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Clueless
Sign in to saveClueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone and was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence. Loosely adapted from Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma, the film follows a "beautiful, popular, wealthy" high school student who wants to do "good deeds". She befriends a newcomer and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own life.
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Clueless is a 1995 American comedy and romance film directed and written by Amy Heckerling. The cast includes Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, and Paul Rudd. Produced by Scott Rudin and Twink Caplan, the movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. Bill Pope served as the director of photography, while David Kitay composed the score. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, with filming taking place in Long Beach, Arizona.
The film has a runtime of 97 minutes and was released in English. It is categorized as a teen film and an LGBTQ-related film. The production budget was $12,000,000, and the film generated $56,631,572 in revenue. Its tagline is "Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here?"
Review scores for the film include 6.8/10, 81%, 73/100, and 6.9. The TMDb vote average is 7.251 based on 4,788 votes, while IMDb lists a rating of 6.9 from 278,629 votes. The film has been assessed using the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
7.3Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
Cast
- Alicia Silverstone as Cher
- Stacey Dash as Dionne
- Brittany Murphy as Tai
- Paul Rudd as Josh
- Donald Faison as Murray
- Elisa Donovan as Amber
Themes
- puberty
- high school
- based on novel or book
- make a match
- spoiled child
- coming of age
- matchmaking
- conflict
- wedding
- high school friends
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- Bill Pope
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- Debra Chiate
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- David Kitay
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- Paramount Pictures
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- 97 minutes
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- United States
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- English
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- $12 million
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- $88 million
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- David Kitay
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
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- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Costumes
- Release
- Box office
- Critical reception
- Accolades
- Comparison to ''Emma''
- Home media
- Soundtrack
- Certifications
- Cultural impact and legacy
- Cast
- Popular culture and society
- Spin-offs and adaptations
- Television
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- Comics
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Clueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. It stars Alicia Silverstone and was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence. Loosely adapted from Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma, the film follows a "beautiful, popular, wealthy" high school student who wants to do "good deeds". She befriends a newcomer and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own life.
Filming took place in Southern California over a 40-day schedule. To develop an authentic depiction of 1990s teenage culture, Heckerling observed students at Beverly Hills High School and incorporated contemporary slang into the dialogue.
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