(Coerced sex seems to be an expected part of 80s high school "popular people" society. He continues to try to win her back with no avail and eventually decides to kill her, too. While walking down the schools front steps, J.D. Actor Westerburg High's local Mythic Bitch. There's a reason that Heathers is still talked about to this day, over 30 years after its release. J.D. You can also support my work by giving me a tip on Ko-fi! Veronica comes to, sneaks up on J.D., and hits him with a fire extinguisher. wanting to give her a cup of blue liquid drain cleaner. It seems the main reason she gets so mad at Veronica at the party is because Veronica herself won't be pressured into sex. Type of Villain College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, High School, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. Veronica finally decides she's had enough and breaks up with J.D. this is all they wear for the duration of their time onstage. The cafeteria look for Duke was the iconic oversized green blazer with peter pan collared white shirt, a grey plaid skirt and an olive sling bag. Personality smooth, sexy, rebellious and. 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. The second time she sings it, she really is a "dead girl walking", about to sacrifice herself to stop J.D. 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." << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Now it's your turn to take the helm. 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. 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. When they got to three, J.D. This is Thesecret1070. 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. 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. Why do you have to be such a mega-bitch? 2. to read our character analysis for JD (Jason Dean) and unlock other amazing theatre resources! While including a psychopath to bomb up the school as a seventeen year old and a high school clique ready to stomp over each other may seem far fetched, for the 80s I believe even mentioning homosexuality and date-rape was unexpected, let alone suicide and juvenile crimes. The night before the bombing, J.D. He was portrayed by Christian Slater, who also played Michael Griffin in Hollow Man 2, Edward Alderson and the title character in Mr. Meanwhile, Veronica finds herself attracted to a mysterious newcomer at school named Jason Dean (JD). Heather Duke is shown to be quite intelligent, enjoying reading. Deceased (suicide) If you go further you may say I am reading too much between the lines, but considering the thought process that went behind color coding in this whole movie, its best to give me the benefit of the doubt. She tells J.D. 's bomb, asks Peter about the boiler room underneath the gym. We promise to never, ever spam you or give away your email address. jumps out and shoots Ram in the throat, killing him instantly. ", "I cant believe you actually did it. Before taking over for Heather Chandler, Heather Duke was always dressed in green. Crimes sneaks into her room with a gun later that night intending to do just that, but Veronica has her own plan. Sure, its fundamentally about high school, but to paraphrase Christian Slaters character, JD, as hes attempting to blow up the school, Westerberg high school is society. Heathers Film Analysis Suicide Heather Chandler JD Multiple characters try to kill themselves in the movie due to bullying. Professional Status TheOfficialVeronica 4 days ago. She also had this reaction after. I loved you! Brilliant riffs on the etymology of its teen slang, the implications of its title, and its visual debt to Stanley Kubrick show how Heathersfor all its audacious absurdityspeaks volumes about the realities of high school and of life itself. Heathers was supposed to be the teen film to end all teen films. Before joining the Heathers, Veronica . serves Heather a liquid he claims is a hangover cure but is actually drain cleaner, killing her. to read our character analysis for JD (Jason Dean) and unlock other amazing theatre resources! reads aloud the actual petition the students signed and leaves when he hears Veronica's mom calling for her. Due to that, Jason had to take the role of a parental figure (the father) instead of seeking an actual parental figure. J.D. They are enamored by the Heathers and are easily swayed by the possibility of sex. 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. The trench overcoat still depicts how his motto hasnt changed even a bit throughout the story. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Veronica longs to be cool like the clique of it-girls that runs Westerberg: the unaffected, unattainable Heathers. McNamara is so desperate as to attempt suicide. Jason Dean is the main male antagonist and the true main antagonists in the cult classic film Heathers. Heather McNamara is Yellow. Most obviously, she's desperate to stay in the good books of the Heathers. We've approved productions that have had a female [actor playing] J.D., said Kevin Murphy, one of the shows co-creators, but the character of J.D. From what we can tell, J.D. She has Narcisistic personality Disorder. follows her and makes the sacrifice himself. In this show, the relationship will be one that is harmful. In "Meant to Be Yours", he mentions that he thought about killing Veronica for breaking up with him. 