Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
This trope is about when characters assume that life will play out like narrative convention, but it doesn't. This example isn't really about that, and the circumstance of almost everyone in school suddenly being revealed to be going to the very top colleges in the nation isn't terribly realistic.
Changed line(s) 41,43 (click to see context) from:
* RealityEnsues:
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
to:
* RealityEnsues:
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
**RealityEnsues: When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
**
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AmbiguouslyBi: Amy is frustrated by her inability to figure out whether Ryan is into girls. At the party, Ryan seems to be romantically interested in Amy, but later [[spoiler:she starts making out with Nick]]. It's never revealed with Ryan is bi or just heterosexual.
* GenderBlenderName: Ryan, which adds to the conundrum of her sexuality.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
to:
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
Added DiffLines:
* {{Tomboy}}: Ryan, a girl with a GenderBlenderName who skateboards everywhere and seems to hang out mostly with guys. Amy has a crush on her, but can't figure out what her sexual orientation is.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
* RealityEnsues: When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
to:
* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
** The plot is kicked off by Molly discovering that despite what she believed, it actually ''is'' possible for a teenager to maintain an active social life and still be admitted to a quality college. Colleges take things other than grades into account so spending all of one's free time studying does not give a significant leg up.
** When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 6 (click to see context) :
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Amy admits to humping her toy panda, and Molly admits to masturbating with an electric toothbrush, which gave her a UTI.
Added DiffLines:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Amy admits to humping her toy panda, and Molly admits to masturbating with an electric toothbrush, which gave her a UTI.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* SlapSlapKiss: Amy and [[spoiler:Hope]] at the party.
Changed line(s) 46 (click to see context) from:
* StraightGay: Despite being out for two years, Amy hasn't kissed a girl until the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and is comparatively more mature and less lewd than her. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
to:
* StraightGay: Despite being out for two years, Amy hasn't kissed a girl until the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and party. She is also is comparatively more mature mature, more withdrawn and less lewd than her.Molly. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. [[spoiler:Amy manages to melt some of her icy aloofness]].
to:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is tall, brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. [[spoiler:Amy manages to melt some of her icy aloofness]].
Changed line(s) 49 (click to see context) from:
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about it, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
to:
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits tells Amy that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about it, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 46 (click to see context) from:
* StraightGay: Amy doesn't show much gay traits, only tries to hook up with girls at the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and is comparatively more mature and less lewd than her. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
to:
* StraightGay: Despite being out for two years, Amy doesn't show much gay traits, only tries to hook up with girls at hasn't kissed a girl until the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and is comparatively more mature and less lewd than her. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* StatuesqueStunner: Hope, played by 5'10½ Diana Silvers.
* StraightGay: Amy doesn't show much gay traits, only tries to hook up with girls at the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and is comparatively more mature and less lewd than her. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
* StraightGay: Amy doesn't show much gay traits, only tries to hook up with girls at the party, has a purely platonic friendship with Molly and is comparatively more mature and less lewd than her. At the end, it turns out that [[spoiler:Hope]] is this too.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CloudCuckooLander: Gigi is in her own little world, rattling off bizarre comments, taking naps in random places, and acting like Amy and Molly are her best friends even though they've never even spoken to each other until the film. It's possible that some of this is drug and alcohol induced (she does ask for rubbing alcohol at Nick's party because none of the drinks are strong enough) but you get the sense that this is her genuine personality.
-->'''Gigi''': I lost my virginity in what I thought was a park, but it turned out to be a graveyard, and now the ghost spirits live inside my eggs waiting to be reborn.
-->'''Gigi''': I lost my virginity in what I thought was a park, but it turned out to be a graveyard, and now the ghost spirits live inside my eggs waiting to be reborn.
Added DiffLines:
* LonelyAtTheTop: Jared and Gigi are both obscenely wealthy, but most people don't even bother with them. Jared outright calls Gigi an extremely lonely person, and Molly has to point out that the reason people aren't fond of him is because he tries to buy everyone's friendship.
Added DiffLines:
* NoAntagonist: There's no outright villain in the movie, with everyone who initially dismissed Amy and Molly warming up to them once the two start to relax and let loose.
* NoodleIncident: Ms. Fine did something so heinous in her twenties that she is banned from every Jamba Juice in the country.
* NoodleIncident: Ms. Fine did something so heinous in her twenties that she is banned from every Jamba Juice in the country.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* SadClown: Jared suggests Gigi is this, as she acts like a lunatic to hide her true emotions.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Amy admits to humping her toy panda and Molly says masturbating with an electric toothbrush, which gave her a UTI.
to:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Amy admits to humping her toy panda panda, and Molly says admits to masturbating with an electric toothbrush, which gave her a UTI.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Molly hears three classmates gossiping about her while in the stall of the school's unisex bathroom. This instigates the plot.
