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:

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

The conversation between Olive and Todd about the penalty for removing his costume head at DisneyWorld was inspired by a lawsuit televised on the CourtTV channel; a family who had been robbed in the Disneyland parking lot sued Disney Parks and Resorts, partly claiming that their children were further traumatized by the sight of character performers with their costume heads off while being escorted to the backstage security office.

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Goofs

After the scene of Olive and Rhiannon sitting on top of the yellow car, the voice over of Emma Stone says "The next day, things took a turn for the scandalous." yet the very next scene Olive and Brandon are both wearing the exact same clothes from the "previous" day.

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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 Fired Up! (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Cupid Shoot Me"
Written and Performed by Remi Wilson (as Remi Nicole)
Courtesy of Universal - Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Modern day Scarlett Letter as gossip gets out of hand at Ojai High School.

June 2 2010 - saw advanced preview of "Easy A" tonight. Emma Stone plays sarcasm great in this one, and supporting cast works well with her. Emma also narrates heavily throughout, and though not rolling on the floor funny, this has the feel of a John Hughes film (even makes reference to him in a longing way). Thomas Haden Church is funny as the only teacher we really meet, and Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson are well cast as the understanding and 60's hippy mentality parents. The crowd I saw it with laughed frequently, and there are a lot of "I've been there" or "I've seen that" moments that you can relate to from your own high school. The writing is a little bit above the age - that is to say, you'd be surprised to hear the advanced dialog coming from today's teenagers, but this movie worked for me and those with me. Makes for a fun night at the movies. Scheduled for release Sept 17 2010.