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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is re-imagined as a contemporary high school comedy in this tale of a scheming student who plots to give her popularity a boost by painting herself the easiest lay in school. Like most high school kids, Olive Penderghast, played by Emma Stone just wants to be popular. So much so than when her best friend, Rhiannon played by Aly Michalka, asks Olive how her weekend went, the bored teen decides to whip up a spicy white lie just to make things interesting. But that minor exaggeration begins to take on a life of its own when it reaches the ears of motor-mouth gossip Jesus freak Marianne, and in no time the entire student body is abuzz over unassuming Olive's unrepentant weekend of debauchery. Of course not a word of it is true, but that doesn't stop everyone in school from talking, and an amused Olive from deciding to go with the flow. Playing the role of the hussy to the hilt, the girl who used to be invisible begins dressing provocatively and turning heads in the hallways. The students aren't the only ones taking notice, either; Olive's English teacher, Mr. Griffith, is concerned that the kind of attention she's receiving isn't healthy for a developing girl, and his wife played by Lisa Kudrow, the school guidance counsellor, is in full agreement. The only people who seem remotely interested in the truth are Olive's trusting and open-minded parents. As Olive takes note of the parallels between her own situation and the plight of the Scarlet Letter heroine Hester Prynne, she realizes that she may be able to manipulate her newfound notoriety to give fellow classmate Brandon's popularity a much-needed shot in the arm. Olive never thought her little game could possibly have any negative effect on anyone but herself, but when loose lips start sinking ships all around her, she realises that it's high time for the truth to come out.

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ProducerWill Gluck, Zanne Devine

EAN5050629314137

eBay Product ID (ePID)102243797

Product Key Features

ActorJake Sandvig, Nicki Flynn, Lisa Kudrow, Amanda Bynes, Braeden Lemasters, Penn Badgley, Jameson Moss, Dan Bryd, Fred Armisen, Stacey Travis, Bryce Jenkins, Emma Stone, Blake Hood, Stanley Tucci, Alyson Michalka, Mahaley Hessam, Patricia Clarkson, Juliette Goglia, Cam Gigandet, Morgan Rusler, Malcolm McDowell, Thomas Haden Church

Film/TV TitleEasy a

DirectorWill Gluck

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Hindi\Spanish

Run Time92 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesWidescreen, With Subtitles

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerBrad Segal

ReviewsEmpire Magazine - Arguably the best teen comedy since Clueless, it's easy to give this one an A. Well, A-., Time Out - Stone gives a terrific performance, her knowing drawl implying intellect and indifference with underlying warmth., Hollywood Reporter - An often hilarious and observant comedy about high school from the point of view of an extraordinarily smart and sagacious young woman.

ScreenwriterBert V. Royal

AuthorNathaniel Hawthorne

CinematographerMichael Grady

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorSusan Littenberg

Movie/TV TitleEasy A

Consumer AdviceContains frequent moderate sex references