Alicia Silverstone is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her hit film Clueless.
And in the new issue of Vogue magazine, the blonde beauty looked back at the movie that changed her life.
The demands were intense on the young star, who was only 17-years-old when she filmed the cult classic, which was based on Jane Austen’s Emma. One of the things that was not easy was wearing 64 different outfits, she told the fashion bible.
A favorite: Alicia Silverstone is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her hit film Clueless. And in the new issue of Vogue magazine, the blonde beauty looked back at the movie that changed her life
A lot of clothes: The demands were intense on the young star, who was only 17-years-old when she filmed the classic. One of the things that was not easy was wearing 64 different outfits, she told the fashion bible
‘I was the lead in this and I had sixty-four costume changes, so I didn’t have a life,’ said the star.
‘I left every fitting thinking Oh my god, this is hell. I knew it was my job but I would just go Do we HAVE to try on another outfit?
‘Don’t get me wrong I was very professional and would totally do my job. I’d just stand there for hours and let them dress me up like a doll. But I didn’t quite get it.’
Clothes minded: ‘I was the lead in this and I had sixty-four costume changes, so I didn’t have a life,’ said the star. ‘I left every fitting thinking Oh my god, this is hell. I knew it was my job but I would just go Do we HAVE to try on another outfit?’
Also, there was not a lot of bonding.
‘All the actors would come and go, which is the fun way of making a movie. You come in, you do your thing, and you leave,’ said Alicia.
‘But I was there alllllllllllll the time, so for me it was very much a job. No part of it felt very social….’
Doll Alicia: ‘Don’t get me wrong I was very professional and would totally do my job. I’d just stand there for hours and let them dress me up like a doll. But I didn’t quite get it,’ she added
Her costars: Also, there was not a lot of bonding. ‘All the actors would come and go, which is the fun way of making a movie. You come in, you do your thing, and you leave,’ said Alicia
As far as her other cast members, she said Paul Rudd was most like his character.
‘He’s just a good guy who’s smart and lovable and all those good things that make up Josh. Brittany Murphy was not like Tai. I don’t know Stacey Dash well enough to say for certain whether she’s like Dionne, but I’m guessing not much.’
And the actress admitted she was clueless when it came to the street slang used by her character.
She said: ‘Most of the time I didn’t even know what Cher was talking about. Most of the dialogue was a different language.
‘Amy [Heckerling, writer and director] knew all the street words and had her finger on the pulse of the latest underground everything. I was the exact opposite and knew nothing.’
Acting out: She also said that she was ‘pushed away’ from acting because of the fame ‘Clueless’ brought her. The 43-year-old actress became a household name thanks to her role as Cher in the teen comedy but the ‘intense’ scrutiny her success brought her made her lose her love of acting
She also said that she was ‘pushed away’ from acting because of the fame ‘Clueless’ brought her.
The 43-year-old actress became a household name thanks to her role as Cher in the teen comedy but the ‘intense’ scrutiny her success brought her made her lose her love of acting.
‘It was really intense. I didn’t expect any of the reaction that we got. It was a lot, and I think if anything it all pushed me away from doing this job for a while and got me so much more into my activism,’ began the blonde.
‘I eventually found my love of acting again, but at the time I didn’t know anything about what I was stepping into.’
While Alicia admitted her extensive wardrobe in the film is ‘brilliant’, at the time she had no interest in fashion so felt frustrated by all the fittings she had to go through.
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