Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty. In the film, three of the four girls in a trend-setting clique at a suburban Midwestern high school are named Heather who rule the school through intimidation, contempt, and sex appeal. Heathers brought Lehmann and producer Denise Di Novi the 1990 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Daniel Waters also gained recognition for his screenplay, which won a 1990 Edgar Award . The film was a US box office failure, but has since become a cult classic thanks to high sales and rentals on DVD and VHS. In 2006, it was ranked #5 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the 50 Best High School Movies. The protagonist of Heathers is high school student Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder). Veronica is part of the most popular clique in Westerburg High School (named for singer Paul Westerberg)[citation needed] in Sherwood, a fictional suburb of Columbus, Ohio. In addition to Veronica, the...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article Heathers. You should replace/update it...
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