Juno (2007)

Director:

Jason Reitman

Writer (WGA):

Diablo Cody (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A comedy about growing up... and the bumps along the way.

Plot:

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Plot Keywords:

Abortion | Pregnancy | Best Friend | Adoption | Clinic

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 49 wins & 38 nominations

Cast

Ellen Page	...	Juno MacGuff
Michael Cera	...	Paulie Bleeker
Jennifer Garner	...	Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman	...	Mark Loring
Allison Janney	...	Brenda 'Bren' MacGuff
J.K. Simmons	...	Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby	...	Leah
Eileen Pedde	...	Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson	...	Rollo
Daniel Clark	...	Steve Rendazo
Darla Vandenbossche	...	Bleeker's Mom
Aman Johal	...	Vijay
Valerie Tian	...	Su-Chin Qah
Emily Perkins	...	Punk Receptionist
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Ultrasound Technician
Steven Christopher Parker	...	Guy Lab Partner
Candice Accola	...	Girl Lab Partner
Sierra Pitkin	...	Liberty Bell MacGuff
Lucas MacFadden	...	Chemistry Teacher (as Cut Chemist)
Eve Harlow	...	Tough Girl
Kirsten Williamson	...	Nurse
Emily Tennant	...	Pretty-to-Goth Girl
Ashley Whillans	...	Katrina De Voort
Jeff Witzke	...	Track Announcer / Dad Smile Photo
Colin McSween	...	Keith Conyers - a teacher
Peggy Logan	...	Sex Ed Teacher
Cameron Bright	...	RPG Nerd
Joy Galmut	...	Delivery Room Doctor
Wendy Russell	...	Vanessa's Friend #1
Robyn Ross	...	Vanessa's Friend #2
Dallas Hanson	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Bryson Russell	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Derek Mann	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Keith Frost	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Grayson Grant	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Robin Watts	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Tyler Watts	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Brandon Barton	...	Dancing Elk Track Team
Josephine Reitman	...	Kid Smile Photo
Oliver Gorin	...	Kid Smile Photo
Ethan Steelberg	...	Kid Smile Photo
Matthew Sanders	...	Utrasound Baby

Directed by
Jason Reitman

Writing credits (WGA)
Diablo Cody		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph Drake	....	executive producer (as Joe Drake)
Daniel Dubiecki	....	executive producer
Lianne Halfon	....	producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Kelli Konop	....	co-producer
John Malkovich	....	producer
Jim Miller	....	co-producer
Mason Novick	....	producer
Russell Smith	....	producer
Brad Van Arragon	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Matt Messina		(as Mateo Messina)

Cinematography by
Eric Steelberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dana E. Glauberman

Casting by
Kara Lipson
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Steve Saklad

Art Direction by
Michael Diner
Catherine Schroer

Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau

Costume Design by
Monique Prudhomme

Makeup Department
Sandy Cooper	....	makeup artist
Victoria Down	....	key makeup artist
Monica Huppert	....	makeup artist
Toby Lindala	....	special makeup effects artist
Sherry Linder-Gygli	....	key hair stylist (as Sherry Gygli)
Ann Pala	....	makeup artist: J. Garner
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist (as Robert Pandini)
Lance Webb	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Williams	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chad Belair	....	third assistant director
Jason Blumenfeld	....	first assistant director
Josy Capkun	....	second assistant director
Gary Hawes	....	second assistant director
John McKeown	....	assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
John Beatty	....	construction coordinator
Josephine Bleuer	....	key greensperson (as Josi Bleuer)
Mike Carter	....	greens person
Michael Church	....	set dresser (as Mike Church)
Alex Cram	....	assistant property master
Doug Currie	....	paint coordinator
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	set dresser (as Paul Hartman)
Michael Jovanovski	....	set dresser
Dusty Kelly	....	lead painter
Bryan Korenberg	....	property master
Sergio Lavilla	....	set dresser
Johanna Manders	....	greens person
Dale Menzies	....	carpenter (as Dale Manzies)
D.J. Miller	....	greens person
Melissa Olson	....	assistant set decorator (as Melissa Grace Olson)
Susan Spaid	....	set dresser (as Susan Spade)
Kevin Tomecek	....	lead carpenter
Lori West	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Wishart	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Barney Cabral	....	supervising adr editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
J. Stanley Johnston	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bradley Kita	....	sound assistant (as Brad Kita)
Michael Kreple	....	foley mixer
James Kusan	....	sound mixer
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Potvin	....	sound consultant: dolby
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders	....	supervising sound designer
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound mix recordist (as Gabe Serrano)
Frederick H. Stahly	....	sound editor (as Fred Stahly)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Tony Wyman	....	boom operator
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)
David Hingorany	....	sound mix engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Bolan	....	special effects technician (as Mike Bolan)
Rory Cutler	....	special effects technician
Ian Korver	....	special effects technician
Ken Reynolds	....	special effects technician
John Sleep	....	special effects supervisor
Attila Vaski	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Go Aoyama	....	CG artist: CosFX
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: CosFX
James Chu	....	CG artist: CosFX
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: Efilm (as Pat Clancey)
Brandon Flyte	....	CG artist: CosFX
Owen Holdren	....	CG supervisor: CosFX
Ken Locsmandi	....	visual effects production coordinator: CosFX
Sharon Stetzel	....	visual effects producer: CosFX
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Askey	....	key grip (as David Askey)
Igor Beuhler	....	grip (as Igor Bueller)
Stefan Burianyk	....	grip (as Stephan Burianyk)
John Clothier	....	camera operator
Marty Coady	....	best boy grip
John Dekker	....	chief lighting technician
Doane Gregory	....	still photographer
Patrick Hogue	....	camera loader
Patrick Hogue	....	second assistant camera
Randy A. Jablonka	....	lighting technician (as Randy Jablonka)
David Kershaw	....	dolly grip
David W. Leblanc	....	lighting technician (as David Leblanc)
Ian R.C. Levine	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ian Lavigne)
David Lourie	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as David Laurie)
Michael Mayo	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Dean Morin	....	second assistant camera
Vince Phillips	....	grip
Andrew Towson	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Andrew Towsen)
Stewart Whelan	....	first assistant camera
Ken Decker	....	generator operator (uncredited)
Simon Jori	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Vancouver
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Vancouver
Tiffany Mak	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Trica Thompson	....	casting coordinator: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Bradley	....	costumer: J. Garner
Christine Coutts	....	assistant costume designer
Summer Eves	....	truck costumer
Lise Hache	....	costumer
Paul Lavigne	....	costume set supervisor (as J. Paul Lavigne)

