4 0 obj J.D. Relationship Status involved with Veronica. The buttons on the bomb are all red, and when he blows himself up outside of the school, its in front of the red steps. Now that youre dead, whatre you gonna do with your life? he questions, in the end becoming the only true suicide of the lot. Her accessories often include Mary Janes, which were a popular preppy choice at the time, with a golden and black brooch on her collar. I mean, if you don't have a brewski in your hand you might as well be wearing a dress.. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Heathers: The Musical - Murphy & O'Keefe, Heathers (1988) Mature Major Character Death F/M, M/M Work in Progress 20 Apr 2022 Major Character Death Jason "J. D." Dean/Veronica Sawyer Jason "J. D." Dean/Kurt Kelly Jason "J. D." Dean Veronica Sawyer Kurt Kelly Ram Sweeney Heather Chandler (Heathers) Post-Heather Chandler's Death (Heathers) ", "You say 'To-may-toe,' I say 'To-mah-toe. Most obviously, she's desperate to stay in the good books of the Heathers. He is observant and sensitive to his surroundings, which is clear with the way he observes how Veronica has her own individuality amongst the Heathers, yet still falling into the trap of pranking Martha at the beginning. to finally be dead, leaves the boiler room and the school without being noticed. He appears at different points and he has an interesting dynamic with his son, with the two of them clearly being arrogant about themselves. Get entertainment recommendations for your unique personality and find out which of 5,500+ Student He's attractive, funny, and disarmingly honest about his high school experience, but unravels into a dangerous wild card as the show progresses. ~H6>%/*1M=UY?jn/^u^?c|{^~o^uq?vTO]=L40aM_|lCP=m|ssW?nwf[WPP^\U#Nbl{Ok}Qd4O^4 3pIOU+Ou&dV&i|%a?S'x}UR[}J0ihYtU}0}sOwM%FxqG~O;1={Y?+m v@]j0V('=vVvN.Oh?JI}U1pLOxrX^bQV]/nC0,O*=ynoW'Z^*z;`#h#>Qk701z[,b3i1c?\v After going to her room, Veronica finds that J.D. JD and Veronica, in her blue/liberal haven of a room, with a blue bag of gayness for Kurt and Ram. His family is always moving because of his Dad's work. dies while the blast singes Veronica and lights her cigarette. In the midst of the movie, when JD baits her into working upon his discreet plan by giving her the red scrunchie, she wears pastel greens, foreshadowing the transition she is about to withstand. J.D. if he had ever done "this" before to which he does not reply. discovers her hidden loathing for the values of her friends, he suggests in a deceptively mild way that they devise a plot to murder Heather No. Plus, its a great reference to grunge. serves Heather a liquid he claims is a hangover cure but is actually drain cleaner, killing her. Her only performed role for final performance on August 4, 2014. in a nod to how the movie's ending was originally conceived. They all had loved ones who mourn them, and she realises that she basically robbed three families of their children. Based on the cult classic film of the same name, Heathers is the story of Veronica Sawyer, a senior at the fictional Westerberg High. %PDF-1.3 Based on the classic 1989 film, Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. He took a gun and fired blanks at them, and surprisingly he didnt even get sent to detention. ", "Dammit, Veronica. Interests blowing up toasters with his gun and hanging out on his motorcycle. When they got to three, J.D. The 1988 pitch-black comedy Heathers wouldn't get made today. Jason Dean ", "This'll be the kind of thing to infect a generation! The two briefly flirt before Veronica is pulled away by Heather Chandler. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> but worries that he wouldn't even want to be seen in public with her. and Veronica sleep together after playing a game of strip croquet, and Veronica makes a comment about how she wished to see Heather Chandler puke her guts out. "Seventeen (Reprise)" has Veronica invite her to join Martha and Veronica. He owns Big Bud Dean Construction, but don't get fooled by the name. ", "Yeah, uh, I don't really like your friends either. New York, NY, Grumpy Old Men She is sporting a grey mini skirt with stockings, a red corset and an oversized white blazer which could very well be worn as a dress today. Alias The results are so successful that Veronica and JD, exhilarated with their newfound power, resolve to rid Westerberg of the cruelly popular elite forever. She believes him, and