Changed line(s) 11,13 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovsGun: Amy and Molly's fake library IDs and Ms Fine's number.
* ChekhovsGunman: The pizza delivery man? [[spoiler:He's a serial killer, and Molly hands information about him to get Amy out of jail in the end]]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. ]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The pizza delivery man? [[spoiler:He's a serial killer, and Molly hands information about him to get Amy out of jail in the end]]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. ]]
to:
* ChekhovsGun: Amy and Molly's fake library IDs [=IDs=] and Ms Ms. Fine's number.
* ChekhovsGunman: The pizza deliveryman? [[spoiler:He's a man is [[spoiler:a serial killer, and Molly hands over information about him to get Amy out of jail in the end]]
end]].
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find otherpeople. ]]people]].
* ChekhovsGunman: The pizza delivery
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other
Added DiffLines:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Subverted when Molly dresses down three [[BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults gossiping classmates]] by rubbing their noses in her future success, only to find out that their futures are all as bright as hers.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Changed line(s) 7 (click to see context) from:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. [[spoiler:Amy manages to [[DefrostingTheIceQueen melt some of her icy aloofness]] ]].
to:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. [[spoiler:Amy manages to [[DefrostingTheIceQueen melt some of her icy aloofness]] ]].aloofness]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* ForcefulKiss: Amy gives one to Hope at the party. It works, for a short time anyway.
to:
* ForcefulKiss: Amy gives one to Hope [[spoiler:Hope]] at the party. It works, for a short time anyway.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 7,8 (click to see context) from:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. Amy manages to [[DefrostingTheIceQueen melt some of her icy aloofness]].
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy and Hope have an argument at the party, which veers suddenly into a romantic encounter.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy and Hope have an argument at the party, which veers suddenly into a romantic encounter.
to:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. Amy [[spoiler:Amy manages to [[DefrostingTheIceQueen melt some of her icy aloofness]].
aloofness]] ]].
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy andHope [[spoiler:Hope]] have an argument at the party, which veers suddenly into a romantic encounter.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy and
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hope [[spoiler:reconciles with Amy at the end and gives her her phone number, despite the latter vomiting over her during the party]].
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* PlatonicLifePartners: Amy and Molly are inseparable, and their friendship is purely platonic in spite of Amy being gay.
to:
* PlatonicLifePartners: Amy and Molly are inseparable, and their friendship is purely platonic in spite of Amy being gay.a lesbian.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ChekhovsGunman: The pizza delivery man? [[spoiler:He's a serial killer, and Molly hands information about him to get Amy out of jail in the end]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ForcefulKiss: Amy gives one to Hope at the party. It works, for a short time anyway.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [spoiler] Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. [/spoiler]
to:
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [spoiler] Amy's [[spoiler:Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. [/spoiler]]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Amy admits to humping her toy panda and Molly says masturbating with an electric toothbrush, which gave her a UTI.
Added DiffLines:
* ChekhovsGun: Amy and Molly's fake library IDs and Ms Fine's number.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [spoiler] Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. [/spoiler]
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [spoiler] Amy's crush Ryan is more interested in Molly's crush Nick, but they both find other people. [/spoiler]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* RealityEnsues: When Amy and Molly try to "mug" a pizza delivery man of an address, they fashion their hair into balaclava-like masks and scream demands at him from his back seat, expecting him to immediately surrender. Instead, the plan immediately falls apart when the he angrily points out that they don't have a weapon, meaning that ''he's'' the one in control.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Amy and Molly hide in the back of a pizza delivery man's car and try to force him to give them the address of the big party. The man admonishes them on how stupid it is for teen girls to get into a stranger's car, noting that they put more attention on using their hair as disguises than on the potential danger.
Added DiffLines:
* HardWorkMontage: Amy and Molly use their research skills to try to triangulate the location of the WildTeenParty at the library, but midway through, they figure out a shortcut.
Added DiffLines:
* IncrediblyLameFun:
** Molly bumps into Nick when he's playing a "game" that he says is really complicated, but really just consists of trying to catch food in his mouth.
** Amy and Molly's idea of having a good time is going to the library. They have fake [=IDs=] just so they can get into UCLA's library.
** Molly bumps into Nick when he's playing a "game" that he says is really complicated, but really just consists of trying to catch food in his mouth.
** Amy and Molly's idea of having a good time is going to the library. They have fake [=IDs=] just so they can get into UCLA's library.
Added DiffLines:
* SarcasmFailure: After getting yelled at by the pizza delivery man for getting into his car without any thought to their self-preservation, Amy and Molly ask him for a ride over to the party. He agrees, which they're happy to hear, but then he immediately says that he was being sarcastic and orders them to leave, again reminding them not to trust strangers.
