Tammy AndrewsDr. Lisa FergusonENC: 11021/24/14Summary of HeathersIn the 1988 film Heathers written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lahmann they try to persuade the audience that trying to be popular through bullying can ruin a teenager's life in more ways than one. The film stars several famous actors and actresses such as Lisanne Falk (Heather McNamara), Kim Walker (Heather Chandler), Shannon Doherty (Heather Duke), Christian Slater (JD) and Winona Ryder (Veronica) and many others. Heathers is set in a small town in Ohio and involves high school teenagers. Some of the problems that teenagers face in everyday life include cliques, popularity, drugs, alcohol, smoking, bullying, lying, bulimia, depression, suicide and some that are not so conventional like violence and murder. Also included are relationship problems with friends, parents, teachers, and male and female sexuality. In the opening scenes the Heathers talk and begin to move closer to play crochet, as they get up to approach the crochet game they intentionally step on the flowers. Veronica is writing in her journal: “Dear Journal: Heather told me she teaches people about 'real life.' He said real life drains losers. You want to fuck with eagles; you have to learn to fly. I said, so you teach people how to spread their wings and fly? She said yes. I said you're beautiful." Evident from the inflection in Veronica's voice, she's fed up with Heather. One of the first scenes takes place in the cafeteria, the Heathers want Veronica to write a note to put on a Martha Dunnstocks lunch tray making her think that Kurt Kelly likes. Veronica tells them “Shit, Hea… middle of paper… ants to get away from him. She pretends to hang herself and he came to her room and found her. He revealed a plan to bomb the school and everyone in it. Veronica tried to save everyone by confronting JD at the school during a pep rally. She managed to save everyone except JD, who tied a bomb to himself and blew himself up outside the school In the final scene of the film Veronica is walking down the hall and took a tape that belonged to Heather Chandler from Heather Duke the current "leader" and stated "Heather, my love, there's a new sheriff in town". Veronica walked up to Martha Dunnstock and said, "Hey Martha, my prom date threw me a little, I was wondering if you weren't going to do anything that night, maybe we could rent some new releases and do some ' of popcorn". Veronica is trying to fix her bad girl ways and make friends with the people she treated badly.