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66-448: Clueless is a 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling . It stars Alicia Silverstone with supporting roles by Stacey Dash , Brittany Murphy , and Paul Rudd (in his film debut). It was produced by Scott Rudin and Robert Lawrence . The film is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen 's 1815 novel Emma . The plot centers on a beautiful, popular, and rich high school student who befriends

132-555: A "clueless" transfer student named Tai Frasier arrives at the school, Cher decides to make her her next project. She gives her a makeover with the help of Dionne, providing Tai with confidence and a sense of style. Cher tries to extinguish the attraction between her and Travis Birkenstock, an amiable but clumsy skateboarding slacker , and instead steers Tai towards handsome, popular student Elton Tiscia. However, Elton has no interest in Tai and instead tries to make out with Cher in his car after

198-505: A Chumash village near the creek. Pismo Beach is located on the Rancho Pismo Mexican land grant made to José Ortega, grandson of José Francisco Ortega , in 1840. In 1846, José Ortega sold Rancho Pismo to Isaac Sparks . John Michael Price bought most of the rancho from Sparks. Price established the town of Pismo Beach in 1891. His homestead is now Price Historical Park. His home is a registered historical landmark. Pismo

264-478: A Teenage Girl (2015), Mistress America (2015), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Lady Bird (2017), Sweet 20 (2017), Aftersun (2022) and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023). Pismo Beach Pismo Beach ( Chumash : Pismuʔ ) is a city in the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County , in the Central Coast area of California , United States. Its estimated population

330-583: A character listed in the film's credits as "A. Pismo Clam". In the 1957 Merrie Melodies short Ali Baba Bunny , Bugs Bunny and his traveling companion Daffy Duck emerge from a tunnel, with Bugs believing they have arrived at Pismo Beach "and all the clams we can eat". In the TV movie Dragnet 1966 (1969), Bill Gannon ( Harry Morgan ) takes disability retirement and moves to Pismo Beach. After eight months and three weeks of eating Pismo Beach clam chowder, Bill's health returns, his teeth stop falling out, and he

396-469: A clip from the film consisting of Cher Horowitz saying her famous phrase "Uh! As if!". In 2023, Silverstone once again reprised the role of Cher Horowitz in a commercial for Rakuten which debuted during Super Bowl LVII . Coming-of-age film The plot points of coming-of-age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. In literary criticism , coming-of-age novels and Bildungsroman are sometimes interchangeable, but

462-605: A feature film after he read it. The finished script, which was titled "No Worries", contained the main characters that would end up in the Clueless film. Twink Caplan , Heckerling's friend who had worked with her on past projects, said film executives at Fox were wary of the story being too female-oriented to appeal to a large enough audience. "It was obvious they didn't get it. They thought the script needed more boys in it. They were afraid that if they focused on girls, we wouldn't get any guys to see it. So it went into turnaround . It

528-446: A few film roles to her credit. Though Silverstone only had the thriller The Crush as her previous film, the studio did not pressure Heckerling to cast big stars, and Silverstone ultimately won the role of Cher. Ben Affleck and Zach Braff auditioned for the role of Josh. Sarah Michelle Gellar was offered the role of Amber Mariens but turned it down due to her commitments to All My Children , while Zooey Deschanel auditioned for

594-479: A few weeks, visits Cher and her father during a break from college. She playfully mocks his idealism, while he teases her for her vanity and superficial lifestyle. After receiving a poor grade, Cher decides to orchestrate a romance between two teachers at her school, Miss Geist and the hard-grading Mr. Hall, so that Hall will relax his standards and allow Cher to renegotiate the grade. After seeing their newfound happiness, she realizes she enjoys doing good deeds. When

660-418: A gruff litigator ; her mother died during a liposuction procedure when Cher was a baby. She attends Bronson Alcott High School with her best friend Dionne Davenport, who is also beautiful and from a wealthy family. Dionne has a long-term relationship with popular student Murray Duvall, though Cher believes Dionne should be dating more mature men. Josh Lucas, the socially conscious son of Mel's ex-wife of only

