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AMY HECKERLING IN PERSON with CLUELESS
Saturday, April 25th at 7
PM
$35 Public | $28 Members
Featuring a post-film discussion, Q&A, and meet & greet!
Join one of the most influential voices in modern cinema, writer-director
Amy Heckerling, for a special screening
of her generation defining comedy, Clueless! Following the screening, there
will be a discussion and audience Q&A about her experiences directing some
of the most iconic comedies of the 80s and 90s.
Responsible for shaping generations of moviegoers, few other
filmmakers have so adeptly captured the humor and anxieties of life as a
teenager. Heckerling directed some of the most beloved and enduring comedies of
the past four decades, including Fast
Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless,
National Lampoon’s European Vacation,
and Look Who’s Talking.
Her films are considered cultural touchstones, celebrated
for their humor and distinctly female point of view. With Fast Times,
she helped define the teen film as a serious cultural force, while Clueless
became a pop-culture phenomenon – endlessly quoted, frequently referenced, and
continually rediscovered by new generations. Its fashion, slang, and feminist
undercurrents have influenced everything from runway collections to television,
social media, and contemporary teen culture. Her films would help launch the
careers of future stars including Jennifer
Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Alicia Silverstone, Brittany
Murphy, Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer, and Stacey
Dash.
THE FILM: CLUELESS
Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich
teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash), both named after "great singers of the past that
now do infomercials" are pampered upper-class girls who care less about
getting good grades than wearing the right clothes and being as popular as
possible. But Cher, who lives with her tough yet warmhearted lawyer dad (Dan Hedaya), also has an innate urge to
help those less fortunate — like the two introverted teachers she brings
together and new friend Tai (Brittany
Murphy), who starts out a geek and ends up a Cher prodigy. Cher also
possesses her own sensitive side, and she is looking for the perfect boyfriend,
whom she ends up finding where she least expected. (USA, 1995, 97 mins,
PG-13, English | Dir. Amy Heckerling)
