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Clueless

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Amy Heckerling
Produced by Scott Rudin
Twink Caplan
Written by Amy Heckerling
Starring Alicia Silverstone
Dan Hedaya
Paul Rudd
Stacey Dash
Brittany Murphy
Donald Faison
Wallace Shawn
Twink Caplan
Cinematography Bill Pope
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 19, 1995
Running time 97 min. Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Twink Caplan (born December 25 1947 is an American actress, Comedian and producer. Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American Television and movie Actor known for his roles as Chris Turk Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright Twink Caplan (born December 25 1947 is an American actress, Comedian and producer. William Homer Pope, ASC (born June 19 1952) is an award winning American Cinematographer, best known for his work on Sam Raimi's Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million
Gross revenue Domestic
$56,631,572
Worldwide
$77,331,572
Official website
IMDb profile

Clueless is a 1995 comedy film loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen and set in a Beverly Hills high school. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. EMMA - the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy (Awards - was founded in 1997 by Bobby Syed. Jane Austen (16 It was written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin. Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1995, the movie was released in the United States on July 19, 1995. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris It stars Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Sisto, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Brittany Murphy and Dan Hedaya. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6 1974) is an American Actor. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress. Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American Television and movie Actor known for his roles as Chris Turk Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals

The film, which in many ways defined the generation it portrayed and has come to hold iconic status in its genre, spun off a television show and a series of books. Clueless is a television series based on the 1995 teen movie of the same name (which in its own right was based on the Jane Austen The Clueless series is a group of novels each written by H B Gilmour or Randi Reisfeld.

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Plot

A witty update of Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma, the film tells the story of Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), a good-natured Valley girl-type (she actually lives in Beverly Hills and is quite out of her element in a sequence that takes place in the Valley). Jane Austen (16 EMMA - the Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy (Awards - was founded in 1997 by Bobby Syed. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Valley Girl (less commonly Val) is a term referred to affluent middle-class young girls living in the neighborhood of San Fernando Valley.

Cher is attractive, popular, and rich. At sixteen, she has risen to the top of the high school social scene and is happy and self-assured in her insular, fashion-obsessed world. She lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her father (Dan Hedaya), a ferocious $500-an-hour litigator; her mother is long dead, having succumbed to complications while undergoing liposuction. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals Cher's best friend is Dionne (Stacey Dash), who is also rich, pretty and hip and understands what it's like to be envied. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress.

Among the few people to find much fault with Cher is Josh (Paul Rudd), her altruistic, intellectual ex-stepbrother who visits during a break from college. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Altruism is selfless concern for the welfare of others It is a traditional Virtue in many cultures and central to many religious traditions Josh and Cher spar continually but without malice; she refers to him as "granola breath" and mocks his scruffy idealism, while he teases her for being selfish and superficial and says her only direction in life is "toward the mall".

This makes Cher want to prove that she, too, has a social conscience. First, she plays matchmaker for two lonely, nerdy, hard-grading teachers, Mr. Matchmaking is any process of introducing people for the purposes of Dating and Mating, usually in the context of Marriage. Hall (Wallace Shawn) and Miss Geist (Twink Caplan). Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright Twink Caplan (born December 25 1947 is an American actress, Comedian and producer. She achieves her original purpose – to make them relax their grading standards so she can renegotiate a bad report card – but when she sees their new-found happiness she realizes she likes doing good deeds. Cher now decides that the ultimate way she can give back to the community would be to "adopt" a "tragically unhip" new girl at school, Tai Frasier (Brittany Murphy). Hip is a Slang term meaning fashionably current and in the know. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Cher and Dionne give Tai a makeover and initiate her into the mysteries of popularity. Cher also tries to extinguish the strong mutual attraction between Tai and Travis (Breckin Meyer), an amiable skateboarding slacker, and to steer her toward Elton (Jeremy Sisto), a rich snob. Breckin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American Actor and producer. Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6 1974) is an American Actor.

