Clueless is considered one of the best '90s films, but when it hit theaters in 1995, I was only seven—definitely not the target audience. I didn’t really become aware of Alicia Silverstone as an actress until Batman & Robin, and by the time I was old enough to actually watch Clueless, the cultural moment had already passed. I knew the highlights—the famous outfits, the iconic quotes, the general vibe—but I’d never actually sat down and watched the movie from start to finish.
Then, years later, my Gen Z daughter asked for a Clueless poster. My first reaction was: “Wait, have you even seen it?” Not only had she seen it—she loved it. And when she made me sit down and watch it for the first time with her, I was surprised by how much I liked it too. What struck me most wasn’t just how well the cult-favorite coming-of-age film holds up after 30 years, but how perfectly it plays for her generation. No wonder critics like Roger Ebert praised it back in the day, even if it wasn’t made for them.
