Useless Movie Trivia
Easy A
Memorable Quotes
Olive Penderghast: I think I'll lose my virginity to him. Maybe in five minutes, maybe tonight, maybe sixth months from now, or maybe on the night of our wedding. Either way, it's really none of your business.
Olive Penderghast: [to Brandon as she takes off her panties] Relax. Jesus. What is with you gays? Are you really that repulsed by lady parts? What do you think I have down there? A gnome?
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.
Olive Penderghast: [to Evan, about their imaginary trist] I want a one hundred dollar gift card deposited into my locker by noon tomorrow. Preferably to The Gap, but I'd also take Amazon.com, or Office Max. Actually make it Office Max - I have my eye on a label maker. We did not have sex. I let you fondle my chest, and it was a glorious moment for you. Unmatched by anything you have heretofore experienced... including cake.
Dill: After we watch "The Bucket List," remember to cross "watch 'The Bucket List'" off our bucket list.
Trivia
Emma Stone dropped out of Sucker Punch (2011) to do this movie.
In the original script, the "F"-word was used 41 times, the "S" word was used 13 times and the "C" word was used 3 times. The uses of these words were later cut down in the final script so as to receive a lower rating of PG-13 (the movie's target audience) as opposed to a rating of R.
Amanda Bynes' supposed final film after announcing her retirement from acting. She later returned to acting.
One of the protest signs reads: "Exodus 20:14". Exodus 20:14 is one of the Ten Commandments and it reads, "You shall not commit adultery."
The website FreeOlive.com leads to the Sony Pictures website.
When Brandon asks Olive if she will go out with him, she counters that he had just told her that he was "Kinsey six gay." This refers to a system devised by Indiana University sex researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey in 1948 by which sexuality is placed on a continuum ranging from zero (exclusively heterosexual with no homosexual) all the way up to six (exclusively homosexual). Kinsey hypothesized based on his research that most people fall somewhere in-between zero and six.
Olive's family members are all named after foods: her parents' names are Dill and Rosemary, both herbs; her younger brother's name is Chip, and the one at college is named Kale, and the fact that her name, Olive, is also something edible is the subject of a joke in the movie.
While referring to Micah, Olive opines what he might still be doing in high school at the age of 22. This is an in-joke as Cam Gigandet who plays Micah, was in his mid 20's when Easy A (2010) was shot. There were complaints on the Internet, when he was cast, about his being to old to play a high school student.
All the webcam and narration scenes were shot in one day. Emma Stone had a 14-hour day of simply staring at a camera doing every single webcam and narration for the entire movie and every so often she would have to walk around outside to stretch her muscles from sitting so long.
Emma Stone's audition was her opening webcam scene.
Goofs
During the montage scene Chris gives Olive movie passes worth $40, which she mentions will expire in her voice-over. Per California law since 1997 gift certificates cannot expire.
As Todd is driving Olive home, you can see the speedometer as they drive down Olive's street. Even though they are clearly moving, the speedometer says 0 MPH (miles per hour).
When Olive stands at the door claiming Mr Griffith wanted to see her, the 'A' is on the left side of her chest. When he confirms, she walks across the room with the 'A' on the right side. She sits down at the desk and the 'A' appears back on the left side.
In The Credits
The end credits are appearing through a road while we see cars, bikes passing near us.
•The opening credits peripherally appear in the background, juxtaposed with the characters.
The movie Begins and Ends with the blue sky and Screen Gems logo.
After the end credits and the Screen Gems logo we can listen a sort of sound of excitement from Dan Byrd's character, Brandon.
Box Office Info For The USA
Budget: $8,000,000
Opening Weekend: $17,734,0402
Gross: $58,401,464
Filming Dates: May 28, 1999 to August 23, 1999
Filming Locations
Ojai, California, USA