I recently saw
Heathers for the first time - I know, I know, how had I not seen it until now! Starring a pre-klepto
Winona Ryder, and a pre-90210
Shannen Doherty,
Heathers screams and oozes the essence and style of the (fabulous) 1980s.
Veronica (
Winona Ryder) is the only non-Heather member of her exclusive high school clique, and along with her diabolically demented new boyfriend JD (
Christian Slater), goes on a violent rampage to bring down the clique from the inside.
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With snappy dialogue and memorable one-liners, this cult 80s classic - yes, I said classic! - is one of those really bad films that is so much fun to watch.
Heathers satirizes high school life in a pretty unbelievable way, but at the same time, addresses the many every-day issues that teens face - bullying, suicide, homosexuality, and eating disorders. Of course, in no way is
Heathers an after-school-special. It's dark and sadistic, while managing to be pretty funny, and the
Heathers clique is so bitchy and deliciously evil, they make the cast of
Mean Girls look like harmless pussycats.
It's a tribal forming period, a chance to develop the unmovable calcified network which is very resistant to new people entering.The Culture Clique
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