Legally Blonde (2001) - Elle Wins! Scene (11/11) | Movieclips

While questioning her witness, Elle (Reese Witherspoon) makes a startling discovery about a perm that saves her client.
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FILM DESCRIPTION:
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.
CREDITS:
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Cast: Linda Cardellini, Shannon O'Hurley, Reese Witherspoon
Director: Robert Luketic
Producers: Ric Kidney, David Nicksay, Marc E. Platt, Christian McLaughlin
Screenwriters: Karen McCullah Lutz, Amanda Brown, Kirsten Smith
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[@PlaystationSimmer]

I love how Elle's friends, as ditsy as they are, still showed up to support their friend despite not knowing what's going on

[@mildlynerdy]

Vote for Elle!!

[@JudyBadd]

THATS WHAT REAL FRIENDS DO🥰💋🔥

[@Kari2025]

“Oh my god how cute, there’s like a judge and everything!”

[@donny6085]

That's real friendship

[@peterl6263]

Its a movie man

[@leoeoel]

I love how Elle's friends looks mad when people laugh at her at the beginning of the clip, go sisters

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

I would be mad too if people were laughing at my Friend.

[@joannelee5574]

Honestly, ride or die icons

[@georgiad4939]

yessss! They had absolutely no idea what was going on in that court or anything to do with law, but still they showed up and backed their friend🥰

[@johnhurd6243]

It's a movie

[@z7z766]

@@johnhurd6243 and? People can't analyse movies now??

[@jesusdavila7052]

I absolutely love, *love* Elle's confusion at Chutney saying that she took a bath after her perm, because while the majority of the court laughs at her confusion and pretty much in their mind cement her as a "dumb blond", her confusion 100% comes from a utterly logical place because its Elle immediately noticing that Chutney's whole story *does not make any sense* whatsoever. Her confusion is the confusion of a very intelligent woman noticing the slip of the tongue of someone who knows very little of what they are talking about and its in that instant that game is over, and Elle has won.

[@MrTW-yz3hm]

I knew it was over when she made that face. It’s the same face she made in Calihan’s class before she schooled Warner on the sperm donor case.

[@aeternusgaming8050]

It's doubly impressive that she basically improvised this entire line of questioning off the back of that one innocuous detail. It's practically a golden rule of criminal law that you never ask a witness a question to which you don't already know the answer, but Elle had to pick up this string on the fly and masterfully followed it to its conclusion.

[@Luka1180]

I feel like the comment about hair care to the press afterwords was a little too forced and silly though. Writing could’ve been tighter there.

[@animeotaku307]

@@Luka1180 It was to the jury, not the press. And I think it's there to reflect both Elle's inexperience in the court room and the perception of her as a "dumb blonde."

[@herddreh4175]

@@animeotaku307 no they mean after the case when they’re walking down the stairs and she’s literally talking to the press about the case

[@sofiavicuna233]

"She didn't have your bone structure" "Aw!"

[@Katherine-lb2ut]

1K like

[@geligel1991]

At least she complimented her

[@trinitybess4212]

The mom's face though, lol she's like "yeah she got that from me"

[@baltsosser]

Nice to drop in a pick me up before she smashed the witness out of existence.

[@YeetusTheFetus]

masakasama what about black women lmfao

[@coffeeaddict9605]

I love how you can actually see her body language change as soon as she catches the contradiction. She suddenly straightens and you can see the confidence.

[@gymnastguy328]

Yeah after she said she got a perm, it becomes a child’s play for Elle, and she has a some fun with it playing a little bit of cat and mouse before going in for the kill so to speak

[@katscratchfever3506]

My fav part of this scene!

[@TPRM1]

@@gymnastguy328 Let’s hope all her future murder trials involve haircare.

[@gymnastguy328]

@@TPRM1 Let’s hope

[@leerogish7223]

Chutney is going to be facing a TON of serious charges( 1st degree murder, attempted 1st degree murder, purjury, conspiracy to commit purjury ect) she should hire Callahan considering he isn’t disbarred after word gets out about him sexually harassing Elle.

[@andbriwaslike]

i love the creative choice to not have luke wilson’s character say “oh my god” like everyone else. it expresses that he’s not surprised by her win, because he always knew she had it in her. instead he’s just speechless, shaking his head, blown away by her.

[@fwdthinker]

He saw it in her LOOOOOONG before she or anyone else did.

[@amreliah7118]

SAME I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED

[@444arka]

he and brooke were the only one believing in Elle while everyone else turned their backs on her, he 101% deserves her ❤️

[@forgipper]

The judge’s “Oh my God” was the best!