726-551: A household in the city was $ 46,396, and for a family was $ 61,036. Males had a median income of $ 48,606 versus $ 30,189 for females. The per capita income made for the city was $ 30,835. About 6.3% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. The population had a wave of expansion starting in the 1980s, after completion of wastewater-treatment facilities expansion; this lack of infrastructure had previously limited population growth. According to

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792-400: A hyper-pastel fantasy place." —writer and director Amy Heckerling in 2012 As research for the script, Heckerling sat in on classes at Beverly Hills High School to get a feel for the student culture, commenting, "...one thing I observed was these girls in a constant state of grooming." Ken Stovitz had become Heckerling's agent at the time and told her the script had the potential to be

858-494: A more purposeful life, including captaining the school's Pismo Beach disaster relief effort. She accepts an invitation by Travis to a skating tournament in Long Beach where she reconciles with Tai. Cher and Josh eventually follow through on their feelings for one another, culminating in a kiss. Ultimately, her friendships with Tai and Dionne are solidified. Sometime later, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist get married, and Cher attends

924-470: A new student and decides to give her a makeover while playing matchmaker for her teachers and examining her own existence. Clueless was filmed in Southern California over a 40-day schedule. Heckerling studied Beverly Hills High School students to understand how teenagers in the 1990s talked and learned some appropriate slang terms from them. The film grossed $ 88 million worldwide, and

990-579: A party in Sun Valley . When she rebuffs him, he leaves her in a parking lot out of spite and she is mugged at gunpoint. Josh picks her up and they begin to bond. Fashion-conscious new student Christian Stovitz attracts Cher's attention and becomes her target for a boyfriend. When she goes to a party with him, Josh becomes jealous and decides to follow her to the party. She invites Christian to her home and tries to seduce him, but he deflects her advances. Murray subsequently tells Cher and Dionne that Christian

1056-577: A ranking of second at the US box office behind Apollo 13 . The film grossed $ 56,631,572 during its theatrical run in the United States and Canada, becoming the 32nd-highest-grossing film of 1995. Internationally, it grossed $ 31 million for a worldwide total of $ 88 million. The box office success brought the then-largely unknown Silverstone to international attention and earned her a $ 10 million, multi-picture deal with Columbia TriStar . The film developed

1122-407: A strong cult following after its release. The film was well received by critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , it holds an approval rating of 81% based on reviews from 120 critics, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A funny and clever reshaping of Emma , Clueless offers a soft satire that pokes as much fun at teen films as it does at

1188-589: A very special experience in [their] lives together", and said, "I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm, and so sweet." Heckerling later described Silverstone as having "that Marilyn Monroe thing" as a "pretty, sweet blonde who, in spite of being the American ideal, people still really like." The surviving cast reunited in October 2012 for an issue of Entertainment Weekly . Heckerling later reunited with both Silverstone and Wallace Shawn for

1254-684: A wrong turn at Pismo Beach. In The Monkees TV series episode "The Wild Monkees" (aired November 13, 1967), Pismo Beach is mentioned a few times. Mike Nesmith states, "You remember the Massacre at Pismo Beach?" when told that the Black Angels motorcycle gang will be staying at the hotel where they are working. The rest of the group replies "Pismo Beach?" In the I Love Lucy TV series episode "Lucy Gets in Pictures" (aired February 21, 1955), Lucy ( Lucille Ball ) mentions Pismo Beach as one of

1320-508: Is 9b/10a, which is a full zone higher than Cape Hatteras. The 2010 United States census reported that Pismo Beach had a population of 7,655. The population density was 568.0 inhabitants per square mile (219.3/km ). The racial makeup of Pismo Beach was 91.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. About 9.3% were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. The census reported that 7,642 people (99.8% of

