Rilke, Nietzsche, and More in ’90s Movies

February 21, 2019

How old were you when you first saw Paul Rudd as Josh reading Friedrich Nietzsche by the pool in Clueless? If you were in the formative years of your adolescence, chances are it made a considerable impression on you. For LitHub, Emily Temple compiled 50 Literary Cameos in ’90s Movies, ranging from Cher and Peyton Place to Lauryn Hill and Rilke, with plenty of Shakespeare throughout.

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