Summary
- The Clueless cast members, including Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy, have fond memories of working on the movie.
- Alicia Silverstone and her mother spent time with Brittany Murphy and her mother during filming.
- The Clueless actors have expressed their love and admiration for Brittany Murphy since her passing, but many still wonder about how close Murphy and Silverstone really were.
When Clueless was released in 1995, it was obvious that it would become a massive hit with quotes that fans love saying even now. The main characters were fun, the fashion was enviable, and the story was touching. According to Forbes, the movie grossed $10.6 million in its first weekend in theaters. Since the film has meant so much to so many people and the actors became so famous, it's no wonder that the Clueless cast is still acting today.
Unfortunately, fans can't remember Clueless without thinking about Brittany Murphy's devastating death in 2009. The actress was beloved for playing Tai Frasier, a naive student who Cher Horowitz decides to give a complete makeover. Tai and Cher become best friends, but was the same thing true behind the scenes? Here's whether Brittany Murphy and Alicia Silverstone liked each other when filming Clueless.
Were Clueless Stars Alicia Silverstone And Brittany Murphy Friends?
When looking at the best characters Brittany Murphy played, Tai Fraiser in Clueless will always come to mind. Tai has an inherent kindness, which is something that many people have said about Murphy herself. Watching her transfer to a new school and go through all of those relatable feelings never gets old. Tai goes through a lot throughout the movie, from making new friends to falling in love with Travis Birkenstock.
Since fans feel nostalgic about watching Clueless in the '90s, it would be upsetting to think that the cast didn't like each other when they shot the movie. Thankfully, it sounds like the cast members have nothing but good memories of each other.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Alicia Silverstone talked about Brittany Murphy and shared that she and her mother hung out with Murphy and Murphy's mother. While she didn't say that they were close friends, they must have relished the fact that they had the common experience of starring in a movie at a young age. Murphy was around 17 when she filmed Clueless, and Silverstone must have been 18.
Silverstone said, "I remember [Brittany’s] mom was on set a lot. I brought my mom around a little bit and we would all spend time together. But I don't think we had any intellectual idea about us being up-and-comers in a big movie because we didn't know we were in a big movie. Maybe other people knew, but I was so innocent.”
The Clueless cast talked about Murphy's death in 2009 and they were all heartbroken to hear about it.
According to MTV, Silverstone explained in an interview with People, "I always felt connected to her as we shared a very special experience in our lives together. I feel love in my heart for her -- and hope she is at peace. This is truly sad ... I loved working with Brittany. She was so talented, so warm and so sweet."
The Clueless actors have all said really nice things about Brittany Murphy since her death. From their comments, it's easy to see that filming the movie was a wonderful experience for everyone.
According to USA Today, Breckin Meyer, Donald Faison, Paul Rudd, and Alicia Silverstone talked about the movie at the 2019 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Rudd said, “She was just always so smiley and sweet."
Silverstone said that Murphy was "lovely to work with."
It's really upsetting to think that if Murphy had lived, she and Silverstone might have seen each other again and rebuilt the friendship that they might have formed on the set of Clueless. Elisa Donovan, Stacey Dash and Alicia Silverstone attended 90s Con in March 2023. It was awful to know that Brittany Murphy couldn't be there.
Did Brittany Murphy Talk About Her Clueless Co-Star Alicia Silverstone?
While Alicia Silverstone has talked about how much she enjoyed acting with Brittany Murphy in Clueless, Murphy didn't say that much about her co-star before she passed away. When she was interviewed, the conversation often revolved around how famous she had become or some of her other movies.
Clueless was Murphy's first major movie, followed by Girl, Interrupted in 1999. She starred in Don't Say A Word And Riding In Cars With Boys in 2001. The actress also became famous for comedies ranging from Little Black Book in 2004 and Uptown Girls in 2003.
But even though she didn't give a lot of interviews about the experience of filming Clueless, it must have been exciting for Murphy to see her acting career coming to life.
It's unclear if Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy saw each other again after they filmed Clueless. They might not have, based on something that Murphy said. In 2009, according to The New York Post, Murphy gave her last interview to Fox News. She said, “I haven’t spoke (sic) to them in a long time, but I still keep in contact with Amy Heckerling, the director."
After Clueless was released in 1995, Murphy had a very difficult time until her passing in 2009. As People reported, people talked about Murphy using substances and having an eating disorder. The actress said that neither of these things was actually correct. However, while many people have speculated about the suffering that Murphy must have experienced, she never explained what was going on.
When Brittany Murphy did talk about Clueless, she sounded like she really liked the story. She told E! News in a video interview that can be seen on YouTube, "I think it's a movie about how all teenagers are just totally clueless." She continued, "To her, Cher just hung the moon" and added, "All teenagers are on an ever-constant quest to be older. They just want to be accepted by adults so bad, but they're just not ready yet."
Clueless would never be the same wonderful movie without Brittany Murphy playing Tai and Alicia Silverstone playing Cher. It's great to hear that the actors found a meaningful connection with each other when filming the movie, and the cast is still understandably heartbroken over Murphy's death.
