Clueless

Clueless (1995)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1995-07-19

Country

United States

Production

Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, Robert Lawrence Productions

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Budget

$12 000 000

Revenue

$56 631 572

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Director

Amy Heckerling

Actors

Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Elisa Donovan, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Dan Hedaya, Aida Linares
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Scenario

Amy Heckerling

Producer

Scott Rudin, Robert Lawrence

Operator

Bill Pope

Composer

David Kitay

Artist

Audition

Marcia Ross

Editing

Debra Chiate
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• The film is based on Jane Austen's novel “Emma” (Emma, 1815).
• The film had a 40-day shooting schedule. Producers sat in classrooms at Beverly Hills High School to get a feel for the student atmosphere. A real drama teacher at Beverly Hills High School played the principal in the film. Many scenes were filmed in Costa Mesa and Beverly Hills, with many scenes shot nearby in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scenes depicting the high school campus, including the tennis courts, outdoor cafeteria, courtyard, and various classrooms, were filmed at West College in Los Angeles.
• In the classroom scene, Alicia Silverstone genuinely didn't know how to pronounce the word “Haitians” correctly. Director Amy Heckerling forbade the crew from correcting the actress, because she wanted what Silverstone came up with to be included in the film.
• Alicia Silverstone was cast without an audition.
• Costume designer Mona May didn't want the girls to look like models, and only 63 costumes with a total cost of $200,000 were used in the film. The most expensive was a costume by Jean-Paul Gaultier, worn by Silverstone's character at the beginning of the film, which she took after filming (while all other costumes were donated to charity).
• Before starting work, screenwriter and director Amy Heckerling specifically attended classes at a school to experience the appropriate school atmosphere.
• Murray’s appearance has two distinctive features typical of a high school student – braces and a shaved head. According to the actor who played the role, Donald Faison, he wore braces to hide what he considered his “small” teeth, and shaved his head because he had started to go bald at the age of 18.
• The film had a 40-day shooting schedule.
• In the classroom scene, Alicia Silverstone genuinely didn't know how to pronounce the word Haitians.
• Alicia Silverstone was cast without an audition.
• Costume designer Mona May did not want the girls to look like models, and only 63 costumes with a total cost of $200,000 were used in the film. The most expensive was a costume by Jean-Paul Gaultier, worn by Silverstone's character at the beginning of the film, which she took for herself after filming, and the remaining costumes were donated to charity.
• Before starting work, screenwriter and director Amy Heckerling specifically attended classes at a school to get a feel for the atmosphere.
• According to the actor who played the role, Murray Donald Faison, he got braces to hide what he believed were his small teeth, and shaved his head because he had started going bald at the age of 18.
• Many scenes were filmed in Costa Mesa and Beverly Hills, and many scenes were shot nearby, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scenes depicting the school campus, including the tennis courts, cafeteria, courtyard, and various classrooms, were filmed at West College in Los Angeles.