[@izzycheuk4572]

thats so smart omf

[@angelvity1296]

It’s just satisfying to watch how Chutney looks so bored in the beginning then she starts freaking out near the end lol

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

I remember a Legally Blonde Fan pointing out that Chutney doesn't look all that upset that her Father is dead and only showed real emotion when Elle really got tough on her.

[@jesusmysaviourable1]

Well she is played by an amazing Linda cardellini

[@iamyours2000]

@@jesusmysaviourable1 I like her act in The Green Book

[@ayladavis6257]

And how astounded and worried the APA looks.

[@nickgiampaolo9977]

I also like how Linda Cardellini is trying not to laugh after the bone structure comment!

[@ardikapradnya7040]

Elle's friends are actually amazing. The story made them seem as the dumb superficial people at first but they are as supportive as a best friend could get. Helping Elle to achieve her goal even though it's so far from their world.

[@thedude8457]

They just don’t make movies like this anymore

[@oooh19]

very sweet!

[@nurainiarsad7395]

The thing is, there’s no correlation between intelligence and depth, to friendship loyalty. You can have friends who aren’t as smart, and maybe fairly shallow in how they live but that doesn’t automatically make them bad friends, not even to people of depth and high intelligence. They’re just into maybe more transient and sensory things, that’s all. The key is whether they can have a vague idea and appreciation of intelligence and depth, despite not having it themselves. And this is true the other way too.

[@oooh19]

@@nurainiarsad7395 yea idk why people judge others for what they like as opposed to their hearts! just bc someone likes girly things doesnt mean theyre bullies! they can be caring ppl. the whole "not like other girls" trope is basically saying it's fine to bully someone who likes typically "girly" things which is despicable. and many girly girls are intelligent; there are many kinds of intelligence.

[@oooh19]

@@nurainiarsad7395 well they did help Elle and support her. which is what friends should do sadly many don't do this

[@chotzrary]

Reese Witherspoon should have gotten an Oscar nomination for her role here. It used to be common for actors and actresses to get nominated for a comedic role, and win. This role is downright memorable, it's been 20 years and people still talk about Reese and Legally Blonde.

[@mysteryperson1976]

She won an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance against Eddie Murphy.

[@AngelofMusic04]

She would have made an inspired nominee that year, but given that she was also competing against Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge!" (even though her performance in "The Others" is superior) and Renée Zellweger in "Bridget Jones's Diary" for visibility among comedy/musical contenders, Witherspoon sadly didn't have a chance. * though Judi Dench's nomination for "Iris", excellent performance as it is, could have been easily replaced with a nomination for Witherspoon or Naomi Watts in "Mulholland Dr.".

[@metalheart5349]

Unfortunately, comedic roles are not taken seriously by the academy.

[@ibrahimmohammadmarohombsar998]

I was still in highschool when this came out. Im from the province so us folks have no clue whats in or whats hot. We went to the city and I saw a poster by the bus stop of a girl wearing pink, holding a dog. It was her movie. :)

[@dianaevans6725]

She was awesome in the film!!

[@LennyPepper]

“You have to go through your Elle Woods crying alone in a bunny costume scene before you can get to your Elle Woods kicking ass at law school and life scene”

[@manggy]

buying an iBook no less!

[@suze7751]

So motivational 🥰🥰😂

[@seandavila835]

I like this, thanks.

[@cherisedavidson5933]

Yessssss❤️❤️❤️

[@jjjqqq1959]

amen, audrey

[@linyue2896]

What I love about this scene is that everyone doubted Elle, even she did. You can tell with her saying ‘OMG,’ along with the judge and with the accused. Everyone except Emmett, he knew. He truly believed in her, even when she didn’t believe in herself. I always loved that little detail.

[@faiselelkatbani179]

The accused one did believe in her She said OMG because there was so much going o

[@GodsFaveSim]

And that's why Elle & emmet are otp ❤️

[@danielavictoria4529]

Lin Yue this little comment made me cry omg😭 I love Emmett❤️😭

[@aleshawilliams6438]

Lin Yue same ! But she proved herself that she could do it. I think she doubted herself mainly because people told her that she couldn’t that she wasn’t smart enough. But boy did she prove them wrong

[@darkmelodies2694]

Emmett drinks his respect women juice.

[@ph3rtehHDawg]

One of the best things about this is that, for the longest time, Chutney's story was taken as true because none of the officials knew about the ins and outs of hair care and didn't see the contradiction in it. Elle, who is knowledgeable about fashion and hair down to the scientific principles surrounding them, was the first one to catch on to the inconsistency and completely unwound Chutney's entire fake alibi. A quality that others brushed off as part of being a 'dumb blonde' is a strength for Elle.

