Alicia Silverstone has recreated the awkward yet hilarious scene in 1995’s Clueless in which her character fails to kiss her crush, Christian (Justin Walker). The teen rom-com was a big hit upon its release for filmmaker Amy Hecklerling, and it has remained popular over the years since, with a TV series spin-off airing from 1996-1999. Most recently, fans were excited to learn that a new Clueless TV show was on its way. Unfortunately, it was revealed earlier this spring that the series wouldn’t be moving forward at NBC streamer, Peacock.
The film dealt with the day to day lives of a group of spoiled Beverly Hills teens, in particular Cher (Silverstone). When new girl Tai (Brittany Murphy) arrives at their high school, Cher and her friends take it upon themselves to help turn the hapless teen into one of the cool kids. There’s plenty of important life lessons along the way and arguably one of the major strengths of Clueless is that it circumvents the traditional teen comedy model of simply pitting the snobby kids against those they feel are beneath them. This isn’t to say that there’s not plenty of snobbery going on in the film, but the characters employ it in such a frivolous manner that it comes off as genuinely endearing. In addition to the film’s teen issues, there’s also an engaging sublot involving Cher’s college age step-brother, Josh (Paul Rudd).
Among the many memorable moments in Clueless, one particularly cringe-worthy point comes as Cher’s inexperience leads her to believe that her new friend Christian is the man for her. While Christian is certainly interested in spending time with Cher, he wrongly assumes that she’s aware that he’s gay. The end result is a laugh out loud effort on the part of Cher to kiss Christian, which ends up with her rolling off the bed while Christian watches a film, completely unaware of the blunder. Though a new Clueless TV series is no longer on its way, Silverstone recently took the opportunity to re-enact the classic scene via her official Instagram account, with friend and fashion designer, Christian Siriano. Check it out below:
Clueless fans will of course recognize that Silverstone and Siriano’s scene ends very differently than that of the film version. Instead of eventually kissing on the floor, the real scene sees Cher embarrassed and crushed by the realization that her and Christian are never going to be the perfect couple she believed they could be. This isn’t the first time that Silverstone has used social media to recreate scenes from Clueless, and despite the fact that the film was first released over 25 years ago, Silverstone hardly looks to have aged a day. All in all, it’s the closest thing to a return to Clueless with Silverstone that fans are likely to get.
It does seem strange, however, that given the widespread popularity of Clueless, the film hasn’t been rebooted or even developed into a sequel. Fans are sure to want to see what sort of life Cher is leading in 2021 and beyond. Perhaps the interest that Silverstone’s social media re-enactments generate will eventually lead to something new in the franchise, but for now at least, Cher’s world will have to stay put in 1996.
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