Although initially shaken by their act, J.D. Heathers, on the other hand, is a movie that made a huge impact on my life. Westerburg High School I think every aspect of our show was very intentional and trying to create the director's vision. In the email, they wrote of their affinity for Heathers, calling it a "thought-provoking musical" that had been "pivotal to them as . The Cold War:The 80s was Reagans decade, and as Heathers was being made, the Gipper was losing both his short-term memory and the presidency. When she finally becomes Queen Bee, she wields power like a bulldozer. After Veronica breaks up with him, J.D. The initial scene has Duke wearing a printed green skirt and a summer cardigan, accompanied as a set with a printed white shirt underneath, showing her familys monetary stability. When JD explains his master plan to what he thinks is Veronica's corpse, he tells her exactly how he believes the world will receive the mass suicide at Westerburg High. J.D. Characters -. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Heather McNamara is Nice, in that she is kinder than the other Heathers and becomes genuine friends with Veronica at the end of the musical. Heathers Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. The company does more tearing down old buildings than constructing new ones. there's an Instance where Veronica burns her palm with the cigarette lighter of her car, and instead of offer her help, or talk to her, he instead lights his own cigarette on her hot wound. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. attempts to rape Veronica Sawyer for trying to break up with him. In other words, to change Veronica's gender is four times as much work as this was. Mainly because psychopaths can't form emotional attachments/bonds with people while sociopaths can with some people (JD's obsession with Veronica) but also because psychopaths pretend to feel emotions while sociopaths can feel theirs (JD's anger and sadness in the story). serves Heather a liquid he claims is a hangover cure but is actually drain cleaner, killing her. shows up at Veronica's house and they end up having sex after an impromptu game of "strip croquet". forcing himself on Veronica and making out with her in order to get her to change her mind, but this of course doesn't work, and only splits the two further apart. (Jason Dean) is the main antagonist of the movie and musical Heathers. However, unbeknownst to J.D., Veronica faked the hanging by rigging herself with a harness around her waist. Heather Duke is shown to be quite intelligent, enjoying reading. While watching the video, his father states he put a Norwegian in the boiler room, then put thermals in the floors above to go off after the first bomb. J.D. not long into their relationship due to him murdering three of their classmates. Veronica meets Kurt and Ram in the woods behind the school and has them strip to their underwear. Content Warning: This article contains mention of suicide. Its inital tagline was "Love. Once He and Veronica kill Kurt and Ram, J.D.
Some productions of the musical have her looking horrified when Duke slut-shames Veronica, even reaching out to comfort her before being stopped by Duke. Biographical Info Later, J.D. The high schools colors are red and black, but when JD comes to rescue Veronica from cow tipping, hes dramatically backlit with blue light. The two women are blue (Martha wears jeans and carries a blue box), but are lit orange. Veronica Sawyer (ex-girlfriend) The results are so successful that Veronica and JD, exhilarated with their newfound power, resolve to rid Westerberg of the cruelly popular elite forever. Things started getting bad when he was hazed because two guys thought he was gay. J.D. Heather Chandler is Mean, being the most actively cruel of the Heathers. He uses her powerful influence to spread a petition around the school. ), the huge pile of luggage (Holocaust! With this red/blue framework in place, here are a few ways to interpret the films deeper message. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! notices, but decides not to say anything and instead suggests he carry the cup as it would go along better with their plan. 1. It isn't known if J.D. It appears that his life and mental state were a lot more balanced prior to his mother's death. Similarly, the school newspaper seeks to capitalise on Heather's death because teen suicide is currently a national issue, complete with a shitty public awareness song. has written a suicide note before, not for someone else, but for himself. Ill mention my analysis on Heather Duke and JD, primarily because the former went through the most change, while our psychotic heart-throb frankly shows his disgust for society with his dress. The fathers and the sons! The song is on Tim, which is the last record Bob appeared on. Completed chandler reginageorge mean +19 more # 3 Please Don't Leave Me Alone || Hea. Martha and Heather McNamara attempt suicide. Also as a production that is predominantly people of