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Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy and drama film written and directed by Judd Apatow. The cast includes Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, and Jay Baruchel. Produced by Apatow Productions, the film was distributed by Universal Pictures and later by Netflix. It features music by Loudon Wainwright III and was filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and focuses on human pregnancy.
The film has a runtime of 129 minutes and carries an R rating. It was released on June 1, 2007, with additional publication dates listed as March 12, 2007, and August 23, 2007. The production had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 219,900,000. Critical reception included a Metascore of 85 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 90%. The film received 8 wins and 26 nominations. It is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection and was followed by This Is 40.
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Film · TMDB
6.3A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
Cast
- Seth Rogen as Ben Stone
- Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott
- Paul Rudd as Pete
- Leslie Mann as Debbie
- Jason Segel as Jason
- Jay Baruchel as Jay
Themes
- alcohol
- pregnancy
- bed
- one-night stand
- condom
- paternity
- drug use
- beard
- unprotected sex
- duringcreditsstinger
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
397,384 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 26 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Judd Apatow
- Written by
- Judd Apatow
- Produced by
- Judd Apatow Shauna Robertson Clayton Townsend
- Starring
- Seth Rogen Katherine Heigl Paul Rudd Leslie Mann Jay Baruchel Jonah Hill Jason Segel Martin Starr
- Cinematography
- Eric Edwards
- Edited by
- Brent White Craig Alpert
- Music by
- Loudon Wainwright III Joe Henry
- Production company
- Apatow Productions
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- March 12, 2007 ( 2007-03-12 ) ( SXSW ) June 1, 2007 ( 2007-06-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $219.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Knocked Up is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel and Martin Starr. It follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between a slacker and a recently promoted media personality that results in an unintended pregnancy.
Knocked Up was directed by Apatow, from a screenplay by himself. Apatow, Shauna Robertson and Clayton Townsend were involved in the film as producers for the film studio, Apatow Productions. Rogen and Evan Goldberg were involved in the film as executive producers. Filming began in May 2006, in various locations in the United States, with a focus on California, including Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The cinematography was in charge of Eric Edwards, while the soundtrack was composed by Loudon Wainwright III and Joe Henry. The film was edited by Brent White and Craig Alpert. The film had a budget of $25 million.
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