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| Directed by | Jason Reitman |
| Written by | Diablo Cody |
| Produced by | Lianne Halfon John Malkovich |
| Starring | Ellen Page Michael Cera Jennifer Garner Jason Bateman J.K. Simmons Allison Janney Olivia Thirlby |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release dates | December 14th, 2007 |
| Language | English |
Juno is an upcoming black comedy film expected to be released in December 2007. Ellen Page stars as Juno MacGuff, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a “perfect” set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents (JK Simmons and Allison Janney) as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.
The main character's surname, "MacGuff" is derived from what Alfred Hitchcock referred to as a "MacGuffin": an object ostensibly central to the plot of a film which in fact merely sets in motion its narrative events by attracting the desire of the characters. Slavoj Žižek further likened the MacGuffin to Jacques Lacan's petit objet a, which, in accordance with the latter's formula of desire as a subjective lack was the object which participants in the theatre of desire sought. Thus, the foetus of Juno MacGuff is merely a contested element which is embedded, quite literally, within the narrative in order to facilitate its development. Furthermore, the fact that the title makes reference to the mechanics and historicity of contemporary narrative techniques provides a prime example of postmodern self-referentiality.
The film is being distributed by Fox Searchlight, and is being released in select theaters on December 14th, 2007.
Juno opened to rave reviews at the Telluride Film Festival and is being called one of the top movies of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was awarded the first runner-up for the Cadillac People's Choice Award.
Cast
- Ellen Page as Juno MacGuff
- Michael Cera as Paulie Bleeker
- Jennifer Garner as Vanessa Loring
- Jason Bateman as Mark Loring
- J.K. Simmons as Mac MacGuff
- Allison Janney as Brenn MacGuff
- Olivia Thirlby as Leah
- Rainn Wilson as Rollo (uncredited)
External links
- Juno at IMDb
- Juno Movie Trailer
- Info on Fox Searchlight
- 2007 Toronto International Film Festival Review
- Roger Ebert - Short Review
- Juno Soundtrack Details
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