On This Day: March 31 1989 Heathers Premiered in Theaters

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Mar 31, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 31 1989 Heathers Premiered in Theaters.

On this day March 31 1989 the dark teen comedy Heathers premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Lehmann the film starred Winona Ryder as Veronica and Christian Slater as J D a dangerous outsider who shakes up the high school social order with deadly consequences.

With its sharp dialogue edgy themes and satirical take on high school cliques Heathers was unlike anything else at the time. While it only earned $1.1 million at the box office on a $3 million budget the movie became a massive...

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