Heathers

Heathers is a 1989 American black comedy teen movie starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty. The movie is about a group of four girls in a high school in Sherwood, Ohio. The girls, three of whom are named Heather, rule the school as they are the prettiest and most popular girls in town.

Heathers
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Directed by	Michael Lehmann
Written by	Daniel Waters
Produced by	Denise Di Novi
Starring	Winona Ryder Christian Slater Shannen Doherty Lisanne Falk Kim Walker Penelope Milford Glenn Shadix
Cinematography	Frances Kenny
Edited by	Norman Hollyn
Music by	David Newman
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date	March 31, 1989
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million
Box office	$1,108,462

Heathers won awards for its director Michael Lehmann and producer Denise Di Novi the 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Daniel Waters also won an award for his screenplay, which won a 1990 Edgar Award.^[1] The movie was a U.S. box office failure,^[2] but has since become a cult classic, as is shown by its high sales and rentals on DVD and VHS. In 2006, it was ranked #5 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.^[3]

Adaptations

In 2014, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy made a musical called Heathers: The Musical that was based on the movie.

In 2018, Paramount Pictures made a tv show called Heathers based on the original movie.