Knocked Up (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writer (WGA):

Judd Apatow (written by)

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Save the due date

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

One Night Stand | Pot | Condom | Party | Dancing

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19	12:00 AM	HBO
Thur. July 23	2:55 AM	HBO

Cast

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
Bill Hader	...	Brent
Ken Jeong	...	Dr. Kuni
Craig Robinson	...	Club Doorman
Tim Bagley	...	Dr. Pellagrino
Loudon Wainwright III	...	Dr. Howard (as Loudon Wainwright)
Stephanie Mnookin	...	Dr. Howard’s Nurse
Adam Scott	...	Samuel - Male nurse
J.P. Manoux	...	Dr. Angelo
Mo Collins	...	Female Doctor
B.J. Novak	...	Young Doctor
Tami Sagher	...	Wardrobe Lady
Brianna Brown	...	Alison's Friend (as Brianna Lynn Brown)
Catherine Reitman	...	Alison's Friend
Nick Thune	...	Alison's Friend
Paul Feig	...	Fantasy Baseball Guy
Ben Meyerson	...	Fantasy Baseball Guy
Wayne Federman	...	Fantasy Baseball Guy
Melinda Bennett	...	Dr. Pellagrino's Nurse
Matt McKane	...	Club Bartender
Steven Brill	...	Ben’s Boss
Ana Mercedes	...	Maria
Nadine Griffith	...	Maternity Nurse at Desk
Diane Schaller	...	Delivery Nurse
Emersen Riley	...	Jonah's Girlfriend
Stormy Daniels	...	Lap Dancer
Nautica Thorn	...	Lap Dancer
Mary Brill	...	Real Estate Agent
Lolita Mastrolia	...	Daughter in Waiting Room
Joseph T. Mastrolia	...	Father in Waiting Room
Tracy Hartley	...	Lamaze Instructor
Jeffrey L. Wilson	...	Record Store Customer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Alba	...	Herself (uncredited)
Steve Carell	...	Himself (uncredited)
Andy Dick	...	Himself (uncredited)
James Franco	...	Himself (uncredited)
Aidan Gonzales	...	Waiting Room Twin Baby (uncredited)
Andrew Gonzales	...	Waiting Room Twin Baby (uncredited)
Kathy Gonzales	...	Waiting Room Mom (uncredited)
Natalie Lipka	...	Hostess (uncredited)
Shawn McDaniel	...	Theater goer (uncredited)
Julia Melim	...	Girl at the Bar (uncredited)
Eva Mendes	...	Herself (uncredited)
Roy C. Peterson	...	Theatergoer (uncredited)
Ryan Seacrest	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dax Shepard	...	Himself (uncredited)
Michelle Woods	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Judd Apatow

Writing credits (WGA)
Judd Apatow		(written by)

Produced by
Judd Apatow	....	producer
Norman Durance	....	assistant producer
Evan Goldberg	....	executive producer
Shauna Robertson	....	producer
Seth Rogen	....	executive producer
Clayton Townsend	....	producer

Original Music by
Joe Henry
Loudon Wainwright III

Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards		(director of photography) (as Eric Edwards)

Film Editing by
Craig Alpert
Brent White

Casting by
Allison Jones

Production Design by
Jefferson Sage

Art Direction by
Lauren E. Polizzi

Set Decoration by
Chris L. Spellman

Costume Design by
Debra McGuire

Makeup Department
Corrina Duran	....	additional makeup artist (as Corina C. Duran)
Corrina Duran	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Freeman	....	assistant makeup artist
Ruth Haney	....	prosthetic application
Pauletta O. Lewis	....	additional hair stylist (as Pauletta Lewis-Irwin)
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic design and application (as Matthew Mungle)
Ann Pala	....	key makeup artist (as Ann Pala Taylor)
Charlotte Parker	....	additional hair stylist
Thomas Real	....	key hair stylist
Nancy Tong	....	hair stylist (as Nanxy Tong-Heater)
Alexis Walker	....	additional makeup artist
Clinton Wayne	....	prosthetic application
Carlton Coleman	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Michael McCracken Jr.	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Production Management
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Gary R. Wordham	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aaron Critchlow	....	dga trainee
Heather Grierson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Dawn Massaro	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Dawn Massaro-Adams)
Courtenay Miles	....	second assistant director
Matt Rebenkoff	....	first assistant director
Paul Schneider	....	second second assistant director (as Paul B. Schneider)
Carrie Havel	....	assistant director: E! News segments (uncredited)