[@heddalee]

Yes, except that this one particular area of knowledge is going to win her zero court cases in the future, and it was only dumb luck that her *knowledge* overlapped with a witness' lie. If the perm hadn't come up, Elle would've been lost. Sunk like the Titanic.

[@silentwalker434]

@@heddalee True enough. But I think the scene was meant to show that a woman can be in touch with her feminine side and also be successful in her career.

[@heddalee]

@@silentwalker434 Sure. That's the point of the movie. And it's what this scene is *meant* to show us. But what it really shows us is that femininity is rooted in the trivial, and it's only by extreme coincidence that "the real world" is ever interested in the minutiae of being a woman.

[@s.o7896]

@@heddalee that’s a good point it’s like they almost imply that “femininity is rooted in the trivial”. However, let’s think of this in another perspective. If we are gonna talk about femininity as portrayed in the film, let’s zoom in on the specific example they give, because femininity has many layers and forms. I don’t think that the film is talking about ALL femininity (and implying it’s ENTIRE nature is trivial) More like THIS specific type of femininity (“dumb blonde” type, sorry for lack of better term) is NOT useless and has its value and merits

[@hansserafim8336]

👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌.

[@Thetaylorsarehere]

Biggest mistake: Telling her that she got a perm 😂👏

[@javieranguiano4654]

Thing is El Woods knows about fashions, it seemed kind of ackward that a fashion degree would be suitable for a law degree but for this case it truly helped to find out what really happened, nobody really saw that coming El Woods knowing about fashion and beauty care maintenance, see to be a lawyer it's important knowing a little bit of everything and/or finding an expert on whatever it is they are fighting in court.

[@tilawakohalamiauy4219]

no ... the biggest mistake is falling in love with her best friend ... acheche ... ur so naka ka hahahaha :)

[@darrenawang3548]

Dumb mistake chutney dumb mistake 😂😂😂😂😂♥️

[@jeremypeprah4211]

Any other lawyer wouldn’t have gotten that

[@Luu-luu]

The look of satisfaction and the new found confidence when Elle heard perm is priceless. She was like "jackpot, I got ya!"

[@MagileineTopDeckToFullField]

Elle: "What did you do prior?" Chutney: "I got a perm." Elle: ! Prosecution: "Why do I hear boss music?"

[@Scorpioncactusflower]

Okay. This one wins.

[@bja808]

*phoenix wright music plays

[@katiepowell3939]

It’s so weird. Cause they probably film this without music. I know that’s how some shows work.

[@RubyDiamond2316]

When the DOOM music kicks in!!!!

[@bexlizard]

OBJECTION!!!!

[@CHOCOLATIONZ]

I like Brooke Windham's face at 1:47 as she smiled because she put all the trust in Elle and she knew she chose the right person to defend her case

[@JES96]

Rightfully smug but she knows that she is going to win.

[@Jscene1982]

I was in cosmetology school when I first saw this movie, so I knew she was gonna win after Chutney said she got a perm.

[@murtazarizvi368]

but about the shower cap thing, would the perm also ruin by the cap?

[@user-wc1ue6qe9v]

Murtaza Rizvi she said she was washing her hair

[@nesskyung7276]

@@murtazarizvi368 The shower cap has no effect against the water when you have product on your hair the steam ruined it as well

[@aga3852]

Ness Kyung Yeah, that's one thing to add on XD

[@lemonboy2391]

I knew too because my mom is a hair dresser

[@bee_xii]

Sis being charged with manslaughter, attempted murder, _and_ lying under oath.

[@madeehashah-khan4543]

That's a lot of jail time

[@nikoking825]

She'd be charged with murder. A person dies as a result of a felony she committed.

[@GlitzyNailsForever]

She needs a misconduct charge for getting a perm in 2000

[@The_Memorial]

@@nikoking825 man slaugther, atempt of murder and lying on the stun

[@nikoking825]

@@The_Memorial No, felony murder. If a person dies as a result of a felony you commit it is legally murder.

[@theofano_galani]

She was proving she was a murderer while complimenting her too on her bone structure and how good curls looked on her. We stan a female-supportive idol.

[@icyplayz7740]

You: Murderer, good bone structure Me: veronica sawyer wrong movie

[@Wormwoodification]

Ikr.

[@icyplayz7740]

@@stonewall-mz7yl your probably going to harvard

[@ThisIsJonny]

Elle was referring/talking to Raquel Welch.

[@brunolapointe66]

Well, in all fairness, she do look good with curls.

[@BirthdayKeeper]

I love Legally Blonde because it shows that a woman can be in touch with her feminine side and also be successful in her career.

