Clueless Movie Returning to Theaters 2020. Clueless remains one of the funniest and most charming movies — while never losing its satirical bite or wonderful view of the world as it existed. Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd. A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil's popularity, but.

Running time97 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$12 millionBox office$56.6 millionClueless is a 1995 American written and directed. It stars,. It was produced. It is loosely based on 's 1815 novel, with a modern-day setting of. The plot centers on Cher Horowitz, a rich and beautiful high school student who befriends a new student named Tai Frasier and decides to give her a makeover.Clueless was filmed in California over a 40-day schedule. The film's director studied real Beverly Hills high school students to learn the lingo and to understand how real teens in the 1990s talked.The film grossed $56.1 million in the United States.

It has received generally positive reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the. Clueless has developed a and has a continuing legacy. The film was followed by a spin-off, and Paramount Studios has announced that they are producing a remake. Contents.Plot Cher Horowitz lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with her father Mel, a $500-an-hour; her mother died during a routine procedure when Cher was a baby. Cher is attractive, popular, and wealthy. She attends Bronson Alcott High School with her best friend, Dionne Davenport, who is also wealthy and beautiful.

Dionne has a long-term relationship with popular student Murray; Cher claims that this is a pointless endeavor for Dionne.Josh, Cher's socially conscious ex-stepbrother, visits her during a break from college. They spar continually but playfully.

She mocks his idealism, while he teases her for being selfish, vain and superficial, saying that her only direction in life is 'toward the mall'. Cher plays matchmaker for two hard-grading teachers at her school, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. She facilitates the relationship between the teachers to make them relax their grading standards so she can renegotiate a bad grade on her report card. After she sees their newfound happiness, she realizes she enjoys doing good deeds. She then decides to give back to the community by 'adopting' a 'tragically ' new girl at school, Tai Frasier. Cher and Dionne give Tai a makeover, which gives Tai confidence and a sense of style.

Cher also tries to extinguish the attraction between Tai and Travis Birkenstock, an amiable skateboarding slacker, and to steer her towards Elton, a popular and wealthy student.Elton rejects Tai and fails to seduce Cher. A handsome new student at their school named Christian becomes Cher's target boyfriend. Murray explains to Cher and Dionne that Christian is gay. Despite the failure of this endeavor, Cher remains on friendly terms with Christian, primarily due to her admiration of his taste in art and fashion. Matters take a turn for the worse when Tai's newfound popularity strains her relationship with Cher. Cher's frustration escalates when she fails her driving test and cannot change the result.

When she returns home, crushed, Tai confesses her feelings for Josh and wants Cher's help in pursuing him. Cher says Tai is not right for Josh and they quarrel. Their disagreement ends with Tai calling Cher a 'virgin who can't drive'. Feeling 'totally clueless', Cher reflects on her priorities and her repeated failures to understand or appreciate the people in her life.After thinking about why she is bothered by Tai's interest in Josh, Cher realizes that she loves him. She begins making awkward but sincere efforts to live a more purposeful life, including captaining the school's disaster relief effort. Cher and Josh eventually admit their feelings for one another, culminating in a tender kiss.

Ultimately, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist wed; Cher's friendships with Tai and Dionne are solidified; Tai and Travis are in love and Cher catches the wedding bouquet, helping Josh win a $200 bet. She embraces Josh and they kiss.Cast. as Cher Horowitz. as Dionne Davenport.

as Tai Frasier. as Josh Lucas.

as Melvin 'Mel' Horowitz ('Hamilton' in the credits). as Amber Mariens.

as Christian Stovitz. as Mr. Wendell Hall. as Ms. Toby Geist. as Coach Millie Stoeger.

as Murray Duvall, Dionne's long-term boyfriend. as Travis Birkenstock. as Elton Tiscia.

as Summer Han. Sean Holland as LawrenceProduction Development According to the special feature titled ' Creative Writing', Heckerling describes the origins of Clueless as follows:I went to and they said 'We want you to do something about teenagers.' And I thought 'I'm so tired about doing stuff about teenagers.' But they said, 'We want you to do something about the 'in' crowd.' I thought 'I'll do it if I can make fun of them.'

So, we developed this script. It was a pilot for a TV show. And it was about this girl that was completely happy, no matter what happened. And I was really getting into that kind of character. But nothing happened with it.

They passed on it, they didn't get it. And a number of things were sort of falling through. I was just getting very frustrated. So I switched agents and when I had my new agent, they said: 'What have you been working on?' So I showed Ken Stovitz, one of the agents there, this pilot.

And he said, 'This is too good for TV. You should make this into a feature.' She follows up on the connections to the novel,:I started to think, 'What's the larger context for that kind of a 'nothing can go wrong' 'always looks through rose colored glasses' kind of girl?'