Her second matchmaking scheme backfires when Elton rejects Tai and makes a play for Cher. Matters worsen, however, when Cher's "project" works a bit too well and Tai's popularity begins to surpass Cher's, especially after Tai has a "near-death" adventure at the mall that helps to skyrocket her to fame at school. Other classmates, including Dionne and Cher's longtime rival classmate Amber (Elisa Donovan), soon gravitate toward Tai, and Cher finds herself demoted from queen to courtier at high school. Elisa Donovan (born Lisa Adaline Donovan; February 3, 1971) is an American actress.

Meanwhile, Cher has a couple of romantic mishaps with boys at school. The first involves Elton; the next concerns Christian (Justin Walker), a handsome classmate with great fashion sense who turns out to be gay. Justin Walker is an American Actor best known for his portrayal of Christian Stovitz in the 1995 Comedy film In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Cher naively and repeatedly fails to understand Christian's hints that he prefers the same sex, and tries unsuccessfully to seduce him while they are alone one night watching Spartacus. The next day, Dionne's boyfriend (Donald Faison), roaring with laughter, makes her mistake clear to her at last. Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American Television and movie Actor known for his roles as Chris Turk

Events reach a crisis after Cher fails her driver's test and can't "renegotiate" the result. When Cher goes home, crushed, Tai – now dressed exactly like Cher – confides that she's taken a fancy to Josh and wants Cher to help her "get" him. Cher says she doesn't think Josh is right for her, and they quarrel. Cher, left all alone, begins to think she has created a monster in her own image. Feeling "totally clueless", she reflects on her off-kilter priorities and her repeated failures to understand or appreciate the people in her life. Most of all, she keeps thinking about Josh and Tai, and wonders why she cares so much.

After much soul-searching (which includes a one-woman shopping spree around various Beverly Hills boutiques), Cher discovers she has fallen in love with Josh. She begins making awkward but sincere efforts to live a more useful life, even captaining the school's Pismo Beach disaster relief effort. Pismo Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. A scene near the end of the film finds Cher and Josh stumbling over how to admit their mutual feelings for each other, finally culminating in a tender kiss on the steps of her father's mansion.

The film has a happy Hollywood ending for Cher: her two nerdy teachers at school get married; her friendships with Tai and Dionne are reaffirmed; Tai and Travis are in love; and, in Josh's arms, she too has now finally found love and meaning in her teenage life. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS **************

Characters

A spoiled but sweet Valley Girl type – though she actually lives in Beverly Hills. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Valley Girl (less commonly Val) is a term referred to affluent middle-class young girls living in the neighborhood of San Fernando Valley. The life of this sun-blessed Southern California teenager is free of any substantial worry. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Cher knows what it's like to have people be jealous of her, not that she hasn't earned it: living in a mansion, she's the undisputed queen of beauty (and popularity, and all things in vogue) at exclusive Bronson Alcott High School. Cher is totally self-absorbed, and yet she isn't a victim; she’s tough and clever, like her attorney-father Mel. Cher and her fellow Bronson Alcott High students, particularly Dionne and Amber, look like they’ve posed for the cover of Sassy Magazine. Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave Teen magazine. It was founded in March 1988 by an Australian Feminist, Sandra Yates They have long-suffering teachers who give them bad grades. Cher is not discouraged; she knows that happy teachers give high grades. Accordingly, she convinces two of her teachers that each is a secret admirer of the other…negotiating her way from a C-average to an A-average. Cher doesn’t have a regular boyfriend and she describes finding a boyfriend in high school as being as useless as looking for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie. Cher sets herself apart from the typical air headed teen queen by taking in "hopeless" or "different" students and increasing their popularity.

This big-time litigator is always working on big cases in Beverly Hills, where he lives with his teenage offspring: daughter Cher; and her step-brother Josh. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals Mel is highly caring about what goes on in his kids' lives. And he's extremely protective of them, as any boy who’s ever dated Cher will verify: "If anything happens to my daughter, I've got a . 45 and a shovel. I doubt anybody would miss you. "

Josh is Cher's ex-stepbrother, as Mel had been married to Josh's mother five years earlier. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Josh is also Cher's complete opposite. He has ambitions to be a lawyer (his focus is environmental law) and throughout the film routinely visits Cher and her father at their house. Josh has a residence close to his classes but claims that being with Mel is a "great learning experience". He likes to keep up with current events and is something of an environmental activist at his school. Throughout the film Josh teases Cher but at the same time shows his caring and concern for her.

