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Clueless
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   34,409 votes
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Director:
Amy Heckerling
Writer (WGA):
Amy Heckerling (written by)
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Release Date:
19 July 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here? more
Plot:
Jane Austen's Emma meets Beverley Hills 90210 in US West Coast teen lifestyle parody. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Cluey in spite of its cluelessness more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I Was a Teenage Teenager (USA) (working title)
No Worries (USA) (working title)
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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 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Alicia Silverstone did not know how to correctly pronounce "Haitians" in the classroom scene. Amy Heckerling told the crew not to correct her because she liked it so much and wanted it to be in the film. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Cher is outside Circus Liquor, she says that she's in Sun Valley. Circus Liquor is a famous landmark in North Hollywood. more
Quotes:
Cher: Daddy, this is my friend Tai.
Mel: [shouts] Get out of my chair!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
ALL BY MYSELF more

FAQ

What does RSVP mean?
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48 out of 58 people found the following comment useful:-
Cluey in spite of its cluelessness, 22 January 2001
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Author: Spleen from Canberra, Australia

"Let's set 'Emma' in a modern high school!" Does this sound the obvious kind of movie gimmick that everyone uses nowadays? Perhaps, but it's an inspired idea all the same. Jane Austen's characters, and her readers, and the society in which her novels are set, like Jane Austen herself, are HEAVILY conscious of class and social standing. No atmosphere quite so snobbish exists in the modern world. EXCEPT, that is, in the corridors and courtyards of the right kind of high school. And where else in the modern world would you find so many people who seem to spend all their time calling on one another?

I was reminded of how well Heckerling moulded "Emma" to fit a modern setting when I saw the idiotic 1998 version of "Great Expectations", adapted by someone who somehow failed to notice how important all the stuff about class and snobbishness was. It's clear that Heckerling understood her source. She isn't afraid to make changes - even radical changes, if the modern setting requires as much - and no character exists MERELY because they have an analogue in Austen's novel. (The most crucial thing is that the Emma-equivalent be sufficiently charming; and so she is.) The result is a film which is winning and satisfying, whether or not you know anything about the source material.

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