Storyline
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
Directors
Cast
Paul Rudd, Elisa Donovan, Dan Hedaya, Amy Heckerling, Brittany Murphy, Donald Faison, Wallace Shawn, Joseph D. Reitman, Breckin Meyer, Michael Klesic, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Julie Brown, Carl Gottlieb, Nicole Bilderback, Micki Duran, Stacey Dash, Twink Caplan, Justin Walker, Sabastian Rashidi, Herb Hall, Susan Mohun, Ron Orbach, Sean Holland, Roger Kabler, Jace Alexander, Josh Lozoff, Anthony Beninati, Gregg Russell, Jermaine Montell, Danielle Eckert, Sam Maccarone, Monica Eva Foster
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Reviews
100
Los Angeles Times
Effervescent, unflappable, supremely pleased with herself, Cher (delightfully played by the much-publicized Alicia Silverstone) is the comic centerpiece of Clueless, a wickedly funny teen-age farce from writer-director Amy Heckerling that, like its heroine, turns out to have more to it than anyone could anticipate. [19 July 1995]
80
The New York Times
Even if Clueless runs out of gas before it's over, most of it is as eye-catching and cheery as its star. [19 July 1995]
80
Ultimately, [Heckerling's] portrait is affectionate and, in places, even sweet, enabling us to laugh at them and embrace them at the same time.
75
Chicago Tribune
Clueless is no "Fast Times" when it comes to character development or the merging of comedy and drama, and it might have worked better if it had been more story-oriented and plot-centered. But thanks to Heckerling's spirited direction and cutting-edge script, it is, "like . . . majorly and furiously golden." [19 July 1995]
70
Time
It's like a restaurant where you go for the food and go back for the atmosphere. Or for the waitress. [13 July 1995]
