Alicia Silverstone Says She Showed Son Bear “Clueless” When He Was 5, Teases Upcoming TV Sequel (Exclusive)

The formed of Clueless is totally buggin’ complete their latest reunion!

To observe nan 30th day of nan 1995 coming-of-age comedy, Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone, Elisa Donovan and Breckin Meyer — on pinch head Amy Heckerling, costume designer Mona May and casting head Marcia Ross — reunited for a screening and sheet astatine nan Academy Museum of Motion Pictures successful Los Angeles connected Saturday, June 7.

In an exclusive chat pinch PEOPLE astatine nan event, Silverstone, 48, shared that her 14-year-old boy Bear became an early instrumentality of Clueless.

"I retrieve erstwhile my boy was 5, erstwhile he first saw it," she says. "And nan only logic I would let that, because I don't deliberation it's due for 5 twelvemonth olds, is because it was connected that large surface that we saw it astatine nan cemetery. He didn’t cognize what was going on.”

“The only point he took distant was nan buss astatine nan end. He started kissing maine more. It was truthful sweet,” she continues. “And I deliberation he liked it. And past he's liked it each along. I deliberation he really likes this film.”

Bear, who said he’s seen Clueless “maybe 4 times,” joined his mom astatine nan arena to observe nan film’s milestone anniversary.

Clueless deed theaters successful 1995 and was loosely inspired by Jane Austen’s caller Emma. The formed besides included Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, Donald Faison, Brittany Murphy and Dan Hedaya. A short-lived sitcom starring Rachel Blanchard arsenic Cher aired from 1996 to 1999.

In April, Silverstone announced that she would bring backmost nan characteristic for a sequel bid for Peacock. “Totally buggin’… successful nan champion measurement 💁‍♀️✨,” Silverstone wrote connected Instagram, alongside a still and a GIF from Clueless and a screenshot of Variety’s study astir nan project.

Plot specifications for nan bid are unknown, but Variety reported that it is simply a follow-up to nan movie. Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are penning pinch Jordan Weiss. Heckerling, who wrote and directed nan film, is progressive arsenic an executive producer, alongside Silverstone and shaper Robert Lawrence. 

Silverstone has reprised Cher complete nan years, including in Rakuten’s 2023 Super Bowl commercial. In 2018, she donned nan yellowish plaid skirt and overgarment for Lip Sync Battle, performing to Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” pinch a group reminiscent of Cher’s bedroom. Silverstone moreover recreated a segment alongside her boy Bear successful a hilarious 2021 TikTok clip.

While Silverstone told PEOPLE astatine Saturday’s arena that she tin uncover “nothing” astir nan TV sequel, Heckerling said she is “thrilled to death” astir it. When asked if she ever thought she'd revisit her character, Silverstone said, "I didn't. And past I did it for nan Super Bowl, yeah, and it was truthful overmuch fun. We did it really astatine nan Super Bowl."

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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' caller events person included Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst visiting for a typical screening and sheet for The Virgin Suicides, and a 20th day screening of The 40 Year-Old Virgin that featured a sheet speech pinch Steve Carell, Judd Apatow, Jane Lynch, Catherine Keener, Kat Dennings and Gerry Bednob.

Learn much astir upcoming exhibits and panels for nan depository here.