And I remembered Emma, which I'd read in college. So, I took it out and reread it, and I said: 'Unconsciously, I've been writing an Emma-like character.' Because I've always loved it and part of it had sort of stored it away in my brain. So I really related to her and got into it. And the plot was so brilliantly laid out in Emma. So I tried to take all the things that were in this sort of pretty 1800s world and see what would that be like if it was in.Associate producer recalls what the proposed TV show's initial title:No Worries was the original television script that Amy wrote.

Then, we went to I Was a Teenage Teenager because with every new draft that Amy writes, she picks a whole new title.Fox picked up the picture, but put the film in a. The male studio heads wanted Heckerling to rewrite the script so that fewer women would feature. Six months later, the script made its way to producer. Rudin like the script and it was the subject of a bidding war, with beating out the other studios.

Heckerling was excited, as Paramount owned several major youth-centered channels, such as and, which was suited to the film's target demographic. The Westfield Fashion SquarePrincipal photography for the film took place between November 21 and December 31, 1994. The film had a 40-day filming schedule. Producers sat in on classes at to get a feel for the student culture. Herb Hall, the real drama teacher at Beverly Hills High School, had a short scene as the principal in the film. Scenes depicting the high school campus, including the tennis courts, the outdoor cafeteria, the quad, and various classrooms were filmed at in. The mall scenes were filmed at in.Reception Box office The film became a surprise of 1995.

Clueless opened in 1,653 theaters on July 19, 1995 and grossed $10,612,443 on its opening weekend, which led to a ranking of second behind. The film grossed $56,631,572 during its theatrical run, becoming the 32nd-highest-grossing film of 1995. This box office success brought the then-largely unknown Silverstone to international attention. The film also developed a strong after its release.

Critical response The film was well received by critics. Review aggregation website gives it a score of 79% based on reviews from 63 critics and judged it 'Certified Fresh' with an average rating of 6.89/10. The site's critical consensus reads: 'A funny and clever reshaping of Emma, Clueless offers a soft satire that pokes as much fun at teen films as it does at the Beverly Hills glitterati.' On, the film has a 68 out of 100 rating based on 18 reviews, which indicates 'generally positive reviews'.The film was seen as a teen flick that had a strong influence on fashion trends and lingo. Fashion as a form of self-expression played an important role in the narrative and character development of the film, television series, and novels, which are topics examined by Alice Leppert.of the gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. Of notes, 'Even if Clueless runs out of gas before it's over, most of it is as eye-catching and cheery as its star.' Of gave the film four stars, contrasting it to the more adult-oriented film about teenagers released around the same time, stating, 'The materialism in Clueless is almost as scary as the hopelessness in Kids.'

Accolades In 2008, selected Clueless as one of the 'New Classics,' a list of 100 released between 1983 and 2008; Clueless was ranked 42nd, and they named it the 19th-best comedy of the past 25 years.recognition:. – Nominated.

– 'As if!' NominatedFaithfulness to the text The movie is a loose adaptation of 's 19-century novel.Characters Cher Horowitz/Emma Woodhouse – The title character Cher is representative of the main character Emma Woodhouse: Spunky, carefree, entitled, perpetually single, and matchmaker extraordinaire, both Cher and Emma enjoy the satisfaction of helping those who are without love find a perfect match. This is first seen within the first fifteen minutes of the film when both she and Dionne pair their English teacher with the school's Debate teacher. However, this is more prominently reflected when Cher does everything in her power to pair her newest friend Tai. While both Emma and Cher mean well in their matchmaking attempts, neither of them realizes the depths of their actions nor their feelings towards Josh/Mr. Knightly until Tai/Harriet asks her to set her up with Josh/Mr.

Knightley – Cher's stepbrother, who she finds utterly repulsive. She states at the beginning of the movie that she has no positive feelings towards Josh in the slightest. The two bicker on a near constant basis. However, as the movie progresses, Josh is shown to be more caring and considerate towards Cher, becoming defensive towards her choices of men and life choices. It is not until the end of the movie it is revealed that Josh is in love with Cher and the two share a passionate kiss.Miss Geist/Miss Taylor/Mrs.

Weston – Target of Cher's matchmaking.Tai/Harriet Smith – Tai, representative of the young, fair, and socially awkward Harriet Smith, is a newcomer to Bronson Alcott High School. Soon after, she is swept off her feet by both Cher and Dionne as they help her (unintentionally) become the most popular girl in school, much to Cher's jealousy. At the beginning of the film, Tai is attracted to Travis, a well-meaning, skateboard riding, pot smoker social recluse though is encouraged by Cher to strive for someone more socially well off, as Travis is not considered to be a socially acceptable partner. Following this advice, Tai then falls for Josh, much to even more of Cher's Jealousy.Mel Horowitz/Mr. Henry Woodhouse – Just as in the book, Mr. Style savvy: styling star guide.

Horowitz is a well known and respected man within his circle of friends, though there is one major difference between both characters: while Mr. Horowitz is shown to have little to no care for his health, Mr. Woodhouse is considered to be a.

