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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate situation of being released at the same time with ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically. Both were also released by A24 Films.

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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate situation of being released at the same time with ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows the moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did girls; that movie ended up doing better critically. Both were also released by A24 Films.Creator/{{A24}}.



** Sofia Coppola got the actors playing the teens to fake burgle a house before filming and see what mistakes they would make.
** Emma Watson listened to Music/BritneySpears's "Femme Fatale" album over and over to get into the mindset for her character.

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** Sofia Coppola got the actors playing the teens to fake burgle fake-burgle a house before filming and see what mistakes they would make.
** Emma Watson listened to Music/BritneySpears's "Femme Fatale" ''Femme Fatale'' album over and over to get into the mindset for her character.



* FakeAmerican: Emma Watson as Nicki.

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* FakeAmerican: The English Emma Watson as Nicki.



** Creator/EmmaWatson of course is primarily known for the BrainyBrunette Hermione Granger in ''Film/HarryPotter''. But her other roles - ''Literature/BalletShoes'', ''{{Film/Noah}}'' and ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' - had her as good-natured Woobies in some way. Here she plays a vapid ditz who steals, smokes and drinks.
** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette2006 cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.

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** At the time of the film's production, Creator/EmmaWatson of course is was primarily known for playing the BrainyBrunette character of Hermione Granger in ''Film/HarryPotter''. But her other roles - ''Literature/BalletShoes'', ''{{Film/Noah}}'' ''Film/HarryPotter'', and ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' - had her as an assortment of good-natured Woobies [[TheWoobie woobies]] in some way. Here other roles (''Literature/BalletShoes'', ''{{Film/Noah}}'', ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', etc). Here, she plays a vapid ditz who steals, smokes and drinks.
** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette2006 Film/{{Marie Antoinette|2006}} cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; attention, the teenagers (especially Nicki), Nicki) desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.



** Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.

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** Kirsten Dunst Creator/KirstenDunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus Coppola, and she was then given an unscripted cameo.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: ''The Bling Ring'' helped Sofia Coppola begin to return to some degree of respectability after ''Film/MarieAntoinette2006''.
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Changing wicks as per the Making disamgbs thread I decided to move Marie Antoinette to Marie Antoinette 2006 in order to make the disamgb.


** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.

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** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette Film/MarieAntoinette2006 cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.
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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate of being released at the same time with ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically. Both were also released by A24 Films.

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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate situation of being released at the same time with ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically. Both were also released by A24 Films.
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This is Casting Gag. I'm moving it to the main page.


* IronyAsSheIsCast: Emma Watson at the height of her fame as the female lead of the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series, playing a girl who desperately wants fame and recognition.
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* OneBookAuthor: Claire Julien who plays Chloe has just one short and a tiny part in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' to her resume, and has not acted since.

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* OneBookAuthor: Claire Julien who plays Chloe has just one short and a tiny part in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' to her resume, resume aside from this, and has not acted since.

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** Israel Broussard watched ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'' and ''Fashion Police'' to get into character.



* ThrowItIn: Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.

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Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.cameo.
** The scene where Marc dances in front of the webcam only came about because Sofia Coppola found a video of Nic Prugo doing the same.

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* BillingDisplacement: Katie Chang is billed before Israel Broussard, despite Marc being more prominent than Rebecca.



* DisownedAdaptation: Alexis Neiers slammed the film for inaccuracies.



* EnforcedMethodActing: Sofia Coppola got the actors playing the teens to fake burgle a house before filming and see what mistakes they would make.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: EnforcedMethodActing:
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Sofia Coppola got the actors playing the teens to fake burgle a house before filming and see what mistakes they would make.make.
** Emma Watson listened to Music/BritneySpears's "Femme Fatale" album over and over to get into the mindset for her character.



* IronyAsSheIsCast: Emma Watson at the height of her fame as the female lead of the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series, playing a girl who desperately wants fame and recognition.
* OneBookAuthor: Claire Julien who plays Chloe has just one short and a tiny part in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' to her resume, and has not acted since.



* ThrowItIn: Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.

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* ThrowItIn: Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.cameo.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sofia Coppola considered cutting TheOner of the burglary in the glass house. She was persuaded to keep it in, and it became the most celebrated shot of the film.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Marc's status as the lead character came from Sofia Coppola meeting with Nic Prugo several times.
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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate of being released at the same time as ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically and commercially.

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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate of being released at the same time as with ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically and commercially.critically. Both were also released by A24 Films.
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* DuelingMovies: This movie had the unfortunate of being released at the same time as ''Film/SpringBreakers'', another movie that shows moral decays of teenage girls. The latter did better critically and commercially.
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** Creator/EmmaWatson as a vain, moronic sexpot.

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** Creator/EmmaWatson of course is primarily known for the BrainyBrunette Hermione Granger in ''Film/HarryPotter''. But her other roles - ''Literature/BalletShoes'', ''{{Film/Noah}}'' and ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' - had her as good-natured Woobies in some way. Here she plays a vain, moronic sexpot.vapid ditz who steals, smokes and drinks.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Sofia Coppola got the actors playing the teens to fake burgle a house before filming and see what mistakes they would make.



* PromotedFanboy: Emma Watson was a big fan of director Sofia Coppola.

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* PromotedFanboy: Emma Watson was a big fan of director Sofia Coppola.Coppola.
* ThrowItIn: Kirsten Dunst made an unplanned visit to the set to say hi to Sofia Coppola. Thus she was given an unscripted cameo.
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* DawsonCasting: Averted, with the exception of EmmaWatson, who is in her early 20s, the actors playing the other members of the Bling Ring are in their teens (and Katie Chang was only 16 when the movie was shot.)

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* DawsonCasting: Averted, with the exception of EmmaWatson, Creator/EmmaWatson, who is in her early 20s, 20s; the actors playing the other members of the Bling Ring are in their teens (and Katie Chang was only 16 when the movie was shot.)shot).

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* PlayingAgainstType: EmmaWatson as a vain, moronic sexpot (although up to this point is essentially [[Film/HarryPotter one role]]).
** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.

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* PlayingAgainstType: EmmaWatson FakeAmerican: Emma Watson as Nicki.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Creator/EmmaWatson
as a vain, moronic sexpot (although up to this point is essentially [[Film/HarryPotter one role]]).
sexpot.
** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.celebrity.
* PromotedFanboy: Emma Watson was a big fan of director Sofia Coppola.
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Hey Its That Guy and Hey Its That Voice examples are being cut per TRS.


* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Meta example, the music was co-composed by Music/OneohtrixPointNever.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Meta example, the music was co-composed by Music/OneohtrixPointNever.
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* DawsonCasting: Averted, with the exception of EmmaWatson, who is in her early 20s, the actors playing the other members of the Bling Ring are in their teens (and Katie Chang was only 16 when the movie was shot.)
* PlayingAgainstType: EmmaWatson as a vain, moronic sexpot (although up to this point is essentially [[Film/HarryPotter one role]]).
** Creator/SofiaCoppola ''doesn't'' go against type here, but rather just does the inverse of some of her other films. Whilst Film/MarieAntoinette cannot cope with the attention she receives, and [[Film/LostInTranslation Bob Harris]] cannot cope having lost people's attention; the teenagers (especially Nicki), desperately ''want'' the attention and fame of celebrity.

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