Easy A (2010)

A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

Director:

Will Gluck

Writer:

Bert V. Royal

Stars:

Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emma Stone	...	Olive
Penn Badgley	...	Woodchuck Todd
Amanda Bynes	...	Marianne
Dan Byrd	...	Brandon
Thomas Haden Church	...	Mr. Griffith
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rosemary
Cam Gigandet	...	Micah
Lisa Kudrow	...	Mrs. Griffith
Malcolm McDowell	...	Principal Gibbons
Aly Michalka	...	Rhiannon
Stanley Tucci	...	Dill
Fred Armisen	...	Pastor
Juliette Goglia	...	Eighth Grade Olive
Jake Sandvig	...	Anson
Morgan Rusler	...	Mr. Abernathy

Storyline

After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

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Plot Keywords:

school | student | friend | rumor | high school | 

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Taglines:

A Comedy about a Good Girl, a Small Favor and a Big Rumor.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen sexuality, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Easy Girl

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£277,975 (UK) (22 October 2010)

Gross:

$58,401,464 (USA) (17 December 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Olive Bridge Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Logan Lerman auditioned for the role that went to Dan Byrd.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, when Olive and Rhiannon are walking down the main street of Ojai (the street with all the arches) you can plainly see the California Highway Patrol car and the officer holding traffic at the intersection to keep traffic off the street while filming.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Olive Penderghast: The rumors of my promiscuity have been greatly exaggerated.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits peripherally appear in the background, juxtaposed with the characters.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Town/I'm Still Here/Easy A (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Numba One (Tide Is High)"
Written by Jason Harrow, Dwayne Chin-Quee, John Holt, Tyrone Evans, and Howard Barrett
Performed by Jason Harrow (as Kardinal Offishall) featuring Keri Hilson
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Star of the future Stone shines in very funny comedy

Emma Stone stars as Olive, a lonely heart who lies about losing her virginity to her best friend and soon rumour spreads she is a slut. Initially mortified Olive parades around the school as a slut, wearing an 'A' on her clothing but soon she ends up in trouble.

Described as "the best teen comedy since Mean Girls" this is a must see because quite simply, it is. The comedy variety of clever performances, physical humour and beautiful word play make a combination of knockabout comedy a treat for anyone over 15 years of age that will entertain you for a glorious hour and a half.

Emma Stone in her first major leading role excels as a typical but not yet typical teenager going through life's friendship and educational battles, and thankfully with a difference. Olive narrates via an internet blog about how everything came about and her life and school reputation changed. Through some original narrative design and comic brightness audiences are easily engaged into the world of its heroine.

Stone's performance is indescribably funny. From singing alone in her bedroom to strutting around in revealing clothing and making us laugh at the same time has made her a star for the future. One scene where she pretends to have it on in a bedroom is very funny and whilst marketed as a comedy, the inevitable drama sequences show Stone as a rock.

Stone steals the film but thanks to the experience of Stanley Tucci and Thomas Haden Church we have an array of comic genius. Tucci has never been funnier.

The plot boasts some great twists and turns whilst marketing some great songs on its soundtrack. The way it separates itself from the normal comedy, by diversifying itself through visual aids such as the live web blog or plot differentiations makes it one out watch over and over again.

A couple of drawbacks include the fact Lisa Kudrow cannot shake the Phoebe tag and the ending is slightly predictable.

These minor things aside this is a knockabout comedy with a great lead performance that is certainly worth checking out.