Easy comedy, just created for family viewing - this is how you can characterize the 2001 film Blonde in Law. Actors who embodied the images of the central characters, after the release of the humorous tape literally woke up famous. The main character El Woods falls in love with the audience almost from the first minutes of acquaintance with a comedy story. What is known about the brightest characters of the film project and the people who played them?
The plot of the picture
The film, which managed to make a splash in 2001 and became an adaptation of the work of Amanda Brown, was shot by a talented director Robert Luketic. The name “Blonde in law” already hints at the plot of the comedy melodrama. The actors who played the main characters coped with the task set for them, which is confirmed by the numerous awards that the movie received.
El Woods is a character who seems to be the embodiment of all the heroines of the jokes about the frivolous fair-haired young ladies. The girl boasts a dazzling appearance, the title of president of the women's club, the well-deserved title of Miss University. Unfortunately, all this is not enough for her lover, who in the future sees himself as a successful politician. And instead of the expected marriage proposal, El receives a proposal from the future senator to leave, so that he can find himself a more serious girlfriend of life. So begins the fascinating film "Legally Blonde."
Of course, Miss Woods does not intend to give up. Thinking about how to return her lover, she comes to a creative decision. El is going to become a law student, thus proving her seriousness. As soon as an idea appears in her head, she immediately implements it.
Reese Witherspoon as El Woods
It is interesting that the comedy melodrama made the actress, who played the main role, a star. Reese Witherspoon before her transformation into Miss Woods played in the movie only episodic roles. After the release of the picture, they began to compare it with Meg Ryan, which was very popular in those years. Glory could not but reflect on the fees of a dazzling blonde. The girl began to demand $ 15 million for her appearance on the screen.
Film critics and journalists were convinced that the image of a charming and frivolous fair-haired young woman, prone to spontaneous decisions, would become a kind of visiting card of Reese Witherspoon. However, the actress quickly got rid of this role, playing several serious dramatic roles. For example, she created unusual images in such films as “Wild”, “Pleasantville”, “Mad”, “Break the Line”. It is curious that for the filming in the last tape, she was not at all afraid to repaint herself in a brunette.
Who played Emmett Richmond
Colleagues of the “second Meg Ryan” on the set were many wonderful actors, including Luke Wilson. The guy got an interesting character - Harvard professor Emmett Richmond, who teaches one of the specialized subjects. The teacher gradually falls in love with the brave beauty El, impressed by her spontaneity and ability to achieve the most complex goals. Only at the end of the film will the audience know who Miss Woods will choose.
Like the leading woman, Luke Wilson was not known to the public until the role of Richmond, which became a real breakthrough for him. The American actor comes from a creative dynasty, and both of his brothers act in films. Having played Emmett, he acquired the role of a romantic hero, secured by participation in the continuation of "Legally Blonde" - "Rushmore Academy", in "Here are such pies" and many other paintings.
Other heroes
Unknown to the public were not all the characters that appeared in the melodrama "Legally Blonde." Actors, already remembered by the audience for participating in other popular films, were also. For example, Matt Davis, who had already managed to star in several well-known series and the drama Pearl Harbor. The man who is now Alaric from The Vampire Diaries for everyone, then got the role of an insidious lover, El, dreaming of a political career.
The comedy melodrama “Legally Blonde”, whose actors have become popular overnight, also boasts other charming characters. The fans of the tape remembered Jennifer Coolidge, who played the eccentric manicure Paulet, to whom El goes. You can also mention Victor Garber, who got the role of university professor Callahan.
Legally Blonde is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a “frivolous” movie for the weekend. Quotes from the picture have long acquired the status of the people.