Get out your croquet mallets! Curtis, Erin, and Gabe (AKA Red Heather, Green Heather, and Yellow Heather) revisit a VERY 80s high school classic with Erin’s pick, HEATHERS. “No, Heather, it’s Heather’s turn!” In this episode, we’ll take a lunchtime poll about which movies we thing should be adapted into musicals, we’ll talk about toxic masculinity and changing norms, and we’ll poke at the boundaries of satire and dark humor. Does the film perpetuate or skewer homophobic stereotypes? Does the slang hold up? And we’ll answer the age old question, “What’s your damage?” Plus, we’ll give the film our trademarked Gen X rating.
Music is God. Let’s listen to Erin’s Heathers Mixtape
Links:
The 12 MONKEYS/FIGHT CLUB Connection
Every Generation Has Been the Me Me Me Generation
How Heathers Taught Me to Say “No!”
Denise Di Novi’s Brave New World
How Much Should You Tip A Cow (If You Could)?
Wanna answer the lunchtime poll? Email us at hello@ratedgenxpod.com
Note: Sounds like it was F*ed gently with chainsaw? Buck up and stay tuned for improved sound in future episodes!
We recorded this episode before the passing of Shannen Doherty on July 13.
***Owing to the lack of availability on any streaming service, next week’s title will not be TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA as discussed. Instead we do some DIRTY DANCING.***