[@hj8017]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!

[@esteicy98]

This movie kills the "I'm not like the other girls" bullshit and I'm here for it. Like sure nothing bad with tomboy protagonists, but having the idea that a woman must choose between liking pink and being smart is just trying to say that intelligence is something masculine and women must forget their feminity in order to get it.

[@felmargego2534]

@@esteicy98 or the assumption that femininity makes you dumb

[@halley6903]

Cynthia Zavala e girls

[@davidt791]

It’s a movie dumbas

[@Parax94]

I love this scene, I can't stop rewatching it I was so glad to see Elle finally proving everyone how smart she is! She is such a badass

[@DakariKingMykan]

*(I don't think blondes are dumb)* I'm not even blonde and people call me dumb just because I'm autistic, or that I didn't learn WHAT they learned WHEN they learned it. It sickens me the way people can act so prejudice.

[@tarhondaanderson6449]

Ok

[@ArchieRatsworth]

She's always been smart. But she was smart about fashion, as proven by her tearing a shop attendant part for trying to sell her last year's dress by asking a complex question about silk and stitching.

[@hellofriends2649]

It was really pure luck though and basically just her knowledge on fashion

[@amyclarke41]

i agree with elle on perms i had a few never again as it hurt my scalp 😣

[@iamroydg]

“Soften your opponent and then deliver the finishing blow.” Elle complimented her first about her bone structure in getting a perm.. then came hard with the flaw of her statement. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@NanaOseiTutu]

I love Elle in this scene, getting to shine once again. The way she caught Chutney in her lie and exposed her was actually great, such a good movie!

[@evegilmour3093]

Totally agree

[@taimak123]

kinda reminds me of phoenix wright

[@kimberly11091]

Nana Osei-Tutu poor Velma

[@kimberly11091]

Nana Osei-Tutu or Sam taggart

[@melissaeaton5017]

She's a doll!

[@cadanceharmony1316]

All chutney had to say was "perm" for Elle to think "Oh bitch I got you now!"

[@keshacesaire210]

CadanceHarmony right

[@rachaelrabinovitz2815]

CadanceHarmony so true this actually my favorite scene in the movie!

[@franciscos.8032]

C

[@theshadowofgod1]

I hear ya, love it when everyone goes, 'Oh my god.'

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

CadanceHarmony ikr I love it

[@jessicaroeder561]

On another note, Elle knew the real reason why the blonde lady didn't shoot her husband and still kept it a secret.

[@jules_leblanc22]

Why?

[@RinJackson]

@@jules_leblanc22 She was getting a liposuction during the time of the murder. She didn't want that revealed publicly because she was a fitness guru

[@share_accidental]

@@RinJackson ^ it would ruin her business & worse, her reputation

[@IloveAmerican-gc1jh]

Your charm is genuinely irresistible

[@imuawarriors]

Chutney's teary eyes are so perfect... and when she covers her mouth after admitting she did it - great acting... finally - she is so pretty!

[@SharonBoo0305]

Yeah! Linda Cardellini is gorgeous...although her hair is kinna wild here - it does suite her LOL

[@PurpleMoon799]

@@SharonBoo0305 its the bone structure!

[@rebekahjackson5996]

Agree

[@leerogish7223]

She’s scared because she knows she will be facing a ton of serious charges and will probably spend the rest of her life In prison

[@ladennayoung2939]

She didn't believe in herself at first during this clip. She became confident rather quickly. This movie is actually a inspirational movie.

[@reikun86]

Swinging her arms and snapping when she was getting ready to work her magic was a nice touch. It’s like winding up for a pitch

[@justinegonzalez7400]

knowledge is power, and at the beginning of the scene she’d simply forgotten how well-equipped she is ✨ when she remembered her power she went OFFFFFFF

[@kbr2726]

Actually I think Elle was playing dumb on purpose because in the beginning of the movie when the lady tried to rip her off for the dress she acted the same way

[@The_holly_and_the_holy]

I also think her confusion wasn't real.

[@IloveAmerican-gc1jh]

Wow,you are so beautiful. I appreciate you.

[@BeautifulBelladonna]

The best part of this scene (and the movie as a whole) is that Elle didn't win the case using her law knowledge. She won with her "girly" skills. Had anyone else handled the case, Brooke would have been arrested. I love this scene because it doesn't say stuff like fashion and hair care are dumb and stupid. It also shows Elle's smarts and is a really cool scene overall.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I think it ties in nicely that, while fashion marketing might be seen as a frivolous subject, Elle did extremely well at it (and it's a multi billion dollar industry where marketing is very serious business) and she got a near perfect LSAT score. Elle never seemed to look down on anyone else for their esoteric knowledge and interests, so the contrast when other characters did was more remarkable

[@muP8085]

The day he thought of Naming his daughter "chutney" sealed his death warrant.