Dionne is known as Cher’s best friend throughout the movie. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress. Both she and Cher are rich and beautiful, but caring. She and Cher are "named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials. ” Cher uses Dionne as her number one fashion critic. Dionne’s boyfriend Murray (played by Donald Faison) is a minor character in the movie as well. They undergo spats about Murray shaving his head and Dionne finding “cheap polyester hair” in the backseat of his car, but also bond over Dionne’s first driving experience on the freeway.

Tai is the ugly duckling turned into the beautiful swan. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Originally accused that she “could be a farmer in those clothes,” Cher and Dionne decide to help Tai and give her a makeover. With a change of hair, makeup and clothes, Tai gains confidence and a sense of style. Originally Tai fell for the dirty skateboarder, Travis, but Cher tried to set up Tai with “it boy” Elton to boost her popularity. After a “near death experience” at the mall, Tai obtains an overly confident attitude that ultimately poses as a threat to Cher's high social status. By the end of the movie, Tai gains back Cher's respect and friendship and begins to date Travis.

Comparison between the characters of Emma and Clueless

Actor/Actress Character Emma counterpart
Alicia Silverstone Cher Horowitz Emma Woodhouse
Stacey Dash Dionne Marie Davenport Mrs. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Stacey Lauretta Dash (born January 20 1966) is an American film and Television actress. Weston (in part)
Brittany Murphy Tai Fraiser Harriet Smith
Paul Rudd Josh Lucas Mr. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American Actor of stage, screen and Television. Knightley
Donald Faison Murray Lawrence Duvall Mr. Donald Adeosun Faison (born June 22, 1974) is an American Television and movie Actor known for his roles as Chris Turk Weston (in part)
Elisa Donovan Amber Mariens Mrs. Elisa Donovan (born Lisa Adaline Donovan; February 3, 1971) is an American actress. Elton
Breckin Meyer Travis Birkenstock Robert Martin
Jeremy Sisto Elton Tiscia Mr. Breckin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American Actor and producer. Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6 1974) is an American Actor. Elton
Dan Hedaya Mel Horowitz Mr. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals Woodhouse
Wallace Shawn Mr. Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright Wendell Hall Mr. Weston (in part)
Twink Caplan Miss Toby Geist Mrs. Twink Caplan (born December 25 1947 is an American actress, Comedian and producer. Weston (in part)
Justin Walker Christian Stovitz Frank Churchill
Aida Linares Lucy Miss Bates (in part)
Julie Brown Coach Millie Stoeger (none)
Sean Holland Lawrence (none)

Background

The film was groundbreaking for a variety of reasons. Justin Walker is an American Actor best known for his portrayal of Christian Stovitz in the 1995 Comedy film Julie Ann Brown (born August 31, 1954) is an American Actress, Stand-up comic, comedic Singer-songwriter and Sean Holland (born October 27, 1968) played Stormy in CHiPs '99, a movie reunion of the 1977 &ndash 1983 American television series Much of the teen slang used in the film was researched by Heckerling during the four years in which she wrote the script. The success of the film caused much of this slang to carry over into real-life usage and it is still a major part of American slang at present date.

The costumes used in the film were surprisingly trendsetting and soon became the new fashions of real life, as plaids, pastels, babydoll dresses and knee-high tights quickly became the new "thing" in young women's fashion at a time where grunge fashion was still popular. Technology-wise, new and smaller cell phones and pagers were never used so much in a film as they were in Clueless; at the time, they were items possessed by a minority of the population. A pager (sometimes called a beeper) is a simple personal Telecommunications device for short messages

Additionally, Clueless was one of the few films where the majority of a cast of teenage characters was portrayed by actual teenagers (with the exception of Dash, who was 28 years old at the time of filming).

