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| Heathers |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 22 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadix |
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| Supplementals |
| The original theatrical trailer, three TV spots, a film market promotional trailer and a hilarious but informative running audio commentary by the director, producer and writer are included. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Lumivision |
| (Catalog Number): |
LVD9521 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
105 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1988 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/9/96 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Michael Lehmann |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Daniel Waters |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
David Newman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Jon Hutman |
| (Visual Effects): |
Cinema Research Corporation |
| (Costume Designer): |
Rudy Dillon |
| (Editor): |
Norman Hollyn |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Jerry Ross |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Christopher Webster |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Denise Di Novi |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.78:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Heathers is the biting black comedy of bad manners, peer pressure and post-pubescent politics that gained cult following after its release in 1988. The most powerful clique at Westerberg High, known as the “Heathers” is led by Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) with Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk) and Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty). Another member is Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder), who is appalled by her friends’ behavior, but keeps her opinion to herself until she meets rebellious outcast J.D. (Christian Slater). When J.D. learns of Veronica’s loathing, he talks her into a deadly plan to stop Heather Chandler and other “scums of the school”—when it is really J.D. who must be stopped.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.78:1 picture is natural looking with vividly rich colors, deep blacks and natural fleshtones. Slight noise and minor artifacts are apparent and the picture is wanting in sharpness and detail.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished mono that is bright and loud, dramatically exceeding the standard reference level.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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