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Mirrors the movie 'Clueless'

posted 12 years ago by djcandymann
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It's amazingly similar to the movie "Clueless"!

Blonde matchmaker helps a redhead find love by pulling her away from someone she doesn't approve of... To a man named Elton!

That's just the beginning... I would say more but would give the movie away in more detail than I already have.

Just pay attention and don't crap yourself when you see how similar the characters Nd the plot line are... Including many specifics like burning memories and being rescued ...

Ok...

I've said too much...

Just watch and pay attention.

Too much to be coincidence.

[–] djcandymann 12 years ago

Forgive me... Not only was this already pointed out... But I see now that the movie "clueless" was made from the "Emma" book

[–] ChocolateButt 11 years ago

By Jane Austen, yes. Goodness gracious me...I was about to ask if you were joking

Expiration dates are mere suggestions! Like late fees and traffic lights.

[–] TheChamCham 11 years ago

I wondered if they were being ironic by clearly being "Clueless" themselves.

"I say,open this door at once! We're British !"

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[–] TMC-4 10 years ago

https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/504-clueless-unders tands-austen-better-than-1996s-more/

[–] Helenlaurence 10 years ago

Yes I think clueless could *possibly* be based on Emma by Jane Austen , ha ha.
Similarly 10 things I hate about you- taming of the shrew. And there are many other modern remakes.

[–] Redart27 10 years ago

Odd that, isn't it.

Cruel Intentions was strangely similar to Dangerous Liaisons and Valmont, 10 Things I Hate About You seemed to parallel Taming of the Shrew, and the film O seems a little like Othello too. Pretty Woman was kind of twist on My Fair Lady which was like Pygmalion.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modernized_adaptations_of_old_works

[–] Julie-30 10 years ago

The plot of Bridget Jonses's Diary is lifted from Pride and Prejudice.

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[–] simcha42 9 years ago

You don't think that West Side Story is related to Romeo and Juliet, do you? ;-)

[–] Julie-30 9 years ago

Nah. Can't be!

;-)

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[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

Gosh never figured on the similarities of both films.

It's that man again!!

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Clueless was intentionally made to model after Emma you dimwit. It's a modern day adaptation

[–] TheChamCham (60) 6 years ago

Did you actually comment to a five year old post ??? I thought I was the only one who did that !!! Calling someone a "dimwit" isn't very nice. Especially when they're probably a twenty year old dimwit.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I can't help myself