FILM · 2003 · USA
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
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- #001
Reese Witherspoon was pregnant during filming.
- #002
Shoe designer Jimmy Choo was asked to make sixty-three different pairs of shoes for this film, all from man-made materials (to be animal-friendly, in keeping with the film's anti-cruelty-to-animals stance). Along with the designer clothes she wore in the film, Reese Witherspoon wanted to keep all of them.
- #003
Reese Witherspoon was paid 1 million dollars for the first film, which cost 18 million dollars in total. For the sequel, Witherspoon's salary was 15 million dollars.
- #004
Throughout this film, all of Elle Woods's (Reese Witherspoon's) hair and hairstyles were first-class wigs, because Witherspoon had cut her hair short for Sweet Home Alabama (2002).
- #005
The Million Dog March was Reese Witherspoon's idea.
- #006
The pink suit and pillbox hat worn by Elle Woods were inspired by the famous strawberry-pink suit worn by former First Lady Jacqueline Lee Kennedy.
- #007
The scenes on the steps of the US Capitol were shot at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The scenes inside the Capitol were shot at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Both were modeled on and resemble the national Capitol. Many Salt Lake City and Springfield locals appeared as extras in this film.
- #008
The producer is one of the Representatives Elle speaks to while trying to collect signatures for her discharge petition.
- #009
In the opening sequence of the notebook, the photo of Elle Woods as a little girl is actually a photo of Bruiser's trainer.
- #010
Until Sing 2 (2021) and Legally Blonde 3, this was Reese Witherspoon's only sequel. After having an unpleasant time making this film, Witherspoon decided never to appear in a sequel again, so her other films that had sequels either left Witherspoon's character out entirely or did not happen with her involvement.
- #011
The "Delta Nu dance" that Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) does with Libby Hauser (Dana Ivey) in the salon was used in the Legally Blonde musical.
- #012
The cast includes four Oscar winners: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King and Octavia Spencer.
- #013
Since the original Legally Blonde ended with a graduation in 2004, it would not be wrong to assume that this film takes place in 2004 or later. That means that when it was released in 2003, this film was set in the future.
- #014
Strangely, many dogs that worked only one day on the "Million Dog March" scene received on-screen credit, while production assistants who worked for several months on this film did not receive that credit.
- #015
It was ranked number twenty-one on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made (2006).
- #016
Jessica Cauffiel (Margot) and Alanna Ubach (Serena) were originally to appear only in the opening scene, but they were written into the script more as filming continued.
- #017
The yellow tea rose (associated with Elle's sorority house) is linked to individuals who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the world in general.
- #018
Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, Bruce Thomas, James Read, Tane McClure and Luke Wilson are the only actors who reprise their roles from Legally Blonde (2001).
- #019
Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field) said, "don't worry Bob, I'll get her… and her little dog too." This is what the Wicked Witch of the West said about Dorothy and Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939).
- #020
Breckin Meyer drafted some of the rewrites of the screenplay.
- #021
J Barton played Timothy McGinn in the film. During the editing of the news segment, a GQ cover carries the headline "Timothy McGinn's Skateboarding Secrets."
- #022
In her speech near the end of the film, Reese Witherspoon says it is a room that is impossible to get into unless you are Julia Roberts or one of the girls from Friends (1994). Reese appeared in several episodes of Friends (1994), as did Julia Roberts.
- #023
Sally Field wore a wig in the film.
- #024
Reese Witherspoon and Mary Lynn Rajskub appeared in Sweet Home Alabama (2002).
- #025
Unlike the previous film, which was shot in the widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio using the Super 35 format, this film was shot in the taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio and used the standard spherical format.
- #026
In the music video for Ariana Grande: Thank U, Next (2018), Jennifer Coolidge reprises her role as Paulette from Legally Blonde 1+2.
- #027
It was the first sequel for Reese Witherspoon, Alanna Ubach and Bruce Thomas.
- #028
In the German-dubbed version, Elle's chihuahua Bruiser was renamed "Brutus."
- #029
Reese Witherspoon and Jack McGee appeared in Overnight Delivery (1998).
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