Clueless [25th Anniversary] [SteelBook] [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling

Overview

Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash), both named after "great singers of the past that now do infomercials," are pampered upper-class girls who care less about getting good grades than wearing the right clothes and being as popular as possible. But Cher, who lives with her tough yet warm-hearted lawyer dad (Dan Hedaya) and hunky, sensitive stepbrother (Paul Rudd), also has an innate urge to help those less fortunate -- like the two introverted teachers she brings together ("negotiating" herself improved grades in the process) and new friend Tai (Brittany Murphy), who starts out a geek and ends up a Cher prodigy. Cher also possesses her own sensitive side, and she is looking for the perfect boyfriend, whom she ends up finding where she least expected.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/21/2020
UPC:	0032429338792
Original Release:	1995
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	16,075

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alicia Silverstone	Cher Horowitz
Stacey Dash	Dionne
Brittany Murphy	Tai
Paul Rudd	Josh
Dan Hedaya	Mel
Donald Faison	Murray
Elisa Donovan	Amber
Breckin Meyer	Travis
Wallace Shawn	Mr. Wendell Hall
Justin Walker	Christian Stovitz
Jeremy Sisto	Elton Tiscia
Twink Caplan	Miss Geist
Aida Linares	Lucy Hernandez
Sabastian Rashidi	Paroudasm
Herb Hall	Principal
Julie Brown	Ms. Stoeger
Susan Mohun	Heather
Nicole Bilderback	Summer
Ron Orbach	DMV Tester
Sean Holland	Lawrence
Roger Kabler	College Guy
Jace Alexander	Robber
Josh Lozoff	Logan
Carl Gottlieb	Priest
Joseph D. Reitman	Student
Anthony Beninati	Bartender
Micki Duran	Dancer
Greg Russell	Dancer,Dancer
Jermaine Montell	Dancer
Daniella Eckert	Dancer,Dancer
Christopher Cooper	Student
Craig Ponder	Baggy Skater
Bobbie Sunday Starr	Passenger in Jeep
Michael Vladimir Klesi¿	Baggy Skater
David Kitay	Composer
Michael Klesic	Baggy Skater
Sam Maccarone	Baggy skater

Technical Credits

Amy Heckerling

Alicia Silverstone

Paul Rudd

Brittany Murphy

Stacey Dash

Donald Adeosun Faison

Amy Heckerling	Director,Screenwriter
Robert Lawrence	Producer
Patrick Romano	Stunts
Marcia S. Ross	Casting,Casting
Scott Rudin	Producer
Barry M. Berg	Producer
Adam Schroeder	Producer
Peter Austin	Sound Effects
Bill Baldwin	Sound Effects
Peter Bergren	Sound Effects
Damon Cohoon	Sound Effects
Virginia Cook-McGowan	Sound Effects
Alicia Silverstone	Screenwriter
Paul Rudd	Screenwriter
Brittany Murphy	Screenwriter
Stacey Dash	Screenwriter
Donald Adeosun Faison	Screenwriter
Mona May	Casting
David Ronne	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A modern teen update of the classic Jane Austen novel Emma, Clueless puts a novel spin on the time-honored "it's what's inside that counts" tale. Unlike most high-school fare, the film rarely relies on mean-spiritedness for its humor and never resorts to conventional sex-and-beer hijinks. The laughs are spot-on, punctuated by the script's outrageous glossary of teen lingo and its appropriately over-the-top depiction of high-school stereotypes. In a star-making role, Alicia Silverstone is perfect as the spoiled, nakedly manipulative Cher, an L.A. rich kid who finds her soul. As written and directed by Amy Heckerling -- who helmed the similarly bright Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) -- Clueless is less concerned with plot than with savvy one-liners and telling observations on Cher's bizarre world of teen materialism. The film also deserves credit for being one of the first of a spate of candy-colored, teen-oriented retellings of classic stories, including William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1996) and Cruel Intentions (1999).

The plot, a blend of Heathers and Sandra Dee, makes you feel as if you're biting into a tamale filled with Marshmallow Fluff.

Entertainment Weekly

Like an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 on helium, Clueless is a fresh, disarmingly bright and at times explosively funny comedy well worth a trip to the mall...

Variety