**AS IF!!** Clueless (1995) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING 

This WAS a modernization of Emma. Well spotted.

I love Cher because she’s a popular girl who is portrayed as kind and emphatic. Yes, she is clueless but she’s never heartless.

"You're a virgin who can't drive" still one of my all-time favorite movie quotes

The quote, “No, she’s a full-on Monet. It’s like a painting, see? From far away, it’s OK, but up close, it’s a big old mess,” proves that Cher isn't as dense as people would like to believe. She's only interested in learning about things that catch her attention and tends to tune out the things that don't. She can miss the mark regarding people's desires, but I like her willingness to admit her faults and make changes to correct them. Also, I think at her cord she is a good friend.

I don't believe young/old Paul rudd is a thing , only Paul rudd

That lawyer towards the end always strikes me as extremely stupid 😂 Like you think your boss will be more irritated about a minor filing mixup than you yelling at/insulting his daughter? Come on, dude. You're way more likely to get fired for that lol.

I love this movie. It was such a refreshing turn that although Cher was a spoiled rich, popular, fashion savvy beautiful girl, she was not a mean girl. The few times that she kind of inconsiderate it was not only not out of malice, but also not even a "I don't care" just clueless. She did care about and take care of people. Her immediate reaction to Tai as an image of disaster was to help her rather than bully or even tease her, or avoid her altogether. Even though setting up the teachers did have the ulterior motive of changing her grade, she was legitimately more excited about how cute they were together than she was about getting the better grade.

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" 😂 RIP Brittany Murphy.

Being a 90s teen was such a time...such a goddamn time! This movie definitely holds a special place in my heart.

As a Swedish person, I'm very offended that you don't know who Pippi Longstocking is. (just kidding) Pippi Longstocking is a Swedish children's book written by Astrid Lindgren. It's been translated into loads of languages and is, or at least was, hugely popular. The character Pippi is a young girl who is extremely strong. Knocking out baddies and bending iron bars kind of strong. Her hair is always in two braids, which is why Josh thought Cher looked like her. Pippi has been extremely important as a female role model for kids, with her being a ~10 year old girl who is basically a superhero. She also has a horse that lives inside her house, which is pretty damn awesome too.

I think Cher is clueless, but she's smart, resourceful, and I like how she really puts in the work and also takes care of her dad. :) I like her. This movie holds up because the characters are so charismatic.

This film IS THE 90'S. Such a classic! But it was released before Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma.

only the best in contemporary adaptations of literature! this movie being based on 'Emma' is usually super under the radar!

"And right before the yearbook pictures? What am I gonna tell my grandchildren?!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good catch on your comparisons to Emma. It was specifically intended as Emma in a modern setting (for the time of course).

Aww young Brittany Murphy (she plays Tai) 😢 still shocks and saddens me that she passed away RIP Brittany ❤😢❤😢 XxXxX

❤ Clueless! One of my favorite movies! I must have watched it like 100 times. So classic!

"As if! This is California, not Kentucky!" 😂😂😂

I saw this in the theater when i was 16! Love this movie! So funny! The Dad is probably my favorite character! Alicia Silverstone is also great alongside Brendan Fraser in "Blast From the Past", another romantic comedy from the late 90's.❤

The freeway scene is one of my favorites. I watched this for the first time a couple years before getting my license as was always afraid of LA traffic because of it. When I finally drove in LA it was not a big deal. It is funny how I always associate that with this movie, but not the many boneheaded things I do remember doing while learning how to drive in small towns.

I grew up with this movie and totally was crushing on Josh (Paul Rudd) watching this. The dad is awesome for sure but I really did like Alicia as Cher, she really did have charm and like you said she was genuinely a decent person just a bit spoiled and naive. She wanted to do good at first it was for her benefit but she did enjoying seeing others happy, then she realizes the error in her ways and decides to change. I also like Josh and her back & forth exchanges great chemistry. I remember a lot of people watching this movie and even now new reactors getting freaked out that he is her ex-step-brother even tho they aren't related by blood and they weren't close before this. I didn't really get it then or now, I just thought that made a great couple so I was glad to see that wasn't even an issue here.

Fun fact: Apparently, Cher mispronouncing the word "Haitians" was not in the script. That's just how Alicia Silverstone pronounced it. And they left it in. Because why not?! 🤷‍♀️

Props to you for catching on so early that the film is an adaptation of Austen's Emma! As a huge fan of Austen, I expected to hate and mock the film when it first came out. To this day, it remains one of my favorite adaptations of her work. Great reaction! BTW, you should definitely consider reacting to Some Like it Hot. Not only one of the great comedies of all time, but then you'll get the reference! 😁

I saw this when I was 11 in 1996 and i've seen it a million times since. It's still my "comfort food" movie. I can put it on whenever, l never get sick of it, and it always brings me joy.

