Heathers

Michael Lehmann is one of the most in-demand and prolific television directors in the US. He’s worked on such critically acclaimed series as Dexter, Californication, True Blood and American Horror Story, and has a new series starring Kristen Bell, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, on Netflix right now. Some of his earlier film credits, including Airheads and Hudson Hawk, have earned welcome critical reappraisals in recent years but the greatness of his directorial debut Heathers is indisputable. Starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, the 1989 film is a biting high school satire that shocked adults more than it did teenagers for its nonchalance portrayal of teen suicide, bulimia and gun violence. Heathers has become a cult classic, finding its way to the stage with a musical adaptation and a TV adaptation. Michael Lehmann takes Hanna Flint on a journey back to its creation…

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