Legally Blonde
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6.8Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.
Released: 2001-07-1396 minDir: Robert LuketicComedy
Cast
- Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods
- Luke Wilson as Emmetten Richmond
- Selma Blair as Vivian Kensington
- Matthew Davis as Warner Huntington III
- Victor Garber as Professor Callahan
- Jennifer Coolidge as Paulette
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.5/10
277,674 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
59/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Luketic
- Screenplay by
- Karen McCullah Lutz Kirsten Smith
- Based on
- Legally Blonde , by Amanda Brown
- Produced by
- Marc Platt Ric Kidney
- Starring
- Reese Witherspoon Luke Wilson Selma Blair Matthew Davis Victor Garber Jennifer Coolidge
- Cinematography
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Edited by
- Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
- Music by
- Rolfe Kent
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Marc Platt Productions
- Distributed by
- MGM Distribution Co. (North America), 20th Century Fox (International)
- Release date
- July 13, 2001 ( 2001-07-13 )
- Running time
- 96 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 15 November 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
- Director
- Robert Luketic
- Screenwriter
- Kirsten Smith
- Cast member
- Victoria Mahoney
- Composer
- Rolfe Kent
- Producer
Article
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. Based on Amanda Brown's novel, it stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, and Jennifer Coolidge. The story follows Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Davis) by getting a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School and, in the process, overcomes stereotypes against blondes and triumphs as a successful lawyer.
The outline of Legally Blonde originated from Brown's experiences as a blonde going to Stanford Law School while being obsessed with fashion and beauty, reading Elle magazine, and frequently clashing with the personalities of her peers. In 2000, Brown met producer Marc Platt, who helped her develop her manuscript into a novel. Platt brought in screenwriters McCullah Lutz and Smith to adapt the book into a motion picture. The project caught the attention of Luketic, an Australian director new to Hollywood.