Clueless (1995)

A parody of Jane Austen's novel Emma, about Cher, a popular girl who spends her days playing matchmaker, helping friends with fashion choices, advising the new girl at school on a makeover, and looking for a boyfriend.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Amy Heckerling

Stars:

Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy

6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Silverstone	...	Cher
Stacey Dash	...	Dionne
Brittany Murphy	...	Tai
Paul Rudd	...	Josh
Donald Faison	...	Murray
Elisa Donovan	...	Amber
Breckin Meyer	...	Travis
Jeremy Sisto	...	Elton
Dan Hedaya	...	Mel Horowitz
Wallace Shawn	...	Mr. Wendell Hall
Twink Caplan	...	Miss Toby Geist
Justin Walker	...	Christian
Sabastian Rashidi	...	Paroudasm
Herb Hall	...	Principal
Julie Brown	...	Ms. Stoeger

Storyline

Cher, a high school student in Beverly Hills, must survive the ups and downs of adolescent life. Her external demeanor at first seems superficial, but rather it hides her wit, charm, and intelligence which help her to deal with relationships, friends, family, school, and the all-important teenage social life.

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Plot Keywords:

School | Makeover | Teacher | High School | Teen | 

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Taglines:

Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex related dialogue and some teen use of alcohol and drugs

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [us] - DVD site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

19 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Teenager

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£3,433,233 (UK) (17 November 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Plot, Characters, Themes and Values are all based on Jane Austen's novel [Emma]. Amy Heckerling was asked by Paramount to write a film for teenagers, and she instantly remembered the novel she read as a teenager.

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Goofs

The day after Tai got her make-over and needs a boyfriend, Cher says that Elton is recently single. Tai then asks who Elton is, when on her first day of school, Cher specifically pointed out who he was. However, she easily could have forgotten his name. Many people take time to learn the names of people they just met.

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Quotes

Tai: If I'm too good for him, then how come I'm not with him?

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Crazy Credits

Other than the Paramount Pictures logo and the movie's title, there are no opening credits.

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Connections

References Family Feud (1976)
Cher says "Survey says" when asking Dionne's and Tai's opinions of a guy.

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Soundtracks

"SUPERMODEL"
By David Baerwald, David Kitay, Brian MacLeod & Kristen Vigard
Performed by Jill Sobule
Produced by Brad Jones & Robin Eaton
Jill Sobule performs courtesy of Lava / Atlantic Recording Group

User Reviews

A refreshing change from the John Hughes/"Breakfast Club" generation

A silky-smooth, vanilla-coated pleasure about matchmaking in modern-day high school. Far from the insufferable smugness of all those '80s teen-flicks, "Clueless" is bright--in both senses of the word--clever, funny, fanciful and yet grounded in reality (a rich one). Alicia Silverstone is adorable, but the supporting cast is affable and seemingly carefully-picked (they all get their share of funny lines and star-making scenes, particularly Dan Hedaya, superb as Silverstone's father). Seems more inspired by Jane Austen's "Emma" than based upon it, with a few mean-spirited lines but plenty of lightly innocent laugh-getters. *** from ****