Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic in his feature-length directorial debut and scripted by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith from Amanda Brown's 2001 novel of the same name. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, and Jennifer Coolidge. The story follows Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Davis) by getting a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School, and in the process, overcomes stereotypes against blondes and triumphs as a successful lawyer.
Plot
Fashion merchandising student and sorority girl Elle Woods is taken to an expensive restaurant by her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III. She expects a proposal, but he breaks up with her instead. Intending to go to Harvard Law School and become a successful senator, he believes that Elle is not "serious" enough for that kind of life. Elle believes she can win Warner back if she shows herself capable of achieving the same things. After months of studying, Elle scores a 179 on the Law School Admission Test and, combined with her 4.0 GPA, is accepted to Harvard Law School.
Cast
- Alanna Ubach
- Ali Larter
- Allyce Beasley
- Brody Hutzler
- Bruce Thomas
- Chaney Kley
- Greg Serano
- Holland Taylor
- James Read
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Jessica Cauffiel
- Joanna Krupa
- John Kapelos
- Kevin Cooney
- Kimberly McCullough
- Linda Cardellini
- Lisa Arch
- Luke Wilson
- Matthew Davis
- Meredith Scott Lynn
- Michael B. Silver
- Oz Perkins
- Raquel Welch
- Reese Witherspoon
- Sasha Barrese
- Selma Blair
- Tané McClure
- Victor Garber
- Victoria Mahoney
More details
| author | Karen McCullah Kirsten Smith |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Robert Luketic |
| editor | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | accused of murder ammonium thioglycolate best friend date east coast elle woods engage expensive restaurant fashion merchandising getting her hair permed gpa graduation speech harvard law school hunt kill law firm law school law school admission test law student liposuction married merchandise morning northeastern united states old girlfriend perm role models rule socal sorority sorority girl southern california supreme court understand wash |
| musicBy | Rolfe Kent |
| producer | Marc Platt Ric Kidney |
| productionCompany | Marc Platt Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Type A Films |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox MGM Distribution Co. |
| recordedAt | Santa Monica |
| theme | feminist legal romantic comedy |