Superbad (2007)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Greg Mottola

Writers (WGA):

Seth Rogen (written by) &
Evan Goldberg (written by)

Release Date:

17 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Come and Get Some

Plot:

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Plot Keywords:

Party | High School | Sex | School | Seniors

Awards:

2 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Jonah Hill	...	Seth
Michael Cera	...	Evan
Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Fogell
Bill Hader	...	Officer Slater
Seth Rogen	...	Officer Michaels
Martha MacIsaac	...	Becca
Emma Stone	...	Jules
Aviva	...	Nicola
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Francis the Driver
Kevin Corrigan	...	Mark
Clement Blake	...	Homeless Guy (as Clement E. Blake)
Erica Vittina Phillips	...	Liquor Store Cashier
Joe Nunez	...	Liquor Store Clerk (as Joseph A. Nunez)
Dave Franco	...	Greg the Soccer Player
Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	Gaby

Also Known As:

Separation Anxiety (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image - all involving teens.

Runtime:

USA:114 min | 118 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Sweden:11 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Ireland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-13 | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Norway:11 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate no. 43293) | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:14 (video rating) | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The original name of the character Becca was Helen, and Jesse (the spitting guy) was named Terry.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Officer Slater is driving erratically to damage the cruiser, he is not wearing a seat belt. During the crash, his seat belt is fastened but immediately afterward it's off again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Evan: Yo.
Seth: Hey, man, I was doing some research for next year and I think I figured out which website I wanna subscribe to. The Vag-Tastic Voyage.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey (#33.8)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Ace Of Spades

Hilarious, gross, yet smart movie

Superbad was an absolutely hilarious film. There were so many mind bogglingly hilarious one-liners in the film that I will need to watch it again to see which ones I missed while I was laughing. This is one movie that I will definitely watch every time they rerun it on cable in the future. It had its completely gross-out teen moments, but those were grounded by its hilariously absurd and witty (also gross) conversations. Michael Cera was great, and most Arrested Development fans should find his performance here just as entertaining as his take on the George Michael character he played on that show. He is absolutely awkward and downright hilarious. Jonah Hill is the funniest he has ever been, confidently spouting out uproariously funny lines at every hot girl in sight.