Art Department
Armando Abarca	....	drapery foreman
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser
Kristen Gassner	....	set decoration buyer
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master
Mark 'Digger' Green	....	set dresser (as Mark Green)
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt	....	stand-by painter
Ari Jacobs	....	art department coordinator
Scott G. Jones	....	gang boss
Adam Kirby	....	set dresser
Anthony Klaiman	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Lapp	....	set designer
Alicia Maccarone	....	set designer
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Masako Masuda	....	set designer
Christopher Morente	....	greens foreman
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Nashon Petrushkin	....	set dresser
Steve Sickle	....	stand-by greens foreman
Bert Smith	....	assistant property master
Hans Soto	....	greensman
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Hunter Woo	....	art department assistant
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
David Goldstein	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor (as George Anderson)
Bill Burns	....	assistant adr editor
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist
Tammy Fearing	....	adr supervisor
Peter Hansen	....	sound
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Howard London	....	adr mixer
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator
Cindy Marty	....	sound effects editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.	....	boom operator
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Joe Schiff	....	dialogue editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Cherie Tamai	....	first assistant sound editor
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Steve Luport	....	special effects technician
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects technician
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Rachel Leigh Arnold	....	titles/graphic designer
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Sam Dabbs	....	end titles
Scott M. Davids	....	main title designer: Yard VFX
Jalal Jemison	....	digital effects artist
Steve Koch	....	digital artist
Steve Koch	....	matte painter
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor
Lori C. Miller	....	art director
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist
Tim Turner	....	effects technical director: E! News segments
Peter Vickery	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Malosi Leonard	....	stunt coordinator
Matt Leonard	....	stunts (as Matthew Leonard)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brandon Ainsworth	....	rigging electrician
Louis Aurelio	....	tape operator: E! News segments
Todd Avery	....	additional second assistant camera
Randy Babchuck	....	rigging electrician
Nils Benson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Craig Bilodeau	....	rigging grip
Don Bixby	....	gaffer
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Craig A. Brink	....	rigging gaffer
Jason Brunelle	....	set lighting technician
Bruce Byall	....	grip
Kevin Cadwallader	....	lighting programmer
Doug Cowden	....	key grip
Shanon Deats	....	grip
David Diamond	....	best boy rigging electric
Sammy Escobar	....	grip
Gordon Tadd Eto	....	set lighting technician (as Gordon Eto)
Earl Gayer	....	set lighting technician (as Earl D. Gayer)
Dennis Geraghty	....	camera production assistant
Peter Geraghty	....	assistant camera
Paul J. Giacalone	....	grip
Grant Goza	....	grip
Gustavo Graciano	....	rigging electric
Suzanne Hanover	....	unit still photographer
Paul Horn	....	first assistant camera
Jay M. Huntoon	....	digital video assist operator
Matt Jackson	....	grip
Pete Johnson	....	rigging grip
Chris Kovalski	....	daily rigging grip
Greg Kurtz	....	camera loader
Eric Leach	....	additional camera operator
David Leite	....	rigging grip
Allan Lum Li	....	video controller: E! News segments
Glen Magers	....	rigging electrician
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key rigging grip
Marc Marino	....	best boy electric
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician
Marcos Montenegro	....	camera operator: E! News segments
Caleb R. Nelson	....	rigging best boy grip
Jeremy Noggles	....	rigging grip
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Cory Peavler	....	rigging grip
Edward Pickrell	....	rigging grip
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lance Robinson	....	rigging grip
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jesse Roth	....	assistant camera: Las Vegas
Walter Royle	....	best boy grip
Marc Salter	....	rigging electrician
Michael J. Schwartz	....	electrician
Bill H. Schwocho	....	rigging grip
Jeremy Settles	....	grip
Cliff Shaffer	....	rigging grip
Hannes Steixner	....	rigging grip
William Streit	....	set lighting technician
Scott Sublette	....	camera operator: E! News segments
Brian Tilden	....	gaffer: additional photography
Paul Tilden	....	second assistant camera
Teague Uva	....	grip
Tony Varuola	....	lighting technician
Chris Weigand	....	set lighting technician
Gary A. Williams	....	key dolly grip
Jeffrey L. Wilson	....	grip

