# #22 - MICHAEL LEHMANN & DANIEL WATERS

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Podcast: [Half the Picture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/half-the-picture-7015166)
Published: 2026-01-23T18:00:00+00:00
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Half the Pictures guests this episode are director Michael Lehmann and screenwriter Daniel Waters, the minds behind the cult classic, blackly comic teen movie sensation 'Heathers' starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in star making roles. Michael and Daniel joined Billy on the pod to discuss the legacy of the film and their experience making it, from Daniel’s initial attempts to pitch the project to Stanley Kubrick to how Heather Graham was nearly cast as Heather Chandler along with Daniel's claims he invented the onscreen fistbump. They also touched on their love for Heathers: The Musical, their favourite teen flicks of recent years and the madcap madness of making Hudson Hawk, another cult comedy and another one of Billy's favourite cult movies! #heathers #heathersthemusical #winonaryder #christianslater #shannendoherty#teen #teenmovie #teenmovies #michaellehmann #danielwaters #1980s #movie #film #podcast #interview Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on October 15th, 2022 Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp7BrhusFCCeBBNyg?si=RhrL53N0RySSNifKZ5v_1g APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/half-the-picture/id1768054211 Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 ‘MICHAEL LEHMANN & DANIEL WATERS talk Heathers, Mean Girls & Redefining Teen Cinema' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.

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