History Awesome / LegallyBlonde

-->'''Chutney Windham:''' I got up. Got a latte. Went to the gym. Got a perm and came home.

-->'''Elle:''' You know, a girl in my sorority, Tracy Marcinco, got a perm once. We all tried to talk her out of it. Curls weren't a good look for her. She didn't have your bone structure. Thankfully that same day, she entered the Theta Delta Phi wet t-shirt contest where she was completely hosed down from head to toe...
-->'''DA Joyce Rafferty:''' Objection, why is this relevant?

-->'''Elle:''' Yes, ma'am. Chutney, why is it that Tracy Marcinco's curls were ruined when she got hosed down?

-->'''Elle:''' [[PullTheThread And wouldn't somebody who's had, say, 30 perms before in their life be well aware of this rule? And if in fact you weren't washing your hair, as I suspect you weren't because your curls are still intact, wouldn't you have heard the gunshot? And if in fact you had heard the gunshot, Brooke Windham wouldn't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs, which would mean that you would have had to have found Mrs. Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible, isn't that right?]]
-->'''Chutney Windham:''' She's my age! Did she tell you that?! How would you feel if your father married someone who was your age?!
-->'''Elle:''' You, however, had time to hide the gun, didn't you, Chutney, after you shot your father?
-->'''Chutney Windham:''' [''in tears''] I didn't mean to shoot him! [''points at Brooke''] I THOUGHT IT WAS ''YOU'' WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR!

-->'''Elle:''' Oh, my God.
-->'''Brooke:''' Oh, my God.
-->'''The Honorable Marina R. Bickford:''' Oh, my God. Bailiff, take the witness into custody, where she will be charged for the murder of Heyworth Windham. In the matter of the state v. Brooke Windham, this case is dismissed. Mrs. Windham, you're free to go.
-->'''Brooke:''' Thanks.

-->'''Elle:''' Exactly. [''With sudden steel in her voice''] [[PullTheThread Because isn't it the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate?]]

-->'''Elle:''' And wouldn't somebody who's had, say, 30 perms before in their life be well aware of this rule? And if in fact you weren't washing your hair, as I suspect you weren't because your curls are still intact, wouldn't you have heard the gunshot? And if in fact you had heard the gunshot, Brooke Windham wouldn't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs, ''which would mean that you would have had to have found Mrs. Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible, isn't that right?''

* This exchange Elle shows up as a Playboy Bunny in what she thought was a costume party:

* The YouGetMeCoffee moment works for Callahan and is a pretty great way to point out that Warner's done nothing to help the case, even if Callahan dethrones himself the next minute.
* The "Legally Blonde" reprise for Vivian.

-->'''Elle:''' And wouldn't somebody who's had, say, 30 perms before in their life be well aware of this rule? And if in fact you weren't washing your hair, as I suspect you weren't because your curls are still intact, wouldn't you have heard the gunshot? And if in fact you had heard the gunshot, Brooke Windham wouldn't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs? ''Which would mean that you would have had to have found Mrs. Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible, isn't that right?''

-->'''Elle:''' You, however, had plenty of time to hide the gun, didn't you, Chutney, after you shot your father?

-->'''Brooke:''' Thank you, your honor.

* Elle's 179 out of 180 on the LSAT definitely qualifies for this.

* The "Legally Blonde" reprise for Vivienne.

'''Vivienne:''' That's not what ''I'' see.
** Also, the song itself for the actress playing Vivienne: the character doesn't sing many solo lines up until this part, and then this song happens and it's like an epic belting moment surprising the audience.

* Vivienne has been a complete bitch to Elle all this time... until, after Elle's turned the trial around and saved the case, she witnesses Callahan kissing Elle, and Elle slapping him in response, which results in her getting fired. Warner, who only witnessed the kiss, but not the slap, makes a snide comment about Elle ''earning'' the internship, at which point Vivienne promptly tells him to shut up and leaves.

-->'''Chutney Windham:''' Because they were wet.

-->'''Elle:''' Mrs. Windham, what had you done earlier that day?
-->'''Chutney Windham:''' I got up. Got a latte. Went to the gym. Got a perm and came home.
-->'''Elle:''' [''[[FridgeLogic confused]]''] Where you got in the shower?
-->'''The Honorable Marina R. Bickford:''' [[DeadpanSnarker I believe the witness has made it clear that she was in the shower.]]

-->'''Elle:''' Yes, your Honor. [''a sudden brainstorm comes over Elle''] Um, Mrs. Windham, had you ever gotten a perm before?
-->'''Chutney Windham:''' Yes.

-->'''The Honorable Marina R. Bickford:''' Oh, my God.
-->'''The Honorable Marina R. Bickford:''' Bailiff, take the witness into custody, where she will be charged for the murder of Heyworth Windham. In the matter of the state v. Brooke Windham, this case is dismissed. Mrs. Windham, you're free to go.

** What's even more awesome? At the very start of the film, Harvard Law's acceptance committee consider her major in Fashion to be largely fluff that is meaningless outside of being a degree. How does she win the case? ''An extremely obscure fashion tip that practically no-one in the courtroom even thought would be relevant'', but Elle knew intimately due to that same "fluff".

* Vivian has told invited Elle to a party, telling her it was a costume party. Elle shows up as a Playboy Bunny... and everyone else is dressed normally.

