Heathers: A Novel Approach to Cinema (Deep Focus)

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a b Gioia, Michael (September 13, 2016). "How and Why Heathers Got Remade for High School". Playbill.com. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (August 6, 2018). "Heathers 30th Anniversary 4K Restoration Review". Entertainment Focus.

Goldberg, Lesley (July 6, 2017). " 'Heathers' Reboot Enlists Selma Blair". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 6, 2017. The song "Teenage Suicide (Don't Do It)" by the fictional band Big Fun was written and produced for the film by musician Don Dixon, and performed by the ad hoc group "Big Fun", which consisted of Dixon, Mitch Easter, Angie Carlson, and Marti Jones. [31] The song is included on Dixon's 1992 greatest hits album (If) I'm a Ham, Well You're a Sausage. [32] Some reviewers have discussed similarities between Heathers and Massacre at Central High, a low-budget 1976 film. [17] [18] Daniel Waters has stated that he had not seen Massacre at Central High at the time he wrote Heathers but that he had read a review of it in a Danny Peary book about cult movies and that the earlier film may have been "rattling around somewhere in my subconscious". [19] Casting [ edit ]

a b c d e f g h Thomas, Sophie (February 7, 2023). " 'Heathers the Musical' announces new London cast from February 2023". London Theatre . Retrieved April 20, 2023. Hewis, Ben. "Cast announced for Heathers the Musical at The Other Palace" whatsonstage.com, May 22, 2017

Got questions? Here are some of the most common questions about Heathers The Musical. What is Heathers the Musical about? The film uses two versions of the song " Que Sera, Sera", the first by singer Syd Straw and another over the end credits by Sly and the Family Stone. [30] On the film's DVD commentary, Di Novi mentions that the filmmakers wanted to use the original Doris Day version of the song, but Day would not lend her name to any project using profanity. Hoad, Phil (October 4, 2018). "Double trouble: the hard life of the movie doppelganger". The Guardian. Hooks 'N' You: Don Dixon, "(If) I'm a Ham, Well You're a Sausage: The Don Dixon Collection" ". Popdose. October 20, 2008 . Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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Myers, Scott (May 22, 2016). "Interview: Daniel Waters on "Heathers" ". Go into the Story . Retrieved April 2, 2020. Bellino, Damian. "It'll Be Very! Full Cast Announced for Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway". Broadway.com . Retrieved April 3, 2014.

It’s worth mentioning that because of these serious themes, some people might find the content triggering. The musical doesn’t avoid the tough reality of these issues, so if you’re sensitive to these topics, please be careful when deciding to watch the musical.

Kale, Sirin (August 6, 2018). "All the Drama That Nearly Kept 'Heathers' from Making It to Theaters". Vice.com. Heathers is a masterful deconstruction of hypocrisy and a hymn to acceptance and tolerance” Telegraph Vine, Hannah (October 21, 2016). "Photos: The New York Regional Premiere of Heathers the Musical". Playbill . Retrieved October 14, 2018.

New World Video released Heathers on VHS and LaserDisc in 1989, [36] and it developed a cult following after being unsuccessful at the box office. [16] It was released again on LaserDisc on September 16, 1996, as a widescreen edition digitally transferred from Trans Atlantic Entertainment's interpositive print under the supervision of cinematographer Francis Kenny. The sound was mastered from the magnetic sound elements. The film was then first released on DVD on March 30, 1999, in a barebones edition. [37] In 2001, a multi-region special edition THX DVD was released from Anchor Bay Entertainment in Dolby Digital 5.1. [37] The DVD contained an audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters, as well as a 30-minute documentary titled Swatch Dogs and Diet Cokeheads, featuring interviews with Ryder, Slater, Doherty, Falk, Lehmann, Waters, Di Novi, director of photography Francis Kenny, and editor Norman Hollyn. [38] The DVD was released in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, and achieved high sales. Each release included a different front cover featuring Veronica, J.D., Chandler, Duke, and McNamara. [38] Buchanan, Kyle (July 2, 2009). "Michael Lehmann Administers Cup of Liquid Drainer to Heathers Sequel". Movieline. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011 . Retrieved May 19, 2017. Veronica Sawyer is a high school "nobody." All she wants is to be popular though, dreaming of the days where the other kids say hi in the corridor. Her call is answered when she's invited to join the Heathers, a favoured trio of young women all named Heather: Heather Chandler, Heather Duke and Heather McNamara. HEATHER DUKE – (17) The whipped beta dog of the three Heathers. Deeply insecure. When she finally becomes Queen Bee, she wields power like a bulldozer. Voice: strong belt to C, D preferred. Alto for chorus. NOTE: In certain choral songs, DUKE and MCNAMARA can switch vocal parts as needed.

Heathers is at The Other Palace. The Other Palace opened in 2017 and is typically home to new musicals, including Be More Chill and Amelie. What is the running time of Heathers?