I'd love our college to put it on, but at the same time, we have had shooters and bomb threats in local city council meetings which are held on campus and I just know our dean would axe this in a second.
Part of the problem today is shallow thinking. So much of what is in the news, so much of what some people and some politicians say is so far from reality - and basically thoughtless (not thinking through what they're actually saying or espousing) - That they become a parody, a satire of themselves. We have reduced such serious issues as bullying, gun violence, etc to thoughtless talking points - that they become knee-jerk reactions. We couldn't have some '80s satires now because many would not understand the satire. They would only glance at what they see and react (either they own reaction or how they've been told to react). Satire can delve into serious issues by twisting them just enough to inflict weighty, thoughtful commentary on the underlying issue. So many today cannot have an in-depth conversation about topics they themselves say they believe in (or are against). Shallow thinking kills satire.
Probably better to say Christian Bale is British, he was born in Wales but only because both his English Parents were working there at the time. Bale himself has stated many times that he identifies as English and other than his birth being in Wales he spent most of his life in England and his whole family are English. His parents traveled around a lot when his mother was pregnant and also when he was young, But England was their home.
Love this video!! It's so well scripted and edited. Also, the Beetlejuice musical did really well too as it broke previous box office records at the theater where it first performed!
This video so speaks to me. My senior year in high school (1989) if you hadn't seen Heathers you probably would not have been able to follow a single sentence said by my group of friends. Since almost everything we said was either a quote or a reference to Heathers.
Dude, seriously.. as someone who went to film school... you don't get kicked out of film school for making something "controversial", and also, if you take a tiny look out of the mainstream, you see that films way, WAY darker than Heathers are still made regularly. The whole "you can't make this today"-vibe just sounds so winy and tired... Go to an indie filmfestival and outside of blockbusters and stop complaining about a non-existent problem.
Who calls the police on someone for flipping them off? Also, I love this movie. Me and my sister ironically quote, "Are you kids...CUTTING CLASS?", all the time. We thought it was an intentional parody.
I graduated high school in 1990... I don't remember when Heather's came into my consciousness, but it's been an absolute favorite ever since. I had no idea it had so many people not enjoying it! Oh the humanity! And yes it was absolutely a homophobic scene. That was the whole point. Those guys were jerks who would beat anyone up that didn't fit their standard of strength
Sorry guys but u want a really controversial one? Try pump up the volume. Heather's is a cathartic dark comedy, i watched it in high school and never once got worried about suicide nor did anyone i knew
i have watched this film at least ten times in the last seven years and this is the first time i've realised shannen's hair was red and not brown ?!?!!
Should of definitely just called it - Lethal attraction or whatever. No edgey teen from the 80s would want to be seen watching a movie called - Heathers. Target audience people.
I admit I’m not the biggest fan of this movie but it does have a fascinating behind the scenes story i especially loved that one about Andreas Deja he’s always been one of my favorite Disney animators as for Chris sanders I’m hyped for his newest animated film the wild robot
I was in high school when this came out and we went around quoting lines from it for months afterwards. Even then we understood the social satire and that the point wasn't glorifying or laughing at suicide but speaking out against the lack of empathy, prevalence of cliques and the ostracization of the social awkward that predominated in high school socialization and the psychological damage it did to so many of us.
