Knocked Up
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Judd Apatow
Produced by	Judd Apatow Shauna Robertson Clayton Townsend Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg
Written by	Judd Apatow
Starring	Seth Rogen Katherine Heigl Leslie Mann Paul Rudd
Music by	Loudon Wainwright III Joe Henry
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date(s)	June 1, 2007
Running time	Theatrical cut 129 min. Unrated/Unprotected 133 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[1]
Gross revenue	$218.9 million
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The film was received with mixed sentiment. Although the movie has been ranked on many top ten lists, received numerous positive early reviews and was considered a box-office success, accusations of discrimination, misogynism and promotion of pro-life themes have plagued its discussions and reviews.

Plot

Ben Stone (Rogen) is a lazy, dimwitted and immature 23-year-old Jewish- Canadian slacker and alleged illegal immigrant from British Columbia, living off funds received in compensation for an injury and sporadically working on a Mr. Skin-like website with his roommates. Allison Scott (Heigl) is a career-minded woman who has just been given an on-air role with her employer, E! Entertainment Television, and is living with her sister Debbie's (Mann) family. While celebrating her promotion, Allison meets Ben at a local night club. After a night of drinking, they end up having sex. Due to a misunderstanding, they do not use contraception: Alison uses the phrase "just do it" to encourage Ben to put the condom on faster, which he misinterprets as "a condom is not needed." The following morning, they quickly learn over breakfast that they have little in common. Slacking in the park The term slacker was commonly used in the United States in World War I and World War II to describe men who were avoiding the military draft. ... Illegal immigration to the United States refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law, see also Immigration to the United States. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... This article is about the male contraceptive device. ...

Eight weeks later, Allison experiences morning sickness at work, and several home pregnancy tests later, discovers she is pregnant. She contacts Ben for the first time since their one-night stand to tell him the news. Although taken aback, Ben says he will be there to support Alison having the baby. While he is still unsure about being a parent, his father (played by Harold Ramis) tells him that he was the best thing that ever happened to him. Allison's mother tries to convince her daughter to have an abortion, but Allison decides to keep the child. Later, Allison and Ben decide to give their relationship a chance. The odd couple's efforts include Ben making an awkward marriage proposal with a ring box without a ring, promising to get her one someday. Allison thinks it is too early to think about marriage, because she is more concerned with hiding the pregnancy from her boss, who asked her when she first got the on-air job to be "firm" and "tight" for the cameras. Morning sickness, also called nausea, vomiting of pregnancy (emesis gravidarum or NVP), or pregnancy sickness, affects between 50[1] and 95 percent of all pregnant women as well as some women who use hormonal contraception or hormone replacement therapy. ... A pregnancy test is a test to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant. ... Look up one-night stand in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ...

After a somewhat promising beginning, tensions surface in the relationship. Allison is increasingly anxious over Ben's lack of responsibility and is fearful that he will leave her a single mother. These thoughts race through her mind due to her sister's unhappy marriage. Debbie's husband Pete (played by Rudd) works as a talent scout, but he leaves at odd hours in the night which makes her suspect he is having an affair. Upon investigating, she learns that he is actually part of a fantasy baseball draft, which he explains that he needs to have some time free from Debbie's controlling manner. Similarly, Ben feels that Allison is overly controlling. As a result of Pete's confession to his wife, they decide to split up because Pete feels he cannot connect with Debbie and vice-versa. Allison is further convinced Ben will not be supportive after seeing he has not read books on child birth he had bought and promised to read earlier. While driving to the doctor's office, they erupt into a furious argument, resulting in Ben getting out of the car and walking the remaining three miles. Upon finally arriving, he blames her hormones for making her this way, and in response, she tells him that it would be better if they stopped seeing each other. A single parent is a parent with one or more children, who is neither married, nor living together with his or her partners. ... Fantasy baseball is a game whereby players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players statistics to score points. ...

