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"F*** me gently with a chainsaw. Do I look like mother Theresa?" - Heather C.
"I just killed my bestfriend." - Veronica "And your worst enemy." - JD "Same difference." - Veronica
"Did you have a brain-tumer for breakfast?" Heather C.

Movie? Good. Extras? Not so much.
There's not much left to say about "Heathers" that hasn't been said before...groundbreaking black comedy, witty dialogue, inspired story, and so on. It's really dated now, of course, but that's part of what makes it enjoyable to those of us who grew up in the 80's...or at least it's supposed to.

The movie deserves its reputation, as one of the few, and maybe the best, "anti-John Hughes" teen movies, although it doesn't always seem to wear well. I loved the movie when it first came out, but I only liked it this time around. Maybe the original audience has grown up, and left the three Heathers behind; like actual high school, it doesn't carry as much weight anymore.

As for the bonus features, it's been my experience that when a "classic" movie like this makes it to DVD 20 or so years later, the extras they manage to whip up aren't all that great, and this proves to be the case here. No mention whatsoever is made of the late Kim Walker (Heather Chandler) who died of cancer in 1999, which seemed a shame to me. She had the most pivotal role in the film, and no one even has one anecdote about working with her? Just as strange but more unsettling are Winona Ryder's comments about her experience on the film: she claims the screenplay is her favorite work of literature (huh?) and that her favorite scene is when Veronica is walking up the hill after the cow-tipping date, and Heather McNamara is getting date raped in the background. Um, okay.

DARK AND OFTEN BIZARRE, BUT DAZZLING IN EVERY WAY
What a superbly crafted black comedy with an insider's view of highschool powerplays, teenage angst, clueless parents, twerpy faculty, etc etc. Could have easily gone down the beaten path and become one of the countless teen movies, but this is undoubtedly an under-rated gem!

As some reviewers lament, be prepared for parts that are dark and disturbing, but the film is also hilarious for the most part, and whatever your emotional reaction, the dialogue is never off-target. In fact the film's script and visual style are so clever that laughing at murder does not seem much of a guilty pleasure.

For all the talk of suicide, the underlying theme couches a universal and heartening meaning: that all people are created equal, the "in crowd" as well as the nerds.

You need your sense of humor in the right place, and if you've got it there, this movie comes highly recommended from me!