Knocked Up!
Knocked Up Joke
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Knock, knock
Who's there?
Tish
Tish who?
Bless you
Knocked Up
Directed by Judd ApatowProduced by Judd Apatow
Shauna Robertson
Clayton Townsend
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
Written by Judd Apatow
Starring Seth Rogen
Katherine Heigl
Paul Rudd
Leslie Mann
Jay Baruchel
Jonah Hill
Jason Segel
Martin Starr
Distributed by Universal Studios
Release date(s) June 1, 2007
Language English
Budget $33 million
Knocked Up IMDB profile
This article is about the 2007 American comedy film. For mammalian reproduction, see pregnancy. Knocked Up is an upcoming 2007 comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow. It will star Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann.Knocked Up Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. For Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) it is a big night out to celebrate her recent promotion to on-air interviewer for the E! Entertainment Network. For Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) it is just a typical drunk evening. However, thanks largely to their excessive inebriation, the two hook-up and have a one-night stand. When it becomes inescapably obvious that they dont really get along, they go their separate ways. Unfortunately for both, Alison soon finds out that she is pregnant and has to track Ben down. Since she never got his phone number to begin with, the only way she is able to contact him is through the porn website he runs with his buddies (Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, Jay Baruchel, Martin Starr), fleshofthestars.com. Bens reaction to the pregnancy is one of confusion, as he simply cannot imagine giving up his utterly carefree and irresponsible lifestyle. Still, with both of their lives somewhat derailed, the two make a decision to give dating a try. With a little luck, they may actually be each others soul mates, but no one is actually betting on that. Despite Bens solid effort to prove himself as a responsible adult male capable of fathering a child, the couple continues to have problems. With the dysfunctional marriage between Alisons sister Debbie (Leslie Mann) and her brother-in-law Pete (Paul Rudd) serving as the only example for the new couple, things get even more confusing.Knocked Up Cast
Ben Stone (Seth Rogen)Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl)
Pete (Paul Rudd)
Debbie (Leslie Mann)
Jay (Jay Baruchel)
Jonah (Jonah Hill)
Jason (Jason Segel)
Martin (Martin Starr)
Jodi (Charlyne Yi)
Jill (Kristen Wiig)
Ben's Dad (Harold Ramis)
Alison's Mom (Joanna Kerns)
Jack (Alan Tudyk)
Gynecologist (Loudon Wainwright III)
Steve Carell (cameo)
Wayne Federman (cameo)
James Franco (cameo)
Ryan Seacrest (cameo)
Owen Wilson (cameo)
Knocked Up 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.In addition to Wainwright's songs, the following songs were featured in the film:
"We Are Nowhere And It's Now" - Bright Eyes (feat. Emmylou Harris)
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" - Ol' Dirty Bastard
"Rock Lobster" - The B-52's
"Police On My Back" - The Clash
"Girl" - Beck
"Toxic" - Britney Spears
"Santeria" - Sublime
"El Pico" - Ratatat
Knocked Up Reception
In an early review, Variety magazine called the film "more explosively funny, more frequently, than nearly any major studio release in recent memory."Another early review, eFilmCritic stated the following about Knocked Up, "Before you go into Knocked Up, every serious movie fan should make up a list of their favorite comedies of the past two decades. If Old School is on it, you are disqualified. But no matter what is, scratch one off of it because Knocked Up is going to knock it off eventually and its earned the spot."
Knocked Up Trivia
Anne Hathaway was originally cast as "Alison Scott" in this film, but dropped out due to creative reasons. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kate Bosworth auditioned for the part after Hathaway dropped out but ended up losing to Katherine Heigl.Knocked Up was filmed in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, which is famous for the O. J. Simpson Murder case. The low speed chase started and ended at his home in Brentwood.
Four actors that will appear in the movie all had starring roles in the 1999 sitcom, Freaks and Geeks. James Franco, Martin Starr, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel. Segel and Rogen also starred in Undeclared with Jay Baruchel and Loudon Wainwright III. In the commentary for Accepted, Jonah Hill states he does an impersonation of Larry Flint in this Knocked Up. Hill also says that the release date at the time of the commentary was August of 2007.
