Cluels: Alicia Silverstone proud of what film 'means to gay boys'

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• CLUELS STAR ALICIA SILVERSTONE SAYS SHE’S MOST PROUD OF HOW MUCH THE FILM ‘MEANS TO GAY BOYS’ 25 YEARS AFTER S RELEASE
• ALICIA SILVERSTONE KNOWS ALL YOU GAY BOYS LOVE "CLUELS""THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORE ASPECT OF THE FILM."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJULY 20, 2020/1:26 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:900PX;WIDTH:1600PX;}CLUELS/PARAMOUNTBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJULY 20, 2020 / 1:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ALICIA SILVERSTONE KNOWS ALL YOU GAY BOYS LOVE \"CLUELS\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-07-20T17:26:15.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-07-20T17:26:15.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE MORN FILM CLASSIC CLUELS CELEBRATED S 25TH ANNIVERSARY. A QUARTER OF A CENTURY? AS IF! ALAS, 'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO HONOR THE HOLIDAY, ALICIA SILVERSTONE, WHO BROUGHT CHER TO LIFE THE MOVIE, SPOKE WH VOGUE ABOUT CLUELS AND S ENDURG POPULARY YEARS DOWN THE LE. WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS PECIALLY MEANGFUL TO HER WHEN THE FILM WAS RELEASED, SILVERSTONE SAID SHE LOVED HOW GAY MEN EMBRACED .CBS VIA GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - JULY 21: THE MOVIE "CLUELS", WRTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMY HECKERLG. SEEN HERE OM LEFT, BRTANY MURPHY (AS TAI), ALICIA SILVERSTONE (AS CHER HOROWZ) AND JT WALKER (AS CHRISTIAN). THEATRIL WI RELEASE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1995. SCREEN PTURE. PARAMOUNT PICTUR. (PHOTO BY CBS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAS REALLY WELL-RECEIVED BY THE GAY MUNY AFTER CLUELS ME OUT," SILVERSTONE TOLD THE MAGAZE. "THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN MY PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW IF 'S JT THIS FILM OR MY VIBE THAT’S ENARED ME TO THEM, BUT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORE ASPECT OF THE FILM. PARTICULARLY WHAT MEANS TO GAY BOYS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTRS WENT ON TO EXPLA HOW SHE HAS A REAL-LIFE CHRISTIAN (CHER'S CLASSMATE WHO SHE TRI TO DATE BEFORE REALIZG HE'S GAY), WHO IS FUNNILY ENOUGH ALSO NAMED CHRISTIAN—SIRIANO, THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHENEVER WE HANG OUT, HE'S BASILLY LIKE MY BOYIEND," SHE EXPLAED. "WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH AND I'M SURE SOME OF THAT STEMS OM HIM REALLY ADMIRG CLUELS AND WHAT CHER MEANT TO HIM AND ALL OF HIS IENDS GROWG UP."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"STEMS"? WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS NEWNOWNEXT PREVLY REPORTED, CLUELS WAS WRTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMY HECKERLG. THE ORIGAL 1995 TEEN EDY CLASSIC WAS LOOSELY BASED ON JANE ATEN’S EMMA AND SET THE ’90S BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILM, WHICH HELPED LNCH THE REERS OF SILVERSTONE AND PL RUDD, ALSO STARRED BRECK MEYER, JEREMY SISTO, STACEY DASH, AND THE LATE BRTANY MURPHY. A TV SPOFF RAN FOR THREE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SILVERSTONE LED THE ST AS CHER, A DZY POPULAR GIRL WHO LIK TO PLAY MATCHMAKER. JT WALKER PLAYED CHRISTIAN, CHER’S STYLISH LOVE TERT, WHO IS ULTIMATELY REVEALED TO BE GAY AND FAMOLY SCRIBED AS A “DIS-DANC’, OSR WIL READ’, STREISAND TICKET-HOLD’ IEND OF DOROTHY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

CLUELS STAR ALICIA SILVERSTONE SAYS SHE’S MOST PROUD OF HOW MUCH THE FILM ‘MEANS TO GAY BOYS’ 25 YEARS AFTER S RELEASE

" when he breaks the (obv) news that Christian is gay. Cluels was released 1995, a full two years before Ellen Degener me out of the closet — that shows how much more taboo beg gay was then pared to today. And while Cluels was relatively progrsive that there was a fully veloped gay character (Christian), there are some glarg gay stereotyp the film.

