At the end of Heathers, the 1989 black comedy about homicidal teenagers and figurative chainsaw intercourse, Veronica (Winona Ryder) makes herself the school’s new alpha dog and chats with neck-braced Martha Dumptruck (Carrie Lynn) as the screen fades to black.
But if Ryder had her way, that wouldn’t be the last we saw of Veronica.
For the past few decades, the actress has been lobbying for a sequel based on a treatment by original screenwriter Daniel Waters. “It’s Veronica, years later, she’s in Washington. She’s somehow erased her past. And she’s being blackmailed,” explains Ryder,...
But if Ryder had her way, that wouldn’t be the last we saw of Veronica.
For the past few decades, the actress has been lobbying for a sequel based on a treatment by original screenwriter Daniel Waters. “It’s Veronica, years later, she’s in Washington. She’s somehow erased her past. And she’s being blackmailed,” explains Ryder,...
- 4/4/2014
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW - Inside Movies
“Do you think there’s ever been another movie like Heathers?” Winona Ryder asks in her tiny, forever-a-kid voice, and then listens quietly. She’s genuinely curious. Your brain races through the obvious choices. Mean Girls, Clueless, Jawbreaker—teen-girl comedies with a drop of caustic in their lip gloss. But in 25 years, no high school movie has ever come close to the bloodthirsty wit and sweet-faced nihilism of Heathers, the 1989 satire about an Ohio high school where suicide becomes a scrunchie-level fad. “I looove this movie—to the point where I talk about it like I’m not even in it,...
- 4/4/2014
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW - Inside Movies
The San Diego, Calif. beautician who boasted she had a ”drunken fumble” with Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel suite has been extradited to Mississippi to face charges of allegedly writing bad checks, Celebuzz has learned. Carrie Lynn Reichert was arrested in San Diego on Aug. 24 as she tried to board a plane to Mexico in connection with...Read more»...
- 9/13/2012
- by Andrea Simpson
- Celebuzz.com
This month, Go Comedy! Improv Theatre is set to begin its second year making Detroiters laugh with a Miracle. After breaking through its one-year anniversary, Go Comedy! will open its first holiday themed show, Miracle on 9 Mile Street, Friday November 20th at 8pm with additional schedule changes for the holidays. Tickets for Go Comedy! Shows ($5-$15) are available by calling (248) 327-0575.
Equal parts sentimental and snarky, Miracle on 9 Mile Street is 90-minutes of original sketch comedy that examines holiday habits from southeast Michigan malls to the North Pole, and back to the family next door. Written by and featuring Go Comedy! resident cast members Chris Diangelo (Ferndale), Anne Faba (Clinton Township), Garrett Fuller (Garden City), Pj Jacokes (Ferndale), Suzie Jacokes (Ferndale) & Bryan Lark (Ferndale), Miracle is the third Go Comedy! show jointly directed by Tommy & Michelle LeRoy (Ferndale). Miracle on 9 Mile Street will run 8pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights...
Equal parts sentimental and snarky, Miracle on 9 Mile Street is 90-minutes of original sketch comedy that examines holiday habits from southeast Michigan malls to the North Pole, and back to the family next door. Written by and featuring Go Comedy! resident cast members Chris Diangelo (Ferndale), Anne Faba (Clinton Township), Garrett Fuller (Garden City), Pj Jacokes (Ferndale), Suzie Jacokes (Ferndale) & Bryan Lark (Ferndale), Miracle is the third Go Comedy! show jointly directed by Tommy & Michelle LeRoy (Ferndale). Miracle on 9 Mile Street will run 8pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights...
- 11/20/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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