History Trivia / LegallyBlonde

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The film was titled ''Cutie Blonde'' in Japan.

* TheForeignSubtitle: The sequel was titled ''Legalmente rubia 2: Más rubia que nunca''[[note]]Legally Blonde 2: Blonder Than Ever[[/note]] in Latin America.

** The story was originally to take place at the University of Chicago. The university objected to the scene where [[spoiler: Callaghan makes a pass at Elle]] and so filmmakers decided to set it at Harvard instead.

** The movie originally ended at the conclusion of Brooke's trial. The [[spoiler: scene with Warner and the final graduation]] were added in after test audiences complained that [[spoiler: Elle never got revenge on Warner]]. You can notice that Elle's make-up is slightly different outside the courtroom, as result. Also in the [[spoiler: graduation scene]] you'll note that Elle is paler and Emmett has a deeper tan.

* ActingForTwo: Several examples in the Broadway production, which may be recreated in other version, though amateur ones with large casts may spread the wealth a bit

* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/ReeseWitherspoon was pregnant during the second film.

** Kyle is also played by the same actor who portrays Grandmaster Chad and, ironically enough, Dewey. These parts allow him to be involved in the show before his intro in act two, and the former gives him the chance to rap, which is a nice touch since Kyle (and Dewey) never gets a solo.

* OldShame: Creator/ReeseWitherspoon hated working on the sequel and the result of it so much, she canceled any plans for a third film. She has since been more open to returning to the franchise as long as they have a good enough story. Come 2018, where it was announced she would do a third film.

* RomanceOnTheSet: The original Elle and Emmett - Laura Bell Bundy and Creator/ChristianBorle - were heavily rumored to have fell in love during the show's run and dated for a while after. Neither party ever came out officially on the matter, but that didn't stop public perception. As of now though, they are not currently together. Interestingly enough, similar rumors popped up with Borle's wife at the time Sutton Foster with Roger Bart while they were starring together in ''Theatre/YoungFrankenstein''. Much like Borle and Bell Bundy, neither party ever made matters official, and they're not currently together, but there were heavy rumors circulating the whole situation.

* OldShame: Creator/ReeseWitherspoon hated working on the sequel and the result of it so much, she canceled any plans for a third film. In recent years, however, she's been more open to returning to the franchise as long as they have a good enough story. Come 2018, where it was announced she would do a third film.

** Creator/ChloeSevigny turned down the role of Vivian. Creator/CourtneyLove was apparently a candidate for Paulette, as was Creator/KathyNajimy. Ali Larter was brought in to read for one of Elle's sorority sisters, but loved the role of Brooke and got that part instead.

*** There were also multiple endings -- the actresses for Serena and Margot recall an ending with Elle and Vivian sipping drinks on a beach together (implying they had become friends or possibly more), but the screenwriters have stated they never wrote such an ending (this may stem from the original ending as Amanda Brown wrote it, with Vivian going blonde and forming a "Blonde Legal Defense Fund" with Elle). There was at least one ending with Elle kissing Emmett, before they decided to do a graduation scene (for [[WhereAreTheyNowEnding the purposes of adding captions with the characters' fates]]).

* ThrowItIn: A group of frat boys can be seen wrestling on the lawn in the opening credits. These were actual members of a fraternity in the college used for filming, Pasadena's [=CalTech=] Campus. They just wandered by the set and were invited to take part.

** Creator/ChloeSevigny turned down the role of Vivian.

* FakeAmerican: Canadian-born Creator/VictorGarber as Professor Callahan.

* DeletedRole: Creator/HollandTaylor was supposed to make a cameo in the second movie during the montage after Elle's "Stand Up!" speech but was left out of the final cut.

* {{Jossed}}: One of the actors claimed in an interview that Elle and Vivian were supposed to end up together. This was, however, refuted by the screenwriter asserting that this was never in the cards as that ending was never written.

* Jossed: One of the actors claimed in an interview that Elle and Vivian were supposed to end up together. This was, however, refuted by the screenwriter asserting that this was never in the cards as that ending was never written.

** Originally, Elle and Vivian were supposed to end up together. Yeah, [[LesYay that]] [[PairTheSuitors together]]. But the audience (at the time) voted against the bisexuality.

* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: For the sequel, Creator/ReeceWitherspoon came off ''Film/SweetHomeAlabama'' with a bob cut. Feeling that Elle Woods wouldn't cut her hair that short, they had her wear a wig. And in a scene towards the end, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Elle complains about one time a hairdresser gave her a bob by mistake.]]

* {{Tuckerization}}: Elle Woods is named after ''Elle'' magazine, which Amanda Brown read frequently while she was in law school.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Elle and Warner's conversation outside the courtroom was filmed in England, as that's where Creator/ReeseWitherspoon and Matthew Davis were filming at the time of re-shoots.

* TheOtherDarrin: In the Latin American Spanish dub, Paulette Bonifante was voiced by Lourdes Morán for the first film and Creator/BelindaMartinez for the second film.

* RomanceOnTheSet: The original Elle and Emmett - Laura Bell Bundy and Creator/ChristianBorle - fell in love during the show's run and dated for a while after (they've broken up since then, though).

* ShownTheirWork: Amy is reading actual LSAT questions, which were taken from the analytical reasoning section of the 2000 paper.

* ThrowItIn: A group of frat boys can be seen wrestling on the lawn in the opening credits. These were actual members of a fraternity in the college used for filming, Pasadena's {=CalTech=} Campus. They just wandered by the set and were invited to take part.