The high schools colors are red and black, but when JD comes to rescue Veronica from cow tipping, hes dramatically backlit with blue light. asks Veronica, "Pretend I did blow up the school, all the schools. was good with guns since he carried a vintage .357 Colt Python revolver as his primary sidearm with a 6" barrel. His anger is building up. 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. Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe. . All characters throughout Heathers the Musical. Underneath is a black mock-neck sweater, the color a new addition to her palette besides red. Its comprised of milk, orange juice, and liquid drainer. She doesnt want to hurt Kurt and Ram, either, but she has no problem making them look gay, or with homosexuality in general. We see the four girls in preppy style of the 80s, characterized by shoulder pads resembling those styled by working women as a way to fit in the work culture. no to his idea because Heather would never drink a mysterious blue liquid, he still fills a solid mug with the drain cleaner. is still bitter over the loss of his mother. She is the only one not to switch colors. In the email, they wrote of their affinity for Heathers, calling it a "thought-provoking musical" that had been "pivotal to them as . When JD shows up to free Veronica was the jocks, hes a blue beacon of light, while the oppressive jocks wear red varsity jackets. ", "I can feel Toota's blood run through my arms. 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. plants the thermals underneath the gym bleachers and in the boy's bathroom on the day of a Friday pep rally. He appears at different points and he has an interesting dynamic with his son, with the two of them clearly being arrogant about themselves. After Veronica breaks up with him, J.D. there's an Instance where Veronica burns her palm with the cigarette lighter of her car, and instead of offer her help, or talk to her, he instead lights his own cigarette on her hot wound. J.D. The trench overcoat still depicts how his motto hasnt changed even a bit throughout the story. J.D. Character Analysis (Avoiding Spoilers) Living. Meanwhile, Veronica finds herself attracted to a mysterious newcomer at school named Jason Dean (JD). 39 Stories. J.D.Psycho Trench Coat Kid Martha Dunnstock! Heather Chandler wore it, so it is a symbol of strength and power. When she finally becomes Queen Bee, she wields power like a bulldozer. JD is an entitled white boy in a long coat who carries weapons to school. Heathers Film Analysis Suicide Heather Chandler JD Multiple characters try to kill themselves in the movie due to bullying. Westerburg High's local Mythic Bitch. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. At last, while bombing himself, he is seen in all black, reminiscent of the first ensemble at the cafeteria, swapping the green tee to a graphic black one, letting go of all his observations to commence his solution to the problem. At their funeral, the boys are made into martyrs against homophobia. Portrayal Upgrade to PRO pulls his gun on school bullies Ram Sweeney & Kurt Kelly and fires blanks at them. Living nowhere for long. He passes his time in the corner of the cafeteria, observing the losers at the school and thinking about how cool he is. Although initially shaken by their act, J.D. J.D. Marital Status Veronica asks J.D. This black comedy, which spans 103 minutes, stars Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. reads aloud the actual petition the students signed and leaves when he hears Veronica's mom calling for her. The night before the bombing, J.D. While me watching Mean Girls when I was 16 was a big feat, I inherently feel embarrassed to say that I watched the original 1988 Heathers last week. The bomb blows up, lighting Veronica's cigarette, and ultimately ending J.D. Heather Duke is In-between, not as bad as Chandler but meaner than McNamara, and gleefully takes over after Chandler dies, using her newfound power to show her more sadistic side. The cafeteria look for Duke was the iconic oversized green blazer with peter pan collared white shirt, a grey plaid skirt and an olive sling bag. follows her and makes the sacrifice himself. Her extra weight makes her pals with a girl named Martha, who is also bullied. When teenagers complain that they want to be treated like human beings, it's usually because they, "On the outside, Heather Duke was the vivacious young woman we all knew her to beBUT HER SOUL WAS IN. 