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. That leaves a lot of room for interpretation, and lord knows, Ive taken up most of it. Why can't you just be a friend? Veronica's old friend before joining the Heathers. heather is not a nice person, in veronica's own words she's a " mythic bitch " and she seems to own it. We could've toasted marshmallows together. 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. She is described by Kurt and Ram as "geeky and nerdy" and by H. Chandler as "a greasy little nobody". He passes his time in the corner of the cafeteria, observing the losers at the school and thinking about how cool he is. His only performed role for final performance on August 4, 2014. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from 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). The main colors in the movie are red and blue; everything in Heather Cs house is accented red, and shes even lit red at the Remington party (thanks to the fire accidentally set by Veronica, as she sits bathed in blue light). Heather Chandler is Mean, being the most actively cruel of the Heathers. The attire includes a pastel green blazer with a chrysanthemum flower, silver buttons aligned on either side. mentions having lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas before he moved to Sherwood, Ohio. Veronica Sawyer does her best to survive her senior year while navigating the beautiful but cruel Heathers, the new to school Jason "J.D." Dean, and the constant pressure to fit in with everyone else. He loves his living gay son! The whipped beta dog of the three Heathers. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Heathers. The 1988 pitch-black comedy Heathers wouldn't get made today. Mr. Dean (father)Toota Friendly (ancestor) The following morning, J.D. Veronica, believing J.D. He has a pet hamster, as shown in the scene where J.D is building a bomb in his bedroom. does not give an answer. The red and blue together on the cover of one of the Replacements finest albums, Let It Be (Paul Westerberg on the left with Bob Stinson sitting next to him). Gallery Heather Duke with her clique. J.D. "Big Bud" Dean (J.D. Thinking it's all still just a joke, Veronica shoots at Kurt but misses. J.D. 1. The 80s was Reagans decade, and as Heathers was being made, the Gipper was losing both his short-term memory and the presidency. blackmails Heather Duke with a picture of her and Martha Dunnstock from when they were friends in their childhood. Martha Dunnstock! climbs through Veronica's window and asks her to play a game of croquet turned strip croquet. Like JD, Bobs own life went boom, and he died in 1995 of organ failure due to years of alcoholism. Is that what you said, Little Miss Voice of a Generation? High intelligenceGunmanshipManipulation Peter thinks she broke up with him not because he was boring, but because she was depressed. 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. Incidentally, at their funeral, Kurt and Ram wear red helmets, and a grieving father holds a red football while declaring, I love my dead gay son. In a strange bit of foreshadowing (or, OK, coincidence), Heathers takes place in Ohio, and it was Ohio Senator Bob Portman who recently reversed his stance on gay marriage due to his own live gay son. notices, but decides not to say anything and instead suggests he carry the cup as it would go along better with their plan. J.D. The days of ruthless leaders, red and blue, are over, and its time for a new world order. catches the eye of Veronica Sawyer during one of Heather Chandler's lunchtime polls. Heather Duke soon shows her true colors by stepping into Heather Chandler's former role as clique leader and begins wearing a red scrunchie that had belonged to Chandler as a symbol of her new status. wasn't the best boyfriend to begin with either. When she nally becomes Queen Bee she wields power like a bulldozer. Heathers fans have dubbed the hamster "Slushie". From (red) Heather Chandler drinking a blue colored poison, to (green) Heather Duke announcing to be red in croquet near to the intermission of the movie, and finally (blue) Veronica snatching the oversized red scrunchie, we observe how the power dynamic shifts solely through color psychology. While his dad ran into the house . He even says it: He has moved a lot of times and everywhere, in every school is the same. really did was ruin two pairs of pants. % J.D. Now that you're dead, what're you gonna do with your life?" Although it was never confirmed, it is speculated that J.D has schizophrenia, which was most likely brought on by the death of his mother and neglect from his father. Heather then realizes Veronica genuinely cares for her. Male 9M, 9F. Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. To get even, J.D. Relationship Status involved with Veronica. Another look is donned by JD while he is at Veronicas, switching the overcoat to a blue-black flannel and a grey vest underneath with blue jeans. He has moved around all his life Dallas, Baton Rouge, Vegas, and now Sherwood Ohio. Upon getting to Veronica's house, he finds that she has already committed suicide, so he reads his plan to blow up Westerburg High to her "dead" body. To the groups delight, the authors accepted their idea, and then some, working with the students to rewrite the role and rework the music. kill Kurt and Ram. The young heroine feels humiliated and attacks the elderly since, apart from being the newcomer, she is also an egghead. 