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Her personality is an odd combination of confidence and gentility, brazenness and tact. For such a millennial girl, she's surprisingly 19th century. When, following an attempted pawing by a horny date, Cher hops out of his car in a parking lot, Silverstone does something that instantly wins you over: she stalks away from the car and yelps, "Ooo!" All of a sudden, you can almost picture her in petticoats and toting a parasol. If Jane Austen could see Clueless, she'd probably think it was way cool.

Clueless. Paramount. Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Dan Hedaya. Written and directed by Amy Heckerling. Now showing.