* StrangerDanger: The pizza delivery man repeatedly yells at Amy and Molly for not understanding the danger they open themselves up to from strangers. He's correct to warn them, since [[spoiler:it later turns out that he's a serial killer himself]].
* StrangerDanger: The pizza delivery man repeatedly yells at Amy and Molly for not understanding the danger they open themselves up to from strangers. He's correct to warn them, since [[spoiler:it later turns out that he's a serial killer himself]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Exaggerated in that when Molly discovers that most of her classmates are going to good colleges, many of them are going to the very top schools, including one girl who guiltily states that she's going to Harvard, her "fifth choice."
to:
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Exaggerated in that when Exaggerated. Molly discovers that most of her classmates are going to good colleges, many of them are going to the very top schools, schools in the country, including one girl who guiltily states that she's going to Harvard, her "fifth choice."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hope is brunette and very standoffish, making a few cutting comments about Amy's behavior. She's also the only classmate who rebuffs Molly's demand to know where everyone is going to college. Amy manages to [[DefrostingTheIceQueen melt some of her icy aloofness]].
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy and Hope have an argument at the party, which veers suddenly into a romantic encounter.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amy and Hope have an argument at the party, which veers suddenly into a romantic encounter.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: While at the party Amy invokes the special word designed to make Molly or Her listen to the others needs without question. Molly ignores this which leads to Amy telling Molly [[spoiler: that she's going to Africa for a whole year rather than just the summer.]] She then calls out Molly on her controlling nature, while Molly calls her out on her lack of taking risks. [[spoiler: They end up making up the next day when Molly bails Amy out of prison.]]
to:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: While at the party Amy invokes the special word designed to make The second-act turning point is a nasty argument between Molly or Her listen to the others needs without question. Molly ignores this and Amy in which leads to Amy telling Molly [[spoiler: that she's going to Africa for a whole year rather than just they air their simmering grievances with each other's behavior. [[spoiler:They make up in the summer.]] She then calls out Molly on her controlling nature, while Molly calls her out on her lack of taking risks. [[spoiler: They end up making up the next day when Molly bails Amy out of prison.]]end]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
I might be remembering what Molly calls out Amy for wrong.
Added DiffLines:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: While at the party Amy invokes the special word designed to make Molly or Her listen to the others needs without question. Molly ignores this which leads to Amy telling Molly [[spoiler: that she's going to Africa for a whole year rather than just the summer.]] She then calls out Molly on her controlling nature, while Molly calls her out on her lack of taking risks. [[spoiler: They end up making up the next day when Molly bails Amy out of prison.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* ReallyGetsAround: Amy is called "Triple-A" because of the "roadside assistance" she's provided to many boys in school. She states that, while she has had sex with many guys in cars, it's just a practical place to have sex, there's more to her than her promiscuity.
to:
* ReallyGetsAround: Amy Annabelle is called "Triple-A" because of the "roadside assistance" she's provided to many boys in school. She states that, while she has had sex with many guys in cars, it's just a practical place to have sex, there's more to her than her promiscuity.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* PlatonicLifePartners: Amy and Molly are inseparable, and their friendship is purely platonic in spite of Amy being gay.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
to:
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about, about it, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
''Booksmart'' is a 2019 ComingOfAge BuddyPicture directed by Creator/OliviaWilde (in her directorial debut). Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as Amy and Molly, two overachievers who realize on the day before high school graduation that they focused on school to the exclusion of all other life experiences and decide to go wild on their last night together. HilarityEnsues.
to:
''Booksmart'' is a 2019 ComingOfAge BuddyPicture directed by Creator/OliviaWilde (in her directorial debut).
Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as Amy and Molly, two overachievers who realize on the day before high school graduation that they focused on school to the exclusion of all other life experiences and decide to go wild on their last night together. HilarityEnsues.
Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as Amy and Molly, two overachievers who realize on the day before high school graduation that they focused on school to the exclusion of all other life experiences and decide to go wild on their last night together. HilarityEnsues.
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* RecycledPremise: The broad strokes of the film are a GenderFlip of ''Film/SuperBad'': Two unhip high school kids are about to graduate, so they spend an epic night trying to attend a big house party to meet up with their respective crushes, but ultimately must reconcile with the fact that one of them is departing after graduation and breaking up the friendship.
to:
* RecycledPremise: The broad strokes of the film are a GenderFlip of ''Film/SuperBad'': ''Film/{{Superbad}}'': Two unhip high school kids are about to graduate, so they spend an epic night trying to attend a big house party to meet up with their respective crushes, but ultimately must reconcile with the fact that one of them is departing after graduation and breaking up the friendship.friendship. Fittingly, Beanie Feldstein plays the equivalent character her brother Creator/JonahHill plays in ''Superbad''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
''Booksmart'' is a 2019 ComingOfAge BuddyPicture directed by Creator/OliviaWilde (in her directorial debut). Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as Amy and Molly, two overachievers who realize on the day before high school graduation that they focused on school to the exclusion of all other life experiences and decide to go wild on their last night together. HilarityEnsues.
