‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano
September 17, 2020 · Easy A (2010) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:51:51 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Half-Assed Internet Research
Amanda DobbinsAmanda Bynes didn't like her performance in Easy A and decided to stop being an actress because of it▶ 10:30
Most Rewatchable Scene
Amanda DobbinsThe 'Knock on Wood' musical performance scene towards the end where Emma Stone shows her movie star quality▶ 26:23
Juliet LitmanThe scene where Emma Stone tells her parents she used the word 'twat' and got sent to detention▶ 29:21
Shea SerranoThe greeting card scene where Emma Stone plays the card over and over during the weekend montage▶ 24:03
What's Aged the Best
Amanda DobbinsEmma Stone's performance (acknowledging it will win multiple categories) and the webcam framing device for its accurate portrayal of teen technology use▶ 45:30
Juliet LitmanOjai as a location (now trendy in Architectural Digest), making fun of California hippies, Emma Stone's wardrobe, and the combination of analog signs with webcam narration▶ 41:01
Shea SerranoThe sign-holding device that structures the movie, after initially picking Emma Stone's performance but then changing his answer▶ 49:03
Apex Mountain
Amanda DobbinsLa La Land — Not technically Emma Stone's apex mountain, but she doesn't get to her apex mountain without this movie. Her actual apex is after winning the Oscar for La La Land.▶ 1:27:01
Juliet LitmanLa La Land — Not Emma Stone's apex mountain - that's probably La La Land. Emma Stone's fame would have happened anyway because she's undeniable, but this started her career.▶ 1:27:45
Shea SerranoLa La Land — Emma Stone's apex mountain is La La Land - when she walked out with that Oscar statue, she could get any movie made immediately after.▶ 1:28:28
Best Quote
Juliet LitmanMultiple Olive quotes including the improvised 'If I was the gossip girl in Sweet Valley of the Traveling Pants' line and 'the accelerated velocity of terminological inexactitude' for how gossip travels▶ 1:39:02
Shea SerranoThe bookstore scene where the clerk says about the Bible: 'Oh, that's in bestsellers right next to Twilight'▶ 1:40:59
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Shea SerranoWho gave who chlamydia in the movie? (Later clarified that Lisa Kudrow gave it to the male character, but questions where she got it)▶ 1:48:40
Movies Referenced (50)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La La Land (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | ▶ 7:03 |
| Twilight (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | ▶ 40:43 |
| Mean Girls (2004) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | ▶ 7:40 |
| Clueless (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | ▶ 15:23 |
| Cruella (2021) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano | ▶ 6:09 |
| She's All That (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | ▶ 18:55 |
| Sing (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | ▶ 27:28 |
| Superbad (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | ▶ 2:39 |
| 101 Dalmatians (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 6:25 |
| Bring It On (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Shea Serrano, Juliet Litman | ▶ 22:00 |
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Juliet Litman | ▶ 1:09:50 |
| Friends with Benefits (2011) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 1:27:21 |
Directors Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hughes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club | ▶ 12:36 |
| Will Gluck | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | Anyone But You, Friends with Benefits | ▶ 12:39 |
| Mary Works | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | ▶ 0:47 |
Actors Referenced (46)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Bynes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins | She's the Man, What a Girl Wants | ▶ 7:07 |
| Patricia Clarkson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | Far from Heaven, The Green Mile | ▶ 8:14 |
| Cam Gigandet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Shea Serrano, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Twilight, Never Back Down | ▶ 1:10:11 |
| Lisa Kudrow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | ▶ 8:14 | |
| Molly Ringwald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Shea Serrano, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink | ▶ 16:19 |
| Stanley Tucci | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | Spotlight | ▶ 8:14 |
| Malcolm McDowell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Amanda Dobbins, Shea Serrano, Juliet Litman | A Clockwork Orange | ▶ 1:08:59 |
| Alicia Silverstone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | Clueless, Blast from the Past | ▶ 16:22 |
| Florence Pugh | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | ▶ 1:23:28 | |
| Rachel McAdams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Shea Serrano, Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | The Notebook, Mean Girls, Red Eye | ▶ 17:35 |
| Julia Stiles | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman, Shea Serrano | 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance, Silver Linings Playbook | ▶ 19:52 |
| Amy Poehler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Inside Out | ▶ 1:13:41 |
Writers Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Amanda Dobbins | A Few Good Men | ▶ 1:40:25 |
| Greg Berlanti | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Juliet Litman | ▶ 40:05 | |
| Judy Blume | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | ▶ 0:37 |