[26] It was then released theatrically in the United States on May 24, 2019 by Annapurna Pictures under its United Artists label. [38] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 80%. In Booksmart, best friends Molly ( Beanie Feldstein) and Amy ( Kaitlyn Dever) attempt to infiltrate their first and last high-school blowout, armed with matching jumpsuits and belt bags, pepper. Which means that Booksmart doesnt really have a villain. Booksmart doesn't play into that idea and takes a better look at the so-called slut character. None of this is what youd expect from the directorial debut of actress Olivia Wilde, who cracked Harvard grads Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins script, which had been kicking around Hollywood for nearly a decade (it was featured on 2009s Black List, and has since been finessed by Katie Silberman, Susanna Fogel, and the director). 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", (Anyone going on theBooksmarttour of Los Angeles should take note: The park is actually home to a swing set Bryon points out they brought in their own picnic table for the shoot.). An early version of the children's book, Kate and Mona in the Jungle by Amy Aitken, was circulated in 2009 and appeared on the 2009 Black List;[7] in 2014 Susanna Fogel revised the screenplay, rewriting one lead character as a lesbian and revising the story so the girls are not seeking boyfriends for the prom, but are going to an after-prom party. What makes it extra special is its fantastic side characters. Even though the film centers two white girls against a backdrop of mostly white high schoolers, Booksmart does make an effort to cast inclusively among its supporting and minor characters. But this time around, the crux of the plot is that their friendship suffers a twist it . Molly and Amy walk through like salmon swimming upstream, dodging SKATEBOARDERS. Olivia Wilde 's electric feature debut, "Booksmart," is a stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack. After all, Superbad itself borrowed elements from teen movies that had gone before it, but put its own spin on them and succeeded in standing out. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. For starters, Booksmart arrived in theaters more than a decade after Superbad, and as suchits teen landscape has a very different feel to it. Which kicks off one wild night. It received critical acclaim and grossed $25 million against a $6 million budget. Comedy is hard, and doesnt get a lot of respect within the industry, but Wilde saw that something was missing from the crowded field of R-rated end-of-innocence comedies: These high-scoring young ladies not only routinely ruin the curve for their fellow students, but they also pass the Bechdel Test with ease. Jessica Williams, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, and Jason . A scene from "Booksmart" in a later totally cleaned-up hallway of San Fernando High School. When Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins' "Booksmart" landed on the Black List of best-liked unproduced scripts back in 2009, it promised a tantalizing twist on the high school comedy: "Two. That makes for some pretty entertaining situations, whether trying to sneak past Amys folks (Lisa Kudrow and Will Forte) or attempting to extort a pizza delivery guy (Michael Patrick OBrien) for directions to the party. Google Pay. The joke is that back in, presumably, the mid-90s, Tatum was a popular jock and Hill was a schlubby nerd, but now the roles are reversed. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, by United Artists Releasing. For her performance, Feldstein was nominated for Best Actress Comedy or Musical at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.[5]. Instead of reinforcing the same tired values that male directors have been peddling for years where boys obsess about losing their virginity, freely objectifying the girls in their class Booksmart matter-of-factly introduces one of its leads as a lesbian while presenting a view of female sexuality in which men are incidental. How upgrade to the latest BookSmart version - Help Center Booksmart is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, and Katie Silberman.It stars Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever as two graduating high school girls who set out to finally break the rules and party on their last day of classes. Ghost World. A quartet of writers, including two for whom BOOKSMART is their first feature . Welcome to the Quantum Realm. Also, as in Superbad, the two characters are heading in different directions after they graduate: Molly to Yale, and Amy to Columbia after a summer spent helping women make tampons in Botswana. Booksmart: Fresh perspective - Cinematic Considerations Download and install BookSmart View recommended image size in BookSmart System requirements for BookSmart Create a new book in BookSmart Upload and order a book from BookSmart Make changes to book after it's uploaded Back up, move, transfer, or share your BookSmart books Change the size of your BookSmart book How to proof your book from BookSmart BookSmart Unable to find Amy, Molly is driven home by "Triple A", a popular student with a promiscuous reputation. Devers past credits have been more dramatic in nature (Short Term 12, Detroit), but her more introverted performance offsets Feldsteins energy nicely. No high school party ever looked so good. Put aside the pressure to succeed or live up to strict ideals and focus on whats important: our friends. 63. High school good girls Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever give 'Superbad' a run for its money in this uproarious nerds-night-out comedy from actress-turned-director Olivia Wilde. John DeFore Mar 12, 2019. No one in Booksmart, as it turns out, is an archetype theyre just people, doing their best. Amy insists they press on so that Molly can pursue her crush on Nick. newsletter. Waking up on graduation day, Molly checks her phone and discovers her classmates praising Amy for creating a diversion at the party, allowing everyone to escape the police while getting herself arrested. Following the revisions, Annapurna Pictures purchased the screenplay and approached Gloria Sanchez Productions to produce it; Gloria Sanchez' Jessica Elbaum pitched the screenplay to Olivia Wilde, who read the screenplay and two days later expressed admiration for it. Seth and Evan both fumble their chance at getting with their crushes at Jules' party, but end up meeting up with them at the mall the next day and going their separate ways. It's never said explicitly, but viewers are meant to come to the understanding that Molly is raised by a single mother and moved apartments often (see: the relative sparse-ness of her bedroom in comparison to Amy's) whereas Amy's upbringing was, as Wilde puts it, more bucolic and suburban. Her Character: A tattooed skater who hangs with the popular kids, Ryan is the object of Amy's affections, although her sexuality is unknown. Other familiar adult faces in the cast include Jason Sudeikis as the principal who supplements his income by driving a Lyft and Jessica Williams as the teacher everybody loves who crosses a line with one of her students. Booksmart centers on two young, intelligent girls on their last day of high school. [11] Wilde also envisioned "a drug trip where the girls turned into Barbie dolls" and gave Silberman the responsibility of where to incorporate it into the story. And it works! They see pizza boxes in an online video of Nick's party and acquire the address by threatening the pizza delivery man. Basically, the two high schoolers decide to have a party on their last day of classes before they graduate. All Rights Reserved. "[40] Writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, Richard Roeper gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it a "refreshingly original take on the raunchy coming-of-age comedy" and praising Feldstein and Dever's chemistry. With 'Booksmart,' Olivia Wilde Taps Into Wisdom Of Today - Deadline Covering that last hurrah before graduation, in which two girls are determined to shed their booksmart ways and have a fun night, it seems destined to become a teen classic and to become a shining example of Good Teen Storytelling. Booksmart and LGBTQ: New Movie Brings Diverse LGBTQ Representation by HRC Staff May 23, 2019 "Booksmart" is bringing diverse LGBTQ representation in a film enriched with LGBTQ youth navigating their identities. 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