chases Kurt back towards Veronica, who realizes the bullets were real and fatally shoots him. to come up with a scheme to get revenge. [11], Some reviewers have discussed similarities between Heathers and Massacre at Central High, a low-budget 1976 film. Following her appearance in Heathers, Falk only had a dozen or so movie and television roles over the next decade before essentially retiring from the public eye.

The film uses two versions of the song "Que Sera, Sera", the first by singer Syd Straw and another over the end credits by Sly and the Family Stone. ", "Michael Lehmann Administers Cup of Liquid Drainer to Heathers Sequel", "What's Your Damage?!
[37] The original cast of the Off-Broadway production included Barrett Wilbert Weed as Veronica Sawyer, Jessica Keenan Wynn as Heather Chandler, Ryan McCartan as JD, Alice Lee as Heather Duke, and Elle McLemore as Heather McNamara. Slater stated later that he channeled Jack Nicholson in the film. She is Heather Chandler's #1 sidekick and harnesses the Heathers' power to destroy whoever she views as a total discount hobgoblin. J.D. It also includes a theatrical trailer, screenplay excerpt, original ending, biographies, 10-page full-color fold-out with photos and liner notes, an 8 cm "Heathers Rules!"

SHARE. notices this, and hands Chandler the mug with the drain cleaner. This release did not utilize Arrow Films' 4K restoration and featured new and previous special features. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from Her last appearance in a feature-length film came in the 1998 crime drama Shattered Image, alongside Anne Parillaud and William Baldwin.

Heather Duke is one of the main protagonists in Heathers. [8] It was ranked number 412 on Empire's list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". God, Veronica, drool much? Results may vary. However, she gets the cups mixed up. Assuming she is dead, J.D. The film portrays four teenage girls — three of whom are named Heather — in a clique at an Ohio high school, whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a misanthrope intent on murdering the popular students and staging their deaths as suicides.
The film was then first released on DVD on March 30, 1999, in a bare-bones edition.

(The cafeteria scene near the start of Heathers was written as an homage to the barracks scene which opens Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.) Ultimately, Chandler isn't able to follow through on her threats—she dies after drinking a poisoned "hangover cure" J.D. Waters intended for Heathers to contrast the more optimistic teen movies of the era (particularly those written by John Hughes) by presenting a realistic depiction of high school imbued with dark satire.[7].

Sadly, Walker passed away in 2001 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. The set contained an audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, a 30-minute documentary titled Swatch Dogs and Diet Cokeheads, featuring interviews with Ryder, Slater, Doherty, Falk, Lehmann, Waters, Di Novi, director of photography Francis Kenny and editor Norman Hollyn. While the Heathers undoubtedly rule over Westerburg High School, the manipulative and domineering Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) rules over the Heathers themselves through sheer force of will. View All Characters in Heathers the Musical, THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. [50], This article is about the film. Her father invited Doherty out to the set, and the rest is history. „ ~ Heather's most evil quote as she taunts Heather McNamara.. Heather Duke is the secondary antagonist of the 1989 black comedy film Heathers, as well as its musical adaptation.

In 2015, it was ranked number 5 on the Entertainment Weekly list of the "50 Best High School Movies". The other Heathers are rich, snotty, and particularly cruel to many of their classmates. "[11] When the cast first viewed the movie, Doherty ended up running out crying because the movie was a dark comedy and not the drama she was expecting.[11][20]. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. As J.D.

blackmails Duke into getting everyone to sign a petition that unbeknownst to her is intended to act as a mass suicide note. Early choices for Veronica were Justine Bateman and Jennifer Connelly. J.D. Later, she leads the student body in a grief-sharing session in the school cafeteria following the deaths of Kurt Kelly and Ram Sweeney. Although she was the one who invited Veronica to join their clique, Chandler becomes furious after Veronica "embarrasses" her by turning down sex at a frat party, and tells Veronica to either switch schools or prepare to have her reputation ruined. Heathers was initially a flop at the box office, earning only $1.1 million during its American theatrical run in 1988. J.D.

One day, new student and rebellious outsider Jason "J.D." J.D. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. She's since gone on to appear in a number of acclaimed films, including in Edward Scissorhands, Reality Bites, Little Women, A Scanner Darkly, and Girl, Interrupted. Gender Female Age Range Late Teen Role Size Supporting Dancing Dancer … See more characters from Kevin Murphy Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe.

For actress Penelope Milford, her part as Ms. Fleming in Heathers came toward the end of her relatively short Hollywood career. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Waters at first didn't think Ryder was pretty enough, and Ryder herself commented that "at the time, I didn't look that different from my character in Beetlejuice. J.D.

On September 13–14, 2010, Heathers was presented as a concert at Joe's Pub.

