Booksmart May 2026

: Olivia Wilde aimed for a feeling of "freedom" in the film’s visual style. She and production designer Katie Byron meticulously decorated character bedrooms with trophies and depictions of influential women like Michelle Obama.

: Initially written by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, the first version centered on the girls' quest to find boyfriends for prom.

: Premiering at SXSW, the film grossed nearly five times its modest $6 million budget worldwide. Booksmart

: Susanna Fogel revised the screenplay, making Amy a lesbian and shifting the goal from finding boyfriends to attending a graduation party.

: The film is widely praised for its LGBTQ+ representation and for lacking a traditional villain; almost every supporting character is eventually shown to have depth and kindness. Critical and Commercial Impact : Olivia Wilde aimed for a feeling of

: Booksmart received critical acclaim, earning a 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and winning the Golden Tomato Award for Best-Reviewed Comedy of 2019.

The film had a decade-long journey from script to screen, undergoing significant transformations to stay relevant to Gen Z culture: : Premiering at SXSW, the film grossed nearly

: A surreal drug-trip sequence featuring animated dolls took 30 people five months to complete, produced by the studio behind BoJack Horseman .