I wouldn't say it was iconic to my childhood, since I was 25 when it came out, but it was culturally significant, much like The Princess Bride was, which was part of my childhood. My husband and I loved Clueless. We used to watch it every couple of years up until Brittany Murphy (Tai) died. It was kind of hard to watch after that. Seeing it again was bittersweet, but not as hard as I thought it would be.

This movie came out when I was in 4th grade and it was HUGE! Everyone in my class quoted it constantly. It was a big part of the zeitgeist of the 90s. I, personally, became outrageously obsessed with it. Its soundtrack defined a lot of my taste in music, I had the novelization, I watched the TV show. Fun fact, Paul Rudd guest starred on an episode of the TV show as a different character than Josh (as both Josh and Cher had been recast for the show). His character's name was Sonny. Get it? It wasn't until my twenties that I got introduced to Jane Austen and, subsequently, obsessed (as I tend to do). Then I found out that Clueless was an adaptation of Emma. Then I watched it again and loved the movie just as much as an adult. It really holds up! After being asked for the millionth time what my favorite movie is, I had to sit down and do some math. I have a special affinity for rom coms and teen movies. I loooooove a good adaptation. Clueless is an especially personal piece of nostalgia for me. The story is a really positive, optimistic one. The filmmaking is topnotch. It's just a very well-written, well-made movie. So after debating it, I realized Clueless was my favorite movie. Then Everything, Everywhere, All At Once came out. Now it's my second-favorite.

Pauly Shore movie I *highly* recommend is 1990s (1992 specifically) comedy gold but often overlooked: *ENCINO* MAN! Also stars Brendan Fraser and Sean Astin ("Samwise"). Chockful of '90s slang and many laughs.

I was 13 when this came out (😮) and this was one of my favourite films. It’s one of those go to movies if I need cheering up or I’m needing something not too deep. It’s fun and colourful and takes me back to the mid-90’s vibe. Ah nostalgia

This movie came out when I was in college. My friend and I would watch it all the time! His favorite part was "Get out of my chair!" Another fun 90's comedy you should check out if you haven't already is Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion

May I recommend the under rated 90s classic Empire Records Also Son in Law for a Paulie Shore movie.😊

I flipping love Wallace Shawn from the princess bride. He's 5'2" of perfect beautiful as a mother in this movie.

Alicia Silverstone played Cher and she's really good in Excess baggage and The Crush which Amber Benson (Tara from Buffy) is also in and they're much darker roles for Alicia as well, both great films that you should definitely check out ❤ XxXxX

This is 90's teens what Mean girls is their children / next generation. Classic and generation defining movie.

The adaptations that I adore; 10 things I hate about you- taming of the shrew, she’s the man- 12th night, clueless- Emma

I still use the line, "Do you see the distinction?" on a regular basis 😂

Clueless is a perfect modern take on Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’. It’s a shining example of how you can make a modern Austen novel without butchering the original source material the way the modern Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion films were done. It shows what a true fan of the original novel can produce with a little creativity and a lot of heartfelt thought. I love Austen and I love Clueless.

Not many people catch that it's Emma. It's a well done retelling of it. And Alicia Silverstone fueled the dreams of a generation of us. This is a major guilty pleasure movie. It's just fun. Everyone in it is good at their roles. It's also fun seeing Paul Rudd go from this to being Ant Man and realizing he hasn't really aged more than 1 year in the last 30. As clueless as Cher can be, she's actually a good person. Especially as she comes to realize some things toward the back half of the film. And the dad is the OG. He knows when to be scary (and can back it up), he knows when to be firm, but he also knows when to praise and be calm. He's a good guy.

One of my favorite movies! Cher was definitely a sweet but clueless popular girl, a refreshing change from the usual "spoiled mean rich girl" trope. She was well-intentioned, just wasn't always aware of what the correct course of action was. Loved this as an adaptation of a Jane Austin work, and I would love to see more of them done in this style! It's such a feel-good movie too 🥰 Lots of fun to rewatch! ~Caroline

😅 definitely opposite of Heather's, Christan Slater was in that.I love watching this when there is nothing on. Robin King of Theives has Christian Slater and Kevin Costner one of my favorite Robin Hood movie.

“Was she driving the bus that hit Rachel McAdams (Regina George) in Mean Girls?” Only if that bus had a Flux Capacitor.

