Clueless 1995...A Modern Emma Turns 16!

Clueless 1995 starring Alicia Silverstone Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd

Clueless is 16 years old this month. Wow, if it was a kid it would be, like, totally going for its drivers license. And we all know how that turned out for Cher!

I'm going to assume that you have all seen this iconic modern interpretation of Jane Austen's Emma.  A thinking persons teen movie if you will.  I hadn't seen it for a while, so it was fun to pop in the DVD again. I had forgotten how funny the film is! So here we go fans!

Alicia Silverstone as Cher in Clueless

Cher: Okay, so you're probably going, "Is this like a Noxzema commercial or what?" But seriously, I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl.

Tai, Cher and Dionne from Clueless

Cher: Dionne and I were both named after famous singers of the past, who now do infomercials.

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Tai: I could really use some sort of herbal refreshment.
Dionne: Oh, well we do lunch in ten minutes. We don't have any tea, but we have Coke and stuff.
Tai: No shit. You guys got Coke here?
Dionne: Well, yeah.
Cher: Yeah, this is America.

Dionne and Cher from Clueless-Break out the plaid and the knee socks!

Cher: Would you call me selfish?
Dionne: No, not to your face.

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Dionne: Cher's saving herself for Luke Perry.

Justin Walker as Christian from Clueless

Cher: Christian had a thing for Tony Curtis so he brought over "Some Like it Hot" and "Sporadicus".

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Murray: Your man Christian is a cake boy!
Cher, Dionne: A what?
Murray: He's a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand ticket-holding friend of Dorothy, know what I'm saying?

Donald Faison as Murray in Clueless

Murray: Woman, lend me fi' dollas.
Dionne: Murray, I have asked you repeatedly not to call me "woman".
Murray: Excuse me, "Ms. Dionne."
Dionne: Thank you.
Murray: Okay, but, street slang is an increasingly valid form of expression. Most of the feminine pronouns do have mocking, but not necessarily in misogynistic undertones.

Brekin Meyer as Travis Birckenstock in Clueless

Travis: I would like to say this. Tardiness is not something you can do on your own. Many, many people contributed to my tardiness. I would like to thank my parents for never giving me a ride to school, the LA city bus driver who took a chance on an unknown kid and last but not least, the wonderful crew from McDonalds who spend hours making those egg McMuffins without which I might never be tardy. 

Twink Caplan as Miss Geist in Clueless

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

But thy eternal summer shall not fade

Dionne: Phat! Did you write that?
Cher: Duh. It's like a famous quote.
Dionne: From where?
Cher: Cliff's Notes.

Totally over-the-top Amber from Clueless

  
Cher: Do you prefer "fashion victim" or "ensembly challenged"?

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Amber: Ms. Stoeger, my plastic surgeon doesn't want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose.
Dionne: Well, there goes your social life.

Josh and Cher from Clueless

Cher: [Referring to Josh] Okay, okay, so he is kind of a Baldwin.

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Cher: I am totally butt crazy in love with Josh.

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Well, I sure had a few good snorty laughs as I was putting this together for y'all!  And yes, Paul Rudd is still kind of a Baldwin don't you think? I'm off to watch all of the extras on the Special Whatever Edition now!

P.S. There are some nice clips of the late Brittany Murphy in the extras, in which she reflects fondly on making this film. Happier times for her.