Heathers: movie vs musical
Jun. 30th, 2016 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meteordustSo, I finally checked out the original movie. I liked it! But it was very different. Ironic and detached. And everyone looks so young.
An article about the major changes and the reasoning behind them:
Talking to Heathers: The Musical Director Andy Fickman About What Was Changed From the Movie
An interesting perspective on the differences, from the liner notes of the cast recording:
"Greetings and salutations from Daniel Waters, writer of the 1989 film Heathers.
The 80's. Musically, Katrina and the waves told you to Walk on Sunshine and Wang Chung beckoned everyone to Wang Chung tonight. Movies about the young were pink and silly and told you that "when you grow up, your heart dies." I hit the pinata of maggots dangling above the decade with my little script Heathers, doing my darndest to bring some refreshing darkness and insanity to the party, along with the warm message that "your heart dies when you're twelve." It was fun.
Now it's the 21st century and the world is dark and insane and a little dull. The nobility of brutal satire has been hijacked by the easy cheesiness of snark. With their glorious musical version of Heathers, Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe, and Andy Fickman brilliantly realize that to be subversive in the now, it takes something more original and interesting than more darkness. These giddy and astonishing songs are not afraid to bring out the bleak when necessary, bu there is wonder and catharsis here. Who knew pure joy could be the most shocking artistic weapon of them all?"
An article about the major changes and the reasoning behind them:
Talking to Heathers: The Musical Director Andy Fickman About What Was Changed From the Movie
An interesting perspective on the differences, from the liner notes of the cast recording:
"Greetings and salutations from Daniel Waters, writer of the 1989 film Heathers.
The 80's. Musically, Katrina and the waves told you to Walk on Sunshine and Wang Chung beckoned everyone to Wang Chung tonight. Movies about the young were pink and silly and told you that "when you grow up, your heart dies." I hit the pinata of maggots dangling above the decade with my little script Heathers, doing my darndest to bring some refreshing darkness and insanity to the party, along with the warm message that "your heart dies when you're twelve." It was fun.
Now it's the 21st century and the world is dark and insane and a little dull. The nobility of brutal satire has been hijacked by the easy cheesiness of snark. With their glorious musical version of Heathers, Kevin Murphy, Laurence O'Keefe, and Andy Fickman brilliantly realize that to be subversive in the now, it takes something more original and interesting than more darkness. These giddy and astonishing songs are not afraid to bring out the bleak when necessary, bu there is wonder and catharsis here. Who knew pure joy could be the most shocking artistic weapon of them all?"
