foreign country is not sure, but he knows the film inspires thought.
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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"Heathers was the precursor for films like The Craft, Mean Girls, and Jawbreaker for its depiction of a high school clique of evil girls. Although it was a box office failure, the dark comedy has become a cult classic.
1988 runner-up: Young Guns"
"If anybody out there reading this has ever had a strong disliking towards the popular preppy girls in high school,
then this is the film for you.
Christian Slater does his best "Jack Nicholson" slant in an effort to put some dark comedy into the romantic comedy.
And back before Winona was stealing clothing accessories from major department stores,
she was stealing our hearts on the big screen as one of the major 'it" girls of 80's cinema.
Heathers is a film with a touch of romance, a touch of "
Bobbayyyyy added this to a list 1 month, 3 weeks ago
"I didn't know this was a black comedy!! I thought it was proper dramatic. Either way, I fucking loved this film, I need to watch it again. Winona Ryder is amazing, she deserved an Oscar for this! Love Shannen Doherty too. Brillaint, I highly recommend.
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"If anybody out there reading this has a strong disliking towards the popular kids in high school, or just to girls named Heather,
then this is the film for you.
Christian Slater does his best "Jack Nicholson" slant in an effort to put some dark comedy into the romantic comedy.
And back before Winona was stealing clothing accessories from major department stores,
she was stealing our hearts on the big screen as one of the major 'it" girls of 80's cinema.
In other words, two actors early enough i"
Jamie M. added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago