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 | Matchmaker | Jane Austen

Awards:

6 wins & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Feb. 14

12:30 PM

LIFE

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)

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:

A promo was filmed for MTV that showed Dionne and Cher ordering food at a diner. Their waitress was their moonlighting lesbian P.E. teacher Miss Stoger (Julie Brown). In it they get freaked out by the idea of brine in their ceasar salad, and instead just order lemon wedges to suck on.

Goofs:

Continuity: The rear-view mirror inside Cher's Jeep disappears in some scenes and then appears again.

Quotes:

Cher: Miss Stoeger, I would just like to say that physical education in this school is a disgrace. I mean, standing in line for forty minutes is hardly aerobically effective. I doubt I've worked off the calories in a stick of Carefree gum.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mean Girls (2004)

Soundtrack:

ALRIGHT

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!