Heathers is a 1989 black comedy film about a girl (Winona Ryder) who for a time half-heartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school, the Heathers, who rule over others through intimidation, contempt, and sex appeal, and the lessons she learns in her interaction with a sarcastic anti-social rebel (Christian Slater) with an attitude and far more extreme forms of contempt for people and society.