39 Stories. he gets up after being shot and carries the bomb away from the school so Veronica doesn't have to. characters are most like you. I like Chandler's the most. Character age 17 ! When an innocent drink mixup results in the accidental poisoning of Heather Chandler, JD convinces Veronica to stage Heathers suicide. Although her tactics with J.D. she's watched as they became 'the Heather's' that ruled the school and as they initiated Veronica Sawyer into . He owns Big Bud Dean Construction, but don't get fooled by the name. Kevin Murphy The cafeteria scene has an iconic moment of its own, cleverly synchronizing todays adult society with the groups of people placed together to consume. JD and Veronica, in her blue/liberal haven of a room, with a blue bag of gayness for Kurt and Ram. After being harassed, J.D. Lets connect through Instagram or LinkedIn. Seems to be following in her predecessor's footsteps with Veronica by the end of the movie. are extreme to say the least, Veronica has a laudable goal - she is a dreamer who just wants a world where everyone is nice to each other. Jason 'JD' Dean is one of the main protagonists in the first season of Heathers. 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. This black comedy, which spans 103 minutes, stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. 41. ", "People are gonna look at the ashes of Westerburg and say: 'Now there's a school that self destructed not because society didn't care, but because the school, "Pretend I did blow up the school. Veronica Sawyer finds herself fascinated by this dark and quirky newcomer. She accepts and joins them in singing. 4. His family is always moving because of his Dad's work. 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. The film deals with heavy topics like suicide, peer pressure, and eating disorders, all while emulating teenage angst. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! ", "What are we gonna tell the cops? by Tabatha Leggett. He especially enjoys it when they play strip croquet together. 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. Relishes power and wields it without mercy. Seeing Ram Sweeney dead on the ground, Veronica to her horror realizes that the bullets are real after all. He is portrayed by James Scully. The night of the Remington University party, J.D. 5. In other words, to change Veronica's gender is four times as much work as this was. I think every aspect of our show was very intentional and trying to create the director's vision. 8q@k %r*w"MVCH4mO$jSIHHj*(. 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. Heathers: The Last Teen Film." 2. is jaded, and cynical. Can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but is actually quite vulnerable and fearful, especially when Heather Chandler's iron grip on Westerburg comes crumbling down. ", "I can feel Toota's blood run through my arms. But if there's something that you really want to change, there's no harm in asking. Heather Chandler - Mezzo Soprano - 17 - Richest, hottest, most magnetic, cruelest girl in town. Portrayal Veronica manages to get the gun, shoots off J.D. Thanks for signing up for The Airdrop! After a sold-out Los Angeles tryout, the show moved Off-Broadway in 2014. This is my very own Room 237. Affiliation 3. Lust. 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. 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. Get entertainment recommendations for your unique personality and find out which of 5,500+ Although initially shaken by their act, J.D. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy . Veronica Sawyer, Winona Ryder at her finest, is all blacks, whites, and blues. JD emerges from the blue to save/stalk Veronica (wearing blue). Heathers: The Musical is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters. stumbles out behind her. Heathers Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. The two basically go on a killing spree together. Sign up for The Airdrop, our weekly newsletter full of book giveaways, interesting article round-ups and fun event notices! I guess the waves of blood were creepy and all, but if I were to enthusiastically use the words crazy and killer in describing that movie, theyd be followed by wardrobe.. And as two directors, this is something we are particularly considerate of and will be pursuing with as much intentionality and care as possible.. Better late than never. Since this letter is the only thing left behind, these haunting words are assumed to be Connor's last pleas to a dreadful world. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Later that night, J.D. Today: Veronica Sawyer from the 1988 movie Heathers, written by Daniel Waters. Youve probably heard about Room 237, the new documentary about all the strange theories behind Stanley Kubricks The Shining (i.e., its really about the Native American genocide, or the Holocaust, or the faked moon landing, etc.). With the arrival of a new and mysterious student, J.D. The two women are blue (Martha wears jeans and carries a blue box), but are lit orange. 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. ; Ditzy Genius: She's a gifted student who was . dies while the blast singes Veronica and lights her cigarette. Attempted mass murderHarassmentAssaultManipulationBreaking and enteringTampering with evidenceTerrorismSexual AssaultIllegal Possession of Explosives. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. 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