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Clueless is based on a screenplay by American film director Amy Heckerling, who loosely based it on the 1816 comic novel Emma by English novelist Jane Austen [1775-1817].

Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is 16. Josh (Paul Rudd) is a college freshman, making him 18, give or take a year according to his birthdate. At the time of filming, Silverstone was actually 18 and Rudd was almost 26.

No. It was entirely fictious.

Judy's was a mall chain store in the early 90s.

In the scene where Cher is telling about the garden party she gave for her father's birthday, she mentions "I put R.S.V.P. 'cause it was a sit-down dinner, but some people came that, like, did not R.S.V.P.." RSVP is frequently placed on invitations to social events when the party-giver wants to know whether or not the guest is planning to attend. It comes from the French phrase, "Répondez s'il vous plaît," which translates literally as "Respond, if it pleases you" or, more pointedly, as "Please respond" or "A response is requested."