I went to Macy's at the Beverly Center and had them do a makeover on me.

break into Chandler's house. Following Heathers, Milford has only had a handful of screen appearances—her last major supporting part was in the 1996 crime drama Normal Life, alongside Ashley Judd and Luke Perry. In each reading, Jenna Leigh Green, Corri English, and Christine Lakin played Heather Chandler, Heather McNamara and Heather Duke respectively. tricks the slightly naïve Veronica into shooting them with what he says are special "non-fatal" bullets. Heathers is a 1989 American dark comedy teen film[6] written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. At Westerburg High, the "Heathers" rule, and the formerly unpopular and brainy Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) is their newest member. [15][16] Eventually, she was given the role, with Christian Slater being signed to play J.D. [9] Heathers has since been adapted into a musical and a television series. While the teachers of Westerburg High are mostly background characters in Heathers, one stands out for her eccentricity and her actual interest in the students' well-being: Ms. Pauline Fleming (Penelope Milford). The sound was mastered from the magnetic sound elements. [26] On July 1, 2008, a new 20th anniversary special edition DVD set was released by Anchor Bay to coincide with the DVD of writer Waters' new film Sex and Death 101. In fact, her social status and position on the cheerleading team hide her own internal struggles and timid nature. [18], Michael Lehmann has called Doherty "a bit of a handful" on set, in part because she objected to the swearing in the script and refused to say some of the more explicit lines. After attracting attention playing the charismatic, rebellious, and extremely troubled Jason "J.D." New World Video released Heathers on VHS and LaserDisc in 1989,[25] and it developed a cult following after being unsuccessful at the box office. Along with his long-running stint as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey on The Little House on the Prairie, Patrick Labyorteaux's part as Ram remains one of his most recognizable roles, although he's gone on to appear in dozens of films and television shows since. Each release included a different front cover featuring Veronica, J.D., Chandler, Duke and McNamara.

J.D. [17], Heather Graham, then 17, was offered the part of Heather Chandler, but turned it down. He later starts a sexual rumor about Veronica in order to ruin her reputation, which causes J.D.

Graham was then cast as Heather McNamara, but her mother refused to allow her to accept the role,[10] so Lisanne Falk was given the role instead. [36] Fickman also worked on the musical Reefer Madness,[36] a parody of the anti-cannabis movie of the same name which was turned into a feature film.

What the cast of Heathers looks like today, © 2020 Looper.com. You may remember her from The West Wing—she played Nancy, an office assistant to President Josiah Bartlet (played by her real-life father Martin Sheen) for the show's entire seven-season run. [40], In March 2016, TV Land ordered the series as an anthology dark comedy series set in the present day, with a very different Veronica Sawyer dealing with a very different but equally vicious group of Heathers. Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe, As the lowest-status Heather, Duke spends most of the first act being. It was turned into an off-Broadway musical in 2010, and although the show was eventually canceled, for a time, plans called for it to return to the airwaves in the form of a television series reboot slated to premiere in 2018.

"[15] Ryder's agent was so opposed to her pursuing the role that she got down on her hands and knees to beg her not to take it, warning her that it would ruin her career. On the film's DVD commentary, Di Novi mentions that the filmmakers wanted to use the original Doris Day version of the song, but Day would not lend her name to any project using profanity. Doherty was the only original Heathers cast member slated to return for the Paramount Network reboot, on which she agreed to appear as a "pivotal, unnamed character.". The song "Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It)" by the fictional band Big Fun was written and produced for the film by musician Don Dixon, and performed by the ad hoc group "Big Fun", which consisted of Dixon, Mitch Easter, Angie Carlson and Marti Jones. The film's electronic score was composed and performed by David Newman and a soundtrack CD was subsequently released. She survives but is badly injured, and she is mocked for trying to "act like the popular kids." Since the early 2000s, Slater has primarily booked supporting film roles and focused on TV work.

The DVD features a new documentary, Return to Westerburg High. Twitter/Instagram: @daniella_ann28 Blog: www.themortalfool.wordpress.com The next morning, Veronica and J.D.

Character Heather Duke Show Heathers the Musical.

Jersey Boys After the second "suicide" strikes their school, Pauline has decided she's done taking guff from the other teachers and lashes out at them for trying to play "another round of 'Let's Laugh at the Hippie.'"

For Renée Estevez, acting runs in the family: she's the daughter of actor Martin Sheen, and the sister of actors Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez, and Charlie Sheen. Decades later, Heathers continues to draw new fans—and inspire new stories. jokingly puts drain cleaner in a mug with the intention of giving it to Chandler but Veronica quickly shuts him down. "Westerburg High School" is an amalgam of Corvallis High School (now Bridges Academy) in Studio City, Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, and John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica.

ruler, and a 48-page full-color yearbook style booklet with rare photos.