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