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. Why do you have to be such a mega-bitch? In this show, the relationship will be one that is harmful. J.D. Nicknamed "Martha Dumptruck", the opposite of hot, condent, or popular. Aptly donned in green in the beginning of the movie, she follows the leader with all her plans and problems aside. He was portrayed by Christian Slater, who also played Michael Griffin in Hollow Man 2, Edward Alderson and the title character in Mr. For Stanford University's Ram's Head Theatrical Society, Stanford's oldest and largest student theatrical organization, the first step to producing a groundbreaking, virtual production of Heathers The Musical (US/UK) was an email to the show's authors.. 's middle finger, pries out the information on how to shut the bomb off from J.D. As the town's secrets start to unfold, her life begins to change. 41. Although the black could symbolize the infiltration of JD in her decisions, her accessories (sling bag) are still green, a memoir of the path which caused her to be who she has become. He meets Veronica at a convenience store, where they proceed to flirt with each other. from blowing the school sky-high. Also the musical was my first introduction to Heathers so that might be why Off Broadway JD is my favourite. The film deals with heavy topics like suicide, peer pressure, and eating disorders, all while emulating teenage angst. Although her tactics with J.D. His only performed role for final performance on August 4, 2014. Sort of! Goals Murder. if he had ever done "this" before to which he does not reply. Jason Dean ", "This'll be the kind of thing to infect a generation! 's father) and Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer. JD emerges from the blue to save/stalk Veronica (wearing blue). left a doll hanging from the ceiling by a noose with a shirt that says 'Big Fun' on it implying that he intends to kill her. The following morning, J.D. The visuals are incredible, said Sierra Porter, a producer on the Rams Head team. Psychopathic Juvenile Delinquent. Three men attempt to rape Veronica at different times . write the note and make her look like. Ah, we all have that jealous, envious friend in the group. It appears that his life and mental state were a lot more balanced prior to his mother's death. Smoking.Taking interest in cryptozoology.Murdering people.Making deep quotes about the state of society that are oddly relevant today.Riding his motorcycle. The common story tropes of 1980s Teen Movies were certainly: gaining acceptance from the cool kids, bully ambushes, getting . When they got to three, J.D. Veronica walks outside to find the severely injured J.D. At first Veronica is thrilleduntil she finds out that being one of the Heathers means bullying the same kids she used to call friends. As J.D. He is portrayed by James Scully. Mentally dull and emoti. making an effort not to stand out at school, as we first see him sitting in the back corner of the cafeteria. Westerburg High School The second time she sings it, she really is a "dead girl walking", about to sacrifice herself to stop J.D. J.D. 3. Perceptive to the apathetic nature of adults and how teenagers are often misunderstood, JDs personality is shown to be heavily influenced by his father, and the subsequent death of his mother, leading him to form his own ideal world, quote The only place where different social types can genuinely get along with each other is in heaventhe school is society.. View All Characters in Heathers the Musical, THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. Things started getting bad when he was hazed because two guys thought he was gay. really did was ruin two pairs of pants. Veronicas last name is Sawyer, the best friend she abandoned in order to become popular/a Heather is Betty Finn. Now JD doesnt have as many variations in his closet as the rest of the characters, but he sometimes switches his all-black attire with shades of blue, so as to match the Bonnie & Clyde aesthetic with Veronica. Meanwhile, his mother committed suicide when he was young. 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. In the movie Heather McNamara is blonde, Heather Chandler is strawberry blonde, Heather Duke is auburn (partial redhead), and Veronica has brown hair. Veronica replies by putting a cigarette in her mouth. 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. J.D. Maybe. Character JD (Jason Dean) Show Heathers the Musical Gender Male Age Range Late Teen Role Size Lead Dancing Non Dancer Voice Tenor High Note G#4/Ab4 Low Note C3 Vocal Technique Belting Time & Place sherwood, ohio, 1989 Tags dark violent intellectual charming attractive damaged boyfriend murderous outsider mysterious rootless warped Analysis Veronica makes a noose out of a sheet, tying it around her neck and her waist to hold up her weight without actually killing her. My Veronica Sawyer poor carnival cosplay. 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. Jason Dean, also nicknamed "J.D. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. The opposite of confident and popular, she possesses a kind heart, optimistic even in the face of rejection. The main colors in the movie are red and blue; everything in Heather Cs house is accented red, and shes even lit red at the Remington party (thanks to the fire accidentally set by Veronica, as she sits bathed in blue light). Peter thinks she broke up with him not because he was boring, but because she was depressed. serves Heather a liquid he claims is a hangover cure but is actually drain cleaner, killing her. Evil-doer Lets connect through Instagram or LinkedIn. He owns Big Bud Dean Construction, but don't get fooled by the name. I'll mention my analysis on Heather Duke and JD, primarily because the former went through the most change, while our psychotic heart-throb frankly shows his disgust for society with his. At the rendezvous in the woods, JD shoots Ram but Veronica misses Kurt, who runs away. % The two briefly flirt before Veronica is pulled away by Heather Chandler. J.D. plants the "gay" materials beside the boys, and a forged suicide note stating the two were lovers participating in a suicide pact. 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 whipped beta dog of the three Heathers. Male While Tom Sawyer and Huck Finns specific geographic origins in the red South dont jive with two not-red characters (both Veronica and Betty stick to blues, whites, and grays), making a connection to somebody as quintessentially American as Mark Twain makes it conspiracy-theory clear this is a movie not about global relations, but domestic politics, specifically those of the decade about to end. has always been male. Kill Heather Chandler.Kill Ram Sweeney & Kurt Kelly (both succeeded).Kill everyone in Westerberg High School with a bomb (failed).Make sure Veronica does not sacrifice herself (succeeded). Red is evil, blue is good, and freedom (from the Heathers/Communists) is our heros goal. We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a character's traits. He continues to try to win her back with no avail and eventually decides to kill her, too. With this red/blue framework in place, here are a few ways to interpret the films deeper message. Sure, its fundamentally about high school, but to paraphrase Christian Slaters character, JD, as hes attempting to blow up the school, Westerberg high school is society. Unlike his aforementioned, his planned mass murder of the whole school. The night of the Remington University party, J.D. The film has a bigger impact on her since she's the one who kills Kurt, albeit unintentionally. J.D. She shoots him multiple times with his own gun when he refuses to stop the bomb. Heathers, on the other hand, is a movie that made a huge impact on my life. 1 / 4. The duo panics and covers up the "accident" by staging it as a fake suicide. Veronica, trying to work out the location of J.D. Its inital tagline was "Love. ;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}'! Veronica, Martha, and the dawn of a new era. plans Kurt and Ram's "suicide" after Kurt tells the entire student body that Veronica had given him and Ram blowjobs during their double date with Heather McNamara. MurderAttempted mass murderHarassmentAssaultManipulationBreaking and enteringTampering with evidenceTerrorismSexual AssaultIllegal Possession of Explosives Mrs. Dean is a recurring character in Heathers. attempts to rape Veronica Sawyer for trying to break up with him. ), the Native American art (genocide! Veronica self-harms with matches and with a car cigarette lighter. She loves nothing more than to humiliate those who she thinks are beneath her, which comes back to bite her in the end. characters are most like you. Age Thinking she's dead, he talks about his plan to blow up the school during a pep rally. When the film takes place, J.D. Now it's your turn to take the helm. but worries that he wouldn't even want to be seen in public with her. 3. Incidentally, at their funeral, Kurt and Ram wear red helmets, and a grieving father holds a red football while declaring, I love my dead gay son. In a strange bit of foreshadowing (or, OK, coincidence), Heathers takes place in Ohio, and it was Ohio Senator Bob Portman who recently reversed his stance on gay marriage due to his own live gay son. To get even, J.D. J.D. Challenge getting rid of the annoying people at school. I like Chandler's the most. With raw, edgy, and culturally relevant numbers like Beautiful, Candy Store, and Yo Girl, Heathers is fast becoming a fan favorite among community theaters and high schoolers everywhere. 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.
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