Knocked Up (2007)

For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writer:

Judd Apatow

Stars:

Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd

4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Seth Rogen	...	Ben Stone
Katherine Heigl	...	Alison Scott
Paul Rudd	...	Pete
Leslie Mann	...	Debbie
Jason Segel	...	Jason
Jay Baruchel	...	Jay
Jonah Hill	...	Jonah
Martin Starr	...	Martin
Charlyne Yi	...	Jodi
Iris Apatow	...	Charlotte
Maude Apatow	...	Sadie
Joanna Kerns	...	Alison's Mom
Harold Ramis	...	Ben's Dad
Alan Tudyk	...	Jack
Kristen Wiig	...	Jill

Storyline

When Alison Scott is promoted in E! Television, she goes to a night-club to celebrate with her older married sister Debbie. Alison meets the pothead reckless Ben Stone and while having a small talk with Ben, Debbie's husband Pete calls her to tell that their daughter has chicken pox. Debbie leaves the place but Allison stays with Ben, drinking and dancing along all night; completely wasted, they end up having a one night stand. Ben does not use condom and eight weeks later, Allison discovers that she is pregnant. She calls Ben and they decide to try to stay together and have the baby. However, Ben needs to grow-up first to raise a family of his own.

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Plot Keywords:

one night stand | condom | party | website | club | 

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Taglines:

What if this guy got you pregnant?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, drug use and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es] Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Judd Apatow Project

Filming Locations:

Del's Saloon - 12238 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,583,998 (UK) (24 August 2007)

Gross:

£8,165,211 (UK) (28 September 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min 133 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the DVD commentary, Jay Baruchel made a deal with director Judd Apatow that he would be the naked guy in the earthquake scene if he didn't have to ride the rollercoaster, because of his fear. Apatow of course broke this by making Baruchel ride, so the part of the naked guy went to Jason Segel.

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Goofs

When Ben proposes to Alison, she is wearing a striped green shirt and it is night time. The next scene she is in bed eating ice cream with her sister. Then the scene after that she is in the car with her sister, it is morning and she is wearing the same shirt.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jay: I got to get off! I got to get off! Got to get off! Got to get off!

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Crazy Credits

Baby photos of the cast and crew are shown during the closing credits.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Rondo"
from "Cirque du Soleil - Mystere"
Written by René Dupéré
Courtesy of Créations Méandres, Inc.

User Reviews

Don't Let The Title Fool You Into Thinking This is Just Another Tasteless Puerile Comedy

This is a completely delightful and warm movie. It sometimes plays a little stilted but that only endeared the movie to me more. A friend of mine mentioned this film to me several weeks ago and I sneered at him thinking it was probably just another tasteless toilet humour flick.

Yes it is crude but at the same time it portrayed real people with real pain and real joy. It presents the turmoil of trying to make it through a difficult situation without any guidance whatsoever and somehow getting through it all it same.

I loved the understated way the actors move through the action and the lines. This downplaying actually underscores the tragic comedy and gives the film an easy and believable naturalness that is rare is most mainstream movies.