Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
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After discovering her law firm represents a cosmetics company that tests on animals, Elle Woods heads to Washington, D.C., to champion a bill to outlaw the practice.
The story
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Elle Woods seeks to reunite her Chihuahua, Bruiser, with his mother. She discovers that the owner of the mother dog is a cosmetics company that uses the animals for testing. Upon learning her law firm represents this corporation, Elle is fired after demanding they drop the client. She moves to Washington, D.C., to work as an advocate for 'Bruiser's Bill' to outlaw animal testing. Working for Congresswoman Victoria Rudd, Elle faces skepticism and political barriers as she attempts to become the voice for those who can't speak.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Elle Woods wants her Chihuahua, Bruiser, to reunite with his mother. She discovers the mother dog is owned by a cosmetics company that uses animals for testing. When her law firm refuses to drop the client, Elle is fired and moves to Washington, D.C., to advocate for 'Bruiser's Bill.' She works for Congresswoman Victoria Rudd, who initially treats her with skepticism. Elle discovers Bruiser is gay and has been affectionate with a Rottweiler owned by Congressman Stan Marks. She also finds that Congresswoman Libby Hauser, a sorority sister, supports the cause. Eventually, Rudd is blackmailed into supporting the petition by her chief of staff, Grace Rossiter, who admits she lost her idealism in politics. With her friends' help, the discharge petition booms and the bill reaches the House floor. The cosmetics corporation releases the dogs. Elle and her fiancé Emmett marry in a park in D.C. on a piece of Fenway Park's home plate, and Elle hints at a possible presidential run.
- First release year
- 2003
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
- Writers
- Kate Kondell · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Reese Witherspoon · Elle Woods Richmond; Sally Field · Victoria Rudd; Regina King · Grace Rossiter; Jennifer Coolidge · Paulette Bonafonté; Bruce McGill · Stan Marks; Bob Newhart · Sid Post; Luke Wilson · Emmett Richmond; Dana Ivey · Libby Hauser
- Genres
- comedy; legal; romantic comedy
- Themes
- animal rights; political idealism; corporate ethics
- Tone and mood
- comedic; lighthearted
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; legal comedy; animal rights; political comedy
- Franchise connections
- Legally Blonde
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and was considered a success for the studio, grossing $125.3 million worldwide.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 35% · review count: 157; Metacritic · score: 47 · review count: 39; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The aerial views of Washington buildings were scale models built by the crew.; The film was shot in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Springfield, Illinois.; The film was followed by a direct-to-video spin-off, Legally Blondes, released in 2009.
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