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:

The rumor-filled totally FALSE account of how I ruined my flawless reputation.

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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

In the original script, the name of the school was Barbara Bush High School.

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Goofs

After Olive spells out the bad word in her peas at dinner and they are discussing what her potential punishment would be, her mother's wine glass moves from being held to being on the counter numerous times.

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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

References The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Waka Chaka"
Written by Brad Segal (as Bradley A. Segal)

User Reviews

Completely Unrealistic

Easy A seems as though it has been written by a bunch of old farts or people from a small town that have a very closed-minded outlook on the teenage years and highschool. It is annoying to watch this movie as a teenager and no way relate to it, and it is completely misleading to adults. The plot was very absurd in itself and pretty uninteresting other than a few unexpected twists that were completely random and had no foreshadowing or evidence to go with them. Overall, the writing was just poor. It was funny at many parts, though, and the character development of Emma Stone's character was somewhat good. It is not worth going see at the movies or renting, but it may entertain you if you're bored. Props to Emma Stone, though, for giving this movie something.