!!''Booksmart'' contains examples of:
* BuddyPicture: A rare female version. The focus of the story is on Molly and Amy's relationship.
* CampGay: Alan, one of Amy and Molly's classmates in theater class, is quite flaming. His boyfriend George is obviously gay, but not camp.
* ComingOfAge: Amy and Molly are graduating and learning how to become adults.
* FanService: There's quite a long sequence of Amy swimming underwater in her underwear.
* HiddenDepths:
** The instigating moment of the plot is when Molly discovers that many of her classmates whom she assumed spent all their time partying were ''also'' perfecting valuable skills and are now going off to prestigious colleges or careers.
** Late in the film, Molly discovers that Jared has more depth and intelligence than she'd realized, which prompts her to kiss him in the end.
* HotForTeacher: Theo has a crush on Ms. Fine and ultimately [[spoiler:hooks up with her at the party, which she later regrets]].
* IdiotSavant: Theo has been held back twice in school and is finally graduating high school at the age of 20, but is such a good programmer that he's been immediately offered a job at Google.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Exaggerated in that when Molly discovers that most of her classmates are going to good colleges, many of them are going to the very top schools, including one girl who guiltily states that she's going to Harvard, her "fifth choice."
* MushroomSamba: Amy and Molly eat some drugged strawberries, which later causes them to hallucinate that they've become Barbie dolls.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: It's a BuddyPicture about female bonding.
* ReallyGetsAround: Amy is called "Triple-A" because of the "roadside assistance" she's provided to many boys in school. She states that, while she has had sex with many guys in cars, it's just a practical place to have sex, there's more to her than her promiscuity.
* RecycledPremise: The broad strokes of the film are a GenderFlip of ''Film/SuperBad'': Two unhip high school kids are about to graduate, so they spend an epic night trying to attend a big house party to meet up with their respective crushes, but ultimately must reconcile with the fact that one of them is departing after graduation and breaking up the friendship.
* RunningGag: Everywhere Amy and Molly go, Gigi is already there.
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
* WildTeenParty: The duo spend most of the movie trying to attend one, which is being live-tweeted as they struggle to find it.
!!''Booksmart'' contains examples of:
* BuddyPicture: A rare female version. The focus of the story is on Molly and Amy's relationship.
* CampGay: Alan, one of Amy and Molly's classmates in theater class, is quite flaming. His boyfriend George is obviously gay, but not camp.
* ComingOfAge: Amy and Molly are graduating and learning how to become adults.
* FanService: There's quite a long sequence of Amy swimming underwater in her underwear.
* HiddenDepths:
** The instigating moment of the plot is when Molly discovers that many of her classmates whom she assumed spent all their time partying were ''also'' perfecting valuable skills and are now going off to prestigious colleges or careers.
** Late in the film, Molly discovers that Jared has more depth and intelligence than she'd realized, which prompts her to kiss him in the end.
* HotForTeacher: Theo has a crush on Ms. Fine and ultimately [[spoiler:hooks up with her at the party, which she later regrets]].
* IdiotSavant: Theo has been held back twice in school and is finally graduating high school at the age of 20, but is such a good programmer that he's been immediately offered a job at Google.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Exaggerated in that when Molly discovers that most of her classmates are going to good colleges, many of them are going to the very top schools, including one girl who guiltily states that she's going to Harvard, her "fifth choice."
* MushroomSamba: Amy and Molly eat some drugged strawberries, which later causes them to hallucinate that they've become Barbie dolls.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: It's a BuddyPicture about female bonding.
* ReallyGetsAround: Amy is called "Triple-A" because of the "roadside assistance" she's provided to many boys in school. She states that, while she has had sex with many guys in cars, it's just a practical place to have sex, there's more to her than her promiscuity.
* RecycledPremise: The broad strokes of the film are a GenderFlip of ''Film/SuperBad'': Two unhip high school kids are about to graduate, so they spend an epic night trying to attend a big house party to meet up with their respective crushes, but ultimately must reconcile with the fact that one of them is departing after graduation and breaking up the friendship.
* RunningGag: Everywhere Amy and Molly go, Gigi is already there.
* TooMuchInformation: Molly admits that she once masturbated with an electric toothbrush and got an infection. Amy doesn't want to hear about, especially because Molly has already told this story a lot.
* WildTeenParty: The duo spend most of the movie trying to attend one, which is being live-tweeted as they struggle to find it.