Paul Rudd is just dreamy here. Loved this movie at the theater.❤. I was 21.

travis is one of my favorite characters ever 😃 it was never explicitly stated in the film but the writer said that he is the heir of the Birkenstock shoes family. it makes his hippie skater stoner personality make total sense lol.

Yeah, this movie was the Mean Girls of the 90s, and still to this day is in that same top tier of teen movies, it's a classic in my book and holds up exceptionally well despite being so quintessentially 90s

I don't like a lot of teen movies, but this one I love! So much fun, and very smart writing.

Love, love, love Clueless. It’s definitely my favorite in this genre. Growing up in the 90s, you couldn’t get away with not watching this. I was an early teen at that time and Alicia Silverstone was a stone cold fox, still is. I love the writing. Amy Heckerling really took the time to understand teens of that era. She used established slang familiar to kids that parents just didn’t understand, as well as created some of her own for these characters. This movie is both a product of it’s time and timeless all at once. I think the adaptation of Emma lends itself to the universal understanding it has while the clothing and slang capture a special time in American history, the 90s. So glad you finally watched this classic!

14:10 him yelling at Tai will never not make me LOL 🤣🤣🤣

I find it funny that you said very young Paul Rudd is in this movie because almost 30 years later and he's pretty much ageless at this point.

When she said her buns didnt feel like steel was a reference to the video they were watching that was big in the 90s. Buns of Steel and Abs of Steel

Cher: 98 in geometry Thor: show her the rest of the report card Me: LMAO

I saw Clueless in the theater when I was 19. This movie IS the 90s. And the soundtrack Radiohead, Luscious Jackson, Cracker, Supergrass… The freeway scene will always be my favorite. The old woman flips her the bird and Cher yells “SHUUUUUT UUUUP!” 😂😂

Yaaay, this is just what I needed today!!! This movie is such a classic 👌🏼😁 Also, so glad you've continued with this lighting, God hair all day 🥲

Clueless, mean girls, legally blond and 10 things I hate about you. My brain sees these movies as a set. One must see them all.

I graduated high school in '95, & yes, this was very much a move that my friends & I all watched multiple times & quoted often. Still one of my faves!

"It's inconceivable--what can I say?" ***bursts out in snorting and guttural laughter****

One of the best adaptations of classic lit to hs movie ever Imo, the only part I think didn't translate, in Emma, Mr. Elton asks for a painting she does of Harriet, and I buy that as he wanted to have something she put her heart into. Elton hanging the picture she took of Tai in his locker when he's not interested is insanity. Imo it would have made way more sense if it was a portrait she did for art class or something

Clueless was my favorite movie as a teen! This was the perfect way to re-watch it! Lol.

First: the novel of "Emma" is often my favorite Jane Austen work: she wrote it after "Pride and Prejudice" with the direct aim of creating a heroine only she would love. The story is chockful of funny and complicated characters; Austen, as she often does, is hard on her heroine, but gifts her with that essential Austen asset: the ability to learn from your mistakes. The community in "Emma" is lively and lifelike: I feel like I could get to know the streets and stores. Fully recommend the original source. The dad was played by then-very-popular character actor Dan Hedaya. I first saw him in both "Hill Street Blues" and in "Cheers". He's wonderfully versatile and always a great supporting actor to anyone he's with - as you can see here in every scene, from the longer and deeper ones with Alicia Silverstone to even the short one with Christian. Here he is in a different mode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o_UbjnxMSYM.html

The way you said that you think she might be dumb really had me rolling and the reaction hasn’t even began yet 🤣

This is such a 90s classic, and came out right at a pivotal moment for me... I was 16... this movie just brings me back to my youth. Even though I wasnt rich or had any experiences like hers... this was a pop culture moment. 💜

Disneys “Heavyweights” 90’s 😎 comedy recommendation

Amy Heckerling visited high schools at the time to accurately portray the dialogue and slang phrases...for example the term "whatever" used as a 'i don't care' vibe was not widely used before this movie came out. I was a teen when it came out and so it has a special nostalgic place in my heart, but the comedy and story hold up

Cher has great lawyer potential lol

I can't believe nobody is talking about Turk from Scrubs aka Murray in this, Dee's boyfriend.

Such a great reaction! 😃 Nostalgic film for us who grew up in the 90’s!

The actor that played the dad was in one of my favorite movies ever, "Dick." He played Richard Nixon, and it stars him, Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst. It's a comedy, and very funny. Might want to consider doing a first watch on it, and nobody (at least that I can find) has on RU-vid.

This is one of my comfort movies❤😭

18:53 And she was right - Hamlet didn't say that line, that pompous know-it-all Polonius said it to his son Laertes.

