On a university scholarship, a good natured student from the midwest gets a crash course in city life while dealing with three evil roommates. He befriends a virtually homeless college student whom he falls for, but she's dating a nasty professor.
Acting
Mena Suvari's wounded vulnerability hits harder than expected
Direction
Heckerling's Clueless magic flickers in early scenes
Costume
Peak Y2K fashion archaeology—chokers and baby tees galore
Director
Amy Heckerling
Jason Biggs
Paul Tannek
Mena Suvari
Dora Diamond
Zak Orth
Adam
Thomas Sadoski
Chris
Jimmi Simpson
Noah
Greg Kinnear
Prof. Edward Alcott
Dan Aykroyd
Dad
Twink Caplan
Gena
Bobby Slayton
Sal
Robert Miano
Victor
Mollie Heckerling
Annie
Colleen Camp
Homeless Woman
Andy Dick
Another City Worker
Steven Wright
Panty Hose Customer
Brian Backer
Doctor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Heckerling's failed attempt to recapture Clueless lightning; audiences rejected its softer, less quippy tone entirely.
Biggest box office bomb of Heckerling's career—opened against X-Men and got demolished, making $15M on a $35M budget.
US
