Superbad (2007)
★★★★½ — Superbad (2007)
Superbad arrived in the summer of 2007 as the centrepiece of Judd Apatow's run of mid-2000s comedies, following The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Knocked Up (2007), with Apatow producing rather than directing here, handing the reins to Greg Mottola (whose previous feature, the modest indie The Daytrippers, had come out a decade earlier). The script was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who had started drafting it as teenagers in the late 1990s, loosely drawing on their own high school experiences in Vancouver. Christopher Mintz-Plasse was making his screen debut, having been cast after an open audition, and both Jonah Hill and Michael Cera were largely untested in lead roles at that point. The film cost a relatively modest $20 million and grossed well over $170 million worldwide, confirming Apatow's production outfit as a reliable commercial force.
Probably the funniest movie of all time. Superbad is one of my guilty pleasures. I've probably watched it a few dozen times. It's one of those films you can just stick on when there's nothing else to do and you're not in the mood to absorb information. McLovin is the showstealer here. An iconic performance that is even more outstanding with the fact it was his acting debut. It goes beyond other "raunchy teen comedies" like American Pie or Road Trip purely because it remains funny even long into your 30s.
Rating: ★★★★½ | Year: 2007 | Watched: 2025-04-07
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