HEATHERS: The most CONTROVERSIAL 80s teen movie

Do you think movies used to be bolder? Heathers will prove that they were. This film is the queen of politically incorrect and will make you question if they would dare to make something like this today. Heathers is a 1988 American teen black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann. Starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, and Kim Walker, the film follows a group of popular high school girls and their new, rebellious classmate. In 2010, the story was adapted into a musical and in March 2014, it made its Off-Broadway debut. In this video, we'll dive into: 00:00 - Introduction 00:41 - Daniel Waters' early work 01:46 - The Heathers script and Stanley Kubrick's rejection 03:15 - Development: Michael Lehmann and Denise Di Novi 04:04 - Winona Ryder joining the project 04:56 - Casting with Brad Pitt and Christian Slater 05:28 - Casting the Heathers 06:56 - The challenging start of filming 07:47 - No one wanted to be in Heathers 08:36 - Filming challenges and a change for Winona Ryder 09:53 - Final days of filming and alternative endings 11:05 - Post-production and David Newman's music 12:10 - The terrible failure of Heathers 13:46 - An unexpected turn and success 14:35 - Controversies and the Mean Girls connection 15:40 - The legacy of the creators of Heathers