Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) is a wealthy and popular 15-year-old
in Beverly Hills. She lives with her widowed father, Mel (Dan Hedaya),
in an enormous house, enjoying the luxurious life that Mel provides as a
very successful lawyer. Though good-natured, Cher is naive and caught
up in a superficial lifestyle revolving around expensive clothes and the
social hierarchy of her high school. Her best friend Dionne (Stacey
Dash) has a similar outlook on life, though she dates a high school boy
(Donald Fasion), which Cher claims is a pointless endeavor.
Chers
debate teacher Mr. Hall (Wallace Shawn) gives her a C grade for the
semester, which starts a dramatic chain of events. Dionne, who got a
lackluster grade as well, hatches a plan with Cher to find a romantic
interest for Mr. Hall, thus making him happy enough to consider boosting
their grades. They select another teacher, Miss Geist (Twink Caplan),
as the chief candidate, and slip a fake love letter into her mail cubby.
She soon begins dating Mr. Hall, and both teachers become much more lax
with their grading. Cher works her grade up to an A minus, which
greatly impresses her father.
At home, Cher interacts with Josh
(Paul Rudd), the college-age son of one of Mels ex-wives. Josh often
stays at the Horowitz home to avoid his mother and new stepfather. He
and Cher usually have a typical sibling relationship, with mild arguing
and teasing. Josh is nearly the polar opposite of Cher: an earthy
environmentalist do-gooder type.
Soon afterward, a new girl
arrives at school. Tai Frasier (Brittany Murphy) is a grungy artist with
a trusting disposition and a clueless grasp of high school popularity.
Cher and Dionne befriend her, and decide to give her a makeover to
improve her social standing. However, Tai sparks up a romance with a
cheerful skateboarding stoner, Travis (Breckin Meyer). Cher attempts to
steer Tai toward the rich and popular Elton (Jeremy Sisto), and leads
her in workout sessions after school. Josh disapproves of Chers project
with Tai, and accuses her of attempting to turn an innocent girl into a
superficial brat.
Through a series of subtle hints, Cher gets Tai
and Elton to notice each other. Tai is giddy with excitement, and Elton
seems surprisingly receptive though he pays much more direct attention
to Cher. To present the newly made-over Tai to the high school elite,
Cher and Dionne bring her to a party. Once again they attempt to steer
her toward Elton, and believe that they made a connection when Tai is
knocked unconscious with a projectile shoe, and Elton revives her with
an ice pack. However, when leaving the party, Cher winds up being driven
home by Elton who makes a pass at her in the car, revealing that he had
been interested in her all along. Cher is shocked and repulsed, and
Elton abandons her in a parking lot far from home. Cher is immediately
mugged, and is forced to call Josh on a payphone to come pick her up. On
the drive home, Cher suggests that they pick up food for Mel and his
fellow lawyers who are working on a difficult case at the house. Josh is
impressed by Chers selfless act, and begins to form a new opinion of
her.
Another new student arrives: a suave and handsome boy called
Christian. Cher is taken with him immediately, and considers breaking
her own rule of never dating a high school boy. The two become friends,
and attend a party along with Tai. After Christian picks Cher up at the
house, Josh is clearly envious and tells Mel that he will trail them to
the party for Chers protection. Cher and Christian bond on the dance
floor, while Tai is self-consciously standing alone in a corner (viewing
Elton dancing with his new girlfriend, Chers social rival Amber). Josh
arrives, and dances with Tai to cheer her up. Cher sees this and is
surprised at his thoughtfulness.
Cher decides to move things
forward with Christian, and invites him over one evening when her father
is out. To her disappointment, he ignores her advances in favor of
watching Tony Curtis movies. When driving with Dionne and her boyfriend
Murray the next day, Cher laments her situation, causing Murray to burst
out laughing and point out that Christian is obviously gay. Cher is
embarrassed at her misconception, but still remains good friends with
Christian.
While at the mall one day, Tai experiences a brush
with death as some male acquaintances nearly drop her over the rail from
the upper level. Though she escapes unscathed, Tai becomes something of
a celebrity at school, surpassing Chers popularity and rebuffing her
love interest Travis. Cher is troubled by this change in her friend.
Cher
fails her long-anticipated drivers test, and returns home dejected. Tai
confides in her that she has a crush on Josh after he had danced with
her at the party. Cher is confused at the feelings of apprehension that
arise in her, and tries to convince Tai that she and Josh do not mesh
well together. Tai is affronted and insults Cher (Youre a virgin who
cant drive.). A miserable Cher goes shopping to clear her head, and
realized that she herself is in love with Josh.
In an effort to
impress Josh, Cher volunteers at school to collect donations for victims
of the Pismo Beach disaster. Josh is surprised at the dedication and
selflessness that Cher is demonstrating. He and Cher also help Mel out
with his case by doing paperwork at the house. Cher makes an error in
her work and is insulted by an angry associate of Mels who leaves in a
huff. Josh defends her, and they admit their feelings for each other.
Soon
afterward, Miss Geist and Mr. Hall are married. Cher, Josh, Dionne,
Murray, Tai, and Travis attend the wedding, with Cher skillfully
catching the bouquet.
Komentar :
Cher adalah gadis anak orang kaya. Tetapi cher tidak seperti anak orang kaya lainnya yang sombong angkuh dan tidak ramah. Cher sangatlah baik tetapi cher tetap Fashionable. Cher suka membantu orang lain yang membutuhkan bantuan bahkan tekadang cher melupakan akan kebutuhannya sendiri. Film ini sangat cocok menemani liburan. Film ini sangatlah pasti digemari para remaja perempuan.
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