<p>I think the news that "Legally Blonde" was based on UChicago would surprise Amanda Brown, the author of the book on which the movie was based. It's semi-autobiographical and based on Ms. Brown's experiences at Stanford Law.</p>
<p>The school was switched to Harvard because the producers feared that the great American public wouldn't realize how highly ranked Stanford is and because they also thought a ditzy blonde in California wouldn't be as funny as a ditzy blonde in Cambridge, Mass.</p>
<p>It's nice to see DePaul getting the respect it deserves.</p>
<p>Jonri, I was a little wrong. It wasn't the writers who set it in UChicago orginally but the producers.</p>
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Producers originally wanted to set the film at The University of Chicago. School administrators declined, however, because of a scene toward the end of the movie where a professor places his hand on Elle's leg. Filmmakers subsequently decided to have the story take place at Harvard University.
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<p><a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0250494/trivia%5B/url%5D">http://imdb.com/title/tt0250494/trivia</a></p>
<p>I echo Jonri on this one. :) </p>
<p>Amanda Brown's novel does place the lovely Elle Woods at Stanford Law... fantastic book, although it lacks the girl power of the movie.</p>