Check In with the Cast of ‘Heathers’ and See Where the Stars Are Today

Starting off as a traditional high school comedy-drama, 1988’s Heathers takes a decidedly dark turn that instantly elevates it to cult classic. That’s helped in no small way by the cast of Heathers, who brings to life this story about a popular — but cruel — clique of girls named Heather and one named Veronica, the latter of whom disapproves of their treatment of other students.

When group leader Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) is accidentally poisoned, Veronica (Winona Ryder) quickly comes to realize that her new boyfriend, J.D. (Christian Slater), is systematically murdering people he doesn’t like, and he seems to have set his sites on Chandler replacement, Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), who, it should be noted, Veronica doesn’t have much use for either.

Find out much more about the cast of Heathers below.

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Winona Ryder: Cast of Heathers

Character Played: Veronica Sawyer

Born: October 29, 1971, in Winona County, Minnesota

Best Known For: Films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Girl, Interrupted (1999), as well as the TV series Stranger Things (2016).

Thoughts on Heathers: “In my first meeting, I said, ‘I will do this movie for no money and I will do it even if it never comes out. I just want to say these words.’ It’s still a script I read a lot, and it’s still a movie I watch a lot. My character, Veronica — she’s my idol.”

Christian Slater

Character Played: Jason “J.D.” Dean

Born: 1969 in New York, New York

Best Known For: The movies Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), True Romance (1993) and Broken Arrow (1996), and the TV show Mr. Robot (2015-2019).

Thoughts on Heathers: “Heathers was probably the first time when I started to notice that people were opening doors for me and giving me tables at restaurants, regardless of what I was wearing. A whole world opened up to me that was shocking and weird and different, and I enjoyed it.”

Shannen Doherty: Cast of Heathers

Character Played: Heather Duke

Born: April 12, 1971, in Memphis, Tennessee

Best Known For: TV series like Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1994) and Charmed (1998-2001). Also known for the film Mallrats (1995).

Thoughts on Heathers: “The first time I saw the movie, I was definitely a little bit in shock. It was so dark and so funny, and maybe a little over my head.”

Kim Walker

Character Played: Heather Chandler

Born: June 19, 1968, in New York

Died: March 6, 2001

Best Known For: Films such as Deadly Weapon (1989) and Say Anything (1989)

Lisanne Falk: Cast of Heathers

Character Played: Heather McNamara

Born: 1964 in Long Beach, California

Best Known For: Films such as Less Than Zero (1987), Say Anything (1989) and Night on Earth (1991)

Thoughts on Heathers: “I’d never read anything as subversive and kind of dark as this. I pretty much was, like, ‘Give me any role in this movie. I just want to be in this movie. I think it will be something that is completely different to anything that’s existing’ — and I guess I was right.”