color.. characters are most like you. With raw, edgy, and culturally relevant numbers like Beautiful, Candy Store, and Yo Girl, Heathers is fast becoming a fan favorite among community theaters and high schoolers everywhere. She believes him, and Veronica calls Kurt, inviting him and Ram to meet her in the woods behind the school the next morning for sex. Is that what you said, Little Miss Voice of a Generation? Near the end, he plans on blowing up the school and making it look like mass suicide, believing that he and Veronica will get back together with their classmates out of the way. We believe it is important to show that queer relationships can also be nuanced and complex and that women are also capable of causing harm towards other women, said Diana Khong and Gwyneth Phagnasay Le, the Rams Head co-directors. View All Characters in Heathers the Musical. Born as near to the first line of Gen Z in a developing country did not expose me to Hollywood movies pertaining to high school and the drama underneath. With the green monster ever-more evident in our comparisons of the person with that Tik-Tok on your screen, our generation has a big pool of Dukes who, quite frankly, should save themselves from burning red. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. She also had this reaction after. does not give an answer. no to his idea because Heather would never drink a mysterious blue liquid, he still fills a solid mug with the drain cleaner. I've learned a lot from my predecessors just about how to go about licensing shows, and the unspoken rule is that we all know you can't change a script, said Kaitlyn Khayat, Executive Producer of the show. She is sporting a grey mini skirt with stockings, a red corset and an oversized white blazer which could very well be worn as a dress today. The song "Yo Girl" has Veronica find out from Heather Duke that Martha tried to kill herself in an attempt to copy the popular kids "and failing miserably." 's life. By 1988, Bob Stinson was out of the band, theyd released their most commercial record yet (Pleased to Meet Me) on a major label, and the band would break up a few years later. ), the Native American art (genocide! break into Heather's house. Her extra weight makes her pals with a girl named Martha, who is also bullied. stumbles out behind her. The duo panics and covers up the "accident" by staging it as a fake suicide. While contemplating how Heather Chandler became even more popular with her demise, he is seen in a maroon shirt, kind of similar to the red scrunchie considering that he is about to give power to Duke. When the film takes place, J.D. Type of Villain Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Jason Dean is the main male antagonist and the true main antagonists in the cult classic film Heathers. A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids. JD didn't talk a lot in the movie but Off Broadway, he was a little more energetic I guess. Flirting with Veronica Sawyer.Smoking.Taking interest in cryptozoology.Murdering people.Making deep quotes about the state of society that are oddly relevant today.Riding his motorcycle. . Veronica's old friend before joining the Heathers. Sort of! ", "Yeah, uh, I don't really like your friends either. I like Chandler's the most. Heather is a short pale, slim girl with chestnut brown hair and grey eyes. Now that you're dead, what're you gonna do with your life?" The protagonist of the story; a cynical high school junior (made a senior in the musical adaptation) who's starting to regret getting In with the In Crowd. Alias The days of ruthless leaders, red and blue, are over, and its time for a new world order. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! 's plot to blow up the entire student body, she confronts him in the boiler room below the gym where he is rigging timed explosives. Veronica, clad always in blues and greys, still takes control/the red scrunchie at the films end without mass casualties, but even as shes new sheriff in town, as she says, she breaks tradition and pals around with Martha Dumptruck Dunstock; this is the idealized new global economy, where the US is pals with China, signs arms treaties, and doesnt get so tied up with wars that we neglect the weakest of our own people, even if theyre fat and in a wheelchair. Heather then realizes Veronica genuinely cares for her. JD emerges from the blue to save/stalk Veronica (wearing blue). From what we can tell, J.D. This is their time discussing the most important kill of the movie: the jocks, and manipulating Veronica into believing that he wont actually kill them would require JD to be in-tune with her, thus the blues and preppy accents. Was there anything I missed out for these two amazing characters? The entrance has him in a dark green shirt with black accents, an oversized worn out black coat, a small earring in his left ear, straight fit jeans and (although not too clearly shown) converse in black. Synopsis - Veronica is friends with the clique at her high school called the "Heathers". blackmails Heather Duke with a picture of her and Martha Dunnstock from when they were friends in their childhood. addressed to Evan Hansen; an anxiety-stricken teen who happens to be the main character in a six-time Tony-winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen. In the musical, he trades his life for Veronica's in the end. Big Bud Dean is one of the supporting characters within Heathers, as J.D's father. Most obviously, she's desperate to stay in the good books of the Heathers. Deeply insecure. All characters throughout Heathers the Musical. The following morning, J.D. Kubrick leaves alleged cluesthe Tang cans (space! Jason Dean, also nicknamed "J.D. 1. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall
