Ask Me Anything is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Allison Burnett,[2] based on his novel Undiscovered Gyrl.
[3] The film stars Britt Robertson, Justin Long, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Robert Patrick, and Max Carver.
Katie Kampenfelt is an 18-year-old girl, a funny, free-spirited, lost soul who decides to take a year off before attending college.
She gets a well-paid job in a bookshop with Glen, but her mother makes her quit when her partner discovers through contact with the police that he is a registered sex offender.
Paul, Joel leaves her an angry voicemail and Rory calls her a whore when she tells him she's pregnant.
We learn that Katie's real name is Amy Grantham and that just minutes after that last blog post, she received a short phone call from a blocked number.
Gary Goldstein, of the Los Angeles Times, felt that it "begins with a snarky, bubble-gum vibe that gives way to something far deeper and more meaningful” that "all beautifully paid off in the movie's haunting coda.
[8] In December 2015, Ask Me Anything ranked number one on Taste of Cinema's 30 Underappreciated 21st Century American Movies Worth Your Time.
[5] Director Allison Burnett held a contest asking for undiscovered female singers, age 21 and under, to submit songs for the soundtrack.
[10] Approximately one hundred songs were submitted, with fourteen showing up on the official soundtrack released to iTunes and other online distributors.