Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt. The film stars Reese Witherspoon as a sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by earning a law degree, along with Luke Wilson as a young attorney she meets during her studies, Matthew Davis as the ex-boyfriend, Selma Blair as his new fiancée, Victor Garber and Holland Taylor as law professors, Jennifer Coolidge as a manicurist, and Ali Larter as a fitness instructor accused of murder. The screenplay is based on the... novel of the same name by Amanda Brown. Lutz based the film's sorority culture on her own experiences at James Madison University. In America, the film was released on July 13, 2001 and received generally positive reviews. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy and ranks 29th on Bravo's 2007 list of "100 Funniest Movies". For her performance, Witherspoon was nominated for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the 2002 MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance.
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| Release date: | June 26, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Robert Luketic |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Marc E. Platt, Ric Kidney |
| Editor: | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne, Garth Craven |
| Music by: | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography: | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Screenplay by: | Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Legally Blonde |
| Genre: | Comedy |