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Easy A

  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Emma Stone in Easy A (2010)
A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
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When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

  • Director
    • Will Gluck
  • Writer
    • Bert V. Royal
  • Stars
    • Emma Stone
    • Amanda Bynes
    • Penn Badgley
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    432K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    886
    78
    • Director
      • Will Gluck
    • Writer
      • Bert V. Royal
    • Stars
      • Emma Stone
      • Amanda Bynes
      • Penn Badgley
    • 458User reviews
    • 167Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Easy A - My name is an anagram
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    Easy A: Who Told You?
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    Emma Stone
    Emma Stone
    • Olive
    Amanda Bynes
    Amanda Bynes
    • Marianne
    Penn Badgley
    Penn Badgley
    • Woodchuck Todd
    Dan Byrd
    Dan Byrd
    • Brandon
    Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church
    • Mr. Griffith
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Rosemary
    Cam Gigandet
    Cam Gigandet
    • Micah
    Lisa Kudrow
    Lisa Kudrow
    • Mrs. Griffith
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Principal Gibbons
    Aly Michalka
    Aly Michalka
    • Rhiannon
    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Dill
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    • Pastor
    Juliette Goglia
    Juliette Goglia
    • Eighth Grade Olive
    Jake Sandvig
    Jake Sandvig
    • Anson
    Morgan Rusler
    Morgan Rusler
    • Mr. Abernathy
    Nikki Tyler-Flynn
    Nikki Tyler-Flynn
    • Mrs. Abernathy
    Braeden Lemasters
    Braeden Lemasters
    • Eighth Grade Kid
    Mahaley Patel
    Mahaley Patel
    • Nina
    • (as Mahaley Hessam)
    • Director
      • Will Gluck
    • Writer
      • Bert V. Royal
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    9wkup

    Easy A is Easy to Love....

    Lately the genre of teen comedies skew to the ribald and the are more sex romps than tell stories and introduce characters that you can not only root for but like. "Easy A" is a welcomed throwback to earlier teen comedies: risqué, but heartfelt.

    In Emma Stone you have a Molly Ringwald for a new generation: relate-able, sexy, funny, sarcastic and lovely shines as Olive, a girl who leads her best friend (Aly Michalka) to believe she wasn't a virgin. The rumor spreads about her fabled loose ways and spurs different reactions from the school population: Brandon (Dan Byrd) wants to use it to his advantage, Marianne (Amanda Bynes) the school's self-appointed religious leader wants to shame Olive and Olive decides to run with it for her own gains.

    There are many pluses with this film: A cast of young actors who are true actors who can convey the humor and uphold the tone of the film; a truly funny, vibrant script by Bert V. Royal in which not only the teens get to be smart and fully fleshed out characters but the adults (Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci as Olive's wry and whimsical parents are a joy; and Thomas Haden Church whose character is a new spin on the "hip teacher".) as well.

    With Stone as the lead and the only face in the promotional poster people may think this is a "chick flick" but this film is for anyone who just likes a good film.
    anna-rita1999

    great argument, great cast, great movie

    I think this is one of the best movies of the decade. Emma Stone is awesome and such a great actress. The story is impressive and super truthful to American's high school current reality. The Story: Olive Penderghast is a normal high school student just trying to "blend in the crowd". At some part, she says she lost her virginity to a boy in community college and everyone starts to call her a "dirty skank". Then, she starts dressing like one and pretending to have sex for money. This girl just wants to find true love but anybody would ask her out. The movie ends in a high note with a precious lesson: don't worry about what the others say about you. Just live your life. Such a great movie. I do really recommend it. :) :)
    7ferguson-6

    The Inexactitude of High School

    Greetings again from the darkness. This is an obvious (and proud of it) homage to the great teen films of John Hughes. It is updated for this generation of teens - replete with FaceBook, texting and webcam. While this one may not have the fully realized characters of the Hughes films, it actually takes things a step further in its commentary on many topics: family life, parenting, religious zealotry, rumor-mongering and the public education system.

    Writer Bert V. Royal's script delivers an intellectual and comedic look into high school life ... told through the eyes of the smart, "invisible" girl. Just a brief overview will be offered here so as not to take away from the multiple layers.

    Emma Stone ("Zombieland", "The House Bunny") delivers a star-making performance as Olive. Forced into a faux-confession by her best friend, Olive experiences the efficiencies of digital gossip spreading as word leaks regarding the apparent loss of her "V card". Even though this one is based in Ojai, California, it's nice to know that high school promiscuity is still met with a certain stigma. Here that stigma is compared to Hawthorne's expert novel, The Scarlet Letter.

    This sets into action a series of unforeseen events. The school's religious nuts, led by Amanda Bynes, take Olive's situation as a personal affront and spend a great deal of effort trying to punish her for her sins. At the same time, the geeks and dweebs view Olive as their savior and proceed to take advantage of the opportunity.

    While she is presented as a very sharp-witted, well-grounded teenager, Olive experiences the enormous power of a reputation. All of this is balanced out by her extraordinary relationship with her free-spirited, yet wise parents played by Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci.

