«Do Revenge» is an American teen comedy film, that aired on Netflix. Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke star in the movie.
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- Do Revenge is an American teen comedy film.
- It was directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.
- She co-wrote the screenplay alongside Celeste Ballard.
- The plot follows two high school students in Miami, Florida, Drea and Eleanor, have their lives upended and become rejected by their high school. After a topless video of herself originally intended for only her boyfriend, Max, is leaked, Drea feels shame. Eleanor became an outcast when rumors about her holding Carrissa down and attempting to kiss her began to spread. Drea and Eleanor form a friendship and agree to go after one another’s bullies.
- It stars Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Rish Shah, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
- The plot was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s «Strangers on a Train».
- It was released on Netflix on September 16, 2022.
- During the welcoming day at school, one of the students is reading the novel “Dangerous Liaisons”.
- The actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (the Headmaster) played participated in Cruel Intentions, the modern-take on Stephen Frears’ Dangerous Liaisons (1988). On top of that Maya Hawke’s mother, Uma Thurman, starred in Dangerous Liaisons.
- The movie pays homage to other classic teen revenge movies such as Jawbreaker (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999), Heather’s (1988), Mean Girls (2004), John Tucker Must Die (2006), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and Clueless (1995) to name a few.
- The Do Revenge soundtrack even features many iconic songs from these movies.
- A school parking space sign says Horowitz a nod to Cher Horowitz from Clueless (1995).
- The final shot of the car driving off into the distance is a nod to the final shot in the film “Cruel Intentions”.
- Maya hawke’s character Is reading the novel “strangers of a train” by Patricia Highsmith, about two people doing revenge
- On October 14, 2020, it was reported that Netflix was developing the film.
- Back then titled Strangers.
- In November 2020, Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke were reported to star.
- Additional cast members were announced in early 2021.
- Principal photography was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in early 2021.
- It was then changed to Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida with the story taking place in Miami after a rewrite.
- Filming initially wrapped in August 2021, with later stages of production occurring in August 2022.
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 46 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews.”
- Coleman Spilde of The Daily Beast called the film a “generation defining masterpiece,” saying that “Once a decade, there comes a high school comedy so stylish, so witty, and so instantly influential that it cannot be topped. Netflix’s colorful new romp is that movie”.
- Amy Nicholson of The New York Times gave the film a B and described it as “a playful, sharp-fanged satire that feels like the ’90s teen comedy hammered into modern emojis: crown, knife, fire, winky face.”
- Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and said, “The film manages to blend all of its influences into a distinctive movie that is fully committed to its vision of high school as a handsomely costumed, art-directed snake pit filled with sadists who get off on other people’s pain and embarrassment.”
- Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’ puts an overtly queer, Gen Z spin on a classic, dark thriller. “Riverdale” star Camila Mendes and “Stranger Things” actor Maya Hawke play mismatched protagonists who form a pact to enact each other’s revenge.
- Director Jennifer Robinson or anyone else really from the cast has refrained from talking about a sequel.
- The movie is defined as a comedy, mystery and thriller- not a satire, as some may assume.
- Its full length is 1 hour and 58 minutes.
