New World Pictures released Heathers to theaters on March 31, 1989. Michael Lehmann directs the film which stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty . Heathers Movie Summary In the 1980s, teenage angst was defined by movies like ‘Pretty in Pink’, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, and the “Breakfast Club’. For the most part, these movies were light-hearted comedies that sprinkled in a small dose of teen issues that many children of the 80s could relate to. By the end of the decade, the grunge scene was brewing and attitudes were changing. From this new perspective came a dark comedy; a twisted tale of love, murder, suicide, and the desire to be accepted. Welcome to the world of Heathers. The story starts out with three best friends whom hate each other: Heather Red, Heather Green, and Heather Yellow. They are the popular people that girls want to be and boys want to be with. Heather Red is the queen bitch that pushes the other Heathers to do her evil, like tricking the fattest girl in school into thinking the hottest jock is hot for her or asking her fellow classmates nonsensical survey questions at lunchtime. The newest addition to the Heathers is Veronica Blue, an intelligent diary writer played by Winona Ryder. Veronica Blue isn’t fully buying into what Heather Red is selling, but desires popularity by any means possible. During a lunchtime Q A, Veronica meets J.D. Black played by Christian Slater. J.D. is a screwed up kid who watched his mother commit suicide in order to escape her vile husband. J.D. was then raised by him and forced to travel from town to town. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our