The movie had a 40-day filming schedule. Producers sat in on classes at Beverly Hills High School to get a feel for the student culture. Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as "Beverly" or as "BHHS" is the only major Public high school in Beverly Hills California Herb Hall, the real drama teacher at Beverly Hills High School, played the principal in the movie. Many scenes were filmed in Costa Mesa and Beverly Hills with most neighborhood scenes filmed in Scottsdale, Arizona. Costa Mesa is a Suburban city in Orange County California, United States. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Scenes depicting the high school campus, including the tennis courts, the outdoor cafeteria, the quad, and various classrooms were filmed at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Occidental College is a small private coeducational liberal arts college located in Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

The film is referenced in Snoop Dogg's 2002 song "Beautiful" featuring Pharrell. The lyrics are: "Hurry up and finish so we can watch Clueless. "

Whatever! DVD release

A special "Whatever!" edition DVD was released on August 30, 2005. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The DVD features featurettes and cast interviews, which were all used to celebrate the film's ten year anniversary. The features on the DVD included:

Reception

The film became a surprise sleeper hit of 1995, grossing well over $11 million on its opening weekend second place behind Apollo 13, and it eventually grossed $60 million during its theatrical run. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Valspeak is a common name for a now partially universal American Sociolect, originally of Southern Californians, in particular Valley girls This stereotype A sleeper hit (often simply called a "sleeper" refers to a Film, Book, single, Album, TV show, or Video game It was the 32nd highest-grossing film of 1995 and brought the then-largely unknown actress Alicia Silverstone to national and international attention. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model.

Soundtrack

  1. "Kids in America" (The Muffs) – 3:18
  2. "Shake Some Action" (David Lowery) – 4:25
  3. "The Ghost in You" (Counting Crows) – 3:30
  4. "Here [Squirmel Mix]" (Luscious Jackson) – 3:33
  5. "All the Young Dudes" (World Party) – 4:00
  6. "Fake Plastic Trees [Acoustic Version]" (Radiohead) – 4:45
  7. "Change" (Lightning Seeds) – 4:01
  8. "Need You Around" (Smoking Popes) – 3:42
  9. "Mullet Head" (Beastie Boys) – 2:53
  10. "Where'd You Go?" (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) – 3:16
  11. "Rollin' With My Homies" (Coolio) – 4:06
  12. "Alright" (Supergrass) – 3:01
  13. "My Forgotten Favorite" (Velocity Girl) – 3:49
  14. "Supermodel" (Jill Sobule) – 3:07

Adaptations

Spin-off

Main article: Clueless (TV series)

The following year, the producers decided to create a spinoff television series which followed the continuing adventures of Cher and her friends. The Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. David Lowery (born September 10, 1960) is an American guitarist vocalist and songwriter he is the founder of Alternative rock band Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. Luscious Jackson was an alternative / Pop-rock group formed in 1991 " All the Young Dudes " is a song written by David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by Mott the Hoople in 1972 World Party is a British pop / rock band which is essentially the solo project of its multi-talented only member Karl Wallinger. " Fake Plastic Trees " is a song by Radiohead, from their second album The Bends. Radiohead The Smoking Popes are an American Rock group from the northwest suburbs of Chicago Illinois, formed in 1991 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a Ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Velocity Girl was an American Indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1965 in Denver Colorado) is an American Singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Clueless is a television series based on the 1995 teen movie of the same name (which in its own right was based on the Jane Austen Clueless is a television series based on the 1995 teen movie of the same name (which in its own right was based on the Jane Austen Several cast members from the film went on to star in the TV program, with the notable exception of Alicia Silverstone (who went on to sign a movie deal with Columbia-TriStar worth $10 million). }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Silverstone was replaced in the series with actress Rachel Blanchard. Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.

Books

Main article: Clueless (novels)

A collection of books were also published after the release of the movie by Simon Spotlight Entertainment publishing company from 1995-1999. The Clueless series is a group of novels each written by H B Gilmour or Randi Reisfeld. These books were published as paperbacks and aimed at young adult readers.

See also

External links

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