'Booksmart' trivia and fun facts
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Malala
Director Olivia Wilde explained that the protection code between friends that Amy and Molly have is 'Malala' because the pakistani activist Malala is an icon for them, and also for the director, so she wanted to pay tribute to her.
Dan the Automator
The well-known DJ Dan the Automator, who has worked with bands as Gorillaz made some of the tracks of the film score and ambiental music for it.
Inspirations
Olivia Wilde told that movies like The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dazed and Confused, and Clueless acted as inspiration for 'Booksmart'
Training Day
Olivia Wilde describes 'Booksmart' as the 'Training Day' of the school movies genre.
Billie Lourd
The screenwriter Katie Silberman said that Billie Lourd's interpretation was so good the writers had to write some extra scenes for her to shine better
As good wine
The script for 'Booksmart' it's been writeen since 2009, waiting to be directed.
Good luck, Beanie
Beanie Feldstein read the script for another role tha finally was excluded, when Olivia Wilde saw her, she decided to give her the co-star role as Molly.
Patrolling
Olivia Wilde got inspired by cop movies like 'Beverly Hills Cop' or 'Lethal Weapon' to set the relationship between the main characters.
A good Debut
This movie meants the debut of Olivia Wilde as a director.
The best present
The film premiered the same day as the birthday from the director Olivia Wilde.