[@Marklee-lx7cd]

😂

[@suryasathishkanna4587]

😄

[@greenrangeralex]

😂

[@reikun86]

Reminds me of Ashley Judd’s character in Where the Heart is. She named all her kids after sweets.

[@sherntell]

😄

[@MusedDiaries]

I love this scene. Not only did Elle catch Chutney in a lie and got her to confess to the crime, but admit that she had planned to kill Brooke.

[@ackbarfan5556]

Yeah, she ended up in much deeper water by admitting to premeditation. She could have easily said she thought there was an intruder and probably may have only got a few months.

[@reikun86]

@@ackbarfan5556 Chutney could lie, but she couldn’t think on her feet

[@lizb853]

AustenF 😁 It wasn't only that she got Chutney to confess to the murder, it was the crafty way, with her cross examination using the perm story to obtain the confession, that was so smart and fast thinking too. I just about die of laughter, everytime I watch this film scene.

[@marts3229]

Her hair is so big! It's full of secrets! But Elle was able to see those secrets.

[@susana01992]

Unknown Girl Mean Girls lmao

[@meganspencer6345]

Hahaha. Damien!

[@blackpinkinyourarea2623]

Hahhahaha lol

[@insulareshdxo9454]

Mertz First full of lice, err I mean lies 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth7432]

It's full of ammonium thygocolate

[@makaylaclark9938]

0:36 "2 a year since I was 12, you do the math" I love the way she says that, like she's implying that Elle cant do it. Yet later she says 1:30 "and wouldn't someone who's had say, 30 perms in her life be well aware of this rule" not only does she know the answer she did the math in her head and just glosses over like nothing

[@itsjemmabond]

But isn't 2 x 12=24?

[@makaylaclark9938]

She said SINCE I was 12, not for 12 years

[@itsjemmabond]

@@makaylaclark9938 That makes sense. My apologies

[@makaylaclark9938]

@@itsjemmabond Honest mistake, when I looked at it, it took my brain a second to figure it out😊

[@adagiobreeze8493]

It took me forever to figure out how she knew it was 30 lol kudos to Elle

[@brittanybarba2234]

My favorite part is that Elle is never rude. Ditsy sure but not mean hearted ever

[@KayleighNatasha]

Elle: Oh my God Brooke: Oh my God Judge: Oh... My... God I love that part

[@sjespiritu5421]

Oh my god oh my god you guys

[@lalalalalalwlla]

Sara Espiritu bad enough i am in the john

[@ZhangtheGreat]

And Emmett giving the "I knew it" look

[@AdderTude]

Omigod! Omigod you guys! Elle's all that and a side of fries. She saw right through Chutney's frizzy perm and her fake alibis.

[@deevelasco2072]

Same haha

[@forkhole]

me as a lawyer: isn’t the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you’re forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate witness: i’m bald

[@saweaty2473]

logan IM DEAD

[@GodsFaveSim]

'In Wendy Williams voice' I am wigless, ehhhhhh ehhhhhhhh eeeehhh. Lol

[@monique3984]

JDJSJDJSJSJDSJD

[@maegiselaardinez781]

😂 That's so funny

[@jaymelissa5418]

Slayed

[@dionabeck3317]

I love how at 2:05, when chutney pointed to the bench everyone but Emmett was shocked. Emmett was like "that's my girl"!

[@EvelynL.1112]

Yeah, I love that little detail! He was smirking as if he knew Elle would win.

[@lizb853]

Yeah and wasn't it just wonderful and fabulous. WHAT a girl and WHAT a guy. A great match.

[@blibbloob7824]

I've always admired Lina Cardellini's acting in this scene. It's one thing to cry, as in spill tears, when you're acting. It's believable enough. But to be able to water your eyes and flush your face like that. Not overly forceful but as if she were truly enraged and filled with anguish but trying not to cry. To me that's impressive.

[@PlumbPitiful]

That's Linda Cardellini? I totally did not recognize her! She looked completely different when she was on ER

[@gregoryblanchard7581]

The funny thing is, in one of Elle's classes, she said she wanted to have a client who was innocent, and she end up having one. Iol😛

[@justinegonzalez7400]

nice catch!!!!

