Legally Blonde (2001) | 12 Life Lessons with Elle Woods | MGM Studios

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is a California blonde with couture clothes (mostly pink), fabulous friends and the hottest boyfriend on campus. So when Warner Huntington III suddenly dumps her and heads to Harvard Law School, Elle takes matters into her own manicured hands. She enrolls too! Now getting Warner back should be a snap (well, maybe a bend and snap), right? Wrong! Elle's about to begin the toughest fight of her life...for love, honor, justice and respect for blondes everywhere!
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Legally Blonde (2001)
Directed By Robert Luketic
Screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Based on the book by Amanda Brown
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge
Rated PG-13 for language and sexual references.
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[@chriswilliams1024]

How can you not love Elle Woods she has it all beauty brains and sense of humor.

[@marycanary]

Yep and a whole lot more! It's like the old saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover! " :)

[@anomallie]

She’s also very kind and steps out to defend others when they’re suffering

[@BloodMoonASMR]

@@anomallie Kudos to both of you

[@anomallie]

@@BloodMoonASMR ?

[@The_Memorial]

Most important she has a heart of gold

[@sineadbradyfan2151]

This movie is actually more well-made, profound and insightful than it appears on the surface.

[@sharonjensen3016]

Yes, I noticed that too. Elle may be blonde, but she's not THAT blonde. Because she eventually realises she can do better- in life and love.

[@DanDCool]

399th like-

[@FlowerEmblem]

I used to think that this movie was so cheesy and just another chick flick as a kid. Now that I'm an adult I can understand and appreciate what the movie was trying to convey that kid me didn't have experience with.

[@FatShork]

Which is very on brand for the movie itself🤣

[@coreycox2345]

@@sharonjensen3016 And still be blond. After all, she has only one life to live.

[@kiwina-b2x]

She chose the looks AND the books

[@andreasanchez1453]

We can choose both!

[@peopleareinterestingcreatures]

Reference to Matilda lol

[@manuelorozco7760]

I remember my senior year watching the movie in social studies. The purpose of watching Elle Woods was a lesson in self confidence. We all could can use these lessons of life right now during this difficult time.

[@tabathaogost4982]

Wait what? You watched this in high school because why?

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@tabathaogost4982 Why is that a problem to you?

[@tabathaogost4982]

@@manuelorozco7760 What makes you think it's a problem to me? lol are we just going to ask each other questions back and forth but never answer? I'll start. It is not.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@tabathaogost4982 Okay

[@maggiel4929]

@@tabathaogost4982 p people 2 ty

[@hannuh4860]

I like how Vivian and Elle became good friends at the end. They could have been excellent friends if Warner wasn’t part of the picture.

[@ddthewolf]

I wish Vivian had been in the second movie, she could have helped Elle with getting her bill passed

[@Gridkeeperr]

@@ddthewolfMe too! That felt like a wasted opportunity to not include Vivian.

[@A.carlo1]

I watched this movie a lot when I needed encouragement during college.

[@Mariann907]

Same here! Law school was haaard

[@kingandrewcecil348]

0:32 Serena: "You passed Spanish because you gave Professor Montoya a lap dance after the final." Margot: "Yeah... Luckily!"

[@blondsundoll05]

margot does have a point

[@TheaterGeek2007]

Something I didn't know until recently, Elle's score of 179 on the LSAT was probably one of the highest in her class. The highest you can get is 180, when the movie came out, I thought that she just squeaked by, but she got a nearly perfect score!

[@ddthewolf]

Thus her comment "what like it hard?" Is even more of diss towards Warner! 😊

[@MaanasaKotha]

I love how this movie is considered a “shallow” one by most people. But u could replace Elle with any minority in society and it would still work. And the things she overcomes while not compromising on herself is an incredible lesson.❤️

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

Vivian and Professor Stromwell added so much depth to Elle’s character that sadly some people will just not understand.

[@ddthewolf]

I love that they didn't make Vivian the stereotype love rival and instead had her Elle learn to work and get along with each other to the point they both dumped the guy they thought they wanted so badly

[@TheSilverphoenix88]

I’m entering a doctoral program and this movie, especially those scenes, are the fuel to my engine

[@MB-dg3lr]

I'm starting to write my master thesis and I'm considering buying this movie to use as motivation on hard days 😆

[@xxBlackBryonyxx]

@@MB-dg3lr it works! it helped me get through this year (graduated and got into a Master's program which was super hard too) and Elle Woods basically became my patron saint. like I have a framed picture of that scene where she goes 'what, like it's hard?' and lit a candle in front of it before exams hahahaha. Maybe became a bit covid crazy but it worked and I graduated with honours!