Veronica calls Kurt, inviting him and Ram to meet her in the woods behind the school the next morning for sex. Heather Chandler and Heather Duke switch places in the musical: Duke is Mean due to, Manipulative, ruthless bitch that she is, Heather herself is dealing with some issues of her own, mostly being pressured into having sex with a guy she dislikes in order to assure her status. However, JD is lying; the bullets are in fact real (Ich lge means "I'm lying" in German). Given the enormous shift in attitudes toward racial and gender disparity, its likely that playwrights, composers and theater makers, working cohesively within the theatrical licensing process, will continue to reimagine and revision their own works in more inclusive and dynamic ways. One of the best Replacements songs from when Bob was still in the band is called Sixteen Blue (although it was written by Westerberg), and includes the line, and youre thinking to yourself that you might be gay, which ties in not just to Kurt and Rams fake romance, but to their constant homophobic jokes. Heather Hoodhood (Holling's Sister) For most of the novel, Holling refers to his sister only as "my sister." She's sixteen years old and is constantly fighting with Holling and Holling's dad. Is there anything you want me to cover? ends their relationship and leads to his death. Heather Duke! 's usual outfit of choice is a men's flannel paired with a flannel or short sleeved button down, covered by his signature trenchcoat. I loved you! The finished product, streamed over a secure site, got great viewership. J.D. was a happy accident that it was that easy. Concord Theatricals transposition services (US/UK) assisted as well, helping to transpose some of the music for J.D.s solo songs. are extreme to say the least, Veronica has a laudable goal - she is a dreamer who just wants a world where everyone is nice to each other. Heather chandler is very aware of how people view her and has accepted that, She's very demanding, self-aware, cold-hearted and knows what she has to do to stay the so called queen bee. Veronica self-harms with matches and with a car cigarette lighter. The days of ruthless leaders, red and blue, are over, and its time for a new world order. Jason Dean, the chaos-loving bad boy taken to the extreme, is associated with James Dean from Rebel Without a Cause. follows her outside where he finally blows himself up using the bomb he had originally intended for the Westerburg High student body. Sociopath. ", "Today was great! Heather Chandler is Mean, being the most actively cruel of the Heathers. Contents 1 Early Life 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Murders JD goes to North shore high by Heathers_Chainsaw 743 48 27 JD successfully blew up westerburg high, and now, believing that his girlfriend Veronica is dead, he moves once again with his father to Ontario. Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. Being the third-famous girl at Westburg High and part of the renowned junior clique, Duke portrays the backstabbers, opportunists and the victims of the societal strata. The Civil War:Not literally, but rather the broader war between red states and blue states, conservatives and liberals, with a pro-blue state slant. Needless to say, she's horrified Martha almost joined Heather Chandler, Ram and Kurt among the ghosts around her. But stayed in green in the Off-Broadway version of the musical. His uniformity in clothing could show how he has just one view of looking at the world, with no open mindsets to change it. The trench looms over him like the laid back negativity he carries with himself, that added with everything seemingly worn-out and oversized points parallels to the burned-out, f*ck the society attitude the character portrays. chases Kurt back towards Veronica, who panics and shoots him dead. Less than 15 minutes into 1989's dark comedy "Heathers," a rebel teenager played by Christian Slater pulls out a gun and fires blanks at two homophobic jocks, a move that would get him arrested. 's father) and Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer. The trench overcoat still depicts how his motto hasnt changed even a bit throughout the story. she's watched as they became 'the Heather's' that ruled the school and as they initiated Veronica Sawyer into . After being harassed, J.D. Ah, we all have that jealous, envious friend in the group. In a panic, Veronica shoots at Kurt, hitting him in the chest. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I like Chandler's the most. I am an admin of this site. Together, they ensured that it wasnt only J.D.s pronouns that were changing, but that all changes to the character were handled with care. The two briefly fight again causing the gun to be thrown across the room. Heathers Film Analysis Suicide Heather Chandler JD Multiple characters try to kill themselves in the movie due to bullying. At the end, Veronica swipes this from Heather Duke, saying "There's a new sheriff in town.". Heathers Character Analysis: Abuse . Becca is a playwright and performer based in Brooklyn, New York. Surveying literature, art & culture from an altitude of 5,000 feet while traveling at 53 miles per hour. With the green monster ever-more evident in our comparisons of the person with that Tik-Tok on your screen, our generation has a big pool of Dukes who, quite frankly, should save themselves from burning red. - Portfolio An Amplified View on Angst and the American Teenager: Heathers Summary In this study, I examined the amplified view of teenage angst in Michael Lehmann's film, Heathers. Heather Chandler, the blonde, plays with a red ball, wears red clothes, and always wears a red scrunchie (as people did in 1988). 'Fuck it if she can't take a joke, sarge? New York, NY, Linda Ray 3. The only thing left behind is a letter. Her final look in a series of clips showing her hold over the whole high school portrays her in a red cropped overcoat over a printed red button-up. In no other movie have I seen just the right amount of color symbolism lest it would be too childish to watch. JD didn't talk a lot in the movie but Off Broadway, he was a little more energetic I guess. Analysis of Heathers. Crimes New York, NY, SAS Performing Arts Company Summer 2023 There's a reason that Heathers is still talked about to this day, over 30 years after its release. J.D.Psycho Trench Coat Kid % Heathers (1989) and Mean Girls (2004) are virtually the same movie, at least in the first half of each.They feature the same archetypes, the same jokes, and the same heavily satirized portrayal of high school in America. 4. He loves his living gay son! characters are most like you. Christian Slater. decides he is going to kill all the students of Westerburg High and comes up with an idea for a bomb after watching one of his father's demolition videos. Apathetic Duke meets Veronica at the latters home, bringing the news of suicide attempt by Martha Dumptruck as a moment to laugh about. View All Characters in Heathers the Musical. The young heroine feels humiliated and attacks the elderly since, apart from being the newcomer, she is also an egghead. has written a suicide note before, not for someone else, but for himself. Everyones always compared Christian Slater to Jack Nicholson, but I think hes got a bit of Reagan in him, too, at least in this film, where hes a gun-toting cowboy seeking freedom by any means necessary. plants the "gay" materials beside the boys, and a forged suicide note stating the two were lovers participating in a suicide pact. Unfortunately, in addition to awesome levels of popularity, the Heathers are also cruel, choosing to mock and bully their kingdom into submission. View All Characters in Heathers the Musical, THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. With my attraction to villains more than the heroes of a show, Heather Duke caught my eye as the one who went through a striking, almost sudden transformation as the movie progressed. After a sold-out Los Angeles tryout, the show moved Off-Broadway in 2014. She reveals her feelings on a radio show and people bully her causing her to try to kill herself. Dark Reprise: The first time she sings "Dead Girl Walking", it's because she's about to impulsively have sex with J.D. In the musical, after Veronica brings his bomb to the football field in order to die for their sins, J.D. Even though she is part of the popular crowd he despises, he likes her. Goals When asked about a hypothetical question about getting $5 million dollars while aliens are coming to blow up the planet, he takes the time to bring taxes to account. The poster for the Off-Broadway version, depicts Heather McNamara as the redhead and Heather Chandler as the blonde. Maybe. (Jason Dean) is the main antagonist of the movie and musical Heathers. One of JDs last lines is color me impressed, which is also the name of another great Replacements song from the Bob era (and theres a decent-if-lacking-any-actual-members-of-the-Replacements documentary, Color Me Obsessed, can be seen for free here). Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. I am no cinema student, but if anything was right at our faces, it was the deliberate use of colors to represent each character. Her extra weight makes her pals with a girl named Martha, who is also bullied. Synopsis - Veronica is friends with the clique at her high school called the "Heathers". When JD killed Heather C, its by getting her to drink blue Drano-like fluid. When Heather Duke is coaxed to take over as queen bee when Heather C dies, she becomes red, and then Veronica victoriously claims the red scrungee at the films end. A tortured and lost soul, Veronica is struggling to find where she fits into a world that seems so fake to her. JD's apathy disturbs her, and that's how she realises he's a sociopath who has to be stopped. JD often calls his father son and vice versa, which evokes one of the most famous Replacements songs, Bastards of Young, and its chorus, we are the sons of no one, Bastards of Young! Heathers quickly becomes a very different kind of film, though: namely, a brutally deadpan comedy about suicide, murder, school shooters, emotional abuse, and manipulation. J.D. Aptly donned in green in the beginning of the movie, she follows the leader with all her plans and problems aside. he gets up after being shot and carries the bomb away from the school so Veronica doesn't have to. ;k }bIF= jB::$XF$+W+gq0,E{9=#s\qHuiy>7mu8g#bz 7wPHP$j"6xbQv#[#Cq5tY$?zf3N3t:+T)|9{~&C8U.?GLgESKMhdAy\@4m,+aSn9r []Ni*7}'! Brilliant riffs on the etymology of its teen slang, the implications of its title, and its visual debt to Stanley Kubrick show how Heathersfor all its audacious absurdityspeaks volumes about the realities of high school and of life itself. Jason Dean's father, Big Bud Dean, has a construction/demolition company that often causes him to move to various places. about his murders and her association with him, and even hurts Martha to prevent her finding out. Veronica breaks it off with J.D. Thank You For Watching.Music:After Glow - Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioSentimental - Karl Casey @ White Bat AudioMy Other Channel: https://bit.ly/38OqE9q#JD #. Is that Pt? Her hair is something youd call curly rather than frizzy, and she has red hoops matched with a pair of ruby Mary Janes. Hobby And as two directors, this is something we are particularly considerate of and will be pursuing with as much intentionality and care as possible.. Marital Status They are enamored by the Heathers and are easily swayed by the possibility of sex. Veronica, believing J.D. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. 8q@k %r*w"MVCH4mO$jSIHHj*(. Why can't you just be a friend? He has a pet hamster, as shown in the scene where J.D is building a bomb in his bedroom. Heather Chandler - Mezzo Soprano - 17 - Richest, hottest, most magnetic, cruelest girl in town. I asked an AI to make portraits of the Heathers and me. Although initially shaken by their act, J.D. Challenge getting rid of the annoying people at school. has moved seven times before, most notably to Dallas, Baton Rouge, Vegas, and Kansas before landing in Sherwood, Ohio. Even her Mary Janes are gone, which somewhat depicted the schoolgirl innocence she previously had. Later, J.D. heather is not a nice person, in veronica's own words she's a " mythic bitch " and she seems to own it. 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Evil-doer Near the end, he plans on blowing up the school and making it look like mass suicide, believing that he and Veronica will get back together with their classmates out of the way. "I love my dead gay son." 's relationship with his father was severely affected by the suicide of his mother who knowingly walked into a building that Bud Dean had prior rigged with explosives. The priest who leads the bizarre funeral services. And, one assumes, the red motif. Although it was never confirmed, it is speculated that J.D has schizophrenia, which was most likely brought on by the death of his mother and neglect from his father. follows her and makes the sacrifice himself. is not hard to change cause most of his songs are self-contained and he doesn't do group stuff with everyone else. In the musical, he trades his life for Veronica's in the end. 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