Kill Heather Chandler.Kill Ram Sweeney & Kurt Kelly (both succeeded).Kill everyone in Westerberg High School with a bomb (failed).Make sure Veronica does not sacrifice herself (succeeded). Heather Chandler, the blonde, plays with a red ball, wears red clothes, and always wears a red scrunchie (as people did in 1988). She kills three people, involved in the death of the fourth, and is merely singed by the end of the film. 's father) and Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer. His anger is building up. Its fantastic story, brilliant 1980s dark humor, and nuanced characters with distinct personalities are still relatable, even today.Throughout the years, many of the lines that get said within the movie have become iconic and memorable . He falls in love with Veronica Sawyer, kills three students who hurt Veronica, and finally attempts to kill Veronica and blow up the school before ultimately killing himself. As he attempts to set up the dynamite in the schools boiler room under the sea of red above in the pep rally, theres blue light everywhere. One thing to mention is that the sequence has her asking for signatures on a petition stating that the students of Westburg High will commit mass suicide, in which she is shown in her regular greens, as if she is trying to appeal her slaves. In the movie Heather McNamara is blonde, Heather Chandler is strawberry blonde, Heather Duke is auburn (partial redhead), and Veronica has brown hair. Westerburg High's local Mythic Bitch. . J.D. For changes to the music, the shows co-creator, Laurence OKeefe, worked with the vocal range of their new J.D. Marital Status But JD was an emotionally abusive fuck to Veronica. One of JDs last lines is color me impressed, which is also the name of another great Replacements song from the Bob era (and theres a decent-if-lacking-any-actual-members-of-the-Replacements documentary, Color Me Obsessed, can be seen for free here). When an innocent drink mixup results in the accidental poisoning of Heather Chandler, JD convinces Veronica to stage Heathers suicide. Even though she is part of the popular crowd he despises, he likes her. Attempted mass murderHarassmentAssaultManipulationBreaking and enteringTampering with evidenceTerrorismSexual AssaultIllegal Possession of Explosives. Just how do you think adults act with other adults? 's middle finger, pries out the information on how to shut the bomb off from J.D. Afterward they would humiliate Kurt and Ram by planting "gay" materials, such as a Joan Crawford photo and mineral water, on their unconscious bodies. The movie then would be a bitter commentary on the Reagan years, with red being the obvious symbol for communism, and blue representing the US of A; Heather Chandler-the-red is certainly an oppressive dictator, and when the hippie art teacher, Ms. Flemming, holds a group togetherness rally, its in front of a giant red Westerberg High School banner. J.D. Professional Status J.D. ", "I cant believe you actually did it. Based on the cult classic film of the same name, Heathers is the story of Veronica Sawyer, a senior at the fictional Westerberg High. )but Heathers' visual motifs are obvious from the very first scene where the three Heathers play croquet. While Tom Sawyer and Huck Finns specific geographic origins in the red South dont jive with two not-red characters (both Veronica and Betty stick to blues, whites, and grays), making a connection to somebody as quintessentially American as Mark Twain makes it conspiracy-theory clear this is a movie not about global relations, but domestic politics, specifically those of the decade about to end. The students believe the petition is to get the popular band "Big Fun" to play at their prom, among various other things, but it's really a mass suicide note for when the school blows up. Student at Westerburg High School has killed prior to Heather Chandler's death. 3. tells Veronica that she fucked him up pretty bad, that she has a power that he never thought she possessed, and that the slate is clean as he activates yet another bomb strapped to his chest. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Thinking she's dead, he talks about his plan to blow up the school during a pep rally. She ridiculed it, hurt it, and recorded it covertly in others.