After the break up, Ben decides to go with Pete on a road trip to Las Vegas. Under the heavy influence of psychedelic mushrooms, they realize their loss and decide to return and take responsibility. Eventually, Pete and Debbie reconcile at their daughter's birthday party. When Ben tries to work things out with Allison, she is still reluctant to get back together with him, since she feels they are different and have little in common. At the same time, her boss finds out about her pregnancy, but this has increased ratings among female viewers. After an unsuccessful talk with his father, Ben decides to take responsibility and starts reading the birth books. He goes to great effort to change his ways, including moving out of his friends' house, getting a real job as a web designer and an apartment with a baby's room. Subsequently, Allison goes into labor and is not able to contact her doctor, forcing her to contact Ben again due to Debbie and Pete's out-of-town trip. Ben also tries to contact her gynecologist, but finds out through his secretary that he is out-of-town, violating a promise to deliver the baby in person. The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here. ... Binomial name (Earle) Singer Approximate Range of Psilocybe cubensis Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose principle active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. ... The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ...

During labor, Allison apologizes for doubting Ben's commitment and admits that she never thought the man who got her pregnant would be the right one for her. A while later, Debbie and Pete arrive, but Ben, still angry over Debbie's influence on Allison, makes them wait outside, as he wishes to take care of Allison. When Debbie protests, Ben threatens to have her arrested if she does not comply. The couple welcomes the birth of a baby girl (a boy in the alternate ending) and settle down happily together.

Cast

Apatow and Mann's daughters Maude and Iris play Pete and Debbie's children. Actors playing themselves in uncredited appearances include Jessica Alba, Steve Carell, Andy Dick, James Franco, Eva Mendes, Ryan Seacrest, Dax Shepard, and Jessica Simpson. Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. ... Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American film, television, and stage actor. ... Leslie Mann (born November 11, 1972 [1]) is an American actress. ... Jason Jordan Segel (born 18 January 1980) is an American television and film actor. ... Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (born April 9, 1982), better known as Jay Baruchel, is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Jonah Hill (born December 20, 1983)[1] is an American actor and screenwriter. ... Martin Starr (born July 30, 1982) is an American television and film actor. ... Charlyne Yi (born January 4, 1976) is an American musician, writer, painter, and on ocassion actor. ... Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family sitcom Growing Pains from 1985-1992. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American stage, film, and television actor. ... Kristen Carroll Wiig (born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, and impressionist. ... William Bill Hader (born June 7, 1978) is an American comedian and repertory player on Saturday Night Live. ... A Korean-American comic actor who has been seen on networks such as NBC, FOX, Comedy Central and BET. Ken Jeong has been blending comedy & medicine all of his life. ... Tim Bagley is an popular American character actor who has appeared in numerous high profile films and television programs. ... Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... J.P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ... Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962[1]) is a Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. ... Andrew R. Dick[1] (born December 21, 1965) is an American comedian and actor best known for his roles in the popular sitcoms NewsRadio and Less Than Perfect. ... James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. ... Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974[1]) is an American actress. ... Ryan John Seacrest is an American television/radio host. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ...

Production

Casting

Several of the major cast members return from previous Judd Apatow projects. Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, Jason Segel and James Franco all starred in the short-lived, cult television series Freaks and Geeks which Apatow produced. Rogen and Segel would also later star in the Apatow-created Undeclared with Jay Baruchel and Loudon Wainwright III. Paul Feig, who co-created Freaks and Geeks and starred in the Apatow written movie Heavy Weights, also makes a brief cameo as the Fantasy Baseball Guy. Steve Carell, who makes a cameo appearance as himself, co-starred alongside Rogen and Rudd in Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as well as appearing in the Apatow-produced Anchorman. Finally, Leslie Mann, who also appeared in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, is married to Apatow and their two daughters play her children in the movie. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967, in Syosset, New York)[1] is an Emmy-winning American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. ... Martin Starr (born July 30, 1982) is an American television and film actor. ... Jason Jordan Segel (born 18 January 1980) is an American television and film actor. ... James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. ... Freaks and Geeks is an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. ... Undeclared is a U.S. television series that aired on FOX during the 2001–2002 TV season. ... Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (born April 9, 1982), better known as Jay Baruchel, is a Canadian film and television actor. ... Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Paul S. Feig is an American director and author. ... Freaks and Geeks is an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. ... Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962[1]) is a Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. ... The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film, written by Judd Apatow and co-written by Steve Carell, though it featured a great deal of improvised dialogue. ... Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is an American comedy film which was released on July 9, 2004. ... Leslie Mann (born November 11, 1972 [1]) is an American actress. ...

