What is Heathers?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Heathers | image = heathers.jpg | caption = DVD cover | director = [[Michael Lehmann]] | producer = [[Denise Di Novi]] | writer = [[Daniel Waters (writer)|Daniel Waters]] | starring = [[Winona Ryder]]<br>[[Christian Slater]]<br>[[Shannen Doherty]]<br>[[Lisanne Falk]]<br>[[Kim Walker]]<br>[[Penelope Milford]]<br>[[Glenn Shadix]] | music = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] | cinematography = Frances Kenny | editing = Norman Hollyn | distributor = [[New World Pictures]] | released = March 31, 1989 | runtime = 102 [[minute]]s | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = [[United States|$]]2 [[million]] | gross = $1,108,462 }} '''''Heathers''''' is a 1989 [[United States|American]] [[black comedy]] [[teen movie]] starring [[Winona Ryder]], [[Christian Slater]], and [[Shannen Doherty]]. The movie is about a group of four girls in a [[high school]] in [[Sherwood, Ohio]]. The girls, three of whom are named Heather, rule the school as they are the [[pretty|prettiest]] and most [[popular]] girls in town. ''Heathers'' won awards for its [[movie director|director]] [[Michael Lehmann]] and producer [[Denise Di Novi]] the 1990 [[Independent Spirit Award]] for Best First Feature. Daniel Waters also won an award for his screenplay, which won a 1990 [[Edgar Award]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/awards Heathers (1989) IMDb]</ref> The movie was a U.S. box office failure,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/business Heathers (1989) IMDb]</ref> but has since become a [[cult classic]], as is shown by its high sales and rentals on [[DVD]] and [[VHS]]. In 2006, it was ranked #5 on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'s'' list of the ''50 Best High School Movies''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1532588_1_0_,00.html |title=Countdown: The 50 best high school movies {{!}} Photo Gallery {{!}} News + Notes {{!}} Entertainment Weekly<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-date=2008-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.or