Amazon.com Somewhere between the sharp satire of Election and the rich human comedy of You Can Count On Me lies Juno, a sardonic but ultimately compassionate story of a pregnant teenage girl who wants to give her baby up for adoption. Social misfit Juno (Ellen Page, Hard Candy, X-Men: The Last Stand) protects herself with a caustic wit, but when she gets pregnant by her friend Paulie (Michael Cera, Superbad), Juno finds herself unwilling to terminate the pregnancy. When she chooses a couple who place a classified ad looking to adopt, Juno gets drawn further into their lives than she anticipated. But Juno is much more than its plot; the stylized dialogue (by screenwriter Diablo Cody) seems forced at first, but soon creates a richly textured world, greatly aided by superb performances by Page, Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman as the prospective parents, and J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man) and Allison Janney as Juno's father and stepmother. Director Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking) deftly keeps the movie from slipping into easy, shallow sarcasm or foundering in sentimentality. The result is smarter and funnier than you might expect from the subject matter, and warmer and more touching than you might expect from the cocky attitude. Page's performance is deceptively simple; she never asks the audience to love her, yet she effortlessly carries a movie in which she's in almost every scene. That's star power. --Bret Fetzer Get to Know Juno's Cast Ellen Page (Juno MacGuff) Michael Cera (Paulie Bleeker) Jennifer Garner (Vanessa Loring) Jason Bateman (Mark Loring) Allison Janney (Bren MacGuff) J.K. Simmons (Mac MacGuff) Beyond Juno Juno Soundtrack More from Screenwriter Diablo Cody More from Fox Stills from Juno Product Description The word "quirky" has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and drama. While JUNO fits into that same category, this distinctive dramedy is in a class all it's own. Ellen Page (X-MEN: THE LAST STAND) stars as Juno, a witty teenage girl whose boredom doesn't lead her to the mall. Instead, she makes a one-time trip into the arms of her best friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). When Juno discovers that she's pregnant, she's forced to grow up fast as she tries to find adoptive parents for her quickly growing child. Director Jason Reitman Star Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Rainn Wilson, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Olivia Thirlby Special Features: Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish, French Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes (11; w/ Optional Commentary) Audio Commentaries - Jason Reitman Director; Diablo Cody - Screenwriter Behind the Scenes - 1. Screen Tests 2. "Honest to Blog! Creating JUNO" Featurettes - 1. Cast & Crew Jam 2. Way Beyond "Our" Maturity Level" 3. "Diablo Cody is Totally Boss" 4. "Jason Reitman for Shizz" Outtakes - 1. Gag Reel 2. Gag Takes.ASIN: B000YABYLAVSKU: GGV.B000YABYLA.GCondition: GoodBinding: DVD
