By Gary Wien
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If you were a teenager in the
eighties, there’s a good chance
you have a special bond with the
cult classic film, Heathers. While
the decade was filled with John
Hughes films placed in a high
school setting, there was only
one film that went as far into the
dark, sinister world of popular
cliques like Heathers. This was
a dark comedy if ever there was
one, involving everything from
bullying to teen suicide to vioSUBSCRIBE
lence in schools. But it also was
hilarious and introduced dozens
of catch phrases into the lexicon
and became a film that often appears in lists of the top 5 teen
comedies of all-time.
Heathers tells the story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful
teenage misfit who finds herself
in the most powerful and mean
clique at Westerberg High, one
run by the Heathers — three girls
all with the same name. Veroni-
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