[@carolinegodden4364]

@@xxBlackBryonyxx Great feedback for Reese and the whole cast. Thanks Caroline x Australia 🇦🇺 STRAYA SOUTHERN Cross ➕ Southern HEMISPHERE

[@paulaqueirosz]

Congratulations for your accomplishments, ladies!!

[@MZNO]

I re-watched this movie a few months ago and couldn't believe how much deeper it was than I remembered, it was a movie ahead of its time in many ways but it was disguised as just another light comedy.

[@yakone1379]

Many people say the movie is not realistic when it comes to the law stuff but that's not the point of it, it's a lesson in confidence and believing in yourself, even when others might not. This movie has motivated me through many challenges and I will always love it.

[@HeyJamHey]

"I'll show you how valueable I can be" helped me get through college 🥰

[@HeyJamHey]

@BSC8987 Yes indeed 😍

[@kezia-lemonthorne2507]

As for number 8, is actually great that she kept her word. That same client fired Callagan because she couldn't trust that creep, so she hired Ella right away since she's clearly talented and has shown she can trust her. Not only good as a friend, but also is good for professional integrity.

[@The_Dudester]

During my internship with the DA's office, if I had kept an alibi secret, I would have been toast.

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

What, like it’s hard?

[@tabathaogost4982]

Does that mean fired?

[@The_Dudester]

@@tabathaogost4982 No. The DA could be unpleasant. Overall, the internship had perks-like traveling to other county seats for trials and while there-getting a free lunch in a top level restaurant. Tick him off which I did once. He sent me to work on a woman's car while he macked on her. I found that the car needed 1,000.00 worth of repairs and he got angry that I didn't find a more diplomatic way of telling her. He chewed on me for an hour.

[@The_Dudester]

@@aelinayea9771 I didn't pay for the repairs on her personal vehicle. I had never seen it before he asked me to look at it. The only reason the DA did that is because he heard me and another intern talk about repairing cars we owned and he deduced that I was a fair shade tree mechanic.

[@marycanary]

But, wouldn't something like that be illegal considering the fact that he was your supervisor?

[@pbscraze]

I have a 13th one…FINDING TRUE LOVE COMES IN MANY WAYS (like when Elle met Emmett)

[@marycanary]

Definitely, to be honest, I don't think that Warner deserved someone like her anyway!

[@sharonjensen3016]

@@marycanary Elle definitely traded up when she met Emmett. He believed in her more than Warner ever did.

[@ahlinad1221]

I watched this movie as a kid and thought she wasn't smart enough but got in through a fluke- I was like 5 then, but I'm watching it again 20 years later and I realise there's so much more to her character. Love that she didn't settle any less.

[@liveesunflower]

Elle was kind, smart, beautiful and fun. I love that she proved everyone wrong and was able to show her beauty and brains. She was also so nice and would befriend anyone.

[@CaitlynDoran11]

“Look how cute there’s like a judge and everything and jury people.” 😂

[@Euroviking86]

I think we can all agree that Elle Woods is a QUEEN.

[@johnpaulmakowski7464]

Some people have marginalized or dismissed this excellent movie. This is a great movie on multiple levels.

[@tremeloblues]

This movie is life changing.

[@cambrie7946]

It really is. Just recommended to my young adult son 🙂

[@kaveenasingsandcosplays3441]

I love Elle Woods sm! She is an idol, icon, and such an amazing role model!

[@kitcat2449]

Great movie. I really needed this. I study a male dominated field, which isn't bad per se, so far everything has gone fine and everyone has been nice, excluding a few old teachers, but I feel like I have to be the 'role model' for other women and perform 200% for that reason. Not necessarily true, but I don't want to give a bad impression when I'm in the minority and strengthen the negative stereotype. I'm short and have a child like energy, for the lack of a better word, so I'm worried I won't be taken seriously even if I know my stuff and can take responsibility. My imposter syndrome and anxiety are nuisances lol.

[@californianorma876]

As a committed feminist, I not only approve this movie, I try and watch it once or twice a year for motivation, and a good feeling of solidarity. Go Elle! and bravo to Reese. 👍🏽

[@aestherielle1524]

0:22 still the most iconic go gurl

[@akankshyanayak9045]

Warner's confusion when he saw Elle at Harvard 😂

[@dmf1301]

Callahan, this big fancy lawyer and professor, never thought to just go visit Brooke and get the alibi himself? 🤦‍♀️

[@AnaLongoriaXX]

She wouldn’t give it to him because as Brooke said, that alibi would potentially ruin her.