** Even more awesome when they reveal at the end Vivian also dumped him and he got no honors and no job offers. After him ridiculing Elle and how she was incapable of being serious, he proved that he was the one who could not stand on his own.

* Professor Stromwell's words to Elle after she is about to quit after Callahan came onto her are this and heartwarming.
--> '''Stromwell''': If you're going to let one stupid prick ruin your life, you're not the girl I thought you were.
* In Mr. Callahan's class, Elle is asked what type of client she would like to represent, malum in se or malum prohibitum. She answers she'd rather have an innocent client and the class laughs her off and Vivian then states she would like to represent a malum prohibitum which means one who committed a minor infraction as opposed to a serious crime. Elle then says she would rather represent a dangerous client and while giving Vivian a DeathGlare says "Because I'm not afraid of a challenge." At this point you know Elle's CharacterDevelopment is truly starting

** First, Elle spots that Senator Hauser wears a Delta Nu ring and uses the connection to finally convince the Senator to support her on Bruiser's Bill. Hauser quickly becomes one of Elle's biggest allies after learning about they're sorrority sisters.

* The Legally Blonde reprise for Vivienne.

* ''Bend and Snap'' for Paulette and the sorority sisters, where Paulette gets a much-needed confidence boost and the Greek Chorus turn out to be plot-critical.
* The clothes change on Legally Blonde for Elle, where she cements that she's going back to law school, but doesn't have to sacrifice her personality to succeed.
* ''Take It Like A Man'' for Emmett.
** Emmett gets ''two'' Moments of Awesome. His second is right after Callahan recently fired by Brooke states that Elle can't represent Brooke without a licensed attorney to supervise, and that without him, she can't. Emmett retorts that he's licensed and he'll gladly supervise.

-->'''Callahan:''' Enjoy jail, Mrs. Windham. \\

* Meta CMOA for whoever plays Brooke: the actress has to perform an incredibly demanding athletic routine ''while'' belting out a showstopping number. ''Eight shows a week.''
** Same goes for any theater group performing this musical. Everyone onstage, especially Brooke, is jump roping and belting at the same time.
** "Circle, circle, under-over, through around! Circle, circle, under-over, through around, again! Good! Left! Right! Left! Right! GOOD! Left! Right! ''Left! Right! Left! Right!'' '''''WORK! IT! OUT!"'''''
** In lower-budget productions (with limited numbers of actors), it's not unheard of for some of the same actresses to be used in both the workout video segment and the jailhouse workout segment -- meaning they do the routine, run offstage, do a super-fast costume change, and then run back on to do said routine over again.

* Most of the soundtrack is pretty awesome, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x53OGmkT-eM Watch Me Shine]] is probably the belle of the ball.

-->'''Elle:''' You, however, had plenty of time to hide the gun, didn't you Chutney, after you shot your father?

-->'''Elle:''' Oh my God.
-->'''Brooke:''' Oh my God.
-->'''The Honorable Marina R. Bickford:''' Oh my God.

* This exchange Elle shows up as Playboy Bunny in what she thought was a costume party:

-->'''Elle:''' Oh, is that what you see Vivian? How unfortunate because I'm Gloria Steinem circa 1963, researching for her feminist manifesto "I Was a Playboy Bunny." Are you actually calling Gloria Steinem a skank?
* The YouGetMeCoffee moment works for Callahan, even if he dethrones himself the next minute.

** Also, the song itself for the actress playing Vivienne: the character doesn't sing many solo lines up til this part, and then this song happens and it's like an epic belting moment surprising the audience.

* ''Bend and Snap'' for Paulette and the sorority sisters.
* The clothes change on Legally Blonde for Elle.

** Offscreen one for Emmet; in the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, Paulette mentions that he was hired by Callahan's wife to handle their divorce. One can only imagine that Callahan was either stuck representing himself and completely grasping at straws, or quite possibly saddled with [[{{Irony}} some hack from Legal Aide]]. Either way, it's a satisfying conclusion for him.

-->'''Elle:''' How many have you had?

-->'''Elle:''' You know, a girl in my sorority, Tracy Marcinco, got a perm once. We all tried to talk her out of it. Curls weren't a good look for her. She didn't have your bone structure, but thankfully that same day, she entered the Theta Delta Phi wet t-shirt contest where she was completely hosed down from head to toe...

-->'''Elle:''' And wouldn't somebody who's had, say, 30 perms before in their life be well aware of this rule, and if in fact you weren't washing your hair, as I suspect you weren't because your curls are still intact, wouldn't you have heard the gunshot, and if in fact you had heard the gunshot, Brooke Windham wouldn't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs? ''Which would mean that you would have had to have found Mrs. Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible, isn't that right?''

** Another subtle part; when Elle questions her on how many perms she's had in her life, Chutney responds with "two a year since I was twelve, you do the math" in a rather snide, condescending tone. When demolishing her testimony/alibi, Elle makes a point of noting that Chutney has had "30 perms". Looks like someone did the math in her head...

'''Brooke:''' ''(not looking up from what she's doing or even pretending to be concerned)'' Yeah, whatever.

-->'''Callahan:''' Like hell you will. You work for me, remember?
-->'''Emmett:''' No. I work for myself. (venomously) And I don't have to hit on interns, ''Professor''.