    I can't possibly do justice to the script or the numerous topics broached, but I will say that it's a welcome new approach to teen movies. The usual schlock sex is replaced by sharp quips and real pressures. Do note that the dialogue is filled with much harsh language that wouldn't be welcome in an environment other than a high school campus. Further support work is offered by Penn Badgley as the good guy, Thomas Haden Church as a new world cool teacher, Malcolm McDowell as an old school principal and Lisa Kudrow as a guidance counselor (in a role that gives me permission to feel the disgust I usually feel when she is on screen).

    Don't be scared off thinking this is another lousy teen flick. It is instead an insightful comedy that plays well for adults and teens. While you may not agree with all of the social observations, I believe you will agree the film is presented in a most entertaining and insightful manner.
    8kurt_kennett

    Excellent Tribute to John Hughes

    Just saw this with my daughter who is 13. She has just recently seen all the John Hughes 80's movies (Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, etc.) and said it felt just like one of them. I couldn't agree more - great direction and just a hint of a wacky feel to it. Realistic, fun and interesting *normal* parents that don't take the world too seriously and want to be there for their kid.

    The only parts that didn't hold up was a couple of logistical things (like a girl that good looking not having any guys following her around, and having a best friend who is such a ditz). All in all though the plot stuck together, was edgy in a few ways, and thoroughly entertaining. I'd put it on the shelf right next to the John Hughes films, and that is a distinguished place indeed.
    8SoleVeil

    A great comedy with the potential to be more. Though it lacks some connections plot-wise, Emma Stones extraordinary performance makes up for all its tiny faults

    Easy A stars Emma Stone as she takes on the role of a very different type of High School student who, despite the image she acquires throughout the movie, endures her tribulations with astounding indifference. If Emma Stones character wouldn't have carried with her that perpetual gleefulness, the movie might have just moved in a completely different direction. Though the movie was undeniably a comedy, I could not help but ponder over the dark undertones that loomed in the background of all the comedy.

    Olive is an outsider, as we quickly pick up when she spends her weekend chanting ''A Pocket full of Sunshine'' alone in her room. For some, this may well be the most funny part of of the movie; for me, it was sort of depressing. To me, it emphasizes her lack of a social life, and it is how I felt when I first saw the part. I understand this is far from how most others perceive this part of the movie, but anyways...

    Olive is also incredibly intelligent, and her snappy and witty retorts stay with her all throughout the movie. She leads a distanced life but appears to be a contended, courageous and confident girl with little social angst. Her relationship with her laid back parents (who were, by the way, one of the funniest proponents of the movie) is open and genuine. With a sudden lie to her best friend, Olive's life transforms from being an overlooked girl (which appears a little strange judging by her look, but im digressing...)into a whirlwind of exaggerated rumors,boosting her image into someone of a more than, to phrase it nicely, liberal sense of promiscuity.

    The movie itself was great. Don't get me wrong, it did contain many funny moments and was distinctly comical. However, I myself saw potential in the movie to be meaningful, and for a movie to be meaningful, it requires realism. I hardly think the scenario presented in Easy A resembles real life. Characters were, at least mostly, very stereotypical and flat. OK, maybe not all of them. Anyways, I hope you get my point. As far as Olive goes, I had just one critique, which is once again digressing from the comedic theme of the movie. I couldn't quite grasp how lightly she took her mortifying daily life. (Potential Spoiler!) How did she just suddenly become a beauty goddess brushing off guys with a sort or royal indifference when it wasn't even clear if she had ever kissed a guy before. An innate confidence, maybe? Just a few things to consider from my point of view, none of which really interfered with the comedic scheme of the movie.

    So, let's talk of the comedic value of the movie. Honestly, I didn't have awfully many ''laugh-out loud'' moments. Probably (and here we go again ) because of the dark undertones whose probability of being explored by the writers I failed to discard throughout the entire movie. I think that if I would re-watch the movie with a more comedy-oriented mindset it would indeed be funny, but its first impression on me was undeniably thought-provoking. Taking aside all of the stereotypical clichés, I really think this movie has something to say.

    Feel free to disagree with me. Maybe I'll re-watch the movie and jump to a different conclusion.

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    • Trivia
      Emma Stone's audition was her opening webcam scene.
    • Goofs
      In the end credits, as the camera continues down the street, at the end, you can see a City of Ojai police officer stopping traffic from the opposite end to allow the filming.
    • Quotes

      Olive Penderghast: Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the closing credits Brandon can be heard making a noise of excitement.
    • Connections
      Edited into Under the Age (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Change of Seasons (Demo Version)
      Written by Owen Carrier, Tyler Kyte, Alex Last, Tim Nussey, Nick Rose and Morgan Waters

      Performed by Sweet Thing

      Courtesy of Sweet Thing

      By arrangement with Nettwerk Productions

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Se dice de mí
    • Filming locations
      • Shelf Road, Ojai, California, USA(Olive and Rhiannon overlooking the town)
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Olive Bridge Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,401,464
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,734,040
      • Sep 19, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,032,374
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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