Knocked Up (2007)
DIRECTOR: Judd Apatow
CAST: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd.
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Romance
RELEASE DATES:
USA - 1st June 2007
UK - 24th August 2007
BUDGET:
(est) $30,000,000
OPENING WEEKEND TAKINGS:
USA - $31,000,000
GROSS PROFIT:
(ww) $220,000,000
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Universal Pictures,
Apatow Productions.
In this movie, the female character is effectively the breadwinner - she occupies a successful job, owns & drives her own car, has her own home, whereas he has none of this. Connell might describe the male character as quite a marginalised male as he has no job and, in some ways, seems quite disconnected from his life.
This shows a role reversal between the traditional expectations of males & females in society as she is shown to be a progressive female while he is regressive - he has never moved on from his teenage years or grown up in any way.
The group of male friends are teenage in their discussions, beliefs and values, all of which seem to mirror those of the males in Superbad, including obectifying women & being afraid of commitment.
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