The film originally ended at the courthouse, just after Woods won the case, with Elle on the steps of the courthouse sharing a victory kiss with Emmett, then cutting a year into the future to see her with a now-blonde Vivian form their own blonde legal defense club at law school. After the test audience revealed that they didn`t like the ending, McCullah Lutz and Smith consulted Luketic, Platt and other members of the production team while they were still in the lobby of the theater, and they agreed that a new conclusion was needed. “It was just a weak ending,” said screenwriter McCullah Lutz. “The kiss didn`t feel right to me because it`s not a romantic comedy – it wasn`t about their relationship. So the test viewers said, “We want to see what happens – we want her to succeed. That`s why we rewrote for graduation. Ubach and Jessica Cauffiel claim that the original ending also included Elle and Vivian drinking margaritas in Hawaii, implying that they were either best friends now or in love, although Smith and McCullah never wrote such an ending.[31] Other suggested endings for the film included a musical number in which She, the judge, the jury and everyone in the courthouse sang and danced. [13] Legally Blonde is a 2001 American drama film directed by Robert Luketic. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge. The story follows Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a sister who tries to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Davis) by earning a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, overcoming stereotypes against blondes, and triumphing as a successful lawyer. Amanda Brown published Legally Blonde in 2001 and was based on her real-life experiences as a blonde who attended Stanford Law School while she was obsessed with fashion and beauty, reading Elle magazine and frequently colliding with the personalities of her peers. [6] Witherspoon wore 40 different hairstyles in the film.

[22] “Oh my God, it became known as `The hair that ate Hollywood,`” Luketic said. It was all about hair. I have this obsession with flyaways. It annoyed Reese a bit because I always had hairdressers on my face. But most of the time, the research and testing on set went in the right color, because `blonde` is open to interpretation, I thought. [12] The outline of Legally Blonde comes from Brown`s experiences as a blonde who went to Stanford Law School while obsessed with fashion and beauty, reading Elle magazine and frequently colliding with the personalities of her peers. In 2000, Brown met producer Marc Platt, who helped her develop her manuscript into a novel. Platt hired screenwriters McCullah Lutz and Smith to adapt the book into a film. The project caught the attention of director Luketic, an Australian newcomer who came to Hollywood after the success of his first offbeat short film Titsiana Booberini. “I had been reading scripts for two years and couldn`t find anything to put my own personal imprint until Legally Blonde came along,” Luketic said. Producer Marc Platt was fascinated by the character of Elle Woods when he received a manuscript of an unpublished novel. [8] “What I liked about this story is that it`s hilarious, sexy and challenging at the same time,” says Platt. “The world looks at Her and sees someone who is blond and handsome, but no more.

She, on the other hand, does not judge herself or anyone else. She thinks the world is great, she`s great, everyone is great, and nothing can change that. She truly is an irrepressible modern heroine. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is a Californian blonde with couture clothes (mostly pink), fabulous friends, and the sexiest boyfriend on campus.[8] When Warner Huntington III suddenly drops her and goes to Harvard Law School, she takes matters into her own hands. She registers too! Now, it should be a no-brainer to get Warner back (well, maybe a turn and a snap), right? False! She is about to start the toughest fight of her life. For love, honor, justice and respect for blondes everywhere! After the trial, Chutney is sent to prison, and Warner approaches Elle and asks her to take him back, as she has proved. She rejects him and realizes that he is superficial and a “complete bone head”. However, she and Vivian become good friends, especially after she leaves Warner. She delivered the graduation speech two years later, while Warner finished without honor, no job offers, and no girlfriend. Emmett has set up his own law firm and has been dating Elle for two years, with plans to propose to her later that evening. One night, Callahan tries to seduce Elle, who now believes that this is the reason she got the internship. Devastated, she resigns and almost returns to California to tell Emmett what happened. When he tells Brooke, she fires Callahan and replaces him with Elle under Emmett`s direction, since she is only a law student, citing a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling that law students can represent clients if they do so under the supervision of a licensed attorney.

Legal Blonde has received mixed reviews among legal scholars for its representation of the law school and the accuracy of its application of the law. “A first-year law student would never be able to question witnesses in criminal court. Perhaps the best thing she would do as a first-year 1L student would be to do some research and write memos or applications,” said Emma Therrien, a student at Lewis & Clark Law School. Elle Woods, a fashion merchandising student and sister Elle Woods, was taken to an expensive restaurant by her boyfriend Warner Huntington III.[46] She is waiting for a marriage proposal, but he breaks up with her instead. With the intention of going to Harvard Law School and becoming a successful politician, he felt that she was not “serious” enough for this kind of life. She believes she can win Warner back if she shows she`s capable of doing the same things. After months of study, she scored 179 on the law school admission test[5] and, combined with her GPA of 4.0, was accepted to Harvard Law School. Although the film is primarily set at Harvard University, the campus scenes were filmed at USC,[24] the University of California, Los Angeles,[25] the California Institute of Technology, and Rose City High School in Pasadena, California. [26] Production initially lasted from October to December 2000. [27] [28] Others were more critical of the film and its script. Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as “predictable, cute and surprisingly little real humor,” but “still passes thanks to Witherspoon`s magnetic presence.” [42] Michael O`Sullivan of The Washington Post called the film “Redux clueless, but without the edgy, knowing mind.” [43] Jessica Winter of The Village Voice called the film “a junk food movie that strives to be nutritious.” “This is one of your special offers Racier Be Yourself after school, crossed with Who Moved My Cheese? for the Cosmo girls,” Winter said.

[44] You see so many beautiful people in this world, especially in the world I live in, and many of your first instincts are to dismiss women who put a lot of effort into their appearance as perhaps not being serious about their work or perhaps not serious about their relationships. I think everyone naturally jumps to these conclusions. What interested me was to explore the difference between [someone`s appearance] and how people perceive it and how they really are. I`m not necessarily cheeky and bubbly all the time, so it was a lot of effort to stay awake and the amount of care and energy she puts into a lot of things was really a challenge for me and trying to convey that lightness all the time is hard work. [18] Your AMC ticket confirmation # can be found in your order confirmation email. The film`s costume designer, Sophie De Rakoff, quickly befriended Witherspoon on set and befriended Dolly Parton. “It was as simple as that. We liked each other and we were looking forward to Dolly,” De Rakoff said. [20] The dominant color palette for Elle`s outfits in the film is pink.