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I wonder how John Hughes would've reacted to "Heathers"?


Assuming of course, he actually got around to seeing it. Heathers is arguably the anti-John Hughes teen film. It's basically a movie that mocks everything wrong about 1980s American society and Reaganism.

https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/heathers-got-old-so-did-you/

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/touchstones/an-appreciation-of-the-dark-comedy-heathers

https://www.dailycal.org/2019/05/21/why-heathers-remains-the-best-film-of-all-time/

https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/9km8vz/heathers-director-michael-lehmann-film-30th-birthday-coming-of-age

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He was still very much alive when it was released.

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He was alive for a whole 20 years after this came out lol. Not sure if he ever saw it or offered his opinion on it...

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What was wrong with Reaganism? Besides being wildly successful.

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