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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  1. FelicityF.
    Aug 11, 2002
    10
    Wickedly funny. "I love my dead gay son!"
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  2. [Anonymous]
    Mar 18, 2003
    10
    Thank the Movies Gods that this got made. Pre and Post Columbine this daring movie still makes me laugh, terrifies me and makes me think all at the same time.
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  3. YoonMinC.
    Sep 26, 2003
    8
    Irresponsible, specious, even sick movie about teenage problems(and cowardly too with its explosive copout ending) this is still one of the few movies about teens that strikes a few genuine chords even if the effect is akin to rubbing an open sore with salt and perfume. Christian Slater is either terrifyingly comical or vice versa but it's Winona Ryder who really shines as she would in just about every role since, in movies good or bad. … Expand
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  4. sM
    Jun 22, 2005
    9
    Guily, nasty entertainment.
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  5. j30
    Nov 11, 2011
    8
    Here's an 80's gem that's very entertaining and has some great quotes. It 's almost a guilty pleasure of mine that's hard to ignore. I can't really recommend this to anyone that is easily offended.
  6. heybuddymovies
    Aug 1, 2011
    8
    first saw Heather’s on my weekend routine of movie watching from the afternoon schedule on television stations in Bountiful, Utah. I’m pretty confident I came in a few minutes into it the first time and was just hooked right away. Heather’s is an off-key film starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder as a high school couple who starts offing the cool kids in their school and making them look like suicides and then dealing with the oddly weird interest of the media and the grownups around them as well as their own reactions. This film seemed different from most I had seen at the time and it was intriguing as its setting hit home for me. I was shunned pretty much in the second half of ninth grade from someone I thought was a friend through a rumor that now is so mind numbingly ridiculous I can’t fathom how anyone could have believed it, but they did. So I started my high school career with zero friends and what had become the usual taunt of name calling and the like. During the time I first saw this movie I had also been in a group who were often designated as part of the popular bunch. The thing is; I was kind of their punching bag when it came to taunts and such. I stuck around because, at the time, it seemed like that was better than going back to not having friends. Eventually I told them off, got a new set of “friends” and then those friends started a rumor and I was alone again. Needless to say, I felt a connection to the two main characters, with the exception of hurting anyone. I recently watched a documentary on this film and had never realized before watching it that this was a controversial film at the time because of its plot focusing on teen suicide, teen murder and bullying. It was thought to be too ahead of its time and that came to fruition as Columbine started an almost yearly news story of teen murder at a school. For me, at the time I was first watching it, it was just a dark comedy. At its heart it was supposed to be a commentary on how teens react to the pressures of high school and trying to fit in somewhere. I tried many times to fit in when we would move to a new town, always telling myself I would change my personality to be more confident and outgoing, only to fold minutes into the first day of a new school and be my usual quiet and shy self. Heather’s is one of those films I would stop and watch a bit of when switching through the channels (before DVR of course). I still love the film. Its dialogue is still unique, its look is as well and Christian Slater is still creepy charismatic. Is it a movie that leads to any real comfortable ending, not really. Its main character gets away with murder, but at least she has learned to be nice to the fat girl. If you like the “cult classic” type movies, this one is for you.… Expand
  7. AwesomeReviewer
    Mar 26, 2012
    8
    The movie starts simple enough, a bunch of high school girls in the cafeteria playing horrible pranks on innocent girls, just for laughs. However, it takes a quick dark turn, someone pulls a gun out and shoots two guys (luckily blanks) and quickly someone else gets killed. When it started off I thought maybe this was all in the head of the heroine, but boy am I wrong. As the movie progresses it becomes darker, but it retains it humor even in the more gruesome scenes. It becomes a movie about how society has one general leader and no matter how many times you kill this leader a new one grows in its place like a hydra. The film takes about the seriousness of suicide and pokes fun at how people react to it. It is a bold movie and the payoffs are well worth it. The film becomes a satire for our society in a high school setting. In the beginning I was a little disturbed when the movie took its dark turn, but when I caught on to what it was about, I was enjoying it very much. The director does a great job of creating the tension, but not forgetting the humor. The script is incredibly smart and it never feels as though as the movie is preachy or talking down to its audience. While it loses what its trying to in the middle and right before the climax, it rounds itself up fairly well near the end. I was creeped out by the movie towards the end and well after it was over. The characters are all lively and they poke fun at figures n society. From hippies, to rebels, to people who think they are better than everyone, to the average man, “Heathers” is filled relateable and colorful characters. Christian Slater steals the show though, JD, a psychotic rebel that only desires love. Fairly layered and his performance sent chills down my spine, even after the film was over. Winona Ryder does a good, job trying to match Slater. Overall, “Heathers” is a great societal satire. With colorful character and spine tingling moments. The director does a great job of creating eerie feel and the script is just fantastic. Music is well used and adds to the whole creepy vibe. I give it, a very strong 4/5, great script, well acted, and really deep. I highly recommend people check this movie out. It is a very good movie and it has so many layers that you wouldn’t expect. I was surprised by the twists and turns the movie took and that rarely happens for me where I don’t see something coming. Also if your a fan of “Fight Club” I couldn’t help, but notice the similarities in tone and theme. It felt as “Fight Club” borrowed a lot from “Heather.” Another movie that resembles and feels like it borrowed things from “Heathers” is “World’s Greatest Dad.” “Muy Caliente”… Expand
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Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    100
    More than just one of the best movies so far this year, it is a revolution in young-adult entertainment.
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  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    It's shockingly funny - you don't sit there deciding to laugh. Your own laughter catches you by surprise. [14 Apr 1989]
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The flamboyantly filmed story makes some telling points about adolescent life. But despite its oh-so-cynical mannerisms, it falls all over itself to flatter an allegedly self-absorbed and self-pitying teen audience. [7 April 1989]
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