Were you bullied at high school and wanted to get revenge on the popular girls who made your life a living nightmare? Heathers will let you live out all of these dreams without any real life repercussions..
"Emo" wasn't invented in the late 80s, but if it had this film definitely would have been labelled it. It's got Winona Ryder in her really intense phase, and released the same year as Beetlejuice (I love that movie!) but two years pre-Edward Scissorhands & Mermaids. She, and the other ladies, wear some high fashion 80s clothing with magnificent shoulder pads and an array of coloured stockings (love that they came back into fashion). There's also Shannen Doherty with boofy, frizzy auburn hair - 90210 came 2 years later - and Christen Slater (he was very dreamy at the time and for a while to come for many girls - did Bed of Roses in 95). So for the cast alone it's worth a watch!
Basically, there's three popular Heathers (Doherty & 2 others) and Veronia (Ryder) who's trying to be part of the trio but hating it because the Heathers are so nasty to and bully everyone they don't deem "elite" enough. Illustrating how nasty they are is one of my favourite phrases from one of the Heather's when someone disagrees with her: "Well f#*k me gently with a chainsaw". Eventually, Veronica hooks with up with J.D., an edgy guy (Slater) and with his encouragement they reck havoc on the meanies. It's a black comedy, and the carnage is extreme and bloody. Lots of trippy scenes and apparently they filled another end sequence that was a lot darker, but if I tell you it'll ruin the ending.
Basically it's funny with an endlessly quotable script and cool stars from the era that can lead to a nostalgia session of movies on an afternoon in.
What's your damage?
Fatso are currently trying to source Heather so you can watch it too, but you can rent other movies mentioned in this blog here:
Beetlejuice
Elephant
Edward Scissorhands
Beverly Hills 90210
Bed of Roses
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