Superbad is a
2007 American comedy film directed by
Greg Mottola and starring
Jonah Hill and
Michael Cera. The film was written by
Seth Rogen and
Evan Goldberg, who began working on the script when they were both thirteen years old; they completed a draft by the time they were fifteen.
The film's main characters have the same
given names as Rogen and Goldberg. The film was one of a string of hits by
producer Judd Apatow, producer of
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and
Talladega Nights.
Plot
It is two weeks before the end of high school. Evan (
Michael Cera) and Seth (
Jonah Hill) are long-time friends in their senior year of high school, about to leave for different colleges. Their mutual friend, Fogell, (
Christopher Mintz-Plasse) has plans to acquire a
fake ID, so Seth agrees to buy
alcohol for a party his crush, Jules (
Emma Stone), is hosting. Evan also offers to buy a special kind of
vodka for his long time crush Becca (
Martha MacIsaac).