Clueless (1995)

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer (WGA):

Amy Heckerling (written by)

Release Date:

19 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Jane Austen's Emma meets Beverley Hills 90210 in US West Coast teen lifestyle parody.

Plot Keywords:

Makeover | School | Teacher | Jane Austen | High School

Awards:

6 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Alicia Silverstone	...	Cher Horowitz
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

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Teenager (USA) (working title)
No Worries (USA) (working title)
Ni idea (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
As Meninas de Beverly Hills (Portugal) [pt]
As Patricinhas de Beverly Hills (Brazil) [pt]
Clueless (France) [fr]
Clueless (Norway) [no]
Clueless (Finland) [fi]
Clueless - Was sonst! (Germany) [de]
Clueless: fuera de onda (Spain) [es]
Firlama kizlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Les collégiennes de Beverly Hills (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nimas pojma (Slovenia) [sl]
Ragazze a Beverly Hills (Italy) [it]
Spinédzserek (Hungary) [hu]
To koritsi tou Beverly Hills (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #33483) | Iceland:L | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Denmark:12 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The high school where the students attend is "Bronson Alcott High School". Bronson Alcott was a nineteenth-century Transcendentalist writer best known for starting an ultimately unsuccessful Utopian community called "Fruitlands" and for being the father of "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott. At one time, Amy Heckerling dated Bronson Pinchot (whose middle name is Alcott, after the author).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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.

Quotes:

Mel: We're going to have a NICE FAMILY MEAL.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in MLB Slugfest 2004 (2003) (VG)

Soundtrack:

MULLET HEAD

Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!

When I saw the trailers for this film, I was completely opposed to it. Indeed, I almost refused to watch it the first time I had the opportunity, but now I am most happy I did. It is one of the most watched movies in my collection (though granted that is more because of friends than myself, as I've seen it too many times on my own to want to spoil myself with extra viewing). It's utterly charming, and agreeable to all the members of my overwhelmingly large family. To say that this movie lacks depth is a no -brainer, but to not watch it for this reason is pointless - especially when barely anything that comes through these days has point. Point is not important to an entertaining film, it's the lines of dialogue that seem to flow endlessly through these characters, and the masterful way that Amy Heckerling adapted the script from Jane Austen's Emma. I read the book following the viewing of this movie, and Harriet Smith to me will always resemble Tai. Wonderful Film!