Anne Hathaway was originally cast as "Alison Scott" in the film, but dropped out due to creative reasons^[2] that Apatow attributed to her disagreement to plans to use real footage of a woman giving birth.^[3] Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kate Bosworth auditioned for the part after Hathaway dropped out but ended up losing to Katherine Heigl.^[4] This article is about the actress. ... Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. ... Kate Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. ... Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ...

Reception

Box office performance

The film opened at #2 at the U.S. box office, earning $30,690,990 in its opening weekend.^[5] As of December 30, the film has grossed $148.8 million domestically and $70.1 million in foreign territories,^[1] totaling 218.9 million. A company that specializes in tracking responses to advertising spanning multiple types of media attributed the film's unexpected financial success to the use of radio and television ads in combination.^[6] is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A sleeper hit (often simply called a sleeper) refers to a film, book, album, TV show, or video game that gains unexpected success or recognition. ...

Critical reviews

Overall Knocked Up was well received by many early critics despite accusations of sexism and pro-life advocacy. For example, the film ended up with a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 210 reviews (190 fresh, 20 rotten),^[7] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Los Angeles Times praised the film's humor despite its plot inconsistencies, noting that, "probably because the central story doesn't quite jell, it's the loony, incidental throwaway moments that really make an impression."^[8] Chris Kaltenbach of The Baltimore Sun acknowledged the comic value of the film in spite of its shortcomings, saying, "Yes, the story line meanders and too many scenes drone on; Knocked Up is in serious need of a good editor. But the laughs are plentiful, and it's the rare movie these days where one doesn't feel guilty about finding the whole thing funny."^[9] This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... The Sun is the newspaper of record for Baltimore, Maryland, with a daily press run of 247,193 copies and a Sunday run of 418,670 copies (9/30/05 Audit Bureau of Circulations report). ...

In another such review, Variety magazine, while calling the film predictable, said that Knocked Up was "explosively funny."^[10] On the television show Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper and guest critic David Edelstein gave Knocked Up a "two big thumbs up" rating, with Roeper calling it "likeable and real," noting that although "at times things drag a little bit.... still Knocked Up earns its sentimental moments."^[11] Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper is a movie review television program featuring film critic Roger Ebert and columnist Richard Roeper, both of the Chicago Sun-Times. ... Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959)[1] is a columnist/film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September of 2000, has co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper with fellow film critic Roger Ebert. ... David Edelstein is the chief film critic for New York Magazine, as well as the film critic for NPRs Fresh Air and CBS Sunday Morning. ...

A more critical review in Time magazine noted that, although a typical Hollywood-style comedic farce, the unexpected short-term success of the film may be more attributable to a sociological phenomenon rather than the quality or uniqueness of the film per se, positing that the movie's shock value, sexual humor and historically taboo themes may have created a brief nationwide discussion in which movie-goers would see the film "so they can join the debate, if only to say it wasn't that good."^[12] “TIME” redirects here. ...

Alleged copyright infringement

Canadian author Rebecca Eckler has written in Maclean's Magazine about the similarities between the movie and her book, Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be, which was released in the U.S. in March 2005. She is pursuing legal action against Apatow and Universal Studios on the basis of copyright infringement.^[13][14] In a public statement, Apatow said, "Anyone who reads the book and sees the movie will instantly know that they are two very different stories about a common experience."^[15] Rebecca Eckler is a Canadian journalist employed by the National Post from 2000 to 2005, when she was among a number of staff let go by the CanWest newspaper chain. ... Macleans is Canadas leading weekly news magazine. ...

Another Canadian author, Patricia Pearson, has also publicly claimed similarities between the film and her novel, Playing House. She has declined to sue.^[16] Patricia Pearson is a Canadian journalist. ...

Accusations of discrimination

Mike White (long time associate of Judd Apatow and screenwriter for School of Rock, Freaks and Geeks, Orange County and Nacho Libre) is said to have been "disenchanted" by Apatow's later films, "objecting to the treatment of women and gay men in Apatow's recent movies," saying of Knocked Up, "'At some point it starts feeling like comedy of the bullies, rather than the bullied.'"^[17] Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, actor, director, and producer for television and film. ... Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967, in Syosset, New York)[1] is an Emmy-winning American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... For other uses, see School of Rock (disambiguation). ... Freaks and Geeks is an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. ... Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. ... Nacho Libre is an American comedy film that was released on June 16, 2006, by Paramount Pictures, though it was released in select theaters earlier. ...

