Easy A

"Let's not and say we did."

2010 1h 33m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 7,576

Comedy

Synopsis

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Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.

“Let's not and say we did.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Gluck
Writers: Bert V. Royal
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Will Gluck, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brad Segal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Susan Littenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Emma Stone and Penn Badgley and Amanda Bynes carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Let's not and say we did.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1282140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Will Gluck directs. Michael Grady behind the camera. Brad Segal scores. Susan Littenberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 9.4× over at the box office.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Will Gluck, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Brad Segal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Susan Littenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emma Stone and Penn Badgley and Amanda Bynes carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Let's not and say we did.".
8IMDB entry: tt1282140 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "high school", "small town", "lie", "loss of virginity".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Grady
Original score: Brad Segal
Editing: Susan Littenberg
Production design: Marcia Hinds
Costume design: Mynka Draper
Makeup / hair: Tracy Manzo
VFX supervisor: Rocco Passionino
Sound: Deb Adair
Stunt coordinator: Bobby C. King
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $75,026,327
Return: 938% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Easy A (2010)

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markuspm2013-12-23
This movie while extremely entertaining is actually also very educational. You might discover a whole bunch of new words for your vocabulary and even learn a little bit about englisch literature. Makes me smile every time I watch it.
Andres Gomez2015-10-19
★ 7/10
Fresh comedy. Sometimes funny, but not too much. The cast is good and I like Emma Stone a lot, but she cannot pass as a high school student any more. It could have been much better if the story would have worked better, in spite of the sometimes brilliant dialogues.
DoryDarko2017-02-21
★ 9/10
When I first saw the trailer of Easy A, I wasn't particularly intrigued. It looked like just another high school teenage comedy. But then I decided to watch it anyway (mostly because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about), and it turned out to be a very pleasant surprise! Coincidentally, I had just seen Emma Stone for the first time two days ago, when I watched Zombieland, and I thought to myself, "Hey this girl seems kind of cool". But that still wasn't an answer as to why right now I can't read a single magazine without seeing her face somewhere. After seeing Easy A, I finally know. This girl is FUN. She has a great talent for comedy of the driest, most sarcastic kind and a perfect sense of timing. And you've got to love that husky voice. Easy A is about a girl, Olive, who's a straight A-student with a flawless reputation, until she tells a little white lie to her best friend about how she supposedly lost her virginity to a guy that doesn't even exist. However, things go awry when this little anecdote spreads like wildfire and all of a sudden she has a reputation of being a hussy. (This plot line demands some suspension of disbelief, because it's obviously very hard to believe that any group of high school students would be shocked at the thought of one of their peers having sex, but whatever.) Of course, like with any rumour, it changes constantly depending on who you talk to. So before Olive knows what hit her, everybody in school thinks she slept with every guy around. Now here's the twist: once it becomes clear that she can use this newfound reputation to her advantage, she does so to the fullest. Simply put: unpopular guys pay her to PRETEND she had sex with them. Obviously, at some point things get out of hand and she has to find a way to fix it all again. This concept could have been really stupid, if it wasn't for the great screenplay. It is a tribute to classic 80's teenage films including, of course, John Hughes, and it also features some great references to The Scarlet Letter and Sylvia Plath. The dialogue is quick and witty, and the characters are all really typical people without being cliché stereotypes. Stanley Tucci is a delight as Olive's dad, bringing the same kind of dry-as-a-bone humour to the table as his on-screen daughter. Patricia Clarkson is a wonderful actress, and as it turns out, a really funny one as well. All the actors are perfectly cast. One of the funniest elements in Easy A is a group of Christian students, the 'Jesus freaks'. The leader of this little group is a girl called Marianne, played by Amanda Bynes. She just can't stop preaching to Olive about her 'indecent behaviour' and the dialogue between the two provides some of the funniest moments throughout the film. Here's a small foretaste; Marianne: "There's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency." Olive: "Tom Cruise?" Overall, this is mostly a 'chuckle' comedy rather than a 'rolling over the floor laughing' comedy, though it has some really good LOL moments. And the 'chuckles' are widespread. I would definitely recommend watching Easy A if you're in the mood for a witty, intelligent comedy about a smart, sassy girl who takes control of her own life and everybody who thinks they have a right to think badly about her. (September 2011)