[@thedude8457]

One reason I don’t want to be a lawyer I because I don’t want to have to defend a criminal

[@wuzittooya]

@@thedude8457 There’s different types of lawyers; you don’t have to be a criminal attorney lol

[@goldenrose7637]

One thing I was curious about: Why would Chutney have admitted that she had her shower AFTER her perm? Then I realized, she didn't say "I had a perm then got home and took a shower." She had said she was in the shower BEFORE stating what she had done that day. So even though she lied about the shower thing, she didn't think to lie about what she had done earlier that day, which is where she tripped up. Even if she had put 2 and 2 together later and realized that her own story wasn't plausible, she probably wasn't banking on Elle knowing the one thing that could unravel her whole story I love this movie!

[@memori02]

Chutney: I got a perm. Elle: _I'm about to end this whole woman's career._

[@itsjemmabond]

Or her freedom.

[@SavouryGalette]

​@@itsjemmabondThat would only be true if she was black.

[@123Yellowberry123]

It's impressive that Elle won the case and simultaneously kept her promise.

[@p.z.arnott2329]

So it was Velma who killed her father in the hall with the revolver.

[@mrmaxster93]

P.Z. Arnott jeankies

[@scorchx3000]

Sorry P.Z, you lose. It was professor Plum.

[@jenlisa3706]

P.Z. Arnott no it was Lindsay Weir

[@MethuselahWinter]

Is that a CLUE reference?

[@Ben-yj8ye]

Faith Ann Sizemore a clue AND a scooby doo :-)

[@carolinemanley9216]

I LOVE the looks on Brook and Emmet’s faces while Elle is grilling Chutney. It’s like they’re silently saying, “Sic em Elle!”

[@IloveAmerican-gc1jh]

You have a fantastic body figure.i appreciate you.

[@KimberlyMartinez-rm6vg]

This scene never gets old.

[@armandoucles5346]

This is one of the best scenes in the film. Loved how Elle stayed calm, confident and she just let her inner power come out.

[@ibzac6756]

There's something extremely satisfying about watching this scene. Every time I watch it I'm always insanely proud of Elle.

[@cd-xr3gy]

i know this comment is 3 years old..but I feel the same. The thing is Elle isnt dumb or bad person!

[@misseagle39]

I love when Elle compliments Chutney on her bone structure, her mum is like “ aw that’s so sweet” 😂

[@gabrielluizja443]

Looks like Rachel is no longer the only daughter that Dr. Green is proud of.

[@zoenoelle8844]

Hopefully she stopped obsessively shopping

[@morbidsearch]

Then Chutney got released from jail and ran over his third daughter's husband

[@kendrichbadando7950]

@@morbidsearch chutney would lose cause Amy ( the third daughter ) doesn't have a husband

[@hirahiro2331]

Is that legally blonde 2 or something?

[@Esmemeku]

@@hirahiro2331 It's a reference to Friends. Elle's actress played Rachel Green's sister lol

[@fireteardrops]

I love how Elle's entire demeanor and confidence changes the second she notices the flaw in the alibi.

[@bobbyjayjohnson3460]

Chutney: I got up, got a latte, went to the gym, got a perm, and came home. Elle: I’m finna end this woman’s whole career

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

It's so NASTY that Chutney didn't mention showering before going out! NASTY!

[@lizb853]

Lovely grub, and so very cleverly done too.

[@MIXMASTERRFS3]

And she would've gotten away with it too! If it weren't for that meddling blonde and her dog

[@sessa9843]

HAHAHA Nice

[@islandbee]

Manegy mutt! Sounds more closer to how it would be said on Scooby Doo! Where are You?

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Hey, serves her right for trying to break apart Cory and Topanga!

[@pachuauarts957]

The scooby references made my day 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 awww the 90's

[@The_Dudester]

@@ZhangtheGreat I was hoping she and cory would become an item because at the time Topanga was being extraordinarily shrill and annoying. Topanga came around eventually but that night she spent with Cory-I have had a couple of those extraordinary situations where you meet and spend the night, and only one night, with a truly amazing person.

[@edinarigl1274]

It’s true what they say “All knowledge is good knowledge”

[@ms.chievouz789]

I love how from the first time Brooke met Elle, she just knew Elle can be reliable. She even dressed up and all smug for the court.

[@hecatevs]

I love how Elle exposed a girl because she knows exactly how perms work.

[@justasockonhere]

I love everyone (besides her friends) laugh at her but Emmet leans forward and soaks in every word. He knows her worth just as much as she does

[@dlweiss]

Haha, that one guy in the very back on the left at 2:07 is like, "WOOOO, THIS CASE JUST GOT AWESOME!!!"

