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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    25 Years of 'Heathers'

    High school bullying is a popular theme in movies. There’s one in particular that defines the genre. Before Mean Girls. Before Bring It On or Clueless, there was Heathers. This week, Heathers turned 25, and a Broadway musical based on the film opened.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    High school bullying is a popular theme in movies. There’s one in particular that defines the genre. Before Mean Girls. Before Bring It On or Clueless, there was Heathers. This week, Heathers turned 25, and a Broadway musical based on the film opened. Like a high school loser who goes on to make a fortune in tech, Heathers was a flop when it opened in 1989. But it rose to cult status in the years since.

    The full episode

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    O.D. Treatment, Backlash to a Backlash, 25 Years of Heathers
    1. 0:00Personal Overdose Device
    2. 7:29Intolerance Over Intolerance?
    3. 16:15Superheroes, Super Horrors and Harry Potter
    4. 25:34Popular Kids Get Bullied, Too
    5. 31:2325 Years of 'Heathers'You’re reading this
    6. 41:43The End of DailyCandy
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Daniel Waters

      screenwriter, 'Heathers'

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    O.D. Treatment, Backlash to a Backlash, 25 Years of Heathers
    1. 0:00Personal Overdose Device
    2. 7:29Intolerance Over Intolerance?
    3. 16:15Superheroes, Super Horrors and Harry Potter
    4. 25:34Popular Kids Get Bullied, Too
    5. 31:2325 Years of 'Heathers'You’re reading this
    6. 41:43The End of DailyCandy
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand