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Doherty: 'Heathers sends a bad message'

Shannen Doherty attending the Los Angeles premiere of 'Burning Palms'


Shannen Doherty has confessed that she would never appear in a sequel to Heathers.

The actress - who starred alongside Winona Ryder in the '80s classic - told the New York Post that she did not feel the original film's success could ever be matched and that the message it sends is no longer appropriate for today's youth.

"Someone asked the other day about a Heathers sequel - I don't get why anyone would do that," she explained.

"How do you follow that movie and make sure it's as good as the first one? Okay, sure - people grow up and are still Heathers in their life but hopefully they don't deal with them the same way they did in high school."

She added: "I also don't think it's a good idea, in today's world of bullying, to give Heathers-type people a platform. It's perfect for that day and age, but it should remain a cult classic."

Asked which of her past roles she would like to revisit, Doherty insisted: "None of them. Zero. There are so many other parts I want to play so to redo what I've already done seems like I'm backtracking."

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