She says she’s 24 in the video, which would make this either 2001 or she was actually 27. I’m leaning towards 2001 seeing at how many videos are on VHS.
She was extremely talented! Aside from being a great actress, she was also a pretty amazing singer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vPvM7ph4g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vPvM7ph4g).
I don’t understand what it is about her but she just has… something… that I can’t really explain. Like, a crazy amount of talent combined with a crazy amount of sadness that led to a truly tragic death. I can’t watch anything with her in it without it triggering a sort of melancholy about Hollywood in general, almost America in general. I Just feel this deep sadness watching her that I don’t feel for any other celebrity, like, she’s this sort of symbol for everything that’s wrong about celebrity culture, a sort of perfectly pure heart that was absorbed and thrown away in the search of fame.
I don’t remember many people calling movies back then ‘videos’ but after seeing this and noticing Drew Barrymore in Scream also call a movie a video (“Well I’m getting ready to watch a video…”) I’m second guessing if that was a language trend I don’t remember. Idk I guess I did hear blockbuster and Hollywood being called a video store
Hard to understand how a beautiful vibrant woman like her would die at 32 from Pneumonia. And then her husband died 5 months later…also from Pneumonia! Something definitely weird happened there.
her death is super interesting and has quite a few twists and turns – from Wiki:
At 8:00 a.m. on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to “a medical request”[31] at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She had apparently collapsed in a bathroom.[5] Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died at 10:04 a.m. after going into cardiac arrest.[5][31][32]
An autopsy was performed the day after she died.[33] The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, in a report issued February 2010, said that the manner of death was accidental and that the cause of death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of severe iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.[1][34] The coroner found a range of over-the-counter and prescription medications in Murphy’s system, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included “elevated levels” of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, L-methamphetamine, and chlorpheniramine, all of which are legal. The report observed: “the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state.”[1]
Grave of Brittany Murphy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
On December 24, 2009, Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.[35]
In January 2010, Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon Murphy, claimed that she did not use alcohol or other drugs, and that drugs did not cause her death; instead they attributed it to a heart condition, mitral valve prolapse.[36][37][38]
On May 23, Monjack was found dead at the same Hollywood Hills residence.[39] The coroner’s report attributed his death to acute pneumonia and severe anaemia.[40] It was reported that the Los Angeles County Department of Health had considered toxic mold in their house as a possible cause of the deaths, but this was dismissed by Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, who stated that there were “no indicators” that mold was a factor.[41] Sharon Murphy described the reports of mold contributing to the deaths as “absurd” and went on to state that inspecting the home for mold was never requested by the Health Department.[42] In December 2011, Sharon Murphy changed her stance, announcing that toxic mold was indeed what killed her daughter and son-in-law, and filed a lawsuit against the attorneys who represented her in an earlier suit against the builders of the home where her daughter and son-in-law died.[43]
In January 2012, her father Angelo Bertolotti applied to the Superior Court of California requesting that the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office be required to hand over samples of his daughter’s hair for independent testing.[44][45] The suit was dismissed seven months later, after Bertolotti failed to attend two separate hearings.[46]
In November 2013, Bertolotti claimed that a toxicology report showed that deliberate poisoning by heavy metals, including antimony and barium, was a possible cause of his daughter’s death. Sharon Murphy described the claim as “a smear”.[47][48]
Very sad to know she would no longer be alive 5 years later.
RIP So much talent.
She was so adorable.
Now I just wanna rewatch Clueless
Interesting.. at 2:24 she says “I’m 24 now..”, but in 2004 she would have been 27??
She says she’s 24 in the video, which would make this either 2001 or she was actually 27. I’m leaning towards 2001 seeing at how many videos are on VHS.
She was extremely talented! Aside from being a great actress, she was also a pretty amazing singer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vPvM7ph4g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9vPvM7ph4g).
She was great. Drop Dead Gorgeous is one of my favorite comedy movies. Makes me sad she is gone.
She actually was late Gen X. Born in 1977. This was probably shot in 2002, since I saw Black Hawk Down on the new release wall.
I miss the early 00s. Very very much.
I don’t understand what it is about her but she just has… something… that I can’t really explain. Like, a crazy amount of talent combined with a crazy amount of sadness that led to a truly tragic death. I can’t watch anything with her in it without it triggering a sort of melancholy about Hollywood in general, almost America in general. I Just feel this deep sadness watching her that I don’t feel for any other celebrity, like, she’s this sort of symbol for everything that’s wrong about celebrity culture, a sort of perfectly pure heart that was absorbed and thrown away in the search of fame.
how is she not gen x? she was born in the 70s
Still miss her. 🙁
Everything in this video is gone… Brittany… Blockbuster… the good MTV… 🙁
I miss teased hair and racoon eyes.
