Do Revenge

Do Revenge
Official release poster
Directed by	Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Written by	Celeste Ballard Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Produced by	Anthony Bregman Peter Cron Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Starring	Camila Mendes Maya Hawke
Cinematography	Brian Burgoyne
Edited by	David Clark Lori Ball
Music by	Este Haim Amanda Yamate
Production companies	Likely Story Little Darlings
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	September 16, 2022(2022-09-16)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million

Do Revengeis a 2022 Americanteenblack comedyfilm directed byJennifer Kaytin Robinson,who co-wrote the screenplay with Celeste Ballard. It starsCamila Mendes,Maya Hawke,Austin Abrams,Rish Shah,andSarah Michelle Gellar,and it is loosely inspired byAlfred Hitchcock'sStrangers on a Train(1951) andPatricia Highsmith's novelStrangers on a Train,which Hitchcock's film was based on. It was released onNetflixon September 16, 2022, and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Robinson pays homage to several1990shigh school films and other teen classics such asHeathers(1989) andMean Girls(2004).

Plot

Drea is a popular student attending Rosehill Country Day High School, an elite private school in Miami, on a scholarship. A "conniving, selfish sociopath" who uses people to get what she wants, Drea becomes a social outcast after anintimate videoshe sent to her equally popular boyfriend, Max, is leaked online. Max claims he was hacked, but Drea blames Max for thevideo's releaseand they break up.

That summer, Drea works at a tennis camp where she meets Eleanor, a shy girl from a wealthy background who is transferring to Rosehill in September. Eleanor tells Drea about also becoming an outcast when a false rumor spread that she forcibly kissed Carissa, another Rosehill student, at a summer camp years earlier.

Realizing they will not get justice on their own, the two plan to exact revenge on each other's enemy: Drea on Carissa and Eleanor on Max. Following a makeover, Eleanor slowly infiltrates Drea's old clique of popular students, while Drea tries to get close to Carissa by working at the school farm, also befriending Russ, an unpopular student and Carissa's friend.

Eleanor is invited to a party thrown by Max, where she discovers he is cheating on his new girlfriend, Tara – Drea's former best friend. Drea steals Carissa's keys to the farm's locked greenhouse, finding themarijuanaandmagic mushroomsthat Carissa is storing.

At the school's Senior Ring Ceremony, Drea places the drugs from the greenhouse in their classmates' dinner so she can steal Max's phone to obtain evidence of his wrongdoings. She anonymously tips off the headmaster about the greenhouse, getting Carissa expelled and sent to rehab. While searching through Max's texts messages, Drea and Eleanor find photos and messages from other girls at school stretching back years.

At a school assembly, Eleanor shares Max's texts to the entire student body, but Max and Tara then pretend to be apolyamorouscouple, which in turn becomes the school's latest trend. Drea spirals after getting rejected from her dream school,Yale,and concocts a new plan to destroy all her popular former friends at the upcoming Admissions Party, which can only be attended by those accepted byIvy Leagueschools.

Eleanor enjoys her new popularity and Drea's old friends, beginning a relationship with Max's twin sister Gabbi. When Max and his friends surprise Eleanor for her birthday, Drea crashes the party and nearly jeopardizes their revenge scheme. They fight, going their separate ways after Eleanor asserts that there is no evidence that Max leaked Drea's video. Gabbi overhears this and breaks up with Eleanor for taking Max's side.

Drea, seeking dirt on Eleanor, visits Carissa at the rehab facility. Carissa reveals Eleanor is actually "Nosey" Nora Cutler, a girl they went to summer camp with. It was Drea whooutedNora and spread the rumor, an event she had selfishly forgotten, which prompted Eleanor to change her name and undergo arhinoplasty.Drea confronts Eleanor, who reveals she had been playing her all along, aiming to cause the same pain she endured from the rumor. Eleanor threatens to frame Drea's mother, a nurse, for drug possession if she refuses to expose her old friends at the Admissions Party. EleanorT-bonesDrea's car, sending her to the hospital, to create a sob story that earns Drea access to the Admissions Party.

During the party, Drea reveals Eleanor to be "Nosey Nora" to Max and friends, but immediately regrets it and apologizes to Eleanor for being a sociopath. Their emotional reconciliation is interrupted when Max confesses to releasing Drea's video, as he found her selfish behavior a risk to his own sociopathy. Eleanor secretly films the confession, quickly sharing the video at the party, turning everyone against Max.

As a result, Max is expelled from Rosehill and his spot at Yale is offered to Drea, who rejects it. Drea apologizes to Russ and they kiss, Eleanor reconciles with Gabbi, and Max joins a support group to address histoxic masculinity.

Cast

• Camila Mendesas Drea
• Maya Hawkeas Eleanor
• Austin Abramsas Max
• Rish Shahas Russ
• Talia Ryderas Gabbi
• Ava Capri as Carissa
• Jonathan Davissas Elliot
• Maia Reficcoas Montana
• Paris Berelcas Meghan
• Alisha Boeas Tara
• Sophie Turneras Erica
• Eliza Bennettas Jessica
• Sarah Michelle Gellaras the Headmaster

Production

Development and casting

On October 14, 2020, it was reported that Netflix was developing the film, then titledStrangers.Jennifer Kaytin Robinsonco-wrote and directed the film, citing inspiration fromAlfred Hitchcock's filmStrangers on a Train(1951) andTaylor Swift's albumReputation(2017).In November 2020,Camila MendesandMaya Hawkewere reported to star.Additional cast members were announced in early 2021.

