If traditional, cliquey teen movie was poured into a cauldron, sent back to the eighties, and made a bit darker, that's Heathers. This movie had flown completely beneath my radar for ages, mostly because of it's release date, and it wasn't until this year that it was brought to my attention. Going into this movie, you have to really like dark humor, otherwise it's a bit disturbing (Luckily, I do). The film centers around a clique of girls, the Heathers, in which every member (except for Winona Rider) is named Heather. They are rich, popular, manipulative, and without a care in the world. Unfortunately for them, soon enough their small town begins experiencing an onslaught of unexpected suicides, all by popular, happy students. Stunningly hilarious hijinks of sorts ensue. Heathers is currently rocking a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's twisting of the rules when it comes to "high school movies" set the stage for later films such as Mean Girls. Honestly, it's great. if you've seen it you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't... it's on Netflix, go watch it.
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