SPOILERS! You've been warned.
Rated PG
Last seen: April 2004
Clueless (1995)
Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Original novel "Emma" by: Jane Austen
CHARACTERS
Cher Horowitz - Daddy's little rich girl. She doesn't date high school guys.
Dionne - Cher's best friend.
Tai - New girl whom Cher makes popular.
Josh - Cher's intellectual step-brother.
Christian - Gay guy Cher falls in love with.
Mr. Hall & Mrs. Geist - Cher's teachers that she fixes up.
Elton - Skeez ball whom Cher trys to set up with Tai.
Travis - Comic relief. I want to marry him.
PLOT
Cher seems to have it all. She's rich and spoiled and oh, so pretty. She stills feels as if something is missing. Her step-brother, Josh moving back into her house is making her agitated. They don't get along very well.
When Tai comes to Cher's school, she is awkward and out of place. Cher and Dionne decide to make it their mission to make her popular. When Tai is attracted to Travis, Cher convinces her that this will not do, and gets her attracted to Elton. Cher thinks they will make an excellent couple. She is oblivious to the fact that he likes her, not Tai.
After Cher tries to get Tai and Elton together at Travis' party, Elton sleazly hits on her while giving her a ride home. He leaves her stranded in a parking lot after she refuses his advances. She gets robbed and has to call Josh to help her. It's at this time, we realize what a cute and sweet boy Josh is. Cher and him become friends.
Christian enters Cher's school and Cher instantly falls in love with him. After trying to get his attention for weeks, she finally succeds when he suggests that he come over to her house to watch movies while her dad is out of town. She takes this as a perfect oppurtunity to lose her virginity. She is frustrated when Christian leaves due to her sexual advances. She later find out from Dionne's boyfriend that Christian is gay.
Tai has a brush of death at the mall when two losers hang her over a railing. She becomes the most popular girl at school come Monday. This leads to animosity between her and Cher, which bubbles over when Tai tells Cher of her feelings for Josh, which for some reason bothers Cher. They fight and Tai is out of her life. Cher realizes that she's in love with Josh. She decides to dedicate herself to good works.
She and Josh finally realize that they're both in love with each other and hook up. Tai and Cher apoligize to each other and Tai hooks up with Travis. All are happy.
FAVORITE SCENE
Cher's morning routine.
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