Editorial Department
Yanosh Cuglove	....	editorial intern
Omar Hassan-Reep	....	post-production assistant
Tim Krubsack	....	digital intermediate consultant: Efilm
Natasha Leonnet	....	colorist
Loan Phan	....	digital intermediate producer: Efilm
Martha Pike	....	digital intermediate editor: Efilm
Clay Rawlins	....	first assistant editor
Tom Reiser	....	color timing assistant: Efilm

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Jason Faulkner	....	guitar teacher
Oren Hadar	....	score mixer
Hodges	....	guitar teacher
Alison Litton	....	music coordinator
Nick South	....	music editor
Margaret Yen	....	music supervisor
Robert Scott Crane	....	music engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Scott Delaplace	....	transportation captain
Clif Kosterman	....	transportation coordinator
Shawn O'Hearn	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Rachel Chapman	....	assistant: Mr. Kahane
Samantha Christian	....	assistant chef
Sandra Cinelli	....	chef
Peter Cummings	....	clearance coordinator
Dave Daniels	....	production assistant
Shelly Darden	....	assistant: Mr. Mudd (as Shelley Darden)
Alex Dias	....	production assistant
Karyn Edwards	....	production legal: Canada
Helen Estabrook	....	assistant: Mr. Dubiecki
Helen Estabrook	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Evan Godfrey	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Saskia Gould	....	stand-in
Soo Hugh	....	assistant: Mr. Drake
Kris Kadzielski	....	trainee assistant location manager
Krista Kelloway	....	on-set assistant to producers
Katya Krotenko	....	stand-in
Sidney LeClaire	....	assistant accountant
Jenny Lee	....	title designer
Mary Lee	....	creative executive: Mandate Pictures
Sue Levens	....	production accountant
Christopher McDonell	....	location scout (as Christopher MacDonnell)
Emily Millard	....	assistant: Ms. Garner
Keli Moore	....	location coordinator
Darrin Pearson	....	security coordinator (as Darren Pearson)
Corby-Lynn Pinder	....	production assistant (as Corby Pinder)
Holly Pinder	....	key location production assistant
Matthew Reis	....	assistant: Mr. Novick (as Matt Reis)
Melissa Repka	....	stand-in
Sheryl Rhodes	....	assistant production coordinator
Kyle Riefsnyder	....	stand-in (as Kyle Reifsnyder)
Lawra Robertson	....	on-set assistant to producers
Neil Robertson	....	location manager
Tania Rosa	....	assistant accountant
Stephanie Rossel	....	script supervisor
Ari Sachter-Zeltzer	....	main title producer
Helen Sideris	....	post accounting
Rhonda Simpson	....	craft service (as Ronda Simpson)
Rhonda Simpson	....	first aid (as Ronda Simpson)
Troy Sitter	....	on-set assistant to producers
Gareth Smith	....	title designer
E. Michael Stankevich	....	assistant: Mr. Mudd (as Michael Stankevich)
Chris Thoma	....	assistant location manager (as Christian Thoma)
Nicole Vaughan	....	assistant chef
Jeremy Walker	....	unit publicist
Trevor Westerhoff	....	production coordinator
Terri Willan	....	craft service
Terri Willan	....	first aid
Terry Wong	....	production assistant
Jeff Wonnenberg	....	second assistant production coordinator
Claudia Costa	....	assistant to producers (uncredited)
Claudia Costa	....	production assistant to assistant director (uncredited)
Ryan Mains	....	assistant location manager: re-shoots (uncredited)
Shaun Moskie	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
John T.L. Tang	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Warden	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Ethan Berger	....	thanks
David Choe	....	thanks
Rick Clark	....	special thanks
Melissa Havard	....	thanks
Angie Hensley	....	thanks
Eddie Lin	....	thanks
Tara McPherson	....	thanks
Eleanor O'Connor	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Mandate Pictures
• Mr. Mudd

