Based on David Levithan’s acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Every Day tells the story of Rhiannon (Angourie Rice), a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious soul named “A” who inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and A work each day to find each other, not knowing what or who the next day will bring. The more the two fall in love, the more the realities of loving someone who is a different person every 24 hours takes a toll, leaving Rhiannon and A to face the hardest decision either has ever had to make.
“A” is a traveling spirit who wakes up in the body of a different male or female teenager, every day. One day, “A” wakes up in the body of Justin, the neglectful boyfriend of Rhiannon. At school, Rhiannon approaches “A” (as Justin), and she convinces “A” to skip school with her. As the day goes on, “A” falls in love with Rhiannon, as she confides to Justin her troubled home life, following her dad’s mental breakdown that almost resulted in her family losing their home.
Rhiannon, in return, feels a rekindled love for Justin, seeing as he has seemingly changed into a more thoughtful and caring person than he was before. The next day, Rhiannon finds that Justin has reverted to his old, careless self, and doesn’t even remember the day before. Meanwhile, waking up in the body of Amy, “A” masquerades as an exchange student in order to be close with Rhiannon.
Every Day is a 2018 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Michael Sucsy and written by Jesse Andrews, based on the 2012 novel of the same name by David Levithan. The film stars Angourie Rice as 16-year-old Rhiannon, who falls in love with a traveling soul who wakes each morning in a different body; Justice Smith, Debby Ryan and Maria Bello also star.
The film was released on February 23, 2018. In the United States and Canada, Every Day was released alongside Game Night and Annihilation, and was projected to gross $2–4 million from 1,667 theaters in its opening weekend. It earned $3.1 million over the weekend, finishing 9th at the box office.
About the Story
“A” is a traveling spirit who experiences every day in the body of a different teenager. A wakes up in the body of Justin, the neglectful boyfriend of Rhiannon. At school, Rhiannon approaches A as Justin, convincing A to skip school with her. As the day goes on, A falls in love with Rhiannon, as she confides her troubled home life following her father’s mental breakdown, almost resulting in her family losing their home. Rhiannon feels a rekindled love for Justin, seemingly a more thoughtful and caring person. The next day, Rhiannon finds Justin has reverted to his old, careless self and does not remember the previous day. Meanwhile, A wakes up in the body of Amy and masquerades as an exchange student to be close to Rhiannon.
Waking up as Nathan, A attends a party and finds Rhiannon. Dancing together, A and Rhiannon bond, and A tells Rhiannon she deserves better than Justin before Justin chases A off. A few days later, A texts Rhiannon to meet, and she does, assuming she is meeting Nathan. A arrives as Megan, explaining that A was Justin, Amy, and Nathan, and has fallen in love with her.
Initially disdainful, Rhiannon agrees to meet with A the next day. Now in the body of James, A reveals that A has shifted bodies every day since infancy and shares the private Instagram account with pictures taken in every body, through which Rhiannon can communicate with A. Meeting with Nathan, who believes he was possessed by the devil, Rhiannon realizes A is real. A, in the body of transgender teen Vic, convinces Rhiannon to give A a chance, suggesting that it is the soul that matters, not the body. After some thought, Rhiannon agrees to continue meeting A.
Surprised to awaken in the body of Rhiannon herself, A sees it as an opportunity to get to know Rhiannon better. A promises to be respectful of Rhiannon’s privacy and her life, not breaking up with Justin or looking at Rhiannon’s naked body. Over the course of the day, A bonds with Rhiannon’s mother, as well as her sister and father. The following day, having finally found the courage, Rhiannon breaks up with Justin. She immediately calls A for a weekend trip at her uncle’s cabin.
A, in the body of Xavier, talks about the day spent in Rhiannon’s body. Rhiannon tells A that leaving a mark could be a wonderful thing so people will know A exists, but A feels obligated to leave people’s memories unchanged. At the end of the day, A kisses Rhiannon goodbye and promises to return the next day but does not, forcing Rhiannon to call her mother to pick her up. A later explains that day’s body was undergoing a lung transplant. Rhiannon and A gradually become intimate and promise they will figure out how to maintain their relationship.
Every Day (2018)
Directed by: Michael Sucsy
Starring: Debby Ryan, Angourie Rice, Maria Bello, Jacob Batalon, Justice Smith, Lucas Jade Zumann, Owen Teague, Jake Sim, Colin Ford, Katie Douglas, Taveeta Szymanowicz, Amanda Arcuri
Screenplay by: Jesse Andrews
Production Design by: Matthew Davies
Cinematography by: Rogier Stoffers
Film Editing by: Kathryn Himoff
Costume Design by: Georgina Yarhi
Set Decoration by: Shayne Fox
Music by: Elliott Wheeler
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, language, teen drinking, and suggestive material.
Distributed by: Orion Pictures
Release Date: February 23, 2018
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