LOL (2012)

As a new year at school begins, Lola's heart is broken by her boyfriend, though soon she's surprised by her best friend, promising musician Kyle, who reveals his feelings for her.

Director:

Lisa Azuelos

Writers:

Lisa Azuelos (screenplay), Kamir Aïnouz (screenplay)

Stars:

Douglas Booth, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Luc Bilodeau	...	Jeremy
Douglas Booth	...	Kyle
Vivian Le Borgne	...	Lily's Mother
Bridget Brown	...	Lily
Jim Carrane	...	Biology Teacher (as Jimmy Carrane)
Woody Carter	...	Male Student
Miley Cyrus	...	Lola
Felix Dayan	...	French Father
Sam Derence	...	Ashley's Father
Nora Dunn	...	Emily's Mother
Lina Esco	...	Janice
Trevor Fahnstrom	...	Ethan
George Finn	...	Chad
Rebecca Finnegan	...	Therapist
Alix Freihage	...	Young Wife

Storyline

In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown. Through hilarious and heartfelt moments between mother and daughter, LOL is a fresh coming-of-age story for modern times.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | high school romance | best friend | kissing | grandmother granddaughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

Rebelde. Divertida. Incomprendida, Popular. Descubre tu mundo. (Rebel. Funny. Misunderstood, Popular. Discover your world.)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving teen sexuality and drug and alcohol use, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Google + Official Pinterest

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2012 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

LOL: Laughing Out Loud

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Feature Films, Lol Productions, Mandate Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lisa Azuelos both wrote and directed the first incarnation, LOL (Laughing Out Loud) ®, the French film starring Sophie Marceau, after realizing that movies based on teen life in her home country of France were almost entirely missing. She would often see her daughter go to the theatre to watch either an American teen movie or a horror film.

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Goofs

The movie is set in Chicago (but actually filmed in Detroit) and the RenCen is clearly shown outside of Kyle's apartment. In the next scene there are shots of Chicago.

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Quotes

Lola: It's so good to love someone so much that it hurts. I don't know how people survive this. Honestly, I don't.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.140 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Location"
Written by Judah Dadone
Performed by Freelance Whales
Courtesy of Mom + Pop Record Co.
By arrangment with Zync Music Group LLC

User Reviews

Embarrassing bastardized version of a French classic

Wow, how low can we go" Since this movie was (improperly) advertised as the "English (USA) version of the award-winning French comedy", let me inform readers about the original.

The original award-winning comedy classic quickly became an international success both artistically as financially. Receivinh numerous honors including six Cesar nominations winning three: best script, best actor, and best supporting actor. The "Cesar du cinema Francais" is similar to our (USA) Oscar Academy Awards and annually rewards the best performance in the various cinema-related specialties from acting to production. It has been used as a teaching model for writing intelligent humorous scripts, inventive editing, and acting in some cinema schools. Thhe French adapted their script from his play of the same title which premiered in 1997 and has been playing ever since in Europe. It is a masterpiece worth discovering. The script was intelligently written, the quick paced dialog flowed harmoniously as the protagonist's situation deteriorated. The interpretation was sensitive, expressive and flawless.

Back to LOL: As an American, I found the Hollywood version insulting and demeaning. Trying to bank on the success of the original as is often the case with remakes, you take whatever worked in the first presentation, recycle it, repeat it over, amplify it, mass produce it, etc… In LOL, you steal an original premise, bastardize a bullet-proof script, exaggerate the humorous moments to absurdity, add profanity and obscenity to the dialogue, mix in some scenes, sanitize to ensure (American) political correctness, include most ethnic groups to maximize distribution (i.e. profit margin), the only thing missing may have been to add some farts and burps… You get the picture.