Heathers, a 1988 cult classic you may hear mentioned as the big sister to Mean Girls or Clueless. However, it takes on far raunchier topics than your typical high-school drama. Forget pretty in pink, this dark comedy is beautiful in black and far more sadistic than its successors. The film bravely takes on the topic of teenage suicide and the politics involved in climbing the social ladder. Winona Ryder portrays the smart yet cynical Veronica Sawyer, a junior at Westerberg High who has recently risen to the top. Ditching her dorky grade-school friends, she has become a member of the Heathers, a powerful clique namesake of its members: Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) the Demon Queen of high-school who rules with an iron fist , Heather Duke (Shannen
