Everyone knows a girl like this: beautiful, the most popular circle of friends, clothes straight out
of a magazine, an amazing car, and of course usually daddy’s credit card, but doesn’t have a clue about the world. This, ladies and gentlemen, is your stereotypical ditz. You can usually find them in any high school with the latest of everything, surrounded by a large group of people that are their true friends, “frienemies” or just want to be popular kids brown nosing to get into the “it” crowd. WARNING! If a ditz should open her mouth to speak, something horribly clueless is more than likely going to come out followed by “as if!”, “oh ma gawd!” “totally” or any word may be preceded by “ like”. (Example: So I was like, at the mall, and Stephanie was like,” oh that guy is totally cute” and I was like “AS IF! Oh my gawd! What is like, wrong with you?”)
A lot popular girls are like the described person above and only care about climbing the social
ladder and staying on top but every once and a while there is one kind soul. Elle Woods (Reese
Witherspoon) in Legally Blonde and Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) In Clueless are good examples of a
kind hearted ditz in film. These characters try to make a difference.
of a magazine, an amazing car, and of course usually daddy’s credit card, but doesn’t have a clue about the world. This, ladies and gentlemen, is your stereotypical ditz. You can usually find them in any high school with the latest of everything, surrounded by a large group of people that are their true friends, “frienemies” or just want to be popular kids brown nosing to get into the “it” crowd. WARNING! If a ditz should open her mouth to speak, something horribly clueless is more than likely going to come out followed by “as if!”, “oh ma gawd!” “totally” or any word may be preceded by “ like”. (Example: So I was like, at the mall, and Stephanie was like,” oh that guy is totally cute” and I was like “AS IF! Oh my gawd! What is like, wrong with you?”)
A lot popular girls are like the described person above and only care about climbing the social
ladder and staying on top but every once and a while there is one kind soul. Elle Woods (Reese
Witherspoon) in Legally Blonde and Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) In Clueless are good examples of a
kind hearted ditz in film. These characters try to make a difference.
In Clueless, a story loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, the main character is Cher Horowitz.
Cher is a beautiful, almost humanitarian, but superficial Beverly Hills ditz. Her father is a litigator so, of
course, she is extremely wealthy. Cher’s right hand woman, Dionne, is also a ditzy, wealthy girl who”
knows what it’s like to have people jealous of her.” (Heckerling) You have to stick with your own kind to
survive, right? Unlike most popular ditz girls, Cher likes to help others even if it has a hint of selfishness
behind it.
Cher and Dionne take a new girl at school named Tai ( Brittany Murphy) under their wing, who
according to Dionne, is “tore up”. (Heckerling) Tai asks about “herbal refreshment” and Cher says they do not have tea at school but that they do serve coke have Coke. She doesn’t catch on to the fact that Tai means illegal stubstances. The girls show her around and tell her what she has to do to be popular, even directing her to the popular boys. When left to her devices Tai meets a guy, who to Cher, is unacceptable. Cher quickly scolds her and decides to make Tai over to help her. This scene shows you that Cher is highly aware of her social status and that even being in her presence can make someone popular. Cher means well by helping Tai but you can’t help but feel the superficial attitude of Cher along with her cluelessness.
Like most teenage girls, Cher struggles with her feelings and who she wants to be with in a sense of dating and sexual relationship. Cher is a virgin and she isn’t afraid to tell anyone that she is. She wants to wait for the right guy because she “isn’t interested in doing it until she finds the right person.” (Heckerling) Cher is picky enough about her shoes and they just go on her feet. (Heckerling) The right guy is right under Cher’s nose and even she has realized that she has feelings for Josh (Paul Rudd).
After messing up some paper work her father needed for a case, a lawyer in her father’s firm
goes ballistic on Cher calling her a “moron”, saying she messed everything up, and should just go back to the mall. Josh, Cher’s ex stepbrother, jumps to her defense. Josh gets blamed as well and accused of “playing footsy with the kid” (Heckerling) and puppy love. Once the angry lawyer leaves, Josh finds Cher visibly upset sitting on the massive staircase. She inquires about if she really messed up her father’s multimillion dollar law suit as bad as the lawyer said. Coming to her immediate comfort, Josh consoles her. He assures her that he will take care of any disarray that has been caused. Quickly, he exclaims how absurd it is that they were accused of flirting. Cher points out his dedication the case. Josh agrees and says that he needs the experience but inquires as to why Cher is involved. Wouldn’t her time be better spent at the mall? Offended, Cher asks “Is that all you think I am? A ditz with a credit card?” (Heckerling) Josh realizes his mistake and compliments her (typical of men) saying that she is young and beautiful.
