Knocked Up (2007)

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:

Love | Canadian Stereotype | Earthquake | Las Vegas Nevada | Breakup

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28

10:30 PM

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	...	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
Matthew McKane	...	Club Bartender (as Matt McKane)
Steven Brill	...	Ben’s Boss
Ana Mercedes	...	Maria
Nadine Griffith	...	Maternity Nurse at Desk
Diane Schaller	...	Delivery Nurse
Emersen Riley	...	Jonah's Girlfriend
Stormy	...	Lap Dancer (as Stormy Daniels)
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)
Natalie Lipka	...	Hostess (uncredited)
Eva Mendes	...	Herself (uncredited)
Ryan Seacrest	...	Himself (uncredited)
Dax Shepard	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Judd Apatow

Writing credits (WGA)
Judd Apatow		(written by)

Produced by
Judd Apatow	....	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)
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
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
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt	....	stand-by painter
Ari Jacobs	....	art department coordinator
Scott G. Jones	....	gang boss
Adam Kirby	....	set dresser
Anthony Klaiman	....	set dresser
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
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Hunter Woo	....	art department assistant

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
Don Bixby	....	gaffer
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Cadwallader	....	lighting programmer
Doug Cowden	....	key grip
Shanon Deats	....	grip
Dennis Geraghty	....	camera production assistant
Peter Geraghty	....	assistant camera
Grant Goza	....	grip
Suzanne Hanover	....	unit still photographer
Paul Horn	....	first assistant camera
Jay M. Huntoon	....	digital video assist operator
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
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key rigging grip
Marc Marino	....	best boy electric
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician
Marcos Montenegro	....	camera operator: E! News segments
Jeremy Noggles	....	rigging grip
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Peter Rosenfeld	....	steadicam operator
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
Scott Sublette	....	camera operator: E! News segments
Brian Tilden	....	gaffer: additional photography
Paul Tilden	....	second assistant camera
Teague Uva	....	grip
Tony Varuola	....	lighting technician
Gary A. Williams	....	key dolly 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
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
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
Michelle Beress	....	production office assistant
Laura Brown	....	deko operator: E! News segments
Ericka Bryce	....	production medic
Selena Carrillo	....	assistant production coordinator
Greg Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Richard Joel Cohen	....	action double
Grant Cross	....	additional production assistant: Las Vegas
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
Stuart Ham	....	office production assistant
Justin Harrold	....	location production assistant
Jesse Heiman	....	stand-in
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
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator
Peter McKernan	....	helicopter pilot
Dauv McNeely	....	computer and video playback technician
Fred Mendes	....	studio director: E! News segments
Naomi Motohashi	....	key assistant location manager
Harley Pasternak	....	fitness trainer
Luke Pearsall	....	production assistant
Michelle Penn	....	teleprompter operator: E! News segments
Mike Revell	....	production accountant
Nicholas Rich	....	medical technical advisor
Joanne Rose	....	stand-in: Leslie Mann
Bob Salcedo	....	audio mixer: E! News segments
Michael Serrano	....	additional set production assistant
Jim Small	....	assistant location manager
Lance Strumpf	....	ground safety coordinator
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	production assistant
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager
Robbie Woolrich	....	office production assistant
Brook Worley	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa Yadavaia	....	assistant: Mr. Apatow
Wendy Geary	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Taylor McCluskey	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Guy Laliberté	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Apatow Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Peru) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD) (extended version)
• 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 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
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Right Lobe Design Group  end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  color
• Yard VFX  main titles and opticals (as Yard FX)

Also Known As:

Untitled Judd Apatow Project (USA) (working title)
En cloque, mode d'emploi (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Ligeramente embarazada (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Beim ersten Mal (Germany) [de]
Felkoppintva (Hungary) [hu]
Grossesse surprise (Canada: French title) [fr]
Kõht ette (Estonia) [et]
Kaza kursunu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Lío embarazoso, Un (Spain) [es]
Ligeiramente Grávidos (Brazil) [pt]
Me tin proti (Greece) [el]
Molto incinta (Italy) [it]
På smällen (Sweden) [sv]
Paksuna (Finland) [fi]
Um Azar do Caraças (Portugal) [pt]
Wpadka (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, drug use and language.

Runtime:

USA:129 min | 133 min (unrated DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Judd Apatow has stated on the DVD commentary numerous times, that the film is partially based on the birth of his and Leslie Mann's first daughter, Maude. Scenes taken directly from reality include Ben trying to get their doctor on the phone and cursing out numerous doctors when he can't; the cantankerous staff physician who Ben has to take out in the hall to calm; the argument on the way to the clinic where Allison throws Ben out of the car and they then heated argue at the clinic when he gets there; and the scene where Allison tries to take a bath to calm herself just before going to the hospital.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie when Alison is driving her sister's two daughters to school, the older daughter is shown wearing her seat belt, but then the camera cuts back and she is not wearing a seat belt anymore. Then for the remainder of the scene, she is wearing a seat belt again.

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 Serpico (1973)

Soundtrack:

All Night

Knocked Out of the Ball Park?

Forgive the rather redundant pun. The end of the day what I should try and summarise quickly is that this comedy is actually funny. Considering that my view of romantic comedies is that they tend to play for the safe laughs and an expected happy ending. Knocked Up does not do that.

The premise itself is rather risqué when painted as a romantic comedy (which this film is over the gross out comedy more often associated American Pie or Apatow's other work The 40 Year Old Virgin) as essentially a slacker impregnates a beautiful, though equally clueless, woman.

Overlooked completely are the leads in this movie. While Rogen gets most of the laughs (and deservedly so) it is Heigl who gives the best performance. Her breakdown in the clinic is completely believable and brings a tear to even the most unemotional human being. Equal applause should go to Leslie Mann (Apatow's real life wife) who despite being essentially the nemesis of the piece gives just as important a performance as a woman trapped in a souring marriage. Paul Rudd is the only of the four leads who isn't given enough to really shine. Hilarious in Anchorman and Apatow's earlier piece here he feels like an add-on to the main cast.

Nevertheless the film is brilliantly written and superbly performed by everyone. The highlights are undoubtedly the beard jokes ('your face looks like Robin Williams' knuckles) and Harold Ramis' Alzheimers skit. All the while remember that the two leads are actually have a lot of the same neuroses and fears as anyone in a relationship and that is perhaps the film's strongest point that despite the aesthetic differences between the pair. Ben actually makes Alison happy after initial teething's and that perhaps is the strongest suit of the film that the pair are completely believable despite the inevitable smutty jokes. It is well observed and masterfully executed.

See this film!