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Heathers [DVD] [1989]

DVD ~ Winona Ryder
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker
  • Directors: Michael Lehmann
  • Writers: Daniel Waters
  • Producers: Christopher Webster, Denise Di Novi, Iya Labunka
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 11 Feb 2002
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UQWG
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,877 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Heathers are a clique of bitchy classmates in this dark comedy from 1989. The film itself was a good showcase for Winona Ryder, the Queen of Teen in the late 1980s, playing a high-school girl forced into the social world of "the Heathers", and Christian Slater, doing his early Jack Nicholson thing. While Ryder's character muddles over the consequences of giving up one set of friends for another, her association with the new boy in school (Slater) turns out to have deadly consequences. Director Michael Lehmann turned this unusual film into something more than another teen-death flick. There is real wit and sharp satire afoot, and the fusion of horror and comedy is provocative in itself. Heathers remains a kind of benchmark in contemporary cinema for bringing surreal intelligence into Hollywood films. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

DVD Description
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Main Soundtrack: English Stereo
Subtitles: None
Disc Format: Single Sided, Single Layer DVD5

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5.0 out of 5 stars An avenging angel wreaks havoc at an American high school, 28 Feb 2001
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This review is from: Heathers [VHS] [1989] (VHS Tape)
In his best screen role to date Christian Slater wreaks havoc upon the lives of his peers, forming an uneasy alliance with Winona Ryder's Veronica as the pair evolve into a conscience-driven Bonnie and Clyde, visiting retribution upon the various deserving factions of their repellent American high school. Slater is JD, a new boy in school whose response to provocation from two bullies in the school canteen is to draw a gun on them, setting in place a chain of surreal events immersed in black humour and no little truth. As his initially willing but increasingly horrified girlfriend Winona Ryder finally begins to twig her date is perhaps not the charming chap she first supposed when he inducts her into her first killing. This is familiar territory given a total makeover by Daniel Waters' acerbic writing and JD's character - earmarked as psychotic during the saner moments of the script - emerges as an admittedly barking yet hugely charismatic and not unlikeable student in this school of horrors. As a black comedy the film is peerless. Both Slater and Ryder fully flesh out their bizarre characters, enjoying a script that ticks all the right boxes, leaving no one-liner untouched as the demonic forces of American high school life (the prize bitch, obnoxious football players etc) are visited upon by Slater's avenging angel with a variety of weapons and diabolical plans. JD's actions are clearly deranged yet all too realistic and, yes, occasionally understandable. In this school the best days of your life are exposed as nothing more than a myth, the vengeance driven JD and Veronica immersing themselves in a riot of gags, guns and freakishly stupid people who will make you spill your popcorn with laughter and wonder why you could never meet a pair quite like this at your own school. This is a sheer delight, and the definitive cult movie on American high school life.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, cult, comedic, 10 Oct 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Heathers [VHS] [1989] (VHS Tape)
I saw Heathers for the first time ever around two weeks ago. Although I'd heard of the film, I knew nothing of the plot, which focuses on two teenagers (Ryder and Slater), wiping-out the 'popular' element at high school through a series of murders made to look like suicides.

With a million unanticipated twists, and blackly comical moments, this film in a sense, precedes similar plots of murderous high school teenagers in modern America.

It's a fantastic tale, brilliantly acted and well worth shelling out the meagre amount of money to posses a copy.
You won't regret it.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heathers!, 24 April 2003
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Brilliant film, dark comedy, horror, teen movie all in one; its funnier than A League Of Gentlemen, its as shocking as Scream, and more teeny than American Pie...All that from the eighties?!?
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4.0 out of 5 stars "I drank what!" Socrates
Veronica (Winona Ryder) wants to be associated with the most powerful clique in school called The Heathers; however she is persuaded that there are more fun ways to get ahead by a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars The best film I've ever seen!
This is the best film ever. A horror, thriller and black comedy all mixed into one. The acting in it is fantasic. The storyline keeps you glued to the TV. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!
THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN AND IF YOU DISLIKE IT THEN YOU MUST BE STUPID. BASICALLY, ITS ABOUT 2 PEOPLE WHO SET OUT TO MAKE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL A BETTER PLACE,... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2000 by mizzkiss69@hotmail.com

3.0 out of 5 stars Why so much fuss?
I did like this film, don't get me wrong. But I don't see what ALL the cult status fuss is about? I dislike Wynona Ryder intensly which may have something to do with it. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars "HEATHERS" IS DA BOMB!
THIS IS THE CULT MOVIE FROM THE 80'S THAT STILL IS ALIVE IN THE 90'S. WINONA RYDER MAKES HERSELF A NEW HOLDEN CAULFIELD GUIDING THE SOULS AT WESTERBOURGH NOT TO FALL DOWN FROM THE... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts other 'teen' movies to shame
This film is out of this world. Sharp one liners, two teenage idols in JD and Veronica Sawyer, and the basic premise of getting rid of the nasty people in your school are what... Read more
Published on 1 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant black comedy - THE teen film of the 80's!
Heathers is the story of Veronica sawyer (played by the amazing Winona Ryder who is particularly great in this film), a member of a clique of girls from Westerburg High - the rest... Read more
Published on 15 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, The best movie I have ever seen!
This hilarious Black comedy is brought to life by winonna Ryder and Christian Slater. Heathers tells the story of two high school students, J. Read more
Published on 9 April 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film!
uh, this one is good! Very good. Extremely funny film about popular high school students, who simply do not deserve to live. Could this film turn students into serial killers? Read more
Published on 1 April 2000

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