Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads. 2001. Blue Underground (presents) and Anchor Bay Entertainment (in association with). Video (extra on 2001 limited edition Heathers DVD). 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.

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] Oxford Dictionaries (December 5, 2014). "This Word Is Toast: Slang From Cult Films". Slate Magazine. Heathers is a brilliantly quotable cult film, but did you know it is also one of the most frequently cited films in the OED... 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. This article is about the film. For the musical adaptation, see Heathers: The Musical. For the TV series, see Heathers (TV series). For other uses, see Heather (disambiguation).The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time". Empire. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011 . Retrieved May 14, 2017. A newly filmed appreciation by the writer, actor and comedian John Ross Bowie (The Big Bang Theory)

Barrett, Annie (June 2, 2009). "Winona Ryder confirms 'Heathers' sequel. God, Veronica, drool much?". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 19, 2017. Zilberman, Alan (March 31, 2014). "Still Very, 25 Years Later: The Bleak Genius of Heathers". The Atlantic.Hooks 'N' You: Don Dixon, "(If) I'm a Ham, Well You're a Sausage: The Don Dixon Collection" ". Popdose. October 20, 2008 . Retrieved April 23, 2023. Bellino, Damian. "It'll Be Very! Full Cast Announced for Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway". Broadway.com . Retrieved April 3, 2014.

Speaking to Interview magazine in 2016, Winona Ryder revealed that they almost didn't cast her: "They thought I wasn't pretty enough," she said. "They were trying to get Jennifer Connelly." Ryder, who was 16 during the shoot, had to beg to be chosen ahead of Connelly and Family Ties' Justine Bateman. Pizzicato Croquet, composer David Newman and director Michael Lehmann discuss the music of Heathers Veronica goes with Chandler to a frat party, where she refuses to have sex with one member, unlike Chandler, who was coerced to perform oral sex. When Veronica drunkenly vomits on Chandler, she vows to destroy Veronica's reputation as retaliation. Later, J.D. shows up at Veronica's house, and they have sex outside. They express to each other their mutual hatred of Chandler's tyranny.Goldberg, Lesley (July 6, 2017). " 'Heathers' Reboot Enlists Selma Blair". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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. Connors, Clare (2005). "Heathers, High School and the Conflict Between Democratic Values and Consumer Culture". The Hollywood Youth Narrative and the Family Values Campaign, 1980–1992 (Ph.D. thesis). University of Pittsburgh. p.201. Document No. 3192936 – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Heathers Isn't Trying to Be a "Responsible" Story About Bullying". TVGuide.com. January 15, 2018 . Retrieved January 16, 2018. Swatch Dogs and Diet Coke Heads, an archival featurette with extensive cast and crew interviews providing an in-depth look at the making of HeathersWeekend Box Office Results for March 31–April 2, 1989". Box Office Mojo. April 3, 1989 . Retrieved May 30, 2015.