The series was 'indefinitely delayed' because of its bleak depiction of school violence in light of real-life, violent school tragedies that occurred around the time of the series' projected release. The film inspired a 2018 TV series reboot that was also met with controversial responses. 'I would have liked to have seen the original ending with its full irony out there, with a darker feel and a kind of odd, perverse sense of optimism,' he added. He said executives worried that 'blood would be on hands' if anyone attempted to emulate the film's content. Writer Daniel Waters told Topless Robot that the original script called for Slater's character to successfully blow up the high school and then the film would depict the deceased students at a prom in heaven.ĭirector Michael Lehmann told Broadly that studio executives refused to make the movie unless the ending was changed.
Many viewers already felt the ending was pretty bleak (Slater's character blows himself up after his attempt to bomb the school was thwarted) but the original ending could've been different. Teenage angst comes with a body count in the 1988 pitch-black comedy 'Heathers.' Winona Ryder and Christian Slater star as a teenage couple who murder their popular classmates and cover it up by making their deaths look like suicides. One potential ending of 'Heathers' involved a prom in heaven.