[@cg8397]

I've worked with professors like that when I was at University... they perceive these kind of tasks as being "beneath them" and so they offload these tasks onto interns

[@phastinemoon]

Also, he didn’t believe she was innocent, or that any alibi she gave would be good enough (everyone else dismissed Brooke the same as they did Elle, as a dumb blonde and a gold digger)

[@sairasusankoshy5434]

now i know what alaric saltzman was like before he became a vampire hunter .

[@ashelyjones6639]

Lol

[@ddthewolf]

2:57 probably my favorite part of the movie!

[@MsAbyss123]

Every time I see the ending of this movie when Elle addresses the graduates, I am reminded of the 45th president plagiarizing her speech at one of his events. Poor form.

[@marycanary]

I didn't know that, which president was it?

[@MsAbyss123]

@@marycanary To quote the man himself, the one with the "very, very large brain"

[@marycanary]

And who exactly would that be?

[@leviackerman5870]

@@marycanary trump

[@CasuallyObservant]

How so? Please share exactly what was it that President Trump said that was plagiarizing?

[@loverlei79]

I was the same age as Elle when the movie came out. And yes, to answer your question 20 years ago EVERYONE treated pretty girls as morons. They wouldn't even let you try.

[@cathybynum6390]

I’m just love her, such a beautiful soul, & great actress. Sending all the love & prayers to her.🙏💜

[@angelaphu]

I love her friends. They were so supportive and loving.

[@pixiebells]

I love this movie for all of the reasons everyone always talks about...but one teeny tiny thing that would have been amazing: those glasses she wears on her first day are actually really cute. I've had to wear glasses since I was four (no, contacts aren't an option) so as a glasses-wearing natural blonde (like Elle) it would have been really cool if they were just like reading glasses that she uses on occasion. It would have been a really nice touch! Glasses can be totally cute AND even designers make frames, not just for sunglasses either. My current frames are Nine West but I've had Bebe & Candy's brand before. I've seen Chanel, Gucci, Versace, Tom Ford & Ralph Lauren glasses! 👓

[@dannydark1452]

So mindy kaling is writing the script for legally blonde 3.... I think itll be good

[@manuelorozco7760]

I wish we got an update by now

[@marycanary]

Yeah, me to.

[@dannydark1452]

@@manuelorozco7760 yeah I'm sure itll just pop up on appletv or somthing lol or Netflix cause she has a show on Netflix and Netflix owns the right to legally blonde

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@dannydark1452 Or Prime Video

[@menchualcarazmoreno1743]

1:17 Interesting, Warner doesn't move, but Vivian began to realise Elle have a point.

[@JJ-yn4cj]

3.) Unfortunately, most people throw out scented and colored resumes.

[@tabathaogost4982]

Only if they haven't seen Legally Blonde

[@LadyChubbyBlueberry]

But why though😭? I woul love something like that. And what's really important is what's written on there.

[@cg8397]

@@LadyChubbyBlueberry Some people are allergic to certain odours

[@tylerbuck1900]

Happy 20th Anniversary to Legally Blonde!

[@tatyana6063]

I really loved this movie, and it's sequel. And the first part of this clip was my favorite!

[@leilastory]

She's my role model fr

[@MichaelNnamdi1994]

Best movie ever

[@bretthoffman2128]

How Can You Not Love Reese Witherspoon? Brains Beauty and Cute As they Come.

[@djc6]

i love this movie. 💕💕💕

[@b-72tasmiatasnur2]

I loved Elle woods just how she was always kindly intelligent

[@roopas9926]

Friendship between Vivian & Elle is excellent.. As it gradually proceeded.. Knowing, Correcting, & finally Supporting & Appreciating each other with respect.. Warner being in the picture or out of the picture of Friendship.. Don't Matter At all.. Just because of EX of UR.. Friend is UR BF.. Doesn't matter in Friendship between the 2..As Vivian Didn't Steal.. Elle's Then BF.. Elle & Warner had Break Up.. Whereas Vivian & Warner Were Official Engaged with their Elders Blessing.. Hence.. No SISTERHOOD is BROKEN.. 🙏🙏

[@masrahman8231]

A great movie👍😍

[@honeyboynton2106]

Ilove this movie it's great to watch!

[@squigglydiggly853]

This movie is so good lol

[@rebeccashuman6199]

She combines brains and brawns with her infamous beauty. 💯

[@kathrinefer7301]

She’s adorable 🥰

[@LittleMelianna]

Love this movie 😍

[@DanDCool]

1:05 trueee

[@Jjjj24971]

I love her

[@hwoonDeurim]

one of the bests.

