25. Suppose Heckerling got here up with Cher’s signature slam on her personal? As if! One thing of an beginner linguist, the screenwriter is “all the time compiling slang phrases as a result of I’m simply inquisitive about how individuals use language,” she defined to The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 of the road’s origins. “At the moment, which was like early ’90s, ‘As if!’ was floating round within the homosexual group. and I assumed it was actually a multiuseful, multipurpose phrase. I assumed it will be a very good factor for youngsters to be saying.”
26. Whereas the phrase ranked within the outlet’s 100 Favourite Film Quotes, Heckerling’s private favourite got here from Cher’s impassioned debate class speech: “I assume, in a goofy means, I’ve all the time been pleased with ‘It doesn’t say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty.'”
27. Crafting the total lexicon required some considerate analysis. “After I auditioned the children, I would all the time ask for brand spanking new phrases,” she instructed Leisure Weekly. “That is the place I bought ‘going postal.'” As for different phrases, “‘Betty’ was primarily based on Betty Rubble, who was very fairly,” she shared. “And ‘Barney’ is like, How did he get her?”
