There have been lots of fun movies that shaped entire generations and Clueless is the perfect example of that. The movie was released in theatres back in 1995 and it introduced the iconic look of knee socks and plaid that kids from Beverly Hills love to wear. This movie is what kickstarted people’s interest with the lives of those who live in Beverly Hills and this is how shows such as “90210” which is the area code of Beverly Hills became popular. It’s been 24 years decades since Clueless was released and the question that every fan has to ask about the show is where are the stars now?
We are going to kick things off with the protagonist of Clueless, Alicia Silverstone who played the role of Cher Horowitz. The actress benefited the most from the success of Clueless since she became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars and she even was picked to play Batgirl in Batman and Robin. Right now, Alicia Silverstone is shooting a new movie called Who Gets The Dog?
Stacey Dash played the role of Alicia Silverstone’s best friend Dionne Davenport and she got lots of roles after Clueless was released.
However, her acting career hasn’t been that successful other than recently making a couple of appearances in TV shows such as The Strip, The Game and Single Ladies.
You had to know that Paul Rudd was going to be featured among the first stars on our list.
After all, he is one of the world’s most successful actors playing in movies such as The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, I Love You Man, Knocked Up and more importantly in the Avengers Franchise as Ant Man.
Brittany Murphy went on to take lots of great roles in movies such as 8 Mile and Uptown Girls after the success of Clueless but unfortunately, the actress died in 2009 due to a cardiac arrest.
She was only 32 years old.
Donald Faison was one of the most beloved characters in Clueless thanks to his comedic delivery of punch lines and funny persona.
The actor decided to make the most out of his talents and starred in the hit-comedy TV show called Scrubs.
Elisa Donovan made her mark on the movie industry by starring in Clueless and since she was so good at playing the role of a Beverly Hills kid, she went on to start in the hit TV show 90210.
Now, Elisa Donovan has married Charlie Bigelow and they had a baby girl named Scarlett Avery.
Breckin Mayer is now on top of his career playing in Netflix shows as The Designated Survivor and also doing voice work for the animated shows as Robot Chicken and King of the Hill.
Most of you will remember Justin Walker for playing the role of Christian Stovitz on Clueless.
Even though Christian Stovitz did a great job in Clueless, he decided to give up acting life and purchase Teddy Teadle’s Grill in Rancho Mirage, California.
Jeremy Sisto or Elton as most of you will know him as went on to act in popular TV shows such as Six Feet Under and Law & Order.
Now, Jeremy Sisto's acting career has hit a downhill and he hasn’t gotten any great roles during this past couple of years.
After Dan Hedaya showed his acting chops by playing Mel Horowitz on Clueless, he got the chance to play the biggest role of his life. Dan Hedaya was picked to play the leading role in the movie Dick.
This means that the played the role of former US President Richard Nixon.
Wallace Shawn is another actor that had his career boosted to another level after he starred in Clueless.
The actor appeared in numerous popular shows such as Gossip Girl but he also used his voice acting skills for animated movies as BoJack Horseman and The Incredibles.
A fun fact about Clueless is that Twink Caplan was not only an actor in the movie, she was also a producer. Nonetheless, Twink Caplan appeared in numerous TV shows during this past couple of years such as Bad Teacher and Look Who’s Talking.
Nowadays, Twink Caplan has not been getting too much work in Hollywood.
One of the things that make Julia Brown stand out from all the other cast members is her funny sense of humor.
Her funny character helped the actress get guest appearance roles in The Middle, Paradise Falls and Strip Mall.
Now that we have covered what the cast of Clueless has been doing for this past couple of years, let’s go ahead and check out some fun facts about the popular movie.
Without any further ado, let’s get into it.
A really crazy fact about Clueless is that the studio initially wanted the movie to focus on the guys and not the girls.
What a big mistake would that have been, right?
A little known fact about Clueless is that the casting crew almost hired Sarah Michelle Gellar and Dave Chappelle to star in the movie.
Can you imagine how much different the movie would have been without Alicia Silverstone in the leading role?
Plaid patters are the calling card of Clueless and according to the producers, a total of 53 different plaid patterns were used in the movie.
Not just that, but Cher had more than 60 outfit changes on set!
Alicia Silverstone starred in a music video for Aerosmith before trying to audition for Clueless and the casting crew loved the music video so much that they didn’t even ask her say any lines.
She was hired on the spot.
Even though the cast members are shown as being the same age in Clueless, this is not the case in real life. Take for example Stacey Dash who was 27 when Clueless was being filmed.
Her co-stars were 17 and 18 years old.
While the cast members of Clueless seem to only wear plaid patterns, they were not cheap at all!
The clothing budget for the whole movie was $200,000 according to Mona May who was the costume designer for Clueless.