Abstract: A heat shrinkable film with improved shrink characteristics has ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with nine to twenty percent by weight vinyl acetate, with narrow molecular weight distribution and a high degree of short chain branching. A multilayer embodiment includes a first layer of an acid copolymer, an ethylene alpha olefin copolymer, or blends of the two; and a second layer of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with nine to twenty percent by weight vinyl acetate, with narrow molecular weight distribution and a high degree of short chain branching.