In early reviews, both Slate's Dana Stevens and the Los Angeles Times' Carina Chocano wrote articles noting the sexist attitudes propagated by the film, a topic which was the primary focus of a Slate magazine podcast in which New York editor Emily Nussbaum said: "Alison [Heigl's character] made basically zero sense. She was just a completely inconsistent character.... she was this pleasant, blandly hot, peculiarly tolerant, yet oddly blank nice girl. She seemed to have no actual needs or desires of her own...."^[18] A. O. Scott of The New York Times explicitly compared Knocked Up to Juno, calling the latter a "feminist, girl-powered rejoinder and complement to Knocked Up."^[19] Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ... This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ... A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. ... New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. ... Anthony O. Tony Scott (born July 10, 1966) is a Jewish (1) film critic for The New York Times newspaper. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

In a later and highly-publicized Vanity Fair interview, lead actor Katherine Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow and Rogen, she had a hard time enjoying the film itself, calling it "a little sexist" and claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys."^[20][21] Following Heigl's controversial comments, an online survey of 927 individuals was performed by lifestyle publication Buzzsugar (a media product of Sugar Publishing) in which the majority (59%) of movie-goers agreed that Knocked Up was sexist or could be viewed as sexist (although 38% were not personally offended) while 37% of viewers saw the film as devoid of sexist aspects.^[22] American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C.) is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ... Sugar Publishing is a privately-owned media company founded in April 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco. ...

In response producer and director Judd Apatow did not initially deny the validity of such accusations, saying flippantly, "I'm just shocked she [Heigl] used the word shrew. I mean, what is this the sixteen-hundreds?"^[23] Most likely in reference to Heigl's conservative religious beliefs as part of the Mormon church.^[24]

Heigl's comments spurred widespread reaction in the media, consisting of a number of personal comments which she was called "assertive, impatient go-getter who quickly tired of waiting for her boyfriend to propose," and comparing her role with her private life and personal relationships.^[25][26] Heigl clarified her initial comments to People magazine, stating that, "My motive was to encourage other women like myself to not take that element of the movie too seriously and to remember that it's a broad comedy," adding that, "Although I stand behind my opinion, I'm disheartened that it has become the focus of my experience with the movie."^[27] People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ...

Meghan O'Rourke of Slate magazine called Heigl's comments unsurprising, noting "Knocked Up was, as David Denby put it in The New Yorker, the culminating artifact in what had become 'the dominant romantic-comedy trend of the past several years—the slovenly hipster and the female straight arrow.'"^[28] The Guardian noted that Heigl's comments "provoked quite a backlash, and Heigl was described as ungrateful and a traitor. Some people even suggested she would never work again," remarks which in retrospect were not only proved demonstratively wrong but the publicity and promotion in the wake of her comments may well have propelled Heigl's career.^[29] Meghan ORourke is the culture editor for Slate and, along with Charles Simic, poetry editor for The Paris Review. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ... David Denby is an American film critic who writes for The New Yorker. ... For other uses, see New Yorker. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...

In the wake of mounting accusations of sexism, director Judd Apatow discussed ways he might develop more authentic female characters.^[30] New York Magazine quotes Apatow as admitting, "I think the characters are sexist at times, but it's really about immature people who are afraid of women and relationships and learn to grow up," dismissing Heigl's comments saying that they were "taken out of context," noting, "It reminds people that they need to buy Knocked Up on DVD and judge for themselves;" a reversal (i.e., turning negative accusations of misogynism into a positive for monetary gain) which the article praised as "reverse-jujitsu marketing acumen."^[31] In response to another one of Apatow's remarks regarding sexist accusations (i.e., "If people say that the characters are sexist, I say, yeah, that's what I was going for in the first part of the movie, and then they change."), another article in New York Magazine noted that Apatow was not directly responding to the nature of the accusations, which were not directed at his characters but rather the movie itself, saying, "the characters aren't all that sexist, but the movie kind of is," adding that, "The problems with Knocked Up have been pointed out by many writers...."^[32] Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967, in Syosset, New York)[1] is an Emmy-winning American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

Pro-life themes

Knocked Up, together with Juno and Waitress, were three well-known comedies released in 2007 portraying women choosing to give birth to babies resulting from unplanned pregnancies. Hadley Freeman of The Guardian knocked all three films for "present[ing] situations where women do not consider abortion as a feasible possibility."^[33] Freeman noted that abortion is "something that is portrayed in Knocked Up as the act of selfish women who don't want a swelling belly to impede their clubbing" and thought it "no coincidence that these [three] films are emerging from a country that has had eight years of ultra-conservative Republican rule."^[33] Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. ... Waitress is a 2007 film starring Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, and Andy Griffith. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...

