You only get onedirectorial debut, and Olivia Wilde wasnt about to overthink hers.
I just went with: Whats the movie that made me want to make movies?
As two designated smart girls, Molly and Amy have worked hard to get into great colleges.
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And so they do everything they can to rectify that situation … in one night.
But when it comes to influences, Wilde was inspired by more than those classic high school films.
Big Lebowskis a big one for me, Wilde says.
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But they took the opportunity to show several different environments and the performances are all different levels of tone.
Wilde gathered a similar sentiment fromTheBlues Brothers.
And again, it takes tonal risks.
I mean, a dance number in the middle of the street with Aretha Franklin!
Theyre there to help the nuns.
But on the way to doing that, they can go on all these adventures.
EW can exclusively debut the posters below.
Booksmarthits theaters Friday, May 24.
