Clueless is a 1995 comedy film that is loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, set in a Beverly Hills high school. It was written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin. Filmed over a span of a few weeks in early 1995, the movie was released in the United States on July 19, 1995. It stars Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Brittany Murphy and Dan Hedaya.
The film had a TV series spinoff (Clueless (TV series)) and a series of books (Clueless (novels)).