ALICIA SILVERSTONE KNOWS ALL YOU GAY BOYS LOVE "CLUELS""THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORE ASPECT OF THE FILM."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJULY 20, 2020/1:26 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:900PX;WIDTH:1600PX;}CLUELS/PARAMOUNTBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHJULY 20, 2020 / 1:26 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ALICIA SILVERSTONE KNOWS ALL YOU GAY BOYS LOVE \"CLUELS\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-07-20T17:26:15.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-07-20T17:26:15.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE MORN FILM CLASSIC CLUELS CELEBRATED S 25TH ANNIVERSARY. A QUARTER OF A CENTURY? AS IF! ALAS, 'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO HONOR THE HOLIDAY, ALICIA SILVERSTONE, WHO BROUGHT CHER TO LIFE THE MOVIE, SPOKE WH VOGUE ABOUT CLUELS AND S ENDURG POPULARY YEARS DOWN THE LE. WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS PECIALLY MEANGFUL TO HER WHEN THE FILM WAS RELEASED, SILVERSTONE SAID SHE LOVED HOW GAY MEN EMBRACED .CBS VIA GETTY IMAGLOS ANGELES - JULY 21: THE MOVIE "CLUELS", WRTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMY HECKERLG. SEEN HERE OM LEFT, BRTANY MURPHY (AS TAI), ALICIA SILVERSTONE (AS CHER HOROWZ) AND JT WALKER (AS CHRISTIAN). THEATRIL WI RELEASE, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1995. SCREEN PTURE. PARAMOUNT PICTUR. (PHOTO BY CBS VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WAS REALLY WELL-RECEIVED BY THE GAY MUNY AFTER CLUELS ME OUT," SILVERSTONE TOLD THE MAGAZE. "THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN MY PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW IF 'S JT THIS FILM OR MY VIBE THAT’S ENARED ME TO THEM, BUT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORE ASPECT OF THE FILM. PARTICULARLY WHAT MEANS TO GAY BOYS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTRS WENT ON TO EXPLA HOW SHE HAS A REAL-LIFE CHRISTIAN (CHER'S CLASSMATE WHO SHE TRI TO DATE BEFORE REALIZG HE'S GAY), WHO IS FUNNILY ENOUGH ALSO NAMED CHRISTIAN—SIRIANO, THAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHENEVER WE HANG OUT, HE'S BASILLY LIKE MY BOYIEND," SHE EXPLAED. "WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH AND I'M SURE SOME OF THAT STEMS OM HIM REALLY ADMIRG CLUELS AND WHAT CHER MEANT TO HIM AND ALL OF HIS IENDS GROWG UP."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"STEMS"? WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS NEWNOWNEXT PREVLY REPORTED, CLUELS WAS WRTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMY HECKERLG. THE ORIGAL 1995 TEEN EDY CLASSIC WAS LOOSELY BASED ON JANE ATEN’S EMMA AND SET THE ’90S BEVERLY HILLS HIGH SCHOOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FILM, WHICH HELPED LNCH THE REERS OF SILVERSTONE AND PL RUDD, ALSO STARRED BRECK MEYER, JEREMY SISTO, STACEY DASH, AND THE LATE BRTANY MURPHY. A TV SPOFF RAN FOR THREE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SILVERSTONE LED THE ST AS CHER, A DZY POPULAR GIRL WHO LIK TO PLAY MATCHMAKER. JT WALKER PLAYED CHRISTIAN, CHER’S STYLISH LOVE TERT, WHO IS ULTIMATELY REVEALED TO BE GAY AND FAMOLY SCRIBED AS A “DIS-DANC’, OSR WIL READ’, STREISAND TICKET-HOLD’ IEND OF DOROTHY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Then there's the issue of Christian, one of the major characters, who is the stereotypil gay man — thk Queer Eye for the Straight Guy — wh his fashn sensibily, appreciatn of Ben-Hur, dancg skills, art leracy, and good physique.