25. Do you think Heckerling came up with Cher’s signature slam all by himself? Like! The screenwriter, who is something of an amateur linguist, explained the origin of the line to The Hollywood Reporter in 2016: “I’m just interested in how people use language, so I’m always collecting slang.” “At the time, like the early ’90s, ‘As if!’ was floating around in the gay community. I thought it was a really versatile, versatile word. I thought that was a good thing for teenagers.”
26. This phrase is on the media’s list of 100 Favorite Movie Quotes, but Heckerling’s personal favorite comes from Cher’s impassioned debate class speech.
27. Careful research was required to create a complete dictionary. “When I auditioned kids, I always wanted new words,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “That’s where I came up with ‘Going Post.'” As for other terms, “‘Betty’ is based on Betty Rubble, who was very pretty,” she said. “And how did ‘Bernie’ get her?”
