Directed by: Robert Luketic
Written by: Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah, & Kirsten Smith
Other cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Jennifer Coolidge, Holland Taylor, Ali Larter, & Matthew Davis
Release date: July 13, 2001
Genre: Comedy & Romance
Running time: 1h 36m
Elle Woods is a fashionable sorority queen of her college -- she has it all, a handsome boyfriend, wealth, and status. Things begin to change for Elle when her boyfriend, Warner dumps her and he starts dating Vivian, a law student. Elle decides to win back her former boyfriend by applying to Harvard Law School, she is able to pass her test and get into Harvard. Being in Harvard may not be easy for Elle, she soon falls in love with Emmett and she befriends Paulette, a manicurist at the nail salon. Along the way, Elle decides to take her studies more seriously and she must take on a court case when her role model Brooke Windham is accused of murdering her husband. Elle is determined to prove Brooke's innocence.
Taglines: Meet Elle Woods. She’s a lawyer with a heart of gold…and a mane to match!
This summer go blonde!
Boldly going where no blonde has gone.
Blondes DO have more fun!
Don’t judge a book by its hair color!
Believing In Yourself NEVER Goes Out Of Style!
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Trivia
In this movie, Chutney states that her father married someone “her age.” In actuality, Ali Larter (Brooke, the woman Chutney’s father married) was born on February 28, 1976. Meanwhile, Cardellini was born on June 25, 1975, making her slightly (eight months and three days) older than the actress playing her stepmother. At the time of this movie’s release, Cardellini was 26 and Larter was 25.
Holland Taylor and Linda Cardellini appeared on “ER”.