[@taliahass1234]

dlweiss Haha I love his cheeky smile

[@minhajnizam5090]

dlweiss he's like man im glad i got here early

[@lilianchiasson7133]

HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Musicsperfection09]

dlweiss omg she sounds exactly like Selena Gomez in wowp 😲😲

[@bondfall0072]

dlweiss He looks like he's blitzed out of his mind.

[@gracetl3885]

Chutney: I got a perm then went home and took a shower Elle: im about to ruin this man's whole career

[@eugenelui603]

Thanks the legally blonde movie to inspire my daughter. She’s just graduated law school and becomes a lawyer now.

[@missyadams]

Thats wonderful

[@denz310]

I'm not going to lie, the 1st time I saw this I was embarrassed for her when the judge called her out. I was like, "come on Elle, say something else!!!" Then at the end of it, I was gasping just like the audience were, and I said OMG just like them were too. This ending is the best and still is the movie that surprise me the most after all these years

[@ladyfire44]

Elle had the combination of Beauty and Brains. It could be assumed that she was very smart and maybe had an IQ near 200(no one knows). However, Elle didn't show how smart she was and was perceived to be underachieving because of society's low opinion of her. She definitely proved her worth when she caught Chutney in her lie.

[@pencilcasecrew]

Definitely. People underestimate how smart Elle is. At the beginning when she's buying a dress for her date with Warner, she comments on the fabric/stitching of a dress to the saleswoman who tries to deceive her for the price. To know all that detail and depth about textiles and materials takes a lot of time and intelligence as its really difficult to remember it all and then applying it. Elle just says it so casually like its nothing.

[@phantasticgoose]

She also had a 4.0 GPA and got an LSAT score of 179. If I'm correct, the highest score you can get in the LSAT is 180. She missed one point.

[@minhajnizam5090]

ladyfire44 Elle was smart she just didnt show it to other people. It made people think shes a dumb pampered princess living off her father's money

[@yasminp7640]

No. She got an LSAT score of 175.

[@jacquevogel3887]

Yasmin P Actually, I think she got a 179 on the LSAT test.

[@rajivrddadke5014]

2:15 - And that's three Oh My God's. OH MY GOD!!!

[@palaciospalacios9319]

I love how one of Elle's friends raises her hand to answer to question

[@SkittlesSarahxx]

and the fact she took her chewing gum out haha

[@RandMontauk]

My favorite line of the entire movie is "because she's brilliant of course!"

[@amber7368]

The Cosmo girl spotted the lie when Chutney mentioned the perm, but the lawyer knew the questions to ask to further condemn her. I love it!

[@naturalbby1722]

I LOVE how she’s herself regardless of the situation! She uses her own knowledge, personality and facts to uncover the case! So intelligent! Everyone was confused and were laughing at her except Emmett because he doubted her once and was wrong now he knows what she’s capable of!

[@foccha]

1:16 fucking cracks me up every time. Throwing her hand up to answer the question bahahaha.

[@angeliquemariel2916]

foccha HEHEHEHE LMAO!!!😂😂😂😂

[@Euroviking86]

I love how in this scene, Elle finally comes into her own as a lawyer. And she does it by doing it HER way - pink jacket and heels and all. That's who she is, and that's how she makes the best lawyer.

[@kmmk5022]

I love that throughout the movie, she stayed true to herself

[@heayawnkim7892]

I love this movie!! I just love the look of Brooke's face when Chutney lost her composure!

[@Sany21]

My step dad always told me “learn everything. Every small thing. Even if it seems dumb it might help or save your life” totally freaking true

[@tai_marshal]

there is a lot of truth in that. Even if it’s something so minute, one unusual slip up from someone is always odd

[@ET-xc2bn]

She was just smiling cause she knew right then and there that she’d won the case. Love it.

[@karatedomination9155]

When the judge goes OMG , i lost it .Like literally everyone in that courtroom seemed so unprepared for a twist.I LOVE IT

[@WitchlightNW]

When you know this scene word for word!

[@murtazarizvi368]

before this scene she does say "SHE WAS WASHING HER HAIR". which makes the whole shower cap irrelevant and then even if it would occur that would make the scene more interesting

[@jasmineestrella2808]

And even if she said shower cap, she would certainly hear the gunshot. She just needed an alibi that she didn't hear the gunshot. The mistake was really telling her about the perm.

[@Dreus0201]

0:43 -> Elle's thoughts on her face: Yeah, yeah, but you are going down, b_tch...

[@angeliquemariel2916]

Andrea Bradics IK I LOVE IT!!😂😂😂

[@Malik_Maverick]

The only thing I’ll say is that the judge should have also known what Elle was getting at when she asked why the daughter was washing her hair so soon after a perm. From looking at the judge’s hair, she also seems to have had a relaxer/perm/extensions, so even she would know you’re not supposed to wash your hair so soon after getting it done.

