The sisters' bedroom from 8 Simple Rules
Adrienne's room from The Crush.
It's all florals, white wicker, and horses. The perfect little girl's room.
Most people say Clueless is Alicia Silverstone's best movie, and sure, it's a kick of nostalgia for those of us who grew up in the '90's, but for my money, The Crush is her best work.
She is perfectly creepy as a sexy\adorable nymphet stalker, alternately devastating with sunny innocence and malicious insanity.
A romantic who considers each successive crush\victim (at least three by the end of the film) the Heathcliff to her Catherine, she rides a carousel, rollerblades, and swings in the garden in between computer hacking, keying vintage cars, and sabotaging the competition at equestrian matches.
She obsessively calls and writes her latest amour, erecting a secret shrine loaded with candles. He's fourteen years older than she is, with a prospective girlfriend. Jealous, the teenage stalker sics wasps on her through a darkroom air vent.
Trust me-don't drink her lemonade.
There are plenty of dangerous-romance films out there, but this one has a twist: The Crush is Lolita with the teenage blonde as Humbert Humbert and the guy as the ingenue. (Besides, it's always seemed to me that Lolita was never the instigator, which makes me wonder why "Lolita", not "Humbert" is slang for "jailbait lover".
The Stewart family chicken coop--frankly, the most entertaining thing about The Hannah Montana Movie.
Magenta's boudoir in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
It reminds me of a Ruby Tuesday's or a retro diner, one of those restaurants with memorabilia all over the walls. It's the kind of quirky, cluttered, story-filled ambiance I dig.
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Pee Wee Herman's house in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
See above for decor statement.
The bottom image is what the real house looked like before the set designers (and Tim Burton) Pee-Wee-fied it.
For those of you about to say, "What?! He's a pervert!", let me add that IF those allegations are true, I certainly don't condone "mashing" or anything else, but am including this because I love Tim Burton's work.
For those of you about to say, "What?! He's a pervert!", let me add that IF those allegations are true, I certainly don't condone "mashing" or anything else, but am including this because I love Tim Burton's work.
The drawing room from Gigi.
(Actually my least favorite Leslie Caron film, although I love her other musicals, especially An American in Paris and Daddy Long-Legs--pure technicolor joy.)
I read the novel it's based on and resent that even someone as independent and feminist for her time as Colette would have a heroine become a courtesan. Seriously, how often does a glorified prostitute fall in love with her "keeper"?
I just love the red paint and white windows and doors, plus the velvet chairs and French tchotchkes. Remember, the best quality emeralds have a little blue in them!
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