Veronica Sawyer has been friends with Martha Dunnstock since they were little kids. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Heathers. 4. She is portrayed by Shannen Doherty . It was Westerberg who fired Stinson due to his erratic behaviorhe was, as Veronica calls Heather Duke-the-red, a megabitchand while Bobs departure might have saved The Replacements, at least for a few more years, he didnt have a Martha Dunstock to reach out to post-explosion, just booze. The attire includes a pastel green blazer with a chrysanthemum flower, silver buttons aligned on either side. Veronica doesnt want to kill Heather C, just make her throw up, like she did to make like the liberal motto and level the playing field, as it were. When JD killed Heather C, its by getting her to drink blue Drano-like fluid. Heathers: The Last Teen Film." 2. J.D. I am no cinema student, but if anything was right at our faces, it was the deliberate use of colors to represent each character. The 1988 black comedy, which effectively killed the 80s teen genre (along with Heather Chandler, Kurt and Ram), was about so much more than high school, popularity, and Christian Slaters hair. As such, in this analysis, its Heather C and not JD who takes on the wartime 80s presidential role, bullying the weak and labeling the less fortunate as "pathetic." He especially enjoys it when they play strip croquet together. Relishes power and wields it without mercy. Red is also a bright, dominant color witch, again, matched Chandler's personality. Mrs. Dean is a recurring character in Heathers. This line could also imply the idea that J.D. All the schools. She ends up falling for a mysterious guy named J.D. Is that Pt? Her hair is something youd call curly rather than frizzy, and she has red hoops matched with a pair of ruby Mary Janes. The document looks at the use of violence and sex as it pertains to teenagers of that time (1988). Martha Dunnstock! 's bomb like in the musical and the movie, she actually sets it off, killing everyone in the school including herself and J.D. He passes his time in the corner of the cafeteria, observing the losers at the school and thinking about how cool he is. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Profession high school student at Westerburg High. This is the part where we all unanimously were startled with the sudden change in color depiction for our lovely Duke. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. seemed to have had a pretty average and happy childhood before his mother's death. He took a gun and fired blanks at them, and surprisingly he didnt even get sent to detention. The last of the Heathers, who is beautiful and innocent, yet ditsy. You do not have to know the movie for this quiz, but it would be good if you know the musical due to questions that will include the names of songs. Apathetic Duke meets Veronica at the latters home, bringing the news of suicide attempt by Martha Dumptruck as a moment to laugh about. Lizard Boy (NYC)
He also had a Beretta 21 Bobcat in .25 ACP at his disposal, which he used to make Kurt and Ram's deaths look like a murder-suicide. in the musical into a leading female one, and along with that, turning the central relationship of the story into a queer one. She is shown to be ashamed of her intelligence however, and likes people to believe that she is dumb. He is observant and sensitive to his surroundings, which is clear with the way he observes how Veronica has her own individuality amongst the Heathers, yet still falling into the trap of pranking Martha at the beginning. Despite Veronica telling J.D. After she is led to mock Heather Duke for her bulimia by Heather Chandler's, She also joins in with the other students in "Blue (Reprise)" when they start, Some productions of the musical have her looking horrified when. ", "You say 'To-may-toe,' I say 'To-mah-toe. she attempts one to save everyone in the school from being blown to bits, but J.D. Get entertainment recommendations for your unique personality and find out which of 5,500+ I asked an AI to make portraits of the Heathers and me. 8q@k
%r*w"MVCH4mO$jSIHHj*(. She has Narcisistic personality Disorder. When Veronica uses her skills as a forger to get the Heathers out of detention, she impresses their leader Heather Chandler so much so that they agree to let her into their exclusive club. 's relationship with his father was severely affected by the suicide of his mother who knowingly walked into a building that Bud Dean had prior rigged with explosives. This trope was still present in the Off-Broadway theatre adaptation, however, there Heather Chandler was the redhead and Heather Duke was the brunette. Well, in the end her crowned red scrunchie is taken away by Veronica, the new sheriff in town, leaving her to be a pitiful member of the cut-throat society. Hi. Although his fathers business is a success financially, it has taken the ultimate toll on their family in an unfortunate accident, his mother walked into a building two minutes before her dad blew the building up. follows her and makes the sacrifice himself. The following day, Veronica finds J.D., shoots his middle finger off, deactivates the bomb, and finally shoots him in the chest, leaving his body in the boiler room. pulls his gun on school bullies Ram Sweeney & Kurt Kelly and fires blanks at them. She accepts and joins them in singing. The two basically go on a killing spree together. plants the thermals underneath the gym bleachers and in the boy's bathroom on the day of a Friday pep rally. 