Heathers [DVD]

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Weekend Box Office Results for March 31–April 2, 1989". Box Office Mojo. April 3, 1989 . Retrieved May 30, 2015. Carr, Kevin (December 26, 2013). "21 Things We Learned from the 'Heathers' Commentary". Film School Rejects. They put no money into marketing the movie because they didn't have any money," says Falk. "And they didn't understand how to market it anyway. They were trying to pitch it as a kind of thriller. In parts of Europe it was called Lethal Attraction. But 10 years later I got the call to do a DVD. And then along came streaming. So the cult aspect has progressed more and more." Cornnuts, you've been waiting for this one! The highly anticipated live capture of Heathers: The Musical, which will premiere this March in cinemas across the UK and Ireland, will soon be released on DVD and Blu-Ray. Veronica goes with Chandler to a frat party, where she refuses to have sex with one member, unlike Chandler, who was coerced to perform oral sex. When Veronica drunkenly vomits on Chandler, she vows to destroy Veronica's reputation as retaliation. Later, J.D. shows up at Veronica's house, and they have sex outside. They express to each other their mutual hatred of Chandler's tyranny.

The musical was captured live in association with STEAM Motion & Sound, known for its other filmed productions ( Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Kinky Boots, and many more). Upcoming releases from STREAM include Waitress on Broadway, The Prince of Egypt, and Bonnie and Clyde the MusicalstarringJeremy Jordan. Elsewhere, rumours destroy reputations overnight, a plot device that works even better re-watched from the internet age. Final scenes include JD detonating a suicide bomber vest. That’s still marginally milder than the alternate ending in which the entire school blows up and they all go to prom, as social equals, in heaven. Or the unfilmed scene that would have seen Martha stab Veronica and call her Heather, leaving Veronica to gasp her dying words: “My name’s not Heather, you bitch!” I really enjoyed it! I know a lot of people wanted it to be the off-Broadway production, but I actually think the design and direction of the West End version is much stronger. Contray, Danielle. "Off-Broadway's 'Heathers' to Close on August 4". NewYork.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014 . Retrieved July 25, 2014.Some reviewers have discussed similarities between Heathers and Massacre at Central High, a low-budget 1976 film. [17] [18] Daniel Waters has stated that he had not seen Massacre at Central High at the time he wrote Heathers but that he had read a review of it in a Danny Peary book about cult movies and that the earlier film may have been "rattling around somewhere in my subconscious". [19] Casting [ edit ] Goldberg, Lesley (July 6, 2017). " 'Heathers' Reboot Enlists Selma Blair". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 6, 2017. Filmed in Los Angeles from February to March of 1988, Heathers premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 1989, before New World Pictures theatrically released the film in the United States on March 31, 1989. It went on to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and for his screenplay, Waters received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. [9] It has since become popular and is regarded in polls as one of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time. [10] [11] [12] Heathers has since been adapted into a musical and a television reboot.

Petski, Denise (June 23, 2017). " 'One Day At A Time' Casts Ed Quinn; 'Heathers' Adds Birgundi Baker & Cameron Gellman". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 20, 2019.Return to Westerberg High, an archival featurette providing further insight into the film s production Buchanan, Kyle (July 2, 2009). "Michael Lehmann Administers Cup of Liquid Drainer to Heathers Sequel". Movieline. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011 . Retrieved May 19, 2017. Hooks 'N' You: Don Dixon, "(If) I'm a Ham, Well You're a Sausage: The Don Dixon Collection" ". Popdose. October 20, 2008 . Retrieved April 23, 2023. Heather Graham, then 17, was offered the part of Heather Chandler but turned it down due to her parents' disapproval of the film. [16] Kim Walker, who was dating Slater at the time, was offered the role instead. Lisanne Falk, 23 years old at the time, lied and said she was in her late teens during the audition. It was only after she was cast that she revealed her true age. [16] 17-year-old Shannen Doherty wanted the role of Veronica, but Ryder had been cast, so the producers asked her to audition for Heather Chandler. Doherty was more interested in playing Heather Duke and ended up giving an "amazing" reading as Duke, which secured her the part. The producers wanted her to dye her hair blonde to match the other "Heathers", but Doherty refused, so they compromised on her having red hair. [16] Filming [ edit ] Zilberman, Alan (March 31, 2014). "Still Very, 25 Years Later: The Bleak Genius of Heathers". The Atlantic.