The high-school satire's points still feel razor sharp and cut just as deep, despite a few elements that will forever situate it squarely in the '80s.
Heathers was released in theaters March 31, 1989, capping a decade of teen movies more defined by John Hughes comedies than wickedly acidic satire. Other high school-centric films in 1989 included Say Anything, Dead Poets’ Society, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure—wildly different movies that all share a certain earnestness.
” Heathers shifts from snarky high-school comedy to pitch-black commentary on society at large once J.D. and Veronica commit their first murder. They cover up their crime by staging Heather Chandler’s demise—which is entirely their fault, though whether Veronica actually intends to kill her frenemy is somewhat debatable—as a suicide, helped along by Veronica’s convenient ability to imitate anyone’s handwriting.
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