The film had a decade-long journey from script to screen, undergoing significant transformations to stay relevant to Gen Z culture:
A of the creative team (Olivia Wilde or Katie Silberman)? Booksmart
: Initially written by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, the first version centered on the girls' quest to find boyfriends for prom. The film had a decade-long journey from script
: A surreal drug-trip sequence featuring animated dolls took 30 people five months to complete, produced by the studio behind BoJack Horseman . Booksmart
: Susanna Fogel revised the screenplay, making Amy a lesbian and shifting the goal from finding boyfriends to attending a graduation party.
: Premiering at SXSW, the film grossed nearly five times its modest $6 million budget worldwide.