Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Smith (written by)

Release Date:

31 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

What would you do to get out of debt?

Plot:

Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

Plot Keywords:

Rent | Internet | Sexual Humor | Star Wars | Female Nudity

Cast

Seth Rogen	...	Zack Brown
Elizabeth Banks	...	Miriam Linky
Craig Robinson	...	Delaney
Jason Mewes	...	Lester
Jeff Anderson	...	Deacon
Traci Lords	...	Bubbles
Katie Morgan	...	Stacey
Ricky Mabe	...	Barry
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Delaney's Wife
Brandon Routh	...	Bobby Long
Gerry Bednob	...	Mr. Surya
Justin Long	...	Brandon St. Randy
Edward Janda	...	Customer
Nicholas Lombardi	...	Teen #1
Chris Milan	...	Teen #2

Also Known As:

Untitled Kevin Smith Minnesota Project (USA) (working title)
Zack and Miri (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R on appeal for strong crude sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity and pervasive language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #44622) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Australia:R | Singapore:R21 | Denmark:11 | Norway:15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Hong Kong:III | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Monroeville Mall - Business Route 22, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Blue Askew

Trivia:

The city of Philadelphia refused to allow the poster at bus stops because of the word "porno". When Smith agreed to have the word taken out and just have the title "Zack & Miri", the city still refused.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): (At 14.30) There is a scene in Zack and Miri's apartment where they're sitting around their trash can fire. Zack complains that they're living "like a couple of STENO bums" instead of "STERNO bums".

Quotes:

Zack Brown: Oh you'll be sorry when I'm giving you the best orgasms of your life.
Miriam Linky: Yeah right. As if you even know what you're doing down there.
Zack Brown: Where's the clitoris again? Is it in your ass?

Movie Connections:

References An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Soundtrack:

Smalltown Boy

film's content is risky but it works

Zack and Miri are platonic best friends, roommates, and underachievers who've known each other since the first grade; they're both perfectly happy with their below average status that is until they find themselves eyeball deep in debt and facing the threat of eviction. The solution? Make an adult video hoping it will provide the financial stability they desperately need, but can their lifelong friendship survive the complication of sex? On the surface this raunchy comedy is nothing more than an outrageously vulgar, foulmouthed version of When Harry met Sally, but at its heart is a genuine and believable analysis of the frailties prevalent in a male-female friendship. Not always uproariously funny but easily likable with a script that challenges viewers to keep count of enough sexually explicit dialogue for three films! Rogen and Banks have great chemistry. ***