Ross Douthat of The Atlantic Monthly, however, argued that the promotion of pro-life themes was ineffectual due to the unrealistic quality of the films, noting that although "in films like Knocked Up and Juno... even if the movies were mildly pro-life, they weren't effective arguments for an anti-abortion position, because neither film’s storyline actually reflected the experience of most American women who consider terminating their pregnancy."^[34] The Atlantic redirects here; for the ocean, see Atlantic Ocean. ...

Apatow pointed out in an DVD commentary track for the film that the decision to have the baby was simply a plot device that set up the feature-length comedy that follows. In a 2007 press junket for the film, he also stated his position on abortion: "I'm pro-choice and I think that nobody should tell anybody else what do with their bodies or their points of view. I think that those decisions are very personal and no one has the answers, so, I'm pretty solid in that position."^[35] On a DVD (or laserdisc), an audio commentary is a bonus track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers, who talk about the movie as it progresses. ... A plot device is an element introduced into a story to solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Issues of discussion Pro-choice describes the political and ethical view that a woman should have complete control over her fertility and pregnancy. ...

Top ten lists

The film made the top ten list of the jury for the 2007 AFI Awards as well as the top ten lists of several well-known critics, with the AFI jury calling it the "funniest, freshest comedy of our this or any other generation." and a film that "stretches the boundaries of romantic comedies." John Newman, respected film critic for the Boston Bubble called the film "a better, raunchy, modern version of Some Like it Hot." ^[36]

Early on the film was deemed the best reviewed wide release of 2007 by the Rotten Tomatoes' website (although the review did warn that early reviews such as itself could be "over-enthusiastic.")^[37]

The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.^[38]

• 3rd - Kyle Smith, New York Post
• 4th - Christy Lemire, Associated Press^[39]
• 5th - Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
• 6th - David Ansen, Newsweek
• 8th - Ella Taylor, LA Weekly
• 9th - Empire
• 9th - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly (tied with Superbad)
• 10th - A. O. Scott, The New York Times (tied with Juno and Superbad)
• 10th - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
• 10th - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone (tied with Juno)^[40]

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Awards

On December 16, 2007, the film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best movies of the year, It was one of the two pregnancy comedies on the list (Juno being the other). E! News praised the film's generally unacknowledged success, saying that, "The unplanned pregnancy comedy, shut out of the Golden Globes and passed over by the L.A. and New York critics, was one of 10 films selected Sunday for the American Film Institute's year-end honors."^[41] is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about human pregnancy in biological females. ... Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. ... E! News is the E! networks nightly entertainment news show. ...

The 2007 Teen Choice Awards awarded the film "Choice : Comedy". They also gave Ryan Seacrest "Best Hissy Fit", for his brief cameo, where he becomes self-obsessed and complains about rising young talents, saying that they 'fuck his day up.' The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX (United States) and Global TV (Canada). ... Ryan John Seacrest is an American television/radio host. ...

Judd Apatow was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Music

Strange Weirdos: Music From And Inspired By The Film Knocked Up, an original soundtrack album, was composed for the film by folk singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and Joe Henry. Strange Weirdos: Music From And Inspired By The Film Knocked Up[1] is the upcoming soundtrack album to the 2007 Judd Apatow film Knocked Up. ... A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music from a particular feature film. ... Folk song redirects here. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Joe Henry is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. ...

In addition to Wainwright's tracks, there were approximately 40 songs featured in the motion picture that were not included on the official soundtrack on Concord Records.^[42]

DVD details

Several separate Region 1 DVD versions were released on September 25, 2007. There was the theatrical R-Rated version, an "Unrated and Unprotected" version (fullscreen and widescreen available independently), a two-disc "Extended & Unrated" collector's edition, and an HD DVD "Unrated and Unprotected" version. The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Motion Picture Association of Americas film-rating system is used in the U.S and its territories to rate a films thematic and content suitability for certain audiences. ... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data...

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