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Message: [QUOTE="zymurg, post: 3492186, member: 667"] "Heathers"-Michael Lehmann-1989 Lehmann has achieved more success on TV: True Blood, Californication, Blunt Talk, 68 Whiskey. Daniel Waters, the screenwriter, has been even less successful. He did write scripts for the TV series. Based on the available figures; the film lost money. My gut tells me that is wrong; box office figures are notoriously unreliable. In 2003 "Entertainment Weekly" had a feature with the top 50 cult movies. "Heathers" ranked #5 with IDMb viewers. The film was shot in the LA area; the setting is Westerburg HS in Ohio. In this mythic setting; the school is ruled by jocks and the Heathers. There are 3 Heathers; the nastiest is Heather Chandler, the leader. There is a fourth member of the Heathers, Veronica(Winona Ryder). She has become uncomfortable with her behavior as a member of the group. There is a scene in the lunchroom where two jocks threaten a new student, J.D. (the J.D. from J.D. Salinger). J.D. pulls out a gun and shoots them with blanks. His looks and behavior attract Veronica. J.D. (Christian Slater) is the classic bad boy outsider. Murders and mayhem follow. This is a very dark take off on the classic John Hughes teen films. The story has had lives like a cat. I mentioned the brief lived TV series. In 2009 a musical "Heathers" opened in LA. It was taken off Broadway in 2014. There was a cast album. It next went to London where it was even more successful. This yielded another cast album. There was a specially written version for high schools in 2016. The show has played in high schools across the US. Last year the production of that version was the basis for an episode of "Riverdale." The most iconic line "What's your damage" has appeared in dozens of shows. The film is available for free streaming on Tubi; you need to sign up and there are commercials. It's similar to IMDb. Generally most people either hate or love this movie. I am in neither camp. The film seemed to be a product of its era, but it has resurfaced with a zombie like quality. There is something there which speaks to teenagers. The acting of the two principals is excellent. This is an iconic film; that makes it well worth viewing. [/QUOTE]

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