1386-438: Is a loose adaptation of Jane Austen 's 1815 novel Emma , and many of its characters have counterparts in the novel. Clueless was released on VHS and LaserDisc on December 19, 1995, by Paramount Home Video . It ended up in the top 20 for both video rental and video sales for 1996 in the United States. It was released on DVD on October 19, 1999. The special features solely included two theatrical trailers . The film

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1452-506: Is a short creek that runs through the Pismo Lake Ecological Reserve and hosts a variety of wildlife despite its urban surroundings, including beaver ( Castor canadensis ). Pismo Beach has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csb ). Despite the subtropical latitude (the same as Cape Hatteras , North Carolina,) summers are quite cool and the change in seasonal temperatures is quite small. The hardiness zone

1518-510: Is able to be reinstated with the LAPD . Explaining to Joe Friday ( Jack Webb ) the reason for his restored health, he states, "The clams, Joe. The clams." In "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner", the fifth episode of the first season of The New Scooby-Doo Movies (aired October 7, 1972), when the mystery gang makes an unsuccessful escape from Captain Moody's mansion, Shaggy says they must have made

1584-492: Is an important characteristic of the genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The story is sometimes told in the form of a flashback. Historically, coming-of-age films usually centred on young boys, although coming-of-age films focusing on girls have become more common in the early 21st century, such as The Poker House (2008), Winter's Bone (2010), Hick (2011), Girlhood (2014), Mustang (2015), Inside Out (2015), The Diary of

1650-468: Is as eye-catching and cheery as its star." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone contrasted the film to a more adult-oriented movie about teenagers released around the same time, Kids , stating, "The materialism in Clueless is almost as scary as the hopelessness in Kids ", but concluded Clueless is "wicked good fun to be had [and] Silverstone is a winner." Clueless won the award for Best Screenplay at

1716-459: Is gay. Despite the failure of her romantic overtures, Cher remains friends with Christian due to her admiration of his taste in art and fashion. Cher's privileged life takes a negative turn when Tai's newfound popularity strains their relationship, and when she fails her driving test and cannot change the result. Returning home in a depressed mood, Tai confesses to Cher that she has feelings for Josh and asks her for help in pursuing him. Cher says Tai

1782-621: Is in the 17th Senate District , represented by Democrat John Laird , and in the 30th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis . In the United States House of Representatives , Pismo Beach is in California's 24th congressional district , represented by Democrat Salud Carbajal . Water is provided by wells in the Santa Maria Groundwater Basin, Lopez Lake , and

1848-596: Is included in the music video for Simone Battle 's "He Likes Boys" (2011). In the second episode of the second season of the BBC America thriller series Killing Eve , "Nice and Neat" (2019), the Russian assassin Villanelle calls her agency and uses the codename Cher Horowitz to secretly inform her boss she is in trouble and needs to be rescued after being kidnapped. A 2020 Discover Card commercial featured

1914-404: Is known as the clam capital of the world. Nearly over 2.5 million people visit Pismo Beach. The first wharf at Pismo was built in 1882, followed by a full-length pier built in 1924 that was financed and constructed by William Woodrow Ward , who allowed full use of it by the public. After it suffered considerable storm damage, the pier was renovated again in 1985. Pismo State Beach is named for

1980-494: Is mugged in her designer dress, and Rodeo Drive , featured in Cher's "crisis" scene as she dejectedly wanders around after a failed driver's test and a confrontation with Tai. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones performance, originally an outdoor event, had to be moved inside due to rain. Paul Rudd bought everyone gifts after filming wrapped. Mona May did the costume designing for the film. The iconic plaid set worn by Cher Horowitz in

2046-466: Is not right for Josh, leading to the two girls falling out. Feeling "totally clueless", Cher reflects on her priorities and her repeated failures to understand or appreciate the people in her life. After thinking about why she is bothered by Tai's romantic interest in Josh, Cher finally realizes that she is in love with him. In response to her epiphany, Cher begins making awkward but sincere efforts to live