You don’t know any Paulie Shore movies!? They were a huge part of the 90’s. Start with Encino Man with Brendan Fraser, then Bio-Man, Son-in-law, and In the Army Now.

Take note ladies. If you want to get out of class, especially with a male teacher, just tell them you're surfing the crimson wave.

I also grew up with The Princess Bride! Everyone in my family can quote the movie. When my husband and I first started dating we found out that it was both of our all time favorite movies❤️

I loved being a teenager in the 90's!! The best times 🥰 It was definitely the peak teen rom-com era!

So many actors from these movies, that have died young. 🙏🏼 Britanny Murphy (Ty) RIP Yes, this is a modern version of Emma, like Bridget Jones's Diary is for Pride and Prejudice.

Such a great script. Decidedly clever, a little subversive & whole lot of fun!

Didn't notice it before, but Josh is reading Nietzsche when she gets him to go drive with her. Foreshadowing much? (Nietzsche was supposedly boinking his sister and wrote about it in his book, My Sister and I)

He knows Heathers but not Christian Slater? Make it make sense. also, Pauly Shore was best known for the movie Encino Man with a young Brendan Frasier and the Goofy movies. Edit: Also, Marky Mark, who was a bad boy recording artist known for sagging his pants indecently, is in fact Mark Wahlberg

I would strongly suggest Eurotrip. No one ever reacts to it but its hilarious. And has Michelle Trachtenberg in it 😊

“You played Emma really well here.”😳 Uh, Thor buddy, this movie is actually meant to be a modern reworking of Jane Austin’s Emma. If you knew that going in and mentioned it, I completely missed. If you didn’t know about that, your observation was pretty damn uncanny and impressive.

I was born in 1990 so yeah I grew up with this movie I still love it

The lady that played Ms. Giest is the director of the movie. I'm Ty when I go to parties.

I quote this movie all the time, iconic ♥

this movie is one of my all time favourites, so excited to see your reaction!

This I one of my childhood movies, and it's incredible how it still somehow gets better every time I watch it. 😂 At the time it meant so much to me to have a popular, wealthy black role-model, but I didn't even notice the gay representation until I was older. Such a deceptively sweet and intelligent film.

Great reaction! I first watched this movie on VHS when I was 12 years old and I was obsessed! Still love it 27 years later. I don't know how many times I've watched it over the years but it's been a lot, definitely a comfort movie for me. It also introduced me to Jane Austen books and movies, which I still love. 💖

I love this movie, it got me interested in fashion when I was in like 4th or 5th grade and the main characters seemed so old lol Now they're 20 years younger than me.... Jesus 😅

90s teen movies? Empire Records (1995) lives forever... just like Rex Manning Day!

I believe the song in the beginning was kids in America by Kim Wild.

Alicia Silverstone is also great in Blast From The Past. 🔥 chemistry with Brendan Fraser ❤️ and Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek too. Fun!

Thor, I don’t thin’ I’ve EVER seen someone peep the Emma adaptation before 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

80s 90s requests: Working Girl Baby Boom Moonstruck The cutting edge Three men and a baby Mr. Mom Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth 1995)

I bumped into the Sicilian from The Princess Bride outside a bookstore in Iowa City around 1993 or 94. He was an absolute dick!

One of the few great chick flicks. Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Legally Blonde to name a couple

If this is the direction you are going, you MUST check out Empire Records! I LIVED on that movie.

Mean Girls. Heathers. Don't forget Jaw Breaker. And Wild Things

It is Inconceivable! yesss! Liked for just that line and I enjoy watching you react. :)

Such a great movie. As a gay teenager in the 90's I loved these characters and especially loved the positive, if even brief, representation in this movie in an era where if it wasn't arthouse or a movie about AIDS then the word "gay" wasn't ever uttered and most entertainment didn't even acknowledge our existence. Also had some really great music that I still bop to to this day.

This is one of my favorite re-watches!

Just subscribed to your channel! I love the insight and curiosity in your reactions! Very relatable! I will be watching ❤

Did you really not know that Tony Curtis is like a gay icon with his films “Some Like It Hot” and “Spartacus”? (Especially “Spartacus”, which is very homoerotic!) I only wanted to see this because it starred Alicia Silverstone and her gorgeous hair. I remember her with Liv Tyler in music videos for Aerosmith. SO lesbionic, they were great together! I did NOT know about “Emma”. I knew of it but it just didn’t sound very interesting. So now it’s interesting (ummm…. snickers.)

Alicia Silverstone played Cher. It also became a TV series but she was not in it.

Love it! ❤