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:

Save the due date

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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

In one scene, Ben (Seth Rogen) mentions that he likes Munich because 'Jews kick ass'. This was not in the script but was improvised by Rogen on the spot. However, the final film uses only one-third of the complete improvisation (not included in DVD special features). After the film was released, Steven Spielberg phoned director Judd Apatow to compliment the movie and Apatow sent him the complete uncut improvisation of the scene. Rogen would later costar with Munich's Eric Bana in Apatow's Funny People.

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Goofs

When Ben and Pete are in the hotel room in Vegas talking about chairs, in the back you can see the city through the window and in the next scene the curtain blocks the view.

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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 Rent (2005)

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Soundtracks

"If You Let Me Stay"
Written by Terence Trent D'Arby (as Sananda Maitreya)
Performed by Sananda Maitreya fka Terence Trent D'Arby
Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Clever Writing ....

Although the subject matter wasn't really appealing to me, the critics and general audience reviews are right: this is a very well made movie. The acting is great, the plot fast-paced, the characters believable and the dialog witty and clever. It reminds me of Superbad - another movie that I would never normally see, but one which wins you over by it's sheer (albeit crude) brilliance.

The basic premise is simple: a young TV reporter celebrates a promotion by getting drunk and inadvertently pregnant. The father-to-be is a good natured, pot-head slacker who has no money. When she decides to have the baby, she's not sure what her relationship with the father should be... and the movie progresses from there.

It's a simple plot but the dialog is what makes this movie shine. No matter the scene, it was always fun to hear what the characters were going to say. Even though most of them were one-dimensional, the dialog made them seem human and easy to relate to. A fast-movie plot also kept the movie moving along - something was always happening and there was never a dull moment.

While there is a certain level of crudity throughout, the movie is generally lighthearted and innocent. It's a fun movie to see.