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2112-689: Is unincorporated county land serviced by the Oceano Community Services District). The Chumash people are the historic inhabitants of the region, with indigenous peoples having lived along the California coast for at least 11,000 years. The name Pismo comes from the Chumash language word for tar, pismuʔ , which was gathered from tar springs in Price Canyon near Pismo Beach. The tar was a valuable product, which

2178-474: The American Comedy Awards . In 2008, Entertainment Weekly selected Clueless as one of the "New Classics", a list of 100 best films released between 1983 and 2008; Clueless was ranked 42nd. That year, the publication also named it the 19th-best comedy of the past 25 years. The film is ranked as number 7 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the 50 best high school films. Clueless

2244-544: The National Society of Film Critics Awards and Alicia Silverstone won the award for Breakthrough Performance from the National Board of Review . The film was nominated for a WGA Award for Best Screenplay . The film was nominated for four MTV Movie Awards , winning for Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female for Silverstone. Silverstone won the award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture at

2310-618: The State Water Project . The city is mentioned in the films Clueless (a reference is made to a fictitious "Pismo Beach disaster") and A Night at the Roxbury , the TV show United States of Tara , and the animated series Futurama (episode " Raging Bender "), Robot Chicken (episode "Rodiggity"), and The Critic (episode "Lady Hawke"). The W. C. Fields comedy The Bank Dick (1940), set in Lompoc , includes

2376-403: The 2012 vampire comedy film Vamps . The film was well known for the characters' catchphrases and vocabulary. Cher's verbal style is also marked by ironic contrasts between current slang and historical references, such as when she compares Tai to "those Botticelli chicks". The film also had a strong influence on fashion trends. Fashion as a form of self-expression played an important role in

2442-582: The Beverly Hills glitterati." On Metacritic , the film has a 68 out of 100 rating based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. Janet Maslin of The New York Times noted, "Even if Clueless runs out of gas before it's over, most of it

2508-612: The Chumash used to caulk their seagoing canoes, called tomol , which traveled along the coast and out to the Channel Islands . The first European land exploration of Alta California , the Spanish Portolá expedition , passed through the area, traveling up Price Canyon from Pismo Beach, where they camped on September 4, 1769. Franciscan missionary and expedition member Juan Crespí noted in his diary that they found

2574-697: The Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km ), of which 9.9 square miles (26 km ) (73.29%) is covered by water. Pismo Creek enters the Pacific Ocean at Pismo Beach. The southern end of Pismo Beach runs alongside sand dunes , which are followed by eucalyptus trees that attract thousands of migrating monarch butterflies every November through February. Meadow Creek

2640-437: The city of Pismo Beach. The neighborhoods of Shell Beach and Sunset Palisades were the site of a Chumash village, and significant archeological sites are located in both areas. Shell Beach became agricultural land, mostly pea fields. Developer Floyd Calvert bought and developed the area in 1926. At first, it was a local resort area; after World War II, it became primarily residential. Sunset Palisades, originally called Oilport,

2706-502: The city was 91.35% White, 0.60% African American, 0.71% Native American, 2.92% Asian, 1.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 6.89% of the population. Of the 4,230 households, 17.4% had children under 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were not families; 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who

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2772-504: The city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Shore Cliff Hotel) Incorporated on April 25, 1946, Pismo Beach is a general-law city governed by a five-member council. The city council consists of a mayor (who serves a two-year term) and four councilmembers (who serve four-year terms). All five are elected at-large. In the California State Legislature , Pismo Beach

2838-583: The fictional Bronson Alcott High School campus including the tennis courts, outdoor cafeteria, and the quad were filmed at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen provided filming locations for the school's interior sets. Other notable filming locations include the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall , Circus Liquor in North Hollywood , where Cher

2904-598: The film was "a nod to a Catholic schoolgirl uniform, but taken to another level and, turned designer." Cher wore several designer clothes ranging from Azzedine Alaïa to Anna Sui . The "underwear" Calvin Klein dress worn by Cher was actually designed by Sui who, at the time, was an emerging designer. Calvin Klein was credited due to more brand recognition during the time. The film became a surprise sleeper hit of 1995. Clueless opened in 1,653 theaters on July 19, 1995, and grossed $ 10,612,443 on its opening weekend, which led to

