The following semester, Professor Callahan, the school`s most respected teacher, decided to hire first-year interns to help solve a high-profile case. Among the elected officials are Elle, Warner and Vivian. Callahan defends a prominent fitness trainer named Brooke Windham, one of Elle`s role models. Brooke, who is accused of murdering her husband, does not want to provide him with an alibi, and she later reveals to Elle that she underwent liposuction, a fact that would ruin her reputation, which she does not want to reveal. Vivian gains a new respect for Elle, revealing that Warner could not go to Harvard without her father`s help. Emmett Richmond, Callahan`s junior partner, also recognized his potential. Paulette`s cheeky ex-husband who lives in a trailer and holds his dog captive. Although Dewey doesn`t get much stage time, it`s a great cameo role for a less experienced but fearless young man in his acting choices. Stone said Woods did not have the authority to act as a lawyer when she represented Paulette Bonafonté for custody of her ex-husband`s dog, calling her behavior a “major ethical violation.” “She didn`t get a law degree, she never passed the bar, and she has absolutely no right to call herself a lawyer,” Stone noted. “This is called the unlawful exercise of the law. If someone finds out that she has committed this. While at Harvard Law School, she would likely be barred from being admitted to the bar in virtually every state in the United States.
[45] Illegal exercise of law in Massachusetts is punishable by a fine of $100 or imprisonment for up to six months. [47] The outline of Legally Blonde emerged 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. 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. Amanda Brown published Legally Blonde in 2001, based on her real-life experiences as a blonde who attended Stanford Law School while obsessed with fashion and beauty, read Elle magazine, and frequently clashed with the personalities of her peers.[13] [6] A famous exercise video mogul who is also a former sister`s daughter. She is energetic and charismatic, but is currently on trial for the murder of her husband. It`s a spirited role for a young woman who represents a triple threat: a great singer, dancer and actress. Best played by a very strong actor who can really portray Brooke`s predicament. Fitness is also crucial, as she performs an entire song during jump roping.
Brooke is a fitness queen and workout video star accused of murdering her billionaire husband. As a former sister Delta Nu, she is determined to help him and clear her name. Nikki Snelson reprised the role in the musical, while Aoife Mulholland, Hannah Grover and Helen Petrovna played the role in the British productions. She, believing that the blonde is the problem, decides to become a brunette. She goes to the Hair Affair salon, where she meets beautician Paulette, who, after advising Elle that all bad hair choices are motivated by love, tells Elle about her dreams of meeting a handsome Irishman (“Ireland”), and encourages her not to give up or minimize her personal qualities. In the living room, Vivienne, who is talking about a party planned for next Friday, gives Elle an unexpected invitation and tells her that it is a costume party. Paulette sends Elle dressed in a costume for the party with encouraging words (“Ireland (Reprise)”). At trial, Nikos, Brooke`s pool boy, claims to have had an affair with Brooke, which gives him a motive for the murder of her husband. After taking the Bend and Snap in front of Nikos and receiving no response, Elle suspects Nikos of being gay, although Callahan and his teammates are not convinced. His colleagues postulate that his perceived extravagance may be just a cultural difference, since Nikos is European. Emmett manages to drag Nikos and explain that his friend`s name is Carlos, although Nikos claims that he misunderstood “friend” for “best friend”. Carlos, tired of his gay friend`s closed nature, appears from the gallery and announces Nikos` homosexuality.
Nikos admits that he is actually gay and European (“There! Right there! (Gay or European?) »). 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. [8] Based on Amanda Brown`s novel and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, the beloved Harvard blonde enters the scene through the pink storm in this funny and optimistic story of self-discovery. The second act begins with the workout video of fitness queen Brooke Wyndham and her fitness team, which is watched by Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Vivienne, Warner and Enid (“Whipped Into Shape”). Callahan tells the legal team that Brooke is accused of murdering her billionaire husband. In prison, the legal team fails to convince Brooke to tell them her alibi and refuses to plead guilty.
When Brooke learns that they were both Delta Nu sisters, she privately tells Elle her alibi: Brooke has received liposuction, which, if the public finds out, could destroy her fitness empire. She promises not to tell anyone (“Delta Nu Nu Nu”). Due to Elle`s loyalty to her client and refusal to give the alibi, Elle and consequently Emmett are shunned by the group. To cheer up Emmett and increase his chances of impressing Callahan, she gives him a makeover (“Take It Like A Man”). 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] 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. The final product came after “about 10 drafts of the script. I worked with the writers (Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah Lutz, who worked on Amanda Brown`s novel) who stayed after filming began,” Luketic explained. “And we had to rethink and rewrite, often in the middle of the night.” An untapped idea for the finished film included an appearance by Judge Judy during Elle`s Harvard video essay in which Elle and her friends were chasing the show`s host.[10] Alanna Ubach instead suggested casting Witherspoon`s husband, Ryan Phillippe, for the role, which was rewritten as a male character, but Witherspoon didn`t think the idea would work. [13] The University of Southern California and Stanford refused to allow the producers to use their academic names in the film. [23] “[The film`s producers] asked if they could play the film at USC, but the photos of her as a student and in sorority…