Filming

Principal photographywas scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in early 2021,but was changed to Atlanta, Georgia, with the story taking place in Miami following a rewrite in order to accommodate Hawke's schedule, who was shootingStranger Things,as director Robinson did not want to lose either of the main actresses.Filming initially wrapped on August 7, 2021,with later stages of production occurring in August 2022 in Miami, Florida.Much of the filming took place atOglethorpe Universityin suburban Atlanta.

Music

Soundtrack

Do Revengesoundtrack

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"for the girls"	Haley Kiyoko,Oliver Peterhof,Marcus Lomax,Michelle Buzz	Haley Kiyoko	2:38
2.	"Do You Know (What It Takes)"	Robyn,Denniz Pop,Max Martin,Herbie Crichlow	Robyn	3:41
3.	"CYBAH"	Syd,Lucky Daye,Michael McGregor, Brandon Shoop	Syd, Lucky Daye	4:04
4.	"brutal"	Olivia Rodrigo,Dan Nigro	Olivia Rodrigo	2:24
5.	"The Impression That I Get"	Dicky Barrett,Joe Gittleman	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	3:15
6.	"How's It Going to Be"	Kevin Cadogan,Stephan Jenkins	Third Eye Blind	4:13
7.	"I Eat Boys"	chloe moriondo,David Pramik,Steph Jones	chloe moriondo	2:43
8.	"Milionària"	ROSALÍA,El Guincho	ROSALÍA	2:18
9.	"Celebrity Skin"	Courtney Love,Eric Erlandson,Billy Corgan	Hole	2:43
10.	"Deceptacon"	Kathleen Hanna,Johanna Fateman,Sadie Benning	Le Tigre	3:05
11.	"Blondes"	Anna Hartley,Blu DeTiger,Rex DeTiger,Eskeerdo,Teddy Geiger,Julian Bunetta,Scott Harris,Jenna Andrews	Blu DeTiger	2:46
12.	"MOVE"	TOBi,Jessica Lee Hansell,Robin Hannibal Mølsted Braun,Alex Goose, Jon Bap, Tyler Demorest, Tavon Thompson	TOBi	3:17
13.	"dumb dumb"	Elie Rizk,mazie	mazie	2:05
14.	"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"	Caroline Polachek,Teddy Geiger, Dan Nigro	Caroline Polachek	3:04
15.	"Easy Going"	Kacy Hill,Jim-E Stack,Ethan Gruska	Kacy Hill	2:43
16.	"How Bizarre- Orchestral Version "	Alan Jansson,Pauly Fuemana	The Symphonic Pops	3:47
17.	"Kids in America(cover) "	Ricky Wilde,Marty Wilde	Maude Latour	3:15
18.	"Pretend"	Juliana Madrid, DJ Ben Roc, Simon Oscroft, Ross Clark	Juliana Madrid	3:07
19.	"Flagpole Sitta"	Aaron Huffman,Jeff J. Lin,Sean Nelson,Evan Sult,	Harvey Danger	3:37
20.	"Silk Chiffon"	Naomi McPherson, Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin,Ian Fitchuk,Daniel Tashian	MUNA,Phoebe Bridgers	3:27
21.	"Bitter Bitch"	Helen	Helen	2:17
22.	"she's all i wanna be"	Tate McRae,Greg Kurstin	Tate McRae	3:27
23.	"Shame Reactions"	Shelby Keller, Mia Berrin	Pom Pom Squad	1:33
24.	"Happier Than Ever"	Billie Eilish,FINNEAS	Billie Eilish	4:59
25.	"Dead to Me"	Chloe Adams, Matthew Lonsdale	Chloe Adams
26.	"Praise You"	Fatboy Slim,Camille Yarbrough	Fatboy Slim	5:23
27.	"Bitch"	Meredith Brooks,Shelly Peiken	Meredith Brooks, Maya Hawke (uncredited), Camila Mendes (uncredited)	4:13
28.	"Dreams"	Noel Hogan,Dolores O'Riordan	The Cranberries	4:32

Release

The film was released on Netflix on September 16, 2022.

Reception

On thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,84% of 83 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Do Revengecould have used a bit more bite, but Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes make this a sweet dish best served to viewers who understand that high school can be hell. "Metacritic,which uses aweighted average,assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Coleman Spilde ofThe Daily Beastcalled 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."; Spilde subtitled his review "Cruel Intentions", acknowledging the relationship to the1999 film of that nameand the presence of actressSarah Michelle Gellar– who played the teen antagonist in that earlier film, tormenting the daughter of her school's headmaster, and appears as the headmaster inDo Revenge.Amy Nicholson ofThe New York Timesgave 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 SeitzofRogerEbert.comgave 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."

External links

• Do RevengeonNetflix
• Do RevengeatIMDb