2970-465: The film's target demographic. Heckerling first saw Alicia Silverstone in the Aerosmith music video for " Cryin' " and kept her in the back of her mind for the role of Cher. When the film was still in development at Fox, executives suggested Alicia Witt , Keri Russell , Tiffani Thiessen , Gwyneth Paltrow , and Angelina Jolie for the part. Heckerling met with Reese Witherspoon , who already had

3036-510: The former is usually a wider genre. The Bildungsroman (from the German words Bildung , "education", alternatively "forming" and Roman , "novel") is further characterized by a number of formal, topical, and thematic features. It focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood ( coming of age ), in which character change is important. The genre evolved from folk tales of young children exploring

3102-553: The game depicted in the Sun Valley party scene), Driver's Ed , We're History (stories from cast and crew of Clueless ), and two theatrical trailers. It was released on Blu-ray on May 1, 2012. Special features from the " Whatever! Edition" of 2005 were carried over to the Blu-ray and included a new trivia track. Shipments figures based on certification alone. After the death of Brittany Murphy , Silverstone stated that she "always felt connected to [Murphy] as [they] shared

3168-673: The households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.99. Of the 2,079 families (54.2% of all households), the average family size was 2.55. The age distribution was 13.3% under 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% were 65 or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The 5,585 housing units had an average density of 414.4/sq mi (160.0/km ), of which 60.9% were owner-occupied, and 39.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

3234-479: The larger context for that kind of a 'nothing can go wrong' 'always looks through rose colored glasses' kind of girl? So I tried to take all the things that were in this sort of pretty 1800s world and see what would that be like if it was in Beverly Hills." "I remembered reading Emma in college and being struck at how much it reminded me of old TV shows like Gidget . There's something so basic about it. I knew [Clueless] would be set in Beverly Hills because it's

3300-522: The name "Clam Capital of the World" in the 1950s, though this motto is no longer used. The city still holds the Clam Festival every October, complete with clam chowder competitions and a clam-themed parade. At the southern end of Price Street upon first entering Pismo Beach is a gigantic concrete clam statue. The eight-inch (20 cm) shell of a Pismo clam ( Tivela stultorum ) is on display at

3366-411: The narrative and character development of the film, television series, and novels, which are topics examined by academic Alice Leppert. Donatella Versace 's fall 2018 collection was influenced by Clueless . Clueless was the main inspiration for Australian rapper Iggy Azalea 's music video for her 2014 song " Fancy " featuring Charli XCX . Many visuals and costumes inspired by the film were used in

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3432-482: The population) lived in households, 13 (0.2%) lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and none were institutionalized. Of the 3,834 households, 16.1% had children under 18 living in them, 44.6% were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.1% were unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 1.0% were same-sex married couples or partnerships . In all, 35.8% of

3498-502: The role of Amber as well. Seth Green auditioned for the role of Travis and Alanna Ubach was considered for the role of Tai. Terrence Howard and Dave Chappelle were considered for the role of Murray. Jeremy Renner and Jamie Walters auditioned for the role of Christian, and Jerry Orbach and Harvey Keitel were considered for the role of Cher's father, Melvin Horowitz. The character of Wendell Hall, played by Wallace Shawn ,

3564-515: The self-growth of an artist. In film, coming-of-age is a genre of teen films. Coming-of-age films focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. A variant in the 2020s is the "delayed-coming-of-age film, a kind of story that acknowledges the deferred nature of 21st-century adulthood", in which young adults may still be exploring short-term relationships, living situations, and jobs even into their late 20s and early 30s. Personal growth and change

3630-417: The video, which is filled with remakes of Clueless scenes. The outfits are also reinvented to channel the famous stylings of the film with a slightly modern edge. "Fancy" was shot in the same Los Angeles high school where Clueless was filmed. A June 2018 episode of Lip Sync Battle featured Silverstone miming to "Fancy", wearing Cher's yellow plaid skirt suit. A reference to Cher's seduction of Christian

