50 Fun Facts About Knocked up

Who wrote, produced and directed Knocked Up?

It was his second feature as director, after The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Both films' casts overlap heavily with his cancelled TV shows.

Who plays slacker Ben Stone in Knocked Up?

It was his first leading role in a studio film. He was also an executive producer with his writing partner Evan Goldberg.

Who plays Alison Scott, the newly promoted TV reporter, in Knocked Up?

She was then starring on Grey's Anatomy. Hathaway, Wilde and Bosworth were all attached or auditioned for the part first.

Which entertainment network has just given Alison an on-air job in Knocked Up?

Her morning sickness kicks in during an on-camera interview with a movie star playing himself.

What kind of website do Ben and his roommates half-heartedly work on in Knocked Up?

The site, Flesh of the Stars, catalogues nude scenes; they later discover the idea already exists as Mr. Skin.

How does Ben support himself before Alison's pregnancy in Knocked Up?

The Canadian-born character is living off the settlement in a shared house with four friends who all use their actors' first names.

Which actor is Alison interviewing when morning sickness first hits her in Knocked Up?

Franco, an Apatow TV alumnus, is one of several celebrities playing themselves, alongside Jessica Alba, Eva Mendes and Andy Dick.

Who play Alison's sister Debbie and her husband Pete in Knocked Up?

Mann is Apatow's wife, and their real daughters Maude and Iris play Debbie's kids. The couple got their own film, This Is 40, in 2012.

What does Debbie discover Pete has secretly been sneaking out at night to do in Knocked Up?

He has also been going to the movies alone, to escape what he calls her manipulative manner. Paul Feig cameos as the Fantasy Baseball Guy.

What does Ben propose to Alison with in Knocked Up?

He promises to buy a real ring someday; she says it is too early to think about marriage while she is hiding the pregnancy from her bosses.

Where do Ben and Pete go on their road trip after their relationships collapse in Knocked Up?

Tripping, they see a Cirque du Soleil show and Ben has a meltdown about the hotel-room chairs.

What are Ben and Pete on when they realise they need to save their relationships in Knocked Up?

The Vegas trip ends with a heartfelt talk about how much they miss the women in their lives.

Why are Debbie and Alison refused entry to a nightclub in Knocked Up?

The sympathetic doorman delivers the bad news, prompting Debbie's tearful monologue about her life.

Which comedian plays the club doorman who turns Debbie and Alison away in Knocked Up?

It was one of the Office star's first big film moments. He was later a regular in Apatow-produced comedies like Pineapple Express and This Is the End.

Where is Alison's gynecologist when she goes into labour in Knocked Up?

He had emphatically insisted he never took vacations. Ben leaves him a profane voicemail before Ken Jeong's Dr. Kuni takes over.

Which future Hangover star plays the brusque Dr. Kuni, who delivers Alison's baby in Knocked Up?

Jeong was a practising physician at the time. The film also features B.J. Novak and Mo Collins as doctors.

What sex is Ben and Alison's baby in the theatrical cut of Knocked Up?

An alternate ending on the DVD makes the baby a boy. Real footage of a birth was used, which reportedly drove the originally cast actress from the role.

Which actress was originally cast as Alison before dropping out of Knocked Up?

Apatow said she objected to plans to use real footage of a woman giving birth. Hewitt, Bosworth and Olivia Wilde then auditioned.

Which pop star was a contender for the female lead in Knocked Up but turned it down to promote an album?

She was busy with Back to Basics. Her rival Britney Spears did make it in, via 'Toxic' on the soundtrack.

Which late Ghostbusters star plays Ben's overjoyed father in Knocked Up?

Ramis's Harris Stone is the film's warmest voice; his talk with Ben triggers Ben's decision to grow up.

Which Growing Pains actress plays Alison's mother, who urges her to have an abortion, in Knocked Up?

The baby photo of her in the closing credits was the same one used in the opening titles of Growing Pains' early seasons.

Which two future SNL stars play the passive-aggressive E! executives Jack and Jill in Knocked Up?

Wiig's needling, passive-aggressive boss became one of the film's most quoted characters. Hader appears separately as Brent.

Which TV host's cameo won him a Teen Choice Award for 'Best Hissy Fit'?

He rants that rising young stars are ruining his day. The film itself won Choice Comedy.

Which four Knocked Up housemates share their first names with the actors who play them?

Segel, Baruchel, Hill and Starr all came from Apatow's TV shows. Martin loses a beard-growing bet.