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Group Power (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Mirovision (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paris Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• CosFX (visual effects) (as Cos FX Films, Inc.)

Other Companies

• DeWitt Stern Insurance Services  insurance services (as DeWitt Stern)
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• EarCandy  sound post-production
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting (as Executive Cutter)
• Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz  production legal: USA
• K I N D Studios  score recorded at
• L.A. Digital Post  post-production services (as LA Digital Post)
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Nike  thanks
• Panavision Canada  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Creations  foley recorded at
• Rhino Records  soundtrack
• Shadowplay Studio  titles
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• T.V. Dinners  catering
• Technicolor Creative Services  transfer services (as Technicolor Creative Services, Vancouver)
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• Wildfire Studios  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Junebug (USA) (working title)
Juno (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:7 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43795) | Germany:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:10 | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:AL | UK:12 (video rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Greece:K | Taiwan:PG-12 | New Zealand:M | France:U | Peru:14 | Iceland:7

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Mandate Pictures

Trivia:

Director Jason Reitman mentions on the DVD audio commentary that several objects in Bleeker's room, including a Hebrew alphabet poster on his door, a framed Bar Mitzvah certificate on his wall, and a dreidel on his shelf, are supposed to indicate that Bleeker is Jewish.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Juno is talking to Leah on the phone, she says, "It's Morgan Freeman. I was wondering if you had any bones that need collecting." Morgan Freeman wasn't in The Bone Collector (1999).

Quotes:

Su-Chin: [protesting in front of the abortion clinic] All babies want to get borned! All babies want to get borned!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sex Drive (2008)

Soundtrack:

A Well Respected Man

from the art house to the megaplex

The thing that separates "Juno" from so many other films about teen pregnancy is that, in this case, the 16-year-old who finds herself in that predicament refuses to become a victim of her circumstances. From the moment she confirms the unwelcome news, Juno studies her options - abortion, raising the child as a single teen parent, adoption - then takes matters into her own hands. Like the Roman goddess who is her namesake, Juno is a bright, often sharp-tongued individual who prides herself on her observant cynicism and her way with a sarcastic quip. However, she's not above appealing to the adults in her life when the problems of the world get to be too much for her (though, in some cases, the grownups are coping with more serious issues than she is). Yet, Juno makes certain that it is she and she alone who will have the final say when it comes to determining the course of her own future and that of her child.

"Juno" is that rare low-budget, independent feature that finds unexpected success in the mainstream by striking a chord of recognition in audiences across the demographic spectrum. First-time screenwriter Diablo Cody hits pay dirt with a clear-eyed, largely unsentimental script that is not afraid to go off in unexpected and interesting directions and that avoids patronizing its Middle American characters. Juno's father and stepmother manage to take the news in stride, while the yuppie couple Juno alights on to be the child's adoptive parents are given a depth and complexity far beyond what a lesser writer might have afforded them. Director Jason Reitman keeps the quirkiness to a minimum and allows the scenes to play out in a naturalistic, unhurried way. Confident in the strength and appeal of his material, he lets the gentle human comedy speak for itself.

In a star-making turn, young Ellen Page takes a daring approach to her character, often bringing Juno right to the brink of un-likability, then pulling back at just the crucial moment, making us see how utterly likable she truly is. As the child's father, Michael Cera is virtually the same lovably passive nerd we found so endearing in "Superbad," while J.K. Simmons and especially Allison Janney give rich shadings to Juno's supportive parents. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner also make their mark as the couple who post their picture in the "baby wanted" section of the local throwaway.

"Juno" faces the downside of any independent film that unexpectedly finds itself ripped from the confines of the art houses and suddenly duking it out at the multiplexes with all those high-budget, high-octane, testosterone-laden blockbusters - namely the risk of over-inflated expectations. Thus, my advice is to look beyond all the hype and box office records and simply let "Juno" sneak up on and take a hold of you in its own quiet, inimitable fashion. I think it works best that way.