Legally Blonde

2001 Comedy

Reese Witherspoon stars in this romantic comedy, the feature film debut of award-winning Australian director Robert Luketic. As a ravishing Miss Hawaiian Tropic, sorority president, and calendar girl, Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is a big hit on the campus of her sun-drenched Los Angeles college. She's also got the perfect boyfriend in Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), a wealthy East Coast blue blood. Fearing that his snooty friends and family will never accept the bubble-headed Elle, however, Warner dumps her before heading off to graduate law school at Harvard University. Determined to win back her man, Elle enrolls in the same imposing institution, quickly becoming an object of scorn and ridicule, especially to Warner's old prep school flame (Selma Blair). Despite her penchant for malls, makeup, and tanning, Elle is no dummy and is soon showing elite Ivy League snobs a thing or two about class, self-confidence, and courtroom victory. more..

Director: Robert Luketic

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber

Reviews

  • Thanks to Ms. Witherspoon's artful portrayal of a winning, if beachless, Gidget, I found Legally Blonde very enjoyable.

    - The Wall Street Journal

    26 April 2013

  • A featherweight comedy balanced between silliness and charm.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    26 April 2013

  • Guilty of inciting a near-laugh riot thanks to an irresistible leading lady whose comic instincts are as impeccable as her manicure.

    Susan Wloszczyna - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • Witherspoon goes further, pouring so much humor and pizzazz into Elle that she lifts up the whole movie.

    Michael Wilmington - The Chicago Tribune

    26 April 2013

  • She may be follically blond, but as an actor of distinction who's all of 25, Reese Witherspoon reveals interesting dark roots even as she plays golden girls.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Rolfe Kent

    BMI Film & TV Awards (2002)

  • Best Comedy Film

    British Comedy Awards (2002)

     
  • Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy

    Casting Society of America (2002)

     
  • Excellence in Contemporary Film

    Costume Designers Guild Awards (2002)

     
  • Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

    Golden Globes (2002)