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. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (August 6, 2018). "Heathers 30th Anniversary 4K Restoration Review". Entertainment Focus. Bowie, John Ross (2011). Heathers. Berkeley, CA: Soft Skull Press. p.14. ISBN 978-1593764579. I [ Heathers screenwriter Daniel Waters] had most definitely not seen [ Massacre at Central High], but I do remember reading about it in the beloved book Cult Movies by Danny Peary... so I guess it was rattling around somewhere in my subconscious. [Peary's review of Massacre at Central High appears in his Cult Movies 2.]

Beautiful" – Veronica, H. Chandler, H. McNamara, H. Duke, Kurt, Ram, Martha, Ms. Fleming and Company Filmed in Los Angeles from February to March of 1988, Heathers premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 1989, before New World Pictures theatrically released the film in the United States on March 31, 1989. It went on to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, and for his screenplay, Waters received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. [9] It has since become popular and is regarded in polls as one of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time. [10] [11] [12] Heathers has since been adapted into a musical and a television reboot. Heathers West End Revival cast announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved April 8, 2021. The Brazilian version of Heathers: The Musical (High School Edition) or "Heathers - A Teen Musical" was set to open in 2020 at the Stunt Burger, [59] but because of the COVID-19 pandemic it made some changes. The version was well received by both the audience and critics.A new song for Heather Duke, "Never Shut Up Again", was also added for the London run, replacing "Blue (Reprise)". For the 2017 workshop, there was a different song to replace "Blue (Reprise)", which became "Big Fun (Reprise)", part of which is now included in "Never Shut Up Again". In the last week at The Other Palace, the authors added a new song after "Shine a Light (Reprise)" called "I Say No", in which Veronica finally dumps J.D. when he proposes a return to murdering, telling him "You need help I can't provide" and walking out on him. The song remained in the show for the Haymarket run and was released on February 15, 2019, as the first single on the West End cast album. 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. Heathers Finds Its Newest Veronica in Charissa Hogeland After Original Star Barrett Wilbert Weed's Departure". Broadway.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023. Darvill, Josh (March 25, 2022). "Simon Gordon to join cast of Heathers the Musical in London ,George Renshaw". Stage Chat . Retrieved April 20, 2023.

Wild, Stephi (October 27, 2022). "HEATHERS THE MUSICAL Will Embark on UK Tour in 2023". BroadwayWorld.com. Broadway World . Retrieved October 28, 2022. 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. A cast album was recorded on April 15–16, 2014, with an in-store and digital release of June 17, 2014. [8] It was released a week early on June 10, 2014. Greetings, salutations. Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. Until JD turns up, the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody…Shannen Doherty, Original 'Heathers' Star, Confirmed for TV Land Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. November 22, 2016 . Retrieved April 12, 2017. Polowy, Kevin (November 14, 2019). " 'Heathers' writer reveals rejecting 'a pimply' Brad Pitt, alternate endings and the sequel we'll never see". Yahoo!. Soloski, Alexis (April 1, 2014). "Heathers review – cult 80s film becomes a candy-coloured musical". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved June 23, 2019. Brantley, Ben (April 1, 2014). "The Rich Girls are Going to Lose, for Once". The New York Times . Retrieved May 27, 2019. Hook, Chris (June 9, 2016). "Original mean girls return in Heathers". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved May 25, 2017.

Klegar, Jared (May 17, 2021). "Ram's Head's gender-bent 'Heathers' pushes the boundaries of digital theater". The Stanford Daily . Retrieved October 29, 2021. 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] Rooney, David (March 31, 2014). "Heathers: The Musical: Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 23, 2019. Heathers the Musical is based on the 1989 film of the same name, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. The musical adaptation of Heathers features a book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, with songs including “Big Fun”, “Dead Girl Walking” and “Seventeen.” For the 2018 production in London, a new song was written for Heathers. “I Say No” debuted in London, and is sung by Veronica Sawyer.The London production received mixed reception and was flagged by some critics because they felt complex issues such as homosexuality, bulimia and suicide were made light of for comedic effect, making parts of the show feel "dated and uncomfortable for a 2018 audience." [55] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Original Off-Broadway production [ edit ] Year On March 3, 2019, Heathers the Musical won the Best New Musical award at London's WhatsOnStage Awards. Carrie Hope Fletcher also won for Best Actress in a Musical. [15] UK/Ireland tours & West End revivals [ edit ] Filmed Heathers: The Musical to Stream Free as Roku Original | Filmed on Stage". www.filmedonstage.com . Retrieved August 2, 2022. a b c d e "Erin Caldwell and Nathanael Landskroner to lead Heathers at The Other Palace | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved April 20, 2023.