Casting Department
Scott Blasko	....	extras casting assistant: Las Vegas
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager
Dorian Frankel	....	casting assistant
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting: Las Vegas
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting
Deedra Ricketts	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Winifred Clements	....	costume buyer
Catherine Hahn	....	costumer
Jennifer Iizuka	....	key costumer
Joseph T. Mastrolia	....	costume supervisor
Katrina Mastrolia	....	costume supervisor
Michael A. Russell	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Laura Behary	....	assistant editor
Mellissa Bretherton	....	additional editor (as Melissa Bretherton)
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
James Carretta	....	editorial production assistant (as Jim Carretta)
Scott M. Davids	....	associate editor
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
Ray Neapolitan	....	first assistant editor
Colin Patton	....	assistant editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	digital film colorist

Music Department
Jay Bellerose	....	musician: drums
Ryan Freeland	....	score mixer
Ryan Freeland	....	score recordist
Jonathan Karp	....	music editor
Jonathan Karp	....	music supervisor
Greg Leisz	....	musician: guitar
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
David Piltch	....	musician: bass
Richard Thompson	....	musician: guitar
Patrick Warren	....	musician: keyboards
Lyle Workman	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Jayson Chang	....	transportation office coordinator
Oliver Eisenger	....	transportation captain
Don Haggerty	....	driver
Mike Shannon	....	transportation coordinator
James Waitkus	....	driver

Other crew
Natalie Alexander	....	adr voice
Rebecca Asher	....	script supervisor
Stuart Bam	....	production assistant
Matthew Bass	....	production assistant
Brad Bell	....	key assistant location manager
Michelle Beress	....	production office assistant
Theodore Borders	....	adr voice
Laura Brown	....	deko operator: E! News segments
Ranjani Brow	....	adr voice
Ericka Bryce	....	production medic
Selena Carrillo	....	assistant production coordinator
Naomi Catalano	....	second assistant accountant
Jacob Charney	....	key assistant location manager
Greg Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Richard Joel Cohen	....	action double
Rachel Crane	....	adr voice
Grant Cross	....	additional production assistant: Las Vegas
Caitlin Cutt	....	adr voice
Eileen M. Dennis	....	first assistant accountant (as Eileen Dennis)
Andrew Epstein	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Chase Fein	....	production assistant
Christopher Flynn	....	technical director: E! News segments
Karen M. Fuchs	....	payroll accountant
Kate Galbraith	....	production secretary
Erica Gonzales	....	accounting clerk
Rhona Gordon	....	studio teacher
Joshua Greenrock	....	audience page
Stuart Ham	....	office production assistant
Justin Harrold	....	location production assistant
Jesse Heiman	....	stand-in
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice
Dava Hulsey	....	stand-in: women
Luika Imaoka	....	construction accountant
Reggie Jackson	....	production assistant
Jennifer K. Jacobs	....	second assistant accountant
Marike Jainchill	....	set production assistant
Eva Jensen	....	studio teacher
Bill LeBoeuf	....	stage manager: E! News segments
Barrett J. Leigh	....	production coordinator
Jill S. Litwin	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Christopher Lula	....	stand-in
Joyce Mannion	....	food stylist
James Maull	....	post production accountant
Taylor McCluskey	....	stand-in
Jadi McCurdy	....	set production assistant
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator
Peter McKernan	....	helicopter pilot
Dauv McNeely	....	computer and video playback technician
Fred Mendes	....	studio director: E! News segments
Scott Menville	....	adr voice
Joseph A. Mileto	....	craft service assistant
Naomi Motohashi	....	key assistant location manager
Blake Nabavi	....	production assistant
Harley Pasternak	....	fitness trainer
Luke Pearsall	....	production assistant
Michelle Penn	....	teleprompter operator: E! News segments
Shani Pride	....	adr voice
Mike Revell	....	production accountant
Nicholas Rich	....	medical technical advisor
Christina Rodgers	....	adr voice
Joanne Rose	....	stand-in: Leslie Mann
Bob Salcedo	....	audio mixer: E! News segments
Susie Schelling	....	medical consultant
Michael Serrano	....	additional set production assistant
Justin Shenkarow	....	adr voice
Jim Small	....	assistant location manager
Lance Strumpf	....	ground safety coordinator
Shane Sweet	....	adr voice
Chance P. Tassone	....	craft service
Hans Tester	....	adr voice
Jacob M. Torres	....	production assistant: locations (as Jacob Torres)
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	production assistant
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager
Robbie Woolrich	....	office production assistant
Brook Worley	....	assistant production coordinator
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Lisa Yadavaia	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
James Barbour	....	stand in: Jonah Hill (uncredited)
Patrick Bautista	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Wendy Geary	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Guy Laliberté	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Apatow Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Peru) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2007) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Universal Films Canada)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD) (extended version)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Yard VFX (opticals)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (visual effects)
• Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Film Art  artwork
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Concord Records  soundtrack
• Corbis  still photographs (as Corbis Images)
• Footsteps Post-Production Sound Inc.  foley recorded at
• Getty Images  footage courtesy of
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Right Lobe Design Group  end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Yard VFX  main titles and opticals (as Yard FX)