(Heckerling) Shocked and flattered, Cher asks if he really thinks she is beautiful. (Heckerling) That is a stupid question because you can’t be the most popular girl in school without beauty. Josh tell Cher that he comes to her home to help her father since he is the only one that really cares about him not because of her even though he is clearly trying to cover you his interest in Cher. She tells him that it isn’t true and he asks if she is saying she cares as well. Cher tries to play it off by hitting him playfully yet he
smoothly catches her lips and they share a kiss. After secretly lusting after Josh the entire movie, Cher finally finds the right guy for her. They mesh extremely well together. Sometimes waiting pays off in a big way and you can your prince charming in the most unlikely person.
The end scenes is take place at a wedding for the teachers Cher played cupid to but starts out
with them sharing a kiss here as well. Josh tells Cher that all the guys have a bet about whose girlfriend will catch the bride’s bouquet. She assures him it’s “in the bag” (Heckerling) thus showing her love and dedication to her new beau. Sure enough, Cher catches the bouquet and ends the movie with a lip lock between her and her new found love. What a happy ending.
Cher is a beautiful, almost humanitarian, but superficial Beverly Hills ditz. Her father is a litigator so, of
course, she is extremely wealthy. Cher’s right hand woman, Dionne, is also a ditzy, wealthy girl who”
knows what it’s like to have people jealous of her.” (Heckerling) You have to stick with your own kind to
survive, right? Unlike most popular ditz girls, Cher likes to help others even if it has a hint of selfishness
behind it.
Cher and Dionne take a new girl at school named Tai ( Brittany Murphy) under their wing, who
according to Dionne, is “tore up”. (Heckerling) Tai asks about “herbal refreshment” and Cher says they do not have tea at school but that they do serve coke have Coke. She doesn’t catch on to the fact that Tai means illegal stubstances. The girls show her around and tell her what she has to do to be popular, even directing her to the popular boys. When left to her devices Tai meets a guy, who to Cher, is unacceptable. Cher quickly scolds her and decides to make Tai over to help her. This scene shows you that Cher is highly aware of her social status and that even being in her presence can make someone popular. Cher means well by helping Tai but you can’t help but feel the superficial attitude of Cher along with her cluelessness.
Like most teenage girls, Cher struggles with her feelings and who she wants to be with in a sense of dating and sexual relationship. Cher is a virgin and she isn’t afraid to tell anyone that she is. She wants to wait for the right guy because she “isn’t interested in doing it until she finds the right person.” (Heckerling) Cher is picky enough about her shoes and they just go on her feet. (Heckerling) The right guy is right under Cher’s nose and even she has realized that she has feelings for Josh (Paul Rudd).
After messing up some paper work her father needed for a case, a lawyer in her father’s firm
goes ballistic on Cher calling her a “moron”, saying she messed everything up, and should just go back to the mall. Josh, Cher’s ex stepbrother, jumps to her defense. Josh gets blamed as well and accused of “playing footsy with the kid” (Heckerling) and puppy love. Once the angry lawyer leaves, Josh finds Cher visibly upset sitting on the massive staircase. She inquires about if she really messed up her father’s multimillion dollar law suit as bad as the lawyer said. Coming to her immediate comfort, Josh consoles her. He assures her that he will take care of any disarray that has been caused. Quickly, he exclaims how absurd it is that they were accused of flirting. Cher points out his dedication the case. Josh agrees and says that he needs the experience but inquires as to why Cher is involved. Wouldn’t her time be better spent at the mall? Offended, Cher asks “Is that all you think I am? A ditz with a credit card?” (Heckerling) Josh realizes his mistake and compliments her (typical of men) saying that she is young and beautiful.
(Heckerling) Shocked and flattered, Cher asks if he really thinks she is beautiful. (Heckerling) That is a stupid question because you can’t be the most popular girl in school without beauty. Josh tell Cher that he comes to her home to help her father since he is the only one that really cares about him not because of her even though he is clearly trying to cover you his interest in Cher. She tells him that it isn’t true and he asks if she is saying she cares as well. Cher tries to play it off by hitting him playfully yet he
smoothly catches her lips and they share a kiss. After secretly lusting after Josh the entire movie, Cher finally finds the right guy for her. They mesh extremely well together. Sometimes waiting pays off in a big way and you can your prince charming in the most unlikely person.
The end scenes is take place at a wedding for the teachers Cher played cupid to but starts out
with them sharing a kiss here as well. Josh tells Cher that all the guys have a bet about whose girlfriend will catch the bride’s bouquet. She assures him it’s “in the bag” (Heckerling) thus showing her love and dedication to her new beau. Sure enough, Cher catches the bouquet and ends the movie with a lip lock between her and her new found love. What a happy ending.
Heckerling, Amy. "Clueless Script." Cluelessscript n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2011.
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