[@lilyghassemzadeh]

I've seen this movie so many times that I can say the next sentence after each scene is cut! 😅

[@spiceupyourafterlife]

Elle Woods is a girls' girl and gods bless her for it!

[@김도근-s8e]

My favorite movie

[@rheenacunanan9596]

The movie may have been 2001(late) but still true for always. 🤩

[@shreyajadhav3062]

I loveee herrr !!!!

[@ivalinapasse2469]

Brilliant

[@hiraeth2080]

Evelyn Harper!

[@fromthehaven94]

Who turns out to be on Elle's side at the scene in the salon. And not just because she's also a blonde!

[@yurireyes176]

You must always have faith

[@A.I.Georgakopoulou]

1:41 Very true

[@aakanshajoshi277]

I really love the movie

[@MamdouhMoustafa-n9n]

Spical woman ❤❤

[@julyangel4918]

The og Barbie movie 💗

[@aurorerich]

Life lesson: don't go to law school

[@railwaychristina3192]

One of my all time favourites! Love the essay in wokerati and academic passive agressive one upmanship of the other students in Freshers week! And horrible tutors! Still so true!😂

[@garnetrose8877]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@francinariske9896]

'Like it's hard' . ? To get into Harvard Law ,..? oh and it's pink scented 👍

[@mahalakshmisuresh3821]

Did anyone notice?? The person sitting right to Elle woods looks exactly like warner and the real Warner who is sitting in front of her. Also to the left side, one more striking resemblance of warner.... Check closely in 1:12....... Is this coincidence or put deliberately???

[@TheBeliever1204]

You go where? lol.

[@wendyk3914]

Wow how beautiful

[@redemption3397]

💖

[@amyness1762]

great life lessons Reese! except now "I cant catch my breath," "we had to amyyyyy" so her heart blows? who allowed this....?.more medical cruelty ....medical ethics and human compassion here????? am I Heather????

[@jacobmaverickbueller.671]

I would love to have advice from Elle. I would give some to her too. I'm valuable like her. Her nickname i would call her Ellie.

[@myyou7335]

Wow, I've forgotten how weak Callahan's movie character is. The broadway actor is so much more charismatic. And has good comedic timing. Timing in general.

[@ouniverse7824]

Her voice reminds me of Selena Gomez

[@jeffreyrichardson]

margies loved marine scott andrew richardsons scene casey auburns dean

[@brendankelly1384]

lovelove forevers sweeties @w

[@carolinegodden4364]

🏵

[@emaavramov-atlas9564]

11 11 11 11 11

[@moninhacorrea6824]

Ser loira e rica é mole..com profissão definida vida boa... Até viro eu deixaria de ser Joana ninguém seria gente... Nasceu virada pra Lua... É conheço muitas como ela... Patricinha vida que pediu a Deus... E Deus como é parcial deu... É de manhã acorda aquele café da manhã... É porque o meu é literalmente café só...depois vai pra faculdade... Depois academia...depois vai ao shopping fazer compras... Isso de carro é Claro... Porque essas mulheres estão acostumados assim... Por último pra fechar o dia com chave de ouro vai com o ficante um rico empresário pra restaurante ou balada... Puxa vida difícil sofrida como essas mulheres aguenta esse sofrimento essa tortura... Elas aguentam porque são empoderadas...mulheres do século 21 . Minha vida é uma merda totalmente diferente será que estou no século errada... Não estou no século 19 não? Faculdade não tenho. Dinheiro não tenho. Carro não tenho. Nunca comprei num shopping..minhas roupas é de brechó... não faço academia... não tenho ou nunca tive namorado nenhum muito menos empresário... Também pobre coitada... É Deus o não existe ou existe?

[@eduardochavacano]

The thing that ruined this movie is the casting of the Sorority girls and that woman at the salon.

[@shawnbay2211]

Naw they were fantastic. My only change would be getting someone fluent in Vietnamese for that manicure scene. Elle’s friend who spoke it apparently was not accurate.

[@infectioustomfoolery]

@@shawnbay2211 but that makes sense for the scene, elles friend may have not been perfect but she learned what she could so she could talk to someone who spoke it fluently.

[@messtika-581]

I am honored that I grew up with this movie and Miss Congeniality being around 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 i feel really privileged 🥰😍

[@MichaelNnamdi1994]

Happy 20th Anniversary to Legally Blonde!