Also Known As:

Untitled Judd Apatow Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, drug use and language.

Runtime:

129 min | 133 min (unrated DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-13 | USA:R (certificate #43288) | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:7 | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | France:Unrated | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Taiwan:R-12 | Norway:11 | Denmark:7 | Singapore:M18 (also unrated version) | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating)

Filming Locations:

Del's Saloon - 12238 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Christina Aguilera was offered the role of Alison, but turned it down in order to focus on her music career.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Debbie pulls up a map of sex offenders, and talks about how they are surrounded. The film takes place in California, but the map shows Boston (Interstate 95 and 93 intersect with routes 128, 1, and 3).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jay: I got to get off! I got to get off! Got to get off! Got to get off!

Movie Connections:

References Spider-Man (2002)

Soundtrack:

Sign Your Name

Decent, but I don't see what all of the fuss is about.

I went into the theater not knowing what to expect, not having seen the trailer, and two hours later I felt I had seen a decent movie, quite funny at times, but I couldn't figure out what everyone was making such a big deal about. Compared to a lot of what passes for comedy in the cinema these days, Knocked Up is great, but it's hardly the "instant classic" that I've seen it called in many professional and IMDb reviews. It's certainly worth seeing, but maybe at a discount matinée instead of a full-price evening show.

Much of what is wrong with Knocked Up is simply an over-reliance on Seth Rogen to deliver the laughs. To be sure, Rogen is a funny guy - he handled the jump from second-tier supporting actor (a la 40 Year Old Virgin) to leading man surprisingly well, appearing confident and charismatic. The problem is that as the film goes on, he just doesn't get a whole lot to work with from his supporting cast. Rogen doesn't have enough in him at this point to carry an entire film on his shoulders, but often he is forced into that role, providing the only humor in many scenes (especially in the second half of the movie). At times it almost seems as if Rogen has landed in the wrong film, delivering clever quips and laughs while the barely-likable characters around him remain too serious. Paul Rudd manages to break this up, taking some of the burden off Rogen, but Katherine Heigl and Leslie Mann's unfunny and quasi-sympathetic characters drag them down.

To be sure, the first half of Knocked Up is great, but by the second half the script becomes mired in slow, cliché drama. Marital dissatisfaction and the loss of youth are interesting themes to explore, but in doing so, Knocked Up fails to establish a consistent tone. As the film trudges past the 90-minute mark, it is sometimes humorous, sometimes dour, often clichéd, all resulting in an awkward mix of styles.

Overall, Knocked Up was a good effort, but a little more editing of the script would have helped a lot. I don't mind long movies at all, but 20 minutes could have been trimmed from this film to good effect.