Both characters are shown to love their daughter greatly while not always being so forward in their affection.Travis/Robert Martin – A stoner and a skater who falls for Tai by the end of the film; however, their attempts at courtship are derailed for a time by Cher's attempts to set Tai up with Elton. Travis is an underachiever, constantly late for class and often receiving poor grades.Elton Tascia/Philip Elton – Elton is a popular student whom Cher attempts to fix up with Tai.

As is the case with the Elton from the book, he is not interested in Tai/Harriet and mistakenly believes that Cher/Emma is interested in him.Christian/Frank Churchill – The initially appealing love interest of Cher with whom she convinces herself she must be in love (just like the Frank Churchill character in the book). In the book, Churchill is not available to Emma because he is already engaged; in the film, Christian is not available to Cher because he is gay. Both characters engage in surface-level flirting with the heroine and make her consider her own feelings.Home media Clueless was released on and on December 19, 1995. It was released on on October 19, 1999.

The special features only included two.The film was reissued in a special tenth-anniversary ' Whatever! Edition' DVD on August 30, 2005. The new issue included featurettes and cast interviews, including: The Class of '95 (a look at the cast), Creative Writing (Amy Heckerling talks about the script), Fashion 101 (how filmmakers invented the trendsetting style of Clueless), Language Arts (the director and cast members give facts on the groundbreaking slang and how Clueless revived slang), Suck and Blow (how to play the game depicted in the party scene), Driver's Ed, We're History (stories from cast and crew of Clueless), and two theatrical trailers.It was released on on May 1, 2012. Special features were carried over from the ' Whatever! Edition' of 2005 and included a new trivia track.Soundtrack Track listing No.TitleLength1.' (Squirmel Mix)' 3:335.'

(acoustic version)' 4:457.' Rollin' with My Homies' 4:0612.' ' 3:07Cultural impact and legacy Cast. Brittany MurphyAfter the death of, Silverstone stated that she 'always felt connected to Murphy as they shared a very special experience in their lives together.' Following Murphy's death, Silverstone reported in an interview: 'I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm, and so sweet.' Heckerling later described Silverstone as having 'that thing' as a 'pretty, sweet blonde who, in spite of being the American ideal, people still really like.'

The surviving cast reunited in 2012 for an issue of.Heckerling later reunited with both Silverstone and Shawn for the vampire comedy.Popular culture and society The film was well known for the characters' catchphrases and vocabulary. Cher's verbal style is also marked by ironic contrasts between current slang and historical references, such as when she compares Tai to 'those Botticelli chicks'.Clueless was the main inspiration for Australian rapper 's music video for her 2014 song ' featuring.

Many visuals and costumes inspired by the film were used in the video, which is filled with remakes of Clueless scenes. The outfits are also reinvented to channel the famous stylings of the film with a slightly modern edge.

'Fancy' was shot in the same Los Angeles high school where Clueless was filmed.In the second episode of the second season of the thriller series, 'Nice and Neat' (2019), the Russian assassin calls her agency and uses the codename Cher Horowitz to secretly inform her boss that she is in trouble and needs to be rescued after being kidnapped.Spin-offs and adaptations Television In 1996, the producers created a, which followed the continuing adventures of Cher and her friends. Several cast members from the film went on to star in the series, with the notable exceptions of Silverstone (who went on to sign a film deal with - worth $10 million) and Rudd (whose film career began to take off). Silverstone was replaced in the series with actress.In October 2019, it was announced that CBS would be adapting the film into a drama series.

The series will be centered around Dionne after Cher goes missing, and is described by as a 'baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latte and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when the high school queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong number two Dionne steps into Cher's vacant Air Jordans.' See also:spun off a collection of paperback books, from 1995 to 1999, aimed at adolescent readers.In 2015, to celebrate the film's twentieth anniversary, pop culture writer Jen Chaney published a book titled As If!: The Oral History of Clueless.

The book is based on exclusive interviews with Amy Heckerling, Alicia Silverstone, and other cast and crew members. Excerpts from the book were published in. Comics A series was launched in 2017. Stage musical opened in on December 11, 2018, as part of 's 2018–2019 season. The show was written by Heckerling and starred as Cher and Dave Thomas Brown as Josh.

It closed on January 12, 2019.The musical was a featuring, though with lyrics mostly or entirely rewritten by Heckerling to fit the storyline. Songs adapted from the movie's soundtrack included ' and '.'

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72.3K SharesThe Beverly Hills High Class of 1995 is making a comeback in the most tubular way for the 25th anniversary of one of to hit the big screen: is returning to theaters! The Amy Heckerling-directed phenom will ring in 25 years of being the quintessential '90s teen flick with a three-day run only this May.Thanks to and Paramount Pictures, fans to check out Clueless on the big screen on May 3, May 4, and May 6 in more than 600 movie theaters nationwide. Not only will viewers be able to dive back into the melodrama surrounding Cher Horowitz and her stylish gang of peers, but the film will be accompanied by a featurette highlighting the slang created by the movie that.