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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Eden

EDEN! How have we been friends for 20+ years and never watched/discussed Heathers?! It's a gold standard of screenwriting to me - he creates an entirely new dialect that is BELIEVEABLE and I don't know how, man.

Also: I would say that Heathers IS all about female dynamics. The hierarchy of Heathers, Betty Finn, Martha Dunnstock. Even in Veronica vs JD, Veronica is grappling more with who SHE is in relation to JD than with JD himself.

There was also a very short-lived Heathers musical about 9 years ago. Drew and I saw it in previews and it was fun, if meh. It's a cult classic among my HS musical theatre nerds, FWIW - treat yo self to a listen!

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I'm honestly ashamed it's taken me this long to see it, this was a hard newsletter to write. The dialect was one of my favorite parts of the movie. It really is completely believable, and somehow timeless. Every line was delivered so genuinely, where in contrast I feel like every line in Mean Girls is delivered somewhat tongue in cheek.

That's also true re: the female dynamics. I feel like it just felt a bit more like a subplot to me rather than the main plot. But it was definitely there.

I read a bit about the musical while I did research after watching the movie and I'm honestly afraid it'll ruin things for me. I am very musical-averse. The only musicals I've watched are High School Musical (because of you) and The Producers (I didn't know it was a musical when I rented it).

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Eden

The Producers is so, so bad. What about Little Shop of Horrors or Book of Mormon? Don't rule it all out!

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Have not seen either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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