TMR 003 – Heathers
Episode description
Heathers (1988)
d. Michael Lehmann
Starring:
Winona Ryder
Christian Slater
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve takes us back to high school and shows us his lunch table of stoners and skaters, and Ryan shows us his lunch table of... nobody. We watched 1988's Heathers and talk about the eternal beauty of Winona Ryder, the Jean-Paul Sartre philosophy of Christian Slater, and eskimos. And somebody's mouth gets swords played in it.
A regular girl, Veronica, tries to survive the social jungle of high school by sticking with the three most popular girls at school who are all called Heather. As she meets a sociopath named JD, her life spirals into a continuous cycle of hate, unintentional murder and indifference, as she exacts revenge on her enemies, also known as her best friends.Written by Marielle via IMDB
Things discussed in the show:
Wet Hot American Summer (TV show)
Ryan's love of Val Kilmer
Lost in La Mancha (Terry Gilliam)
"Great pate, mom, but I gotta motor if I wanna be ready for that funeral."
John Hughes (Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club)
"Kids and their Mtv video games."
"Greetings and salutations."
Dangle earrings
Again with all the "fags." Come on '80s! - "I love my son. I love my dead gay son."
"Did you eat a brain tumor for breakfast?"
Johnny Depp and "wino forever" tattoo
Norwegians
Moby Dick
High School as microcosm of modern society
Parks & Recreation and The Office
Teacher as smokers (The Simpsons)
Violence on the News & Ferguson, MO
"Whether to kill yourself or not is one of the most important decisions a teenager can make."
"Teen Suicide, Don't Do It" by Big Fun
David Newman's score & Brian Eno
"I rarely listen to Neanderthals like Kurt Kelly but he said that he and Ram had a nice little sword fight in your mouth last night."
Date rape
Bullying
SEX BBQ (buy the new album here)
Teenage Clive Barker sex scenarios
"The quarterback, buggering the linebacker... Oh the humanity."
Next week: White Men Can't Jump