A semi-vacuous, though well-dressed, Beverly Hills High student struggles with life, love and unlimited charge cards in this classic teen comedy from the director of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH. Based, believe it or not, on Jane Austen's 1816 matchmaking comedy EMMA.
Loosely based on Jane Austen's classic, "Emma," high school teenagers in Beverly Hills (many of whom seem to be named after singers who now do television infomercials) change outfits, have nose jobs and cellular phones, and take care of everybody else's, except their own, social lives.
Additional footage provided by MTV Networks.
"Clueless" was inspired by Jane Austen's "Emma."
Additional credits: Diana Williams (assistant director); Lawrence Karman (camera operator); Chic Gennarelli (costume supervisor); Danny Garde (music editor).
Extract from "Buns of Steel 3" courtesy of WarnerVision Entertainment.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Excerpt: "You know how picky I am about my shoes, and they only go on my feet." -- Cher (ALICIA SILVERSTONE), explaining why she's still a virgin
Review 1:
"...[Silverstone is] dead-on....A satirical portrait..." - Recommended
Source: Premiere
p.109 01/01/1996
Review 2:
"...Silverstone is a winner. And so is the movie, which also functions as a lunatic update of 'Emma'..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.62-64 08/10/1995
Review 3:
"...Alicia Silverstone goes to the head of the comedy class as Cher in the oft-hilarious high-school parody CLUELESS....[She] beams throughout..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
Source: USA Today
p.1D 07/19/1995
Review 4:
"...A fresh, disarmingly bright and at times explosively funny comedy..."
Source: Variety
Review 5:
"...Clever and amusing....[The] direction is dead-on as well, with every actor in the extensive cast both understanding and responding admirably to the material..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 07/19/1995
Review 6:
"...CLUELESS is a smart and funny movie, and the characters are in on the joke....It will appeal to anyone who has a sense of humor and an ear for the ironic..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.43 07/19/1995
Review 7:
"Arguably the CITIZEN KANE of mall-rat movies, Heckerling's savvy transposition of Jane Austen's EMMA to rich-kid California remains a delight."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.87 02/01/2006
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