Heckerling, who will appear in person, watchedCluelessrecently, but says its been a while for the others.
Even when [Cher] was sad, she was happy-sad.
It was so realistic; you felt like you knew all those people.
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Then there were viewers who were averse to the violence.
Everything was taken down so much.
Johnny lives at the end, as opposed to having a really dragged out dying scene.
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That, and more, she says, was made into another kind of animal.
I was so unhappy during every moment of [European Vacation], Heckerling remembers.
After that, she was determined to turn things around.
She had a baby aroundEuropean Vacations release, and soon started writing while at home with the child.
What does Heckerling recall about her writing experience, and how her child inspired the film?
Well, I still call her my talking baby.
And of course, theres a certain retrospective to look forward to…
