Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
Writing
Rogen and Goldberg wrote this at 13, and it shows—in the best way.
Acting
Hill and Cera's chemistry is painfully, beautifully real.
Practical Effects
That blood-on-the-leg bit? Actually happened to Hill. Kept it.
Director
Greg Mottola
Jonah Hill
Seth
Michael Cera
Evan
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Fogell
Bill Hader
Officer Slater
Seth Rogen
Officer Michaels
Martha MacIsaac
Becca
Emma Stone
Jules
Aviva Baumann
Nicola
Joe Lo Truglio
Francis the Driver
Kevin Corrigan
Mark
Clement Blake
Homeless Guy
Erica Vittina Phillips
Liquor Store Cashier
Joe Nuñez
Liquor Store Clerk
Dave Franco
Greg the Soccer Player
Marcella Lentz-Pope
Gaby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The period blood on Jonah Hill's pants was real—he got a nosebleed during filming and they kept rolling.
This was peak Apatow-era comedy: improvised, male-centric, emotionally stunted but weirdly sincere. It basically defined a generation's sense of humor.
US
