Juno (2007)

Director:

Jason Reitman

Writer (WGA):

Diablo Cody (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about growing up... and the bumps along the way.

Plot:

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.

Plot Keywords:

Dark Comedy | Teenage Pregnancy | Summer | Unmarried Mother | Furniture

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 39 wins & 35 nominations

Cast

Ellen Page	...	Juno MacGuff
Michael Cera	...	Paulie Bleeker
Jennifer Garner	...	Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman	...	Mark Loring
Allison Janney	...	Bren MacGuff
J.K. Simmons	...	Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby	...	Leah
Eileen Pedde	...	Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson	...	Rollo
Daniel Clark	...	Steve Rendazo
Darla Vandenbossche	...	Bleeker's Mom
Aman Johal	...	Vijay
Valerie Tian	...	Su-Chin
Emily Perkins	...	Punk Receptionist
Kaaren de Zilva	...	Ultrasound Technician

Also Known As:

Juno (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43795) | Germany:6 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Argentina:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:12 | Greece:K | Canada:G (Quebec) | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-11 | Brazil:10 | UK:12A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:7 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

The compact disc from which Mark plays "Superstar," by Sonic Youth, is "If I Were a Carpenter," a 1994 compilation of covers of The Carpenters songs.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Bleeker is talking to Juno in the hallway at school while holding a box of donut holes, the box changes positions in his hands every time the angle changes. In his DVD commentary, director Jason Reitman explains that this was an intentional cheat (one that irked his script supervisor!) to keep the donut holes visible through the box in both camera angles.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Juno MacGuff: It started with a chair.

Movie Connections:

References Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)

Soundtrack:

Anyone Else But You

Like a bad Onion article

When Onion, a site/publication dedicated to presenting the news satirically, focuses on a specific person or issue it succeeds. When it goes beyond that, unlike Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, it typically ends up sounding cynical and loses any sort of irony and comedy it otherwise had.

With Juno, we have pretty much the same thing. It attempts to mock everything and in doing so mocks itself and loses any sort of significant meaning it may have had.

In terms of pure entertainment, it loses most of its wit and humor and so alternates between annoying and boring, like a teen or teacher trying too hard to fit in. So, in short, it becomes a poser of a film.