25. Do you think Heckerling came up with Cher’s signature hit on her own? As Yeah! The screenwriter, something of an amateur linguist, “is always collecting slang because the only thing that interests me is how people use language,” she explained to The Hollywood Reporter in 2016 of the line’s origins. “At that time, which was like the early ’90s, ‘As if!’ was floating around in the gay community. and I thought it was really an all-purpose, all-purpose word. “I thought it would be good for teenagers to say it.”

26. While the line ranks among the media’s 100 favorite movie quotes, Heckerling’s personal favorite came from Cher’s impassioned debate speech in class: “I guess, in a silly way, I’ve always been proud of ‘It doesn’t say RSVP at the Statue of Liberty.'”

27. Developing the complete lexicon required careful research. “When I auditioned with the kids, I always asked them for new words,” he said. Entertainment Weekly. “That’s where I went crazy.” As for other terms, “‘Betty’ was based on Betty Rubble, who was very pretty,” he shared. “And ‘Barney’ says: How he Find her?”