's bomb, asks Peter about the boiler room underneath the gym. The young heroine feels humiliated and attacks the elderly since, apart from being the newcomer, she is also an egghead. Heathers quickly becomes a very different kind of film, though: namely, a brutally deadpan comedy about suicide, murder, school shooters, emotional abuse, and manipulation. Before taking over for Heather Chandler, Heather Duke was always dressed in green. Heather Chandler wore it, so it is a symbol of strength and power. tells Veronica that his Grandfather had tranquilizers from WWII called "ich lge" bullets and that they would only stun Kurt and Ram, but not kill them. Veronica, Martha, and the dawn of a new era. The Replacements:This is the longest shot, but The Replacements were one of the finest, messiest Americans bands of the 80s, and since their lead singer was Paul Westerberg, its possible to see Heathers as the story of the bands rise and fall, especially as it relates to Westerbergs relationship to his talented-yet-troubled guitar player, Bob Stinson. dies while the blast singes Veronica and lights her cigarette. with the bomb strapped to his chest, which he detonates as Veronica looks on impassively with an unlit cigarette hanging from her lips. After Heather Chandlers death, Duke was last seen in green suspenders in a scene where she eats a chicken piece at the gym room and then throws it, thus leaving her bulimic tendencies. Three men attempt to rape Veronica at different times . he gets up after being shot and carries the bomb away from the school so Veronica doesn't have to. 3. He is the new boy in town with a dark side and sets out on a reckless path of destruction proving that no one, not even his girlfriend Veronica is safe. He later climbs into her room with his revolver to kill her but finds Veronica hanging from a noose. Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Numerous other "suicides" in different schools (implied). The second time she sings it, she really is a "dead girl walking", about to sacrifice herself to stop J.D. Unlike his aforementioned, his planned mass murder of the whole school. Wanting to be popular, she has also shown to be bulimic, yet slowly losing her urge to purge when she gains power. TheOfficialVeronica 4 days ago. JD is an entitled white boy in a long coat who carries weapons to school. The skirt is paired with black (read JD) corset, stockings, heels and of course, the red scrunchie. So I was very appreciative of how receptive the audience was to the show.. And I think that's worth doing, especially for show that appeals to young audiences and teenagers. With my attraction to villains more than the heroes of a show, Heather Duke caught my eye as the one who went through a striking, almost sudden transformation as the movie progressed. However, its made quite clear that Heather really did break up with Peter because he was boring. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Penelope Milford.Its plot portrays four teenage girlsthree of whom are named Heatherin a clique at an Ohio high school, one of whose lives is . He loves his living gay son! ", "I'm more of a No-Rust-Build-Up man, myself. Starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in iconic roles as teen outcasts-turned-terminators, Heathers was brutal. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. ", "The extreme always seems to make an impression. Heathers fans have dubbed the hamster "Slushie". 9M, 9F. The two briefly fight again causing the gun to be thrown across the room. ", "This'll be the kind of thing to infect a generation! AND in the movie he goes so far as to ignore the fact that she does not consent to the kissing in the later part of the movie, continuing to do so despite her protests. Interests blowing up toasters with his gun and hanging out on his motorcycle. Given the enormous shift in attitudes toward racial and gender disparity, its likely that playwrights, composers and theater makers, working cohesively within the theatrical licensing process, will continue to reimagine and revision their own works in more inclusive and dynamic ways. knocks the gun out of her hands and knocks her out. Red is the warmongering agendaas JD goes to kill Veronica and explains his plan to blow up the school, he wears a red shirt under his trademark black trenchcoatand the red hues in the final Westerberg pep rally turn it into a literal rallying of the troops, even though they dont know that theyre on the cusp of entering a losing battle as JD prepares to blow up the school underneath them. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy . In the email, they wrote of their affinity for Heathers, calling it a thought-provoking musical that had been pivotal to them as creatives. 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