[@InuyashaFanatic13]

Is no one going to acknowledge how it *IS* pretty fucked up that Chutney's dad married a woman the same age as his daughter?

[@phantasticgoose]

It's also pretty fucked up that Chutney tried to kill Brooke just because she was her age. Sure, it's not exactly normal or common for someone your age to marry your father, but killing them is a little much.

[@athe99]

No,not at all.Since they both are fully grown adult,they can marry whoever the hell they want.

[@phantasticgoose]

Airay Stormborn exactly. The really fucked up thing here is that Chutney tried to kill Brooke just for that.

[@athe99]

And how she,despite,just accidentally killed her dad,still calm enough to hide the gun and frame Brooke and go on with her fake alibi for several months.That's one cold blooded b****

[@Vixen743]

damn straight!!

[@mauvebassetgirl21]

I die every time the mom has her prideful little "aww" moment at 0:55. And how Elle gives Chutney a compliment even as she's getting ready to destroy her 😂

[@brodypenn]

“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?” Chutney: “I do” Also Chutney: *lies*

[@iblivs21]

basically almost every criminal on court

[@Megalith79]

I’ve always laughed right at the point when she said she got a perm cuz my mind would always super-impose the ❗️over Elle’s head with the Metal Gear Solid *detection* sound with it n that always got me 😆

[@xx-bd2qk]

I love how elle's friends are so supportive 😸😹

[@pauljames7333]

After 20 years this moment is still just as satisfying and one of the best movie moments!

[@ogflyguy2845]

This is solo not my kind of movie.. But the line " the rules of hair care are simple and finite" made me lose it

[@ElectricShark]

Linda Cardelini who played Chutney was so ridiculously pretty in this scene. Love the outfits Elle's friends are wearing.

[@melissawright1979]

Not only did she catch this girl out. She was also the only person on that legal team who would know what Ammonium Thioglycolate is. Which goes to show that Elle really was needed and she wasn't just some dumb blonde winging it. This scene is one of my favourites, it's brilliantly written and greatly executed by Reese Witherspoon x

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Elle smashing through dumb blonde stereotypes like a wrecking ball!👊🏼💕👑

[@greekfountain9303]

Amber Heard wishes she had Elle right now

[@dracowolf3212]

Seriously!? All that just because you two were the same age!? Really!?

[@aaronmolo2595]

That's why she became a good lawyer. She had different views and aspects on things that she can see things from a different perspective.

[@briettapolly5030]

She was probably jealous

[@kaylataylor1597]

+BriettaPolly uhh no

[@briettapolly5030]

Typical_ Kayla wait that came out wrong...

[@pelita2555]

+Draco wolf *how would u feel if your father married someone your age?* Lmaooo

[@Krisna_K]

I call the part where she gets Chutney to confess, the Perry Mason moment!

[@RinJackson]

Could also be the Phoenix Wright moment :)

[@valerieclapp]

My favorite part is Emmett’s smile when Chutney confesses knowing Elle won the case. 💕

[@masumi158]

Legally Blonde still is the best Barbie film.

[@youngtalent2487]

Chutney: I got a Perm. Elle: So you've chosen death

[@jasonvargas7564]

No she chose murder

[@nataliajaf]

WHO ELSE IS HERE BECAUSE OF MILANI COSMETICS VS. AMBER „THE TURD ON THE BED” HEARD!? CONCEALER DRAMA!

[@Someguyhere111]

"It was YOU who shot the victim, wasn't it?!" Phoenix: "Okay now this is where the witness stammers for any story they can and further testimony is required-" "YES IT WAS ME BUT I SHOT THE WRONG PERSON!" Phoenix: "... Damn she's good."

[@michaelmensah7440]

I’m surprised there aren’t/weren’t more Phoenix Wright comments.

[@justasockonhere]

I literally got an ad right beforehand about a hair salon lmfao

[@raykahele]

I’ll admit I never in my life had heard or known of “Ammonium thioglycolate” until I watched this scene 😁

[@FerventLotus]

"I'd rather have a client who's innocent!" Foreshadowy!

[@shondiaird]

It we as the “oh my god” for me 🤣🤣🤣

[@dollparts4918]

VOTE FOR ELLE!!!

[@GabrielaDiaz-xg7fc]

😅.

[@cheohugo7526]

Miss Vasquez vs Amber Heard iconic

[@danl.2626]

legally inaccurate but fun to watch!

[@jaseholland2836]

Two words: "Ammonium Thioglocylate"

[@peytonmerwin7495]

Jase Holland I can’t even say that