Two great things that died.
I worked in a Blockbuster for 4 years, good times
Most famous person who walked in was Daniel Day Lewis
Weirdly Daniel Day Lewis also showed up at another job I had, on two different occasions
How come she had the display boxes instead of the ones behind it with her?
I don’t remember many people calling movies back then ‘videos’ but after seeing this and noticing Drew Barrymore in Scream also call a movie a video (“Well I’m getting ready to watch a video…”) I’m second guessing if that was a language trend I don’t remember. Idk I guess I did hear blockbuster and Hollywood being called a video store
She reminds me so much of Luanne here. Ditzy, sweet, beatiful.
Damn. Life was better in 04’
Another real one gone to soon
The very end is hilarious. The goofy ‘bYe’ and then instantly copying the passer-by with the head scratch.
Sweet girl, still very sad that she passed away so young. Gotta watch Clueless and Don’t Say A Word now.
“Here’s a little trick I use to remember my name: I think of a man named Lu and then a woman named Anne. They meet in a kingdom in the forest”
She was delightful. RIP
Back in the 2000s she was my crush
her downfall is tragic
This is so incredibly sad 🙁 I mean this video is the opposite of sad, but I am just now re-remembering the tragedy of her life and death.
Gone too soon.
Manic Pixie Dream Girl come to life
Thanks,I well miss her.
Hard to understand how a beautiful vibrant woman like her would die at 32 from Pneumonia. And then her husband died 5 months later…also from Pneumonia! Something definitely weird happened there.
I truly love this. Thank you for sharing OP
Makes me smile but oh, so sad.
I always loved her sideways eye contact. She was super beautiful.
This was bittersweet to watch. Teared up not gonna lie.
This makes me sad. She died too young.
RIP Brittany. I’m watching King of the Hill through for the first time and she’s such a good Luanne
“We’re here in the comedy aisle”.
Natural born killers on the shelf.
Love her hair style. Gorgeous.
She is still one of the most hilarious actors ever
Brittany Murphy looks so endearing and happy just picking some of favorite films from Blockbuster. I’m not gonna cry.
I miss the smell of a Blockbuster Video.
Someone once said Brittany Murphy would have played a perfect Harley Quinn…I can’t stop thinking about it.
It’s spot on
the early 2000’s really was the second coming of the 80’s.
distinct hairstyles.
questionable fashion choices.
low resolution digital format will be as much of a hallmark of the era as the VHS look was for the 80s.
A time capsule
her death is super interesting and has quite a few twists and turns – from Wiki:
At 8:00 a.m. on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to “a medical request”[31] at the Los Angeles home Murphy and Monjack shared. She had apparently collapsed in a bathroom.[5] Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene. She was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died at 10:04 a.m. after going into cardiac arrest.[5][31][32]
An autopsy was performed the day after she died.[33] The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, in a report issued February 2010, said that the manner of death was accidental and that the cause of death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of severe iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.[1][34] The coroner found a range of over-the-counter and prescription medications in Murphy’s system, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included “elevated levels” of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, L-methamphetamine, and chlorpheniramine, all of which are legal. The report observed: “the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state.”[1]
Grave of Brittany Murphy at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills
On December 24, 2009, Murphy was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.[35]
In January 2010, Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon Murphy, claimed that she did not use alcohol or other drugs, and that drugs did not cause her death; instead they attributed it to a heart condition, mitral valve prolapse.[36][37][38]
On May 23, Monjack was found dead at the same Hollywood Hills residence.[39] The coroner’s report attributed his death to acute pneumonia and severe anaemia.[40] It was reported that the Los Angeles County Department of Health had considered toxic mold in their house as a possible cause of the deaths, but this was dismissed by Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, who stated that there were “no indicators” that mold was a factor.[41] Sharon Murphy described the reports of mold contributing to the deaths as “absurd” and went on to state that inspecting the home for mold was never requested by the Health Department.[42] In December 2011, Sharon Murphy changed her stance, announcing that toxic mold was indeed what killed her daughter and son-in-law, and filed a lawsuit against the attorneys who represented her in an earlier suit against the builders of the home where her daughter and son-in-law died.[43]
In January 2012, her father Angelo Bertolotti applied to the Superior Court of California requesting that the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office be required to hand over samples of his daughter’s hair for independent testing.[44][45] The suit was dismissed seven months later, after Bertolotti failed to attend two separate hearings.[46]
In November 2013, Bertolotti claimed that a toxicology report showed that deliberate poisoning by heavy metals, including antimony and barium, was a possible cause of his daughter’s death. Sharon Murphy described the claim as “a smear”.[47][48]