Legally Blonde (2001)

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writers (WGA):

Amanda Brown (novel)
Karen McCullah Lutz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Meet Elle Woods. She's a lawyer with a heart of gold...and a mane to match!

Plot:

When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined.

Plot Keywords:

Blonde | Law | Harvard | Law School | Sorority

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Reese Witherspoon	...	Elle Woods
Luke Wilson	...	Emmett
Selma Blair	...	Vivian
Matthew Davis	...	Warner
Victor Garber	...	Professor Callahan
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Paulette
Holland Taylor	...	Professor Stromwell
Ali Larter	...	Brooke Taylor Windham
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Margot
Alanna Ubach	...	Serena
Oz Perkins	...	Dorky David
Linda Cardellini	...	Chutney
Bruce Thomas	...	UPS Guy
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Enid
Raquel Welch	...	Mrs. Windham Vandermark

Also Known As:

Legalmente rubia (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Blonde et légale (Canada: French title) [fr]
Blondin kosto (Finland) [fi]
Blondinens hævn (Denmark) [da]
Bu nasil sarisin! (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cutie Blonde (Japan: English title) [en]
Cutie Blonde (Japan) [ja]
Dr. Szöszi (Hungary) [hu]
En blondins rätt (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
I ekdikisi tis xanthias (Greece) [el]
La revanche d'une blonde (France) [fr]
La rivincita delle bionde (Italy) [it]
Legalmente Loira (Brazil) [pt]
Legalna blondynka (Poland) [pl]
Natürlich blond! (Germany) [de]
Una rubia muy legal (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37637) | Finland:K-3 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

All Saint's Episcopal Church - 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

In the break up scene in the restaurant, Lisa Edelstein is seen at a nearby table as she turns to see what the commotion is all about.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Elle is giving her speech at the end of the movie, before she looks at the professor her hair on her shoulder is messed up and then when she looks back it is fixed.

Quotes:

Elle: I'm reading about the LSAT's
Serena: My cousin had that once. Apparently you get a really bad rash on your...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Date Movie (2006)

Soundtrack:

Baby, Come on Over

Only In Hollywood!

A bimbo becoming a top lawyer: only in Hollywood!! That's the premise here and a winsome Reese Witherspoon pulls it off in a charming way, which she would have to do to make this ludicrous story watchable. It's a bit on the feminist side with most men pictured as shallow but there are women pictured the same, too. In an era PC baloney, at least this film pokes fun at everyone, not just select groups.

Witherspoon and Luke Wilson both play good, nice people and it's nice to see a Wilson brother NOT playing someone stupid. There are stupid parts in here, but you get that in any comedy. There are also some very clever lines in there, too, but overall it's pretty low-brained material.....just played for fun. It would have been more innocent without a needless off-key or profane remark here and there.