Daily Treat: December 20

[rsadelle]

Everyone else is quoting Clueless so, while I do think Tai was Brittany Murphy's greatest role, I'm going to give you something different for today's treat. I have to admit a certain fondness for Uptown Girls. It's a completely predictable, formulaic movie, but I like those kinds of things. It also has Dakota Fanning (the real reason I originally saw it), Heather Locklear, and, of all people, Jesse Spencer (better known as Chase on House), in addition to Brittany Murphy.

Trailer:

As a bonus, here's the last scene of the movie. If you've ever seen the trailer, you should be in no way surprised by this. If it seems cheesy and ridiculous on its own, rest assured that it is no less so in the context of the movie.

Comments

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

I have to confess, I couldn't even remember who she played in Clueless, but I absolutely and completely adore Uptown Girls. (Also it's very appropriate since all the parents in that film seem to die young).

Cardiac arrest is almost certainly drugs, isn't it? What a shame.

[rsadelle]

Tai! The new girl Cher makes over. I have to admit that while I do think Tai is an iconic character, I always remember Brittany Murphy as the girlfriend from 8 Mile, which is funny because I remember nothing about her character except for one image of her that sticks out in my mind like a movie still.

There was a lot of speculation about drugs (and I thought the NYT was a little snide about it); I read things this morning that said she had pre-existing heart problems. I'm finding it so interesting that although I've skimmed some of it I just can't bring myself to read most of the coverage; it's making me sick about celebrity culture, which is odd because I usually don't have issues with that.