MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A deliciously nasty black comedy, Heathers is set at a cliquish high school in Ohio. The most exclusive of those cliques is the Heathers, comprised of the prettiest and most popular girls in town. The group's leader is the manipulative Kim Walker, who orchestrates the humiliation of anyone who fails to meet her standards. Eventually, Heathers member Winona Ryder begins to exhibit a conscience; together with her hardcase boyfriend Christian Slater, Ryder plots to avenge all the unfortunate victims of the group. Before long, Heather (Kim Walker) ends up dead along with Kurt and Ram, with poignant suicide notes posted near their bodies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: THX, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: English
• Features:
  • • cc Widescreen presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs
    • Audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters
    • "Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads": an all new 30-minute documentary featuring interviews with stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, director Michael Lehmann, writer Daniel Waters, producer Denise Di Novi, director of photography Francis Kenny and editor Norman Hollyn
    • Theatrical trailer
    • Screenplay excerpt: original ending
    • Talent bios

AWARDS

• Edgar Allan Poe Awards

•     Won Best Screenplay - 1989 (Daniel Waters)

• Independent Spirit Awards

•     Won Best First Feature - 1989 (Michael Lehmann)
•     Nominated Best Actress - 1989 (Winona Ryder)
•     Nominated Best Screenplay - 1989 (Daniel Waters)

• Sundance Film Festival

•     In Competition - 1988 (Michael Lehmann)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Michael Lehmann

• Producer:

  Denise Di Novi

• Screenwriter:

  Daniel Waters

• Cinematographer:

  Francis Kenny

• Composer (Music Score):

  David Newman

• Editor:

  Norman D. Hollyn

• Production Designer:

  Jon Hutman

• Art Director:

  Kara Lindstrom

• Associate Producer:

  Iya Labunka

• Executive Producer:

  Christopher Webster

• Costume Designer:

  Rudy Dillon

• Makeup:

  Julie Hewett

• Production Manager:

  Iya Labunka

• Casting:

  Sally Dennison, Julie Selzer

• Foley Artist:

  Kevin Bartnof

REVIEW:

• A more scathing and trenchant teen movie has rarely been made than Heathers. Packaged and sold as a film about a group of wanna-be Valley Girls, it turned out to be a deadly examination of cliques and teenage vengeance, a black comedy comparable in its own way to Lord of the Flies. Screenwriter Daniel Waters and writer-director Michael Lehmann took audiences by surprise with smart, telling dialogue and a diabolical plot. Playing the only member of an Ohio high school's ruling clique not named Heather, Winona Ryder did much to launch herself into stardom. The film also cemented the bad-girl reputation of TV star Shannen Doherty and featured Christian Slater in his first major starring role. Heathers was too dark to be as popular with mass audiences as it was with many viewers and critics. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi