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{{short description|2012 film by Lisa Azuelos}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = LOL
| name = LOL
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lisa Azuelos]]
| director = [[Lisa Azuelos]]
| producer = Loredana Mortensen [[Michael Shamberg]]<br />[[Stacey Sher]]<br />[[Tish Cyrus]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michael Shamberg]]
* [[Stacey Sher]]
* [[Tish Cyrus]]
}}
| screenplay = Lisa Azuelos<br />Kamir Aïnouz
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[LOL (Laughing Out Loud)]]''|Lisa Azuelos<br />Nans Delgado}}
* Lisa Azuelos
| starring = [[Miley Cyrus]]<br />[[Demi Moore]]
* Kamir Aïnouz
}}
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[LOL (Laughing Out Loud)]]''|Lisa Azuelos|Nans Delgado}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Miley Cyrus]]
* [[Demi Moore]]
* [[Ashley Greene]]
* [[Adam Sevani]]
}}
| music = [[Rob Simonsen]]
| music = [[Rob Simonsen]]
| cinematography = Kieran McGuigan
| cinematography = Kieran McGuigan
| editing = Myron Kerstein
| editing = [[Myron Kerstein]]
| production_companies = [[Mandate Pictures]]<br />Double Feature Films
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mandate Pictures]]
* Double Feature Films
}}
| distributor = [[Lionsgate Films]]
| distributor = [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]
| released = July 31, 2012
| released = {{Film date|2012|2|10|India|2012|5|4|United States}}
| runtime = 91 minutes
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $11 million<ref name="LATimes"/>
| budget = $11 million<ref name="LATimes"/>
| gross = $10 million<ref>https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fLOL02</ref>
| gross = $10.5 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1592873/ |title=LOL (2012) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''LOL''''' is a 2012 American [[Teen film|teen]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Daley |first=April |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/04/11/miley-cyrus-demi-moore-lol-trailer/ |title=LOL Trailer – New Miley Cyrus & Demi Moore Video |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 11, 2012 |accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref> film directed by [[Lisa Azuelos]] and written by Azuelos and Kamir Aïnouz. The film is a remake of the 2008 French film ''[[LOL (Laughing Out Loud)]]'', which was also directed by Azuelos. It stars [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Ashley Greene]], and [[Adam Sevani]]. It was filmed in 2010 but released by [[Lionsgate]] two years later, in the United States on May 4, 2012, as a limited release in 105 theaters without promotion. The film was released in 26 countries. The film received mostly negative reviews from film critics and it earned $10.4 million on an $11 million budget, making it a box office bomb.
'''''LOL''''' is a 2012 American [[Teen film|teen]] [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]]<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |last=Daley |first=April |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/04/11/miley-cyrus-demi-moore-lol-trailer/ |title=LOL Trailer – New Miley Cyrus & Demi Moore Video |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 11, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref> film written and directed by [[Lisa Azuelos]]. A remake of the [[LOL (Laughing Out Loud)|2008 French film]] (also directed by Azuelos), the film stars [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Ashley Greene]], and [[Adam Sevani]].

The film received a [[limited release]] in the United States on May 4, 2012, by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]], which handicapped it after being reeled back from a broader release, and had an overall negative critical reception. Thus, the film missed its budget by box office gross by only $500,000.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Lola ([[Miley Cyrus]]) leads an ordinary life, with her boyfriend Chad ([[George Finn]]), and best friends Emily ([[Ashley Hinshaw]]), Janice ([[Lina Esco]]) and Kyle ([[Douglas Booth]]). When they return to school, after summer vacation, Lola discovers that Chad has cheated on her over the summer, so the two of them break up. Lola and Kyle begin to realize that they have feelings for each other and pursue a relationship, but this is difficult due to the fact that Chad and Kyle are best friends, and Lola's "enemy”, Ashley ([[Ashley Greene]]), likes to flirt with a lot of guys at school and has a crush on Kyle. Kyle and his band, "No Shampoo”, including Chad, want to compete in the battle of the bands, but Kyle's father doesn't support his passion for music and feels that it is getting in the way of his schoolwork. The situation is further complicated by Chad's jealousy towards Lola and Kyle’s new relationship.
Lola "Lol" Williams leads an ordinary life in [[Chicago]], with her boyfriend Chad and best friends Emily, Janice, and Kyle. When they return to school after the summer, Lol discovers that Chad has cheated on her, so they break up.


Lol and Kyle realize they have feelings for each other and pursue a relationship. This is difficult as Chad is his best friend, and Lol's nemesis Ashley is a flirt, especially with Kyle. His and Chad's band, ''No Shampoo'', wants to compete in the battle of the bands, but Kyle's father does not support his passion for music and feels that it interferes with his schoolwork. Chad's jealousy towards Lol and Kyle's new relationship further complicates things.
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Lola's mother, Anne ([[Demi Moore]]), is a divorcée who frequently has sex with her ex-husband, Allen ([[Thomas Jane]]) until she finds out that Allen has been sleeping with another woman at the same time. Anne also begins to realize that she and Lola are growing further apart. Lola throws a party and is caught by Anne who threatens to not allow Lola to go on her class trip to Paris. Anne has already grounded Lola for the party.


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Lol's mother Anne is a divorcée, who frequently has sex with her ex-husband Allen, until she discovers he has also been sleeping with another woman. She also begins to feel she and Lol are growing apart. Lol throws a party and is caught by Anne who threatens to not allow her to go on her class trip to Paris. She was already grounded for the party.
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Things finally start to change when Anne meets police officer James ([[Jay Hernandez]]) and they begin to date. During their relationship, James offers Anne advice on how to reconnect with Lola. She takes up the advice. After a presentation at school, Lola looks for Kyle in the bathroom and overhears two people having sex in the stall. Lola assumes it is Kyle and Ashley after seeing a purse similar to Ashley's peeking out from under the stall. It was really Emily and Wen hooking up in the stall, but Emily doesn't tell Lola because her friends think Wen ([[Adam Sevani]]) is weird and she's embarrassed that she hooked up with him. Afterwards, Lola confronts Ashley, who doesn't deny it because she likes Kyle and wants to get in between Lola and Kyle's relationship.


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Things finally start to change when Anne meets police officer James and they begin to date. He offers her advice on how to reconnect with Lol, which she takes up. After a presentation at school, Lol looks for Kyle in the bathroom and overhears two people having sex in the stall. She assumes it is Kyle and Ashley after seeing a purse similar to Ashley's peeking out from under the stall.
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A huge argument breaks out between Kyle and Lola, where Lola accuses Kyle of cheating on her, and the two break up. Kyle's father learns that Kyle has lied about his grades and smoked pot which leads to him being grounded and his dad destroying his guitar. After the break up, Lola is determined to make Kyle jealous, and tries to do so by making out with her childhood friend Jeremy ([[Jean-Luc Bilodeau]]). Meanwhile, Lola and Anne reconnect, and Anne allows Lola to go on the class trip to Paris.


It was actually Emily and Wen hooking up, but Emily does not tell Lol because she is embarrassed about being with him. Afterwards, Lol confronts Ashley, who does not deny it because she likes Kyle and wants to create a rift in Lol and Kyle's relationship.
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While on the Paris trip, Emily finally admits to Lola it was actually her and Wen in the bathroom, not Ashley and Kyle. After this realization, Lola and Kyle get back together and Lola spends the night with Kyle where he is staying and they have sex for the first time.


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A huge argument ensues between Kyle and Lol, where she accuses him of cheating, and they break up. When Kyle's father discovers he has lied about his grades and smoked pot, he grounds him and destroys his guitar. After the breakup, Lol is determined to make Kyle jealous, so tries to do so by making out with her childhood friend Jeremy. Meanwhile, she and her mother reconnect, and Anne allows her to go on the class trip to Paris.
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When they all return home, Chad and Kyle reconcile and he gives his blessing to Kyle and Lola's relationship. Lola sticks up for Ashley when Chad insults her. Ashley thanks her for this and they become friends. Meanwhile, Anne finds Lola's diary and finds out that Lola has slept with Kyle and done drugs by smoking pot. She confronts Lola and the two of them have a huge falling-out, causing Lola to move in with her dad.


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While on the trip, Emily finally admits to Lol it was actually her and Wen in the bathroom, not Ashley and Kyle. After this realization, Lol and Kyle reconcile and spend the night together, where they having sex for the first time.
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Eventually, Lola and Anne reconcile and Lola moves back in with her mother. Kyle's band wins battle of the bands and his father finally begins to support his musical aspirations. Kyle and Lola stay together. Ashley and Chad begin to date and Emily and Wen are together as she is no longer embarrassed to be with him. The film ends with Anne and Lola laughing out loud while cuddling.

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When they all return home, Chad and Kyle rekindle their friendship and he gives his blessing to Kyle and Lol. She sticks up for Ashley when Chad insults her, resulting in them becoming friends. Meanwhile, Anne finds Lol's diary, discovering that she has slept with Kyle and smoked pot. Confronting her, they have a huge falling-out, and Lol moves in with her father.

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Eventually, Lol and Anne reconcile and she moves back in with her mother. Kyle's band wins the battle of the bands and his father finally begins to support his musical aspirations. Kyle and Lol stay together. Ashley and Chad begin to date and Emily and Wen are together, as she is no longer embarrassed to be with him. The film ends with Anne and Lol laughing out loud while cuddling.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
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*[[Miley Cyrus]] as Lola Williams
*[[Demi Moore]] as Anne Williams
* [[Miley Cyrus]] as Lola "Lol" Williams
*[[Ashley Hinshaw]] as Emily
* [[Demi Moore]] as Anne Williams
*[[Ashley Greene]] as Ashley
* [[Ashley Greene]] as Ashley
*[[Jay Hernandez]] as James
* [[Douglas Booth]] as Kyle Ross
*[[Thomas Jane]] as Allen Williams
* [[Adam Sevani]] as Wen
*[[Marlo Thomas]] as Gran Williams
* [[Thomas Jane]] as Allen Williams
*[[Douglas Booth]] as Kyle Ross
* [[Jay Hernandez]] as James
*[[George Finn]] as Chad
* [[Marlo Thomas]] as Gran Williams
*[[Lina Esco]] as Janice
* [[Nora Dunn]] as Emily's mother
* [[Gina Gershon]] as Kathy
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*Tanz Watson as Lloyd
*[[Adam Sevani]] as Wen
* [[Fisher Stevens]] as Roman
*[[Nora Dunn]] as Emily’s Mother
* [[George Finn]] as Chad
*[[Gina Gershon]] as Kathy
* [[Lina Esco]] as Janice
*[[Fisher Stevens]] as Roman
* [[Ashley Hinshaw]] as Emily
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* Tanz Watson as Lloyd
*[[Austin Nichols]] as Mr. Ross
*[[Jean-Luc Bilodeau]] as Jeremy
* [[Austin Nichols]] as Teacher Colin Ross
*[[Brady Tutton]] as Jackson
* [[Jean-Luc Bilodeau]] as Jeremy
* [[Brady Tutton]] as Jackson
* Terdman as Concert Groupie
}}


==Production==
==Production==
[[Principal photography]] started on July 16, 2010 in [[Dearborn, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LOL filming in Dearborn, MI today|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/16/lol-filming-in-dearborn-mi-today/|work=On Location Vacations|accessdate=December 27, 2013|author=Christine|date=July 16, 2010}}</ref> ''LOL'' was primarily filmed at [[Grosse Pointe South High School]] in the city of [[Grosse Pointe]], a suburb northeast of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Monaghan|first=John|title=OMG! Miley Cyrus wows fans in Grosse Pointe|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100812/ENT07/100812051|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=December 27, 2013|date=August 12, 2010}}</ref> It was also shot in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gomez|first=Luis|title=Trailer for Chicago-based 'LOL' features Miley Cyrus, Edwardo's Pizza sign|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-11/entertainment/chi-trailer-chicago-miley-cyrus-lol-web-20120411_1_film-lol-trailer|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=December 27, 2013|date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> In September 2010, production moved to [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Miley Cyrus And Ashley Greene Shoot 'LOL' In Paris|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647275/miley-cyrus-ashley-greene-shoot-lol-paris.jhtml|work=MTV|accessdate=December 27, 2013|date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> Post-production began on September 14, 2010, and required a year and two weeks before it was completed on November 1, 2011. The film was set to be released in 2011 but it was pushed to 2012. The movie was initially supposed to be a television drama, but such plans were changed when the series ran into legal issues connected to the French film of the same name.
[[Principal photography]] began on July 16, 2010, in [[Dearborn, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LOL filming in Dearborn, MI today|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/16/lol-filming-in-dearborn-mi-today/|work=On Location Vacations|access-date=December 27, 2013|author=Christine|date=July 16, 2010|archive-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229123318/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/07/16/lol-filming-in-dearborn-mi-today/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''LOL'' was primarily filmed at [[Grosse Pointe South High School]] in the city of [[Grosse Pointe]], a suburb northeast of [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Monaghan|first=John|title=OMG! Miley Cyrus wows fans in Grosse Pointe|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100812/ENT07/100812051|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|access-date=December 27, 2013|date=August 12, 2010}}</ref> It was also shot in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gomez|first=Luis|title=Trailer for Chicago-based 'LOL' features Miley Cyrus, Edwardo's Pizza sign|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/11/trailer-for-chicago-based-lol-features-miley-cyrus-edwardos-pizza-sign/|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=December 27, 2013|date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> In September 2010, production moved to [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Miley Cyrus And Ashley Greene Shoot 'LOL' In Paris|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647275/miley-cyrus-ashley-greene-shoot-lol-paris.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522012218/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647275/miley-cyrus-ashley-greene-shoot-lol-paris.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2011|work=MTV|access-date=December 27, 2013|date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> Post-production began on September 14, 2010, and required a year and two weeks before it was completed on November 1, 2011. The film was set to be released in 2011 but it was pushed to 2012. The film was initially supposed to be a television drama, but such plans were changed when the series ran into legal issues connected to the French film of the same name.


===Soundtrack===
===Soundtrack===
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#"Everybody" – [[Ingrid Michaelson]]

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#"Everybody" - [[Ingrid Michaelson]]
#"[[Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime]]" – Jean-Phillipe Verdin
#"[[Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime]]" – Jean-Phillipe Verdin
#"[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]" – [[The Rolling Stones]]
#"[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]" – [[The Rolling Stones]]
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#"Microphone" – [[Coconut Records (musician)|Coconut Records]]
#"Microphone" – [[Coconut Records (musician)|Coconut Records]]
#"Location" – [[Freelance Whales]]
#"Location" – [[Freelance Whales]]
#"Cul et chemise" – [[BB Brunes]]
#"Cul et chemize" – [[BB Brunes]]
#"Birds" – [[The Submarines]]
#"Birds" – [[The Submarines]]
#"Heart on Fire" — [[Jonathan Clay (musician)|Jonathan Clay]]
#"Heart on Fire" – [[Jonathan Clay (musician)|Jonathan Clay]]
#"Little Sister" — [[Jonathan Clay (musician)|Jonathan Clay]] and Becky Henkel
#"Little Sister" – Jonathan Clay and Becky Henkel
#"Dreamers" - Jean-Philippe Verdin
#"Dreamers" – Jonathan Clay
#"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" – the LOL School Girls


==Release==
==Release==
''LOL'' was originally set to have a wide domestic release, but instead, it was rushed into a [[limited release]] with no significant marketing from the theatrical team. The movie was released only because of a technicality in the contract and this contributed to it being a financial failure at the box office.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|last1=Fritz|first1=Ben|last2=Kaufman|first2=Amy|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/04/lol-miley-cyrus-lionsgate.html |title=OMG! Miley Cyrus' 'LOL' gets no love from Lionsgate|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 18, 2012|accessdate=March 2, 2013}}</ref>
''LOL'' was originally set to have a wide domestic release, but instead, it was rushed into a [[limited release]] with no significant marketing from the theatrical team. The film was released solely because of a technicality in the contract, which contributed to its underperformance at the box office.<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|last1=Fritz|first1=Ben|last2=Kaufman|first2=Amy|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/04/lol-miley-cyrus-lionsgate.html |title=OMG! Miley Cyrus' 'LOL' gets no love from Lionsgate|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>


On February 10, 2012, the film was released for the first time in India, and on March 1, 2012, in Singapore. The feature film also had a limited release on May 4, 2012, in the United States.
On February 10, 2012, ''LOL'' was released for the first time in India, and on March 1, 2012, in Singapore. It later received a limited release in the United States on May 4, 2012, by [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]].<ref name="LATimes"/><ref name="ew"/> In its opening weekend in the US, the film grossed $46,500 from 105 theaters, with an average of $440 per theater.<ref>{{cite web |last=Doty |first=Meriah |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/movie-talk/miley-cyrus-lol-bombs-box-office-180407154.html |title=Miley Cyrus' 'LOL' bombs at the box office |website=[[Yahoo!]] |date=May 7, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>


==Critical response==
==Critical response==
''LOL'' was not received well by critics. On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 14% with an average score of 3.7/10, based on seven reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title = LOL (2012) |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lol_2011/ |work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date = April 8, 2012}}</ref> Film critic [[Joe Leydon]] in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it a "shapeless and charmless teen-skewing trifle stocked with trendy slanguage and social-network gimcracks that make it seem like something four years past its expiration date."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leydon |first=Joe |date=2012-05-06 |title=LOL |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/lol-1117947505/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 17% approval rating and an average score of 3.7/10 based on six reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title = LOL (2012) |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lol_2011/ |work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher = [[Flixster]] |accessdate = April 8, 2012 }}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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|Choice Movie Actress: Romance
|Choice Movie Actress: Romance
|rowspan="2" |[[Miley Cyrus]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Miley Cyrus]]
|{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gossipcop.com/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominations-full-list-tca-nominees-breaking-dawn-snow-white/|title=New 2012 Teen Choice Awards Nominations Led By Breaking Dawn & Snow White|date=June 14, 2012|work=GossipCop.com|publisher=Gossip Cop Media|accessdate=15 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133203/http://www.gossipcop.com/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominations-full-list-tca-nominees-breaking-dawn-snow-white/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gossipcop.com/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominations-full-list-tca-nominees-breaking-dawn-snow-white/|title=New 2012 Teen Choice Awards Nominations Led By Breaking Dawn & Snow White|date=June 14, 2012|work=GossipCop.com|access-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305133203/http://www.gossipcop.com/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominations-full-list-tca-nominees-breaking-dawn-snow-white/|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2012 Do Something Awards
|2012 Do Something Awards
|Movie Star: Female
|Movie Star: Female
|{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2012/twitter/|title=Vote|date=June 14, 2012|work=|publisher=VH1 News|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref>
|{{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2012/twitter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613031025/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/do_something_awards/2012/twitter/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2012|title=Vote|date=June 14, 2012|publisher=VH1 News|access-date=August 7, 2012}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Home media==
==Home media==
The film was made available on [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray]], digital download, and [[Video on demand|on-demand]] on July 31, 2012, in the United States from [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/july2012/index.php|title=July 2012 – New Releases|work=LionsGatePublicity.com|publisher=Lions Gate Entertainment|accessdate=15 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730002230/http://lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/july2012/index.php|archivedate=30 July 2012}}</ref>
The film was made available on [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray]], digital download, and [[Video on demand|on-demand]] on July 31, 2012, in the United States from [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/july2012/index.php|title=July 2012 – New Releases|work=LionsGatePublicity.com|publisher=Lions Gate Entertainment|access-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730002230/http://lionsgatepublicity.com/epk/july2012/index.php|archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1592873}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{AllMovie title|555484}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|lol_2011}}
* [https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/LOL ''LOL''] at [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]
* [https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/LOL ''LOL''] at [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]


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Latest revision as of 01:24, 22 December 2024

LOL
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLisa Azuelos
Screenplay by
  • Lisa Azuelos
  • Kamir Aïnouz
Based on
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
by
  • Lisa Azuelos
  • Nans Delgado
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKieran McGuigan
Edited byMyron Kerstein
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10) (India)
  • May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[1]
Box office$10.5 million[2]

LOL is a 2012 American teen romantic comedy-drama[3] film written and directed by Lisa Azuelos. A remake of the 2008 French film (also directed by Azuelos), the film stars Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Ashley Greene, and Adam Sevani.

The film received a limited release in the United States on May 4, 2012, by Lionsgate, which handicapped it after being reeled back from a broader release, and had an overall negative critical reception. Thus, the film missed its budget by box office gross by only $500,000.

Plot

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Lola "Lol" Williams leads an ordinary life in Chicago, with her boyfriend Chad and best friends Emily, Janice, and Kyle. When they return to school after the summer, Lol discovers that Chad has cheated on her, so they break up.

Lol and Kyle realize they have feelings for each other and pursue a relationship. This is difficult as Chad is his best friend, and Lol's nemesis Ashley is a flirt, especially with Kyle. His and Chad's band, No Shampoo, wants to compete in the battle of the bands, but Kyle's father does not support his passion for music and feels that it interferes with his schoolwork. Chad's jealousy towards Lol and Kyle's new relationship further complicates things.

Lol's mother Anne is a divorcée, who frequently has sex with her ex-husband Allen, until she discovers he has also been sleeping with another woman. She also begins to feel she and Lol are growing apart. Lol throws a party and is caught by Anne who threatens to not allow her to go on her class trip to Paris. She was already grounded for the party.

Things finally start to change when Anne meets police officer James and they begin to date. He offers her advice on how to reconnect with Lol, which she takes up. After a presentation at school, Lol looks for Kyle in the bathroom and overhears two people having sex in the stall. She assumes it is Kyle and Ashley after seeing a purse similar to Ashley's peeking out from under the stall.

It was actually Emily and Wen hooking up, but Emily does not tell Lol because she is embarrassed about being with him. Afterwards, Lol confronts Ashley, who does not deny it because she likes Kyle and wants to create a rift in Lol and Kyle's relationship.

A huge argument ensues between Kyle and Lol, where she accuses him of cheating, and they break up. When Kyle's father discovers he has lied about his grades and smoked pot, he grounds him and destroys his guitar. After the breakup, Lol is determined to make Kyle jealous, so tries to do so by making out with her childhood friend Jeremy. Meanwhile, she and her mother reconnect, and Anne allows her to go on the class trip to Paris.

While on the trip, Emily finally admits to Lol it was actually her and Wen in the bathroom, not Ashley and Kyle. After this realization, Lol and Kyle reconcile and spend the night together, where they having sex for the first time.

When they all return home, Chad and Kyle rekindle their friendship and he gives his blessing to Kyle and Lol. She sticks up for Ashley when Chad insults her, resulting in them becoming friends. Meanwhile, Anne finds Lol's diary, discovering that she has slept with Kyle and smoked pot. Confronting her, they have a huge falling-out, and Lol moves in with her father.

Eventually, Lol and Anne reconcile and she moves back in with her mother. Kyle's band wins the battle of the bands and his father finally begins to support his musical aspirations. Kyle and Lol stay together. Ashley and Chad begin to date and Emily and Wen are together, as she is no longer embarrassed to be with him. The film ends with Anne and Lol laughing out loud while cuddling.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on July 16, 2010, in Dearborn, Michigan.[4] LOL was primarily filmed at Grosse Pointe South High School in the city of Grosse Pointe, a suburb northeast of Detroit, Michigan.[5] It was also shot in Chicago, Illinois.[6] In September 2010, production moved to Paris.[7] Post-production began on September 14, 2010, and required a year and two weeks before it was completed on November 1, 2011. The film was set to be released in 2011 but it was pushed to 2012. The film was initially supposed to be a television drama, but such plans were changed when the series ran into legal issues connected to the French film of the same name.

Soundtrack

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  1. "Everybody" – Ingrid Michaelson
  2. "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" – Jean-Phillipe Verdin
  3. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" – The Rolling Stones
  4. "Somewhere Only We Know" – Keane
  5. "Houdini" – Foster the People
  6. "The Big Bang" – Rock Mafia
  7. "Microphone" – Coconut Records
  8. "Location" – Freelance Whales
  9. "Cul et chemize" – BB Brunes
  10. "Birds" – The Submarines
  11. "Heart on Fire" – Jonathan Clay
  12. "Little Sister" – Jonathan Clay and Becky Henkel
  13. "Dreamers" – Jonathan Clay
  14. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" – the LOL School Girls

Release

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LOL was originally set to have a wide domestic release, but instead, it was rushed into a limited release with no significant marketing from the theatrical team. The film was released solely because of a technicality in the contract, which contributed to its underperformance at the box office.[1]

On February 10, 2012, LOL was released for the first time in India, and on March 1, 2012, in Singapore. It later received a limited release in the United States on May 4, 2012, by Lionsgate.[1][3] In its opening weekend in the US, the film grossed $46,500 from 105 theaters, with an average of $440 per theater.[8]

Critical response

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LOL was not received well by critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 14% with an average score of 3.7/10, based on seven reviews.[9] Film critic Joe Leydon in Variety called it a "shapeless and charmless teen-skewing trifle stocked with trendy slanguage and social-network gimcracks that make it seem like something four years past its expiration date."[10]

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Recipient Result
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Romance Miley Cyrus Nominated[11]
2012 Do Something Awards Movie Star: Female Nominated[12]

Home media

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The film was made available on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, and on-demand on July 31, 2012, in the United States from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fritz, Ben; Kaufman, Amy (April 18, 2012). "OMG! Miley Cyrus' 'LOL' gets no love from Lionsgate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "LOL (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Daley, April (April 11, 2012). "LOL Trailer – New Miley Cyrus & Demi Moore Video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Christine (July 16, 2010). "LOL filming in Dearborn, MI today". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ^ Monaghan, John (August 12, 2010). "OMG! Miley Cyrus wows fans in Grosse Pointe". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Gomez, Luis (April 11, 2012). "Trailer for Chicago-based 'LOL' features Miley Cyrus, Edwardo's Pizza sign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (September 7, 2010). "Miley Cyrus And Ashley Greene Shoot 'LOL' In Paris". MTV. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Doty, Meriah (May 7, 2012). "Miley Cyrus' 'LOL' bombs at the box office". Yahoo!. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "LOL (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  10. ^ Leydon, Joe (May 6, 2012). "LOL". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "New 2012 Teen Choice Awards Nominations Led By Breaking Dawn & Snow White". GossipCop.com. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  12. ^ "Vote". VH1 News. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  13. ^ "July 2012 – New Releases". LionsGatePublicity.com. Lions Gate Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
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