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On the heels of 2005's blockbuster "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," writer/director Judd Apatow again mines hilarity from the relatably human in a comedy about a one-night stand with unexpected consequences: "Knocked Up." Katherine Heigl ("Grey's Anatomy," "Roswell") joins Virgin alums Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann for a comic look about the best thing that will ever ruin your best-laid plans: parenthood.

Allison Scott (Heigl) is an up-and-coming entertainment journalist whose 24-year-old life is on the fast track. But it gets seriously derailed when a drunken one-nighter with slacker Ben Stone (Rogen) results in an unwanted pregnancy. Faced with the prospect of going it alone or getting to know the baby's father, Allison decides to give the lovable doof a chance.

An overgrown kid who has no desire to settle down, Ben learns that he has a big decision to make with his kid's mom-to-be: will he hit the road or stay in the picture? Courting a woman you've just "Knocked Up," however, proves to be a little difficult when the two try their hands at dating. As they discover more about one another, it becomes painfully obvious that they're not the soul mates they'd hoped they might be.

With Allison's harried sister Debbie (Mann) and hen-pecked brother-in-law Pete (Rudd) the only parenting role models the young lovers have, things get even more confusing. Should they raise the baby together? What makes a happy lifetime partnership after all? A couple of drinks and one wild night later, they've got nine confusing months to figure it out... — More here

1. About Knocked up
Writer/director/producer JUDD APATOW has built his reputation over the past two decades with a style of comedy that weaves the relatable with the hilarious - in short, his comedy is outrageous, honest and human.

2. Getting Knocked up: greenlighting the film
As Apatow went from stand-up comedian to award-winning television writer, creator and producer to feature filmmaker, he developed a knack for spotting and nurturing comedic talent. He first noticed Seth Rogen on a taped audition for Freaks and Geeks, the television show he was executive producing in 1999.

3. Shoot until the film's gone: casting and directing comics
Finding the right actors to play opposite Seth Rogen would prove another piece of the comedy puzzle for Apatow and his fellow producer, Shauna Robertson. For the role of Ben's reluctant girlfriend, Alison, actress Katherine Heigl brought something unique - and quite necessary - to the role.

4. Long-haired lemmings: legends Wainwright and Henry Score the Film
When considering the score for his latest film, Judd Apatow would take a different tactic than he did with the instantly recognizable music heard in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (an eclectic mix of ‘80s songs, as well as seminal songs from James Brown and Ashford & Simpson to Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan).

5. Design of the production: make-up, location and sets
While it took relatively little time or effort to get her character pregnant, taking actress Katherine Heigl through nine months of pregnancy was considerably more difficult.

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FOCUS GROUP: Will 'Knocked Up' score with audiences?
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 30, 2007
This movie won't make a shadow of the money 'Knocked Up' does, but it wins this week's Pastor's Oscar for class and dignity." Justin: "Oh God, yawn. ...

‘Knocked Up’ is a ‘Freaks and Geeks’ reunion
MSNBC - May 30, 2007
“Knocked Up,” in theaters Friday, was written and directed by Judd Apatow, who was the executive producer of “Freaks and Geeks.” In casting his film...

Jonah Hill, Knocked Up Interview
UGO, NY - May 30, 2007
Following on the heels of Virgin, Apatow cast Hill in his new film, Knocked Up, as the straight-shooting friend to Seth Rogen's father-to-be...

Knocked Up, the self-parody
Orlando Sentinel, FL - May 30, 2007
Yeah, he's sending up that I Heart Huckabees director David O. Russell-Lily Tomlin meltdown. It's about "firing" the lead (Michael Cera of Arrested...

INT: Judd Apatow
JoBlo.com, Canada - May 30, 2007
Well, Judd is back and has taken out the virgin to get KNOCKED UP. It’sa smart and very funny look at what may happen with a one night stand...

Judd Apatow brings on the laughs with 'Knocked Up
Newsday, NY - May 27, 2007
And the advance word on "Knocked Up" -- from high-maintenance critics with low expectations, to low-rent slackers who are probably high -- is something...

Cut Scenes from Knocked Up
CanMag, CA - May 26, 2007
Universal Pictures -- who now feels they have a few too many R-rated comedies coming our way this summer -- has sent over four new cut scenes for Knocked Up...

Judd Apatow: Precious Moments Fan? Trout Prankster?
New York Magazine, NY - May 30, 2007
With his out-of-wedlock comedy Knocked Up (opening this weekend), Judd Apatow is taking the next step in his total comic domination of America...

INT: Rudd / Mann
JoBlo.com, Canada - May 29, 2007
And in KNOCKED UP alongside the very talented Leslie Mann, they prove to be a match made in comedy heaven as a married couple with children, figuring out...

Paul Rudd on improvising with style
BostonNOW, MA - May 30, 2007
BostonNOW: There's a lot of improvisational comedy in Knocked Up. Is it hard to improvise and stay true to the character you are playing?...

Seth Rogen, Furry Beast
New York Magazine, NY - May 30, 2007
—Harold Ramis on his hirsute Knocked Up co-star Seth Rogen [USA Today]. “I just tried to speak from my experiences. When I was 13 and 14, there were a lot...

Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd Interview, Knocked Up
MoviesOnline, Canada - May 24, 2007
MoviesOnline recently sat down with actors Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann to talk about their latest comedy, "Knocked Up,” directed by Judd Apatow ("The...

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