Knocked Up is a
2007 American comedy film, co-produced, written and directed by
Judd Apatow. Starring
Seth Rogen,
Katherine Heigl,
Paul Rudd, and
Leslie Mann, the film follows the repercussions of a drunken
one night stand between Rogen's slacker character and Heigl's just-promoted media personality character that results in an unintended pregnancy.
Plot
Ben Stone (
Seth Rogen) is a lazy, dimwitted and immature 23-year-old
Jewish Canadian and claimed
illegal immigrant from
British Columbia, living off funds received in compensation for an injury and sporadically working on a
Mr. Skin-like website with his roommates in between smoking
marijuana or goofing off with them. Alison Scott (
Katherine Heigl) is a career-minded woman who has just been given an on-air role with
E! Entertainment Television, and is living with her sister Debbie's (
Leslie Mann) family. While celebrating her promotion, Alison meets Ben at a local night club. After a night of drinking, they end up having sex. Due to a misunderstanding, they do not use protection: Alison uses the phrase "just do it" to encourage Ben to put the
condom on faster, which he misinterprets as "forget the condom". The following morning, they quickly learn over breakfast that they have little in common and go their separate ways which leaves Ben visibly defeated when she walks away.