3696-453: The wedding with Josh, Dionne, Murray, and Tai and Travis (who have begun dating). Cher catches the wedding bouquet, and she and Josh embrace and kiss. The idea for Clueless first originated as a television pilot in 1993. Writer and director Amy Heckerling said: " Twentieth Century Fox said they wanted a show about teenagers—but not the nerds. They wanted it to be about the cool kids. The most successful character in anything I'd ever done

3762-677: The world to find their fortune. Although the Bildungsroman arose in Germany, it has had extensive influence first in Europe and later throughout the world. Thomas Carlyle had translated Goethe's Wilhelm Meister novels into English, and after their publication in 1824/1825, many British authors wrote novels inspired by it. Many variations of the Bildungsroman exist, such as the Künstlerroman ("artist novel"), which focuses on

3828-440: Was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%; 60.8% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 39.0% lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, 8,551 people, 4,230 households, and 2,322 families were residing in the city. The population density was 2,366.0-inhabitant-per-square-mile (913.5/km ). The 5,496 housing units had an average density of 1,520.7-per-square-mile (587.1/km ). The racial makeup of

3894-400: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.02, and the average family size was 2.58. In the city, the age distribution was 15.3% under 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for

3960-488: Was 8,072 at the 2020 census , up from 7,655 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Five Cities area, a cluster of cities in that area. The Five Cities area historically is made up of Arroyo Grande, Grover City (now Grover Beach), Halcyon, Fair Oaks, and Nipomo. Now most people refer to the Five Cities as Grover Beach , Pismo Beach, Shell Beach (which is actually a part of Pismo Beach), Arroyo Grande , and Oceano (which

4026-558: Was Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times . People think that's because he was stoned and a surfer. But that's not it. It's because he's positive. So I thought, 'I'm going to write a character who's positive and happy.' And that was Cher." Heckerling, having read the Jane Austen novel Emma in college and loving the title character 's positivity, decided to write the script around an Emma-like character, saying, "I started to think, 'What's

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4092-435: Was dead", said Caplan. Six months later, the script found its way to producer Scott Rudin , who gave it his stamp of approval. Rudin's support led to increased interest in the script, and it became the subject of a bidding war between studios which was eventually won by Paramount Pictures . Heckerling was excited, as Paramount owned several major youth-centered TV channels, such as MTV and Nickelodeon , which were suited to

4158-442: Was further successful in the home video market. It has received positive reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the best teen films of all time. Clueless has developed a cult following and has a continuing legacy. The film was followed by a spin-off television sitcom and series of books . Cher Horowitz is a stylish, good-natured, and popular teenager living in a Beverly Hills mansion with her wealthy father Mel,

4224-436: Was inspired by a real-life debate teacher at Beverly Hills High School and a friend of Heckerling's. Prior to full-time acting, Shawn had been a teacher and drew on his experience for his portrayal of Mr. Hall. Principal photography for the film began on November 21, 1994, and consisted of a 40-day filming schedule. Brittany Murphy , who was 17 at the time, required a parent or guardian present during filming. Scenes depicting

4290-494: Was reissued in a special 10th-anniversary " Whatever! Edition" DVD on August 30, 2005. The new issue included featurettes and cast interviews, including: The Class of '95 (a look at the cast), Creative Writing (Amy Heckerling talks about the script), Fashion 101 (how filmmakers invented the trendsetting style of Clueless ), Language Arts (the director and cast members give facts on the groundbreaking slang and how Clueless revived Valspeak slang), Suck and Blow (how to play

4356-474: Was the site of an oil refinery from 1907 until after World War II; it is now residential. The Pismo clam was named for the long, wide beach where so many were once found, once in such abundance that they were harvested with plows. Clamming once drew thousands of clammers to Pismo during low tides, and is still legal, but due to overharvesting by humans and the protected sea otter (which feasts on clams), few clams are now to be found. Pismo Beach adopted

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