Clueless (M)

Loosely based on the Jane Austen novel Emma, Clueless focuses on Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), a student at Beverly Hills High who is sweet, pretty, popular,  rich… and clueless. Cher and her best friend Dion (Stacey Dash) decide to mentor (“project!”) a new, kinda dopey girl at school (Brittany Murphy). Complicating matters: Cher’s stepbrother Josh (Paul Rudd) is home visiting from uni, and his ‘socially conscious’ personality is at odds with her vapid lifestyle. Also there’s Cher’s dad, high-powered (and high strung) lawyer Mel (Dan Hedaya) and a new guy in town who loves Billie Holiday. The film does a great job of skewering high school, life in L.A., and specifically, the trends, fashions, and cultural air of the 1990s.

WHY SHOULD YOU SEE THIS FILM?

Fourteen years after she directed the iconic 80s high school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Amy Heckerling brought us what would become a 90s classic, with an era-appropriate soundtrack (No Doubt, Supergrass, Velocity Girl, Coolio) and future stars Murphy, Rudd, and lady-of-that moment Alicia Silverstone (Batman & Robin, The Babysitter). It also spawned a TV series and a handful of enduring catch phrases. Come roll with your homies.

Year:	1995
Rating:	M
Director:	Amy Heckerling
Cast:	Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
Duration:	97 minutes
Language:	English