In this multi-part series, we’ve focused on just one movie to explore a key idea in film studies. But this one choice means we’ve left out multitudes. Here is the larger set of also-rans we wrestled with before finally choosing “Heathers”.

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Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18A:

• “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” (Allan Arkush, 1979)
• “Summer School” (Carl Reiner, 1987)
• “Dazed and Confused” (Richard Linklater, 1993)
• “Sleeper” (Woody Allen, 1973)
• “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” (Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 2014)
• “Night Porter” (Liliana Cavani, 1974)

Audio quotation in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 18A:

• “Vintage Movie Projector | Sound Effect | Feel The Past Film Industry” by n Beats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhUICp5XeJ4
• “Film Clapperboard Green Screen Effect With Sound” by Jacob Anderson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1sEiCa-yic
• “Slide projector changing with clicks” by (Soundsnap), https://www.soundsnap.com/tags/slide_projector?page=2
• “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” (Allan Arkush, 1979), including the songs “Do You Wanna Dance” (1958) by Bobby Freemand and performed by the Ramones; and “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” (1979) by the Ramones, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npip1IYpjxA&list=PLx3YzFbzX7zjWDz4ifN3EVJB2523_wzHH