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Dionne on the freeway

Dionne on the freeway is one pick, with the clip played: a cascade of ludicrous disasters including the biker gang, the old lady flipping the bird, the truck and the screaming, and it is what eventually leads Dionne to lose her virginity according to Cher; preceded by finding out Christian is gay, it is called a perfect, frenetic five minutes of pure comedy.

The freeway scene is infinitely referenceable for anyone who moved to Los Angeles late in their driving career; the hosts think it was filmed in Long Beach, probably the 405, because of a Long Beach sign in the back, and say the film takes on a whole new look once you live in LA; one navigated by Clueless for six months and mistook the Beverly Center for the Westside Pavilion where Ty had her near-death experience.

"If I'm too good for him, then how come I'm not with him?"

Nominations open with Cher's 'if I'm too good for him, then how come I'm not with him', called an eternal truth and eternal question; 'she could be a farmer in those clothes' has many uses; and 'let's do a lap before we commit to a location' is excellent party advice.

The film

Clueless (1995)

Directed by Amy Heckerling · Drama

97 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Alicia Silverstone Cher Horowitz
Paul Rudd Josh Lucas
Stacey Dash Dionne Davenport
Brittany Murphy Tai Frasier
Dan Hedaya Melvin "Mel" Horowitz
Jeremy Sisto Elton Tiscia
Breckin Meyer Travis Birkenstock
Justin Walker Christian Stovitz
Wallace Shawn Mr. Wendell Hall
Twink Caplan Miss Toby Geist
Julie Brown Coach Millie Stoeger
Donald Faison Murray Duvall
Elisa Donovan Amber Mariens
Sabastian Rashidi Paroudasm Banafshein
Herb Hall Principal
Susan Mohun Heather
Nicole Bilderback Summer Han
Ron Orbach DMV tester
Sean Holland Lawrence
Roger Kabler college guy
Josh Lozoff Logan

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