Which cancelled Apatow-produced 1999 series gave Knocked Up its stars Rogen, Segel, Starr and Franco?

Jay Baruchel came from Undeclared. Paul Feig, who co-created Freaks and Geeks, has a cameo.

Which studio released Knocked Up on June 1, 2007?

It had premiered at South by Southwest that March. Universal also released The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

What was Knocked Up's production budget?

It grossed about $219M worldwide, nearly nine times its cost.

Roughly how much did Knocked Up gross worldwide?

About $149M of that came from the US and Canada. It spent eight weeks in the domestic top ten, the longest streak of any May-June opener that year.

Which blockbuster kept Knocked Up out of the number-one spot on its opening weekend?

It opened at number two with about $30.7M against the Pirates threequel's second weekend.

Which folk singer-songwriter composed Knocked Up's soundtrack album, Strange Weirdos, with Joe Henry?

Wainwright also appears on screen as Dr. Howard, and had played a father on Apatow's Undeclared.

Who wrote 'Daughter', the lead song from Knocked Up performed by the soundtrack's composer?

The song plays over the closing montage of the cast's baby photos.

Which Wu-Tang Clan track was used in Knocked Up's trailer?

The Traveling Wilburys' 'End of the Line' was also used in the trailer; neither is on the official soundtrack.

Which of these songs does NOT appear in Knocked Up, according to its music credits?

Roughly 40 songs feature in the film beyond the official soundtrack, from The Clash to Lily Allen and Matisyahu.

What Rotten Tomatoes approval rating did Knocked Up hold as of 2025?

Metacritic scored it 85, and it was briefly the site's best-reviewed wide release of 2007. Audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore.

Which institution named Knocked Up one of 2007's ten best films, the 'funniest, freshest comedy of this generation'?

It shared the AFI list with Juno, the year's other pregnancy comedy, after being shut out by the Globes and the LA and New York critics.

Which magazine interview saw Heigl call Knocked Up 'a little sexist'?

She said it painted women as 'shrews' and men as 'lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys'. Apatow replied: 'what is this, the 1600s?'

Which 2009 Heigl comedy did Rogen cite on Howard Stern when pushing back on her sexism comments?

He noted a scene involving vibrating underwear and asked whether that was 'uplifting for women'. The two later made peace publicly.

Which Apatow associate called Knocked Up 'a comedy of the bullies, rather than the bullied'?

The School of Rock writer had written for Apatow's TV work. A. O. Scott called Juno a 'feminist, girl-powered rejoinder' to the film.

Which Canadian author sued over similarities between the film and her memoir Knocked Up?

A second Canadian writer, Patricia Pearson, saw parallels with her novel Playing House but called the lawsuit frivolous.

Which director appears in the DVD mockumentary 'Directing the Director'?

The Capote director only interferes, and the two end up in a fist fight.

Rogen lost the 2008 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Actor to which co-star of a film he co-wrote?

Cera won for Superbad, which Rogen wrote with Evan Goldberg and also acted in.

How long is the 'Unrated and Unprotected' cut of Knocked Up on DVD?

The R-rated theatrical version runs 128 minutes. Critics already complained the film needed a good editor.

What is the title of the 2012 'sort-of sequel' following Pete and Debbie?

Apatow insisted it was a spin-off rather than a sequel. A third film, This Is 50, was announced as in development in 2022.

Which veteran comic actor plays Pete's sponging father in This Is 40?

John Lithgow plays Debbie's withdrawn father and Melissa McCarthy an enraged fellow parent. Pete's record label is trying to relaunch Graham Parker.

Which 1970s pub-rock band's reunion is Pete's struggling label promoting in This Is 40?

Parker plays himself. Debbie, meanwhile, runs a boutique with employees played by Megan Fox and Charlyne Yi.

Which honour did High Times magazine give Knocked Up in 2007?

Apatow was also nominated for a Writers Guild award for the screenplay.

Which Freaks and Geeks co-creator, later the director of Bridesmaids, cameos as the Fantasy Baseball Guy?

Steve Carell also drops in as himself, another link back to Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

What reason did Apatow give for Anne Hathaway leaving the role of Alison?

Rogen confirmed she did not want the crowning shot to be visually real, even though it would not be her.

What grade did CinemaScore audiences give Knocked Up?

Critics were warmer: Metacritic scored it 85 out of 100, signalling 'universal acclaim'.

Who was the cinematographer on Knocked Up?

Filming began in May 2006, mostly around Los Angeles and Santa Monica.