About this episode
The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1989 features Josh’s personal pick, dark teen comedy Heathers . Written by Daniel Waters, directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker and Lisanne Falk, Heathers was a box-office failure but has since gained a reputation as one of the best teen movies of the ’80s. The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert ( https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/heathers-1989 ), Rita Kempley in the Washington Post ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/heathersrkempley_a09fb6.htm ), and Jonathan Rosenbaum in the Chicago Reader ( https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/heathers/Film?oid=1059011 ).