Ebook: Heathers

Heathers -- The natural answer to the myriad of problems life has given me -- Goddamn, will somebody tell me why I read these spy novels : synopsis and origins of Michael Lehmann's Heathers, 1989 -- Are you a Heather? : naming and signifiers in Heathers -- Real life sucks losers dry : bullies and their victims in Heathers (and elsewhere) -- Color me impressed : Heathers's aesthetics -- A stop at the Snappy Snack Shack : Michael Lehmann on the look of Heathers -- You don't deserve my fucking speech : the dialogue of Heathers -- A stop at the Snappy Snack Shack : an email interview with Heather #1 -- Big fun are tuneless Euro-fags : the music of Heathers and the phenomenon of teen suicide -- A statistic in US-fucking-A Today : a quick word on the incident at Columbine High School -- Why are you pulling my dick? : Heathers as social satire -- A stop at the Snappy Snack Shack : Amy Poehler on Heathers's influence -- The extreme always seems to make an impression : the performances in Heathers -- A stop at the Snappy Snack Shack : the quotable Daniel Waters -- Ouch ... the lunchtime poll : the reaction to Heathers -- A stop at the Snappy Snack Shack : an email interview with Heather #2 -- What a waste, oh the humanity : aftermath -- I'll repeat myself.;What's your damage?. In 1989, Michael Lehmann's black comedy Heathers drew a line in the sand, rebuffing the sweetness and optimism of John Hughes' more popular fare with darkness and death. Launching the careers of Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, Heathers became a cult classic, ranking #5 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the 50 Best High School Movies and inspiring hoards of teen films that vastly overshadow its fame but lack its acid wit, moral complexity, and undeniable emotional punch. For the latest installment of Deep Focus, John Ross Bowie blends captivating memoir with astute ...