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Zack and Miri Make a Porno

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
177K
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POPULARITY
2,868
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Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
This is the first theatrical trailer for Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
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Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may... Read allLifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
177K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,868
201
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    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Seth Rogen
      • Elizabeth Banks
      • Craig Robinson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Seth Rogen
      • Elizabeth Banks
      • Craig Robinson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 272User reviews
    • 245Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
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    Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
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    Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen in Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

    Top cast

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    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Zack
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Miri
    Craig Robinson
    Craig Robinson
    • Delaney
    Gerry Bednob
    Gerry Bednob
    • Mr. Surya
    Edward Janda
    • Customer
    Nicholas Lombardi
    • Teen #1
    Chris Milan
    • Teen #2
    Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
    Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
    • Betsy
    • (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
    Kenny Hotz
    Kenny Hotz
    • Zack II
    Brandon Routh
    Brandon Routh
    • Bobby Long
    Anne Wade
    • Roxanne
    Justin Long
    Justin Long
    • Brandon
    Tom Savini
    Tom Savini
    • Jenkins
    Jeff Anderson
    Jeff Anderson
    • Deacon
    Jim Norton
    Jim Norton
    • Auditioner
    • (as Jimmy Norton)
    Jean-Pierre Nutini
    • Auditioner
    Alice Eisner
    • Auditioner
    • (as Alice G. Eisner)
    David Early
    • Auditioner
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Zack is helping Miri rinse her hair, the shower curtain breaking, and Miri falling, was a complete accident.
    • Goofs
      When Zack and Miri come home from their high school reunion, Zac has a trophy in his hand. There is no reason explained in the DVD cut why he has a trophy. However, in the deleted scenes part of the DVD, there was a scene where Zac and Miri won a trophy for being the people who lived the closest to their high school as opposed to the trophy for people who moved the furthest away from their high school and it is pointed out Zac and Miri live across the street from their high school.
    • Quotes

      Zack Brown: I'm gonna fuck you with my pecker!

      Miriam Linky: Dude... that's really dirty.

      Zack Brown: That's too dirty?

      Miriam Linky: That offends me.

      Zack Brown: Penis?

      Miriam Linky: Fine.

      Zack Brown: I'm gonna fuck you with my penis!

    • Crazy credits
      An infomercial for "Zack and Miri Make YOUR Porno" interrupts the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The master streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi plasters over The Weinstein Company's logo with the 2013 Lionsgate logo. TWC is still credited as presenting the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Charles Barkley/Justin Long/Annuals (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
      Written by Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden

      Performed by Jermaine Stewart

      Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

      Licensed by EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews272

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Zack & Miri Make a Porno and also make you laugh
    It is difficult to imagine a title that will more or less tell you almost everything major that happens in the movie you are about to see than Zack & Miri Make a Porno. The title pretty much sums up the whole film right there, in the broad strokes. But, as with most things, the meat is in the subtext. What the title doesn't tell you is that while making a porno, Zack & Miri, and their other accomplices, will make you laugh pretty hard. Zack & Miri Make a Porno may not be high art, but it is very funny movie, with a touch of heart to go along with it.

    Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) have been best friends for as long as they can remember. They live together, but in a completely platonic relationship, drive to work together and both attend their school reunion together. Things are a bit rough for them these days, though: their rather meager jobs are not bringing in enough money to keep the rent paid and all the utilities running. So, after running into an old classmate whose lover is the star of porno films in California, they hit upon a brilliant scheme to make some money: make a porno film.

    In short order, they raise some capital from a co-worker (Craig Robinson), recruit a stripper, Stacey (Katie Morgan), Lester (Jason Mewes),a man who isn't afraid to expose himself, a cameraman (Jeff Anderson) and Zack and Miri plan to round out the cast themselves. However, in the process of getting down to business, Zack and Miri are realizing that their long-standing friendship may actually be something more, and can they manage to watch each other get it on with someone else after discovering that they may only want to be with each other.

    One thing is certain: if you are not able to listen to frank jokes featuring almost every vulgar word in the English language, not to mention a fair dose of nudity and simulated sex, you should be looking elsewhere for an evening at the movies. Zack & Miri Make a Porno pulls few punches in these categories. If this is not an issue for you, then Zack & Miri will provide a plethora of laughs. As scripted by Kevin Smith, Zack & Miri is one hilarious joke after another, most of which comes from Smith's always impressive ability to weave some terrific conversations full of wit between his various characters. Zack & Miri Make a Porno, like all of Smith's best films, is all about the dialogue, and it works wonderfully, as always.

    Seth Rogan is proving to be an actor who manages to give a performance that seems so completely unforced and natural. Zack, like many of Rogan's other roles, is a slice of life guy, and Rogen manages to make it seem like you are just watching a friend that you filmed around the house with a video camera. Elizabeth Banks is equally good in the role of Miri, and the two characters have a nice, natural chemistry, that evokes it's power when the two film their first sex scene for the porno, which Smith stages tastefully and scores with a great, unreleased song by Live. You know you care about what happens to these characters once this scene hits.

    The supporting cast is strong, especially Robinson as Zack's co-worker who is principally interested in financing this film so he can see some women naked after being married for so long (A scene between his character and his wife late in the film is a riot) and Jason Mewes, no longer under the influence of drugs, proves that he will do almost anything in a film and gets plenty of laughs.

    Zack & Miri Make a Porno is Kevin Smith's second turn at a film outside of his "View Askewniverse" series of films that he kicked off with Clerks, and it shows that Smith has ability to produce a funny film without exclusively relying on his old standby characters. In the process of doing so, he has crafted something that, if you can handle the racy nature of the material, will leave you in stitches.
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    • rparham
    • Nov 27, 2008

    FAQ3

    • Jason Mewes is in this. Does that mean Jay and Silent Bob appear in this?
    • What is the song playing when Zack and Miri have sex?
    • Is there a scene after or during the credits?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Kevin Smith Minnesota Project
    • Filming locations
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Blue Askew
      • The Weinstein Company
      • View Askew Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $24,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,457,946
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,065,630
      • Nov 2, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,784,344
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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