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{{Short description|1995 film by Amy Heckerling}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Clueless
| image          = Clueless film poster.png
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Amy Heckerling]]
| writer         = Amy Heckerling
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Scott Rudin]]
* [[Robert Lawrence (producer)|Robert Lawrence]]
}}
| based_on       = <!-- Do not list Emma here, this field is only for adaptations that are credited in the film/poster/etc -->
| starring       = [[Alicia Silverstone]]<!--Only Silverstone's name appears on the poster billing-->
| cinematography = [[Bill Pope]]
| editing        = Debra Chiate
| music          = [[David Kitay]]
| studio         = [[Robert Lawrence Productions]]<br>[[Scott Rudin Productions]]
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1995|7|19}}
| runtime        = 97 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 97:24--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/BVF065723 |title=''Clueless'' (12) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=July 28, 1995 |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721181056/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/clueless-1970-1 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $12 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|title=Clueless {{!}} PowerGrid|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=18 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721192318/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/clueless|website=[[TheWrap]]|archive-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
| gross          = $88 million<ref name=ww>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=5 September 1997|pages=16–17|title=International Star Chart}}</ref>
}}
'''''Clueless''''' is a 1995 American [[Coming-of-age film|coming-of-age]] [[Teen film|teen]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Amy Heckerling]]. It stars [[Alicia Silverstone]], and was produced by [[Scott Rudin]] and [[Robert Lawrence (producer)|Robert Lawrence]].

The film is a loose adaptation of [[Jane Austen]]'s 1815 novel ''[[Emma (novel)|Emma]]''. The plot centers on a beautiful, popular, wealthy high school student who wants to do "good deeds." She befriends a newcomer 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 was further successful in the [[home video]] market.<ref>{{cite news |title=Much More Than Disney Among Kid-Video Offerings |first=John|last=Hartl|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960815&slug=2344171 |newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=August 15, 1996}}</ref> It has received positive reviews from critics and is considered to be one of the best teen films of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hopkins |first=Susan |date=August–September 2015 |title=''Clueless'' |magazine=[[Philosophy Now]] |issue=109 |url=https://philosophynow.org/issues/109/Clueless |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094108/https://philosophynow.org/issues/109/Clueless |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |access-date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref name="nypost">{{cite news |author=Cahalan |first=Susannah |author-link=Susannah Cahalan |date=July 5, 2015 |title=An oral history of the cult classic that is 'Clueless' |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2015/07/05/an-oral-history-of-the-cult-classic-that-is-clueless/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707200606/http://nypost.com/2015/07/05/an-oral-history-of-the-cult-classic-that-is-clueless/ |archive-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Which 90s Films Are Cult Classics? |url=http://www.chacha.com/gallery/3438/which-90s-films-are-cult-classics/33173 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713122440/http://www.chacha.com/gallery/3438/which-90s-films-are-cult-classics/33173 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2022 |website=[[ChaCha (search engine)|ChaCha]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Ashley |date=July 21, 2014 |title=5 Cult Classic Films That Never Get Old |website=[[Neon Tommy]] |url=http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/07/5-cult-classic-films-never-get-old |url-status=dead |access-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223080017/http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/07/5-cult-classic-films-never-get-old |archive-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> ''Clueless'' has developed a [[cult following]] and has a continuing legacy. The film was followed by a spin-off [[Clueless (TV series)|television sitcom]] and [[Clueless (novels)|series of books]].