Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Smith directs. David Klein behind the camera. James L. Venable scores. Kevin Smith cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 18 years ago.
• 2Directed by Kevin Smith, shot by David Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by James L. Venable. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor Kevin Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks and Craig Robinson carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "What would you do to get out of debt?".
• 7IMDB entry: tt1007028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 10 themes, including "pornography", "love of one's life", "platonic love", "pornographic video".

The technical file

Cinematography

David Klein

Original score

James L. Venable

Editing

Kevin Smith

Production design

Robert Holtzman

Costume design

Salvador Pérez Jr.

Makeup / hair

Gianna Sparacino

Sound

Tom Myers

Stunt coordinator

Gary Jensen

Runtime

102 min · 1h 42m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$24,000,000

Box office

$42,105,111

Return

175% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Zack and Miri R rated trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• BL

  Blue Askew

• 

  View Askew Productions

  US

• 

  The Weinstein Company

  US

Key crew

• Executive ProducerCarla Gardini
• EditorKevin Smith
• Set DecorationDiana Stoughton
• Production DesignRobert Holtzman
• ProducerScott Mosier
• Executive ProducerBob Weinstein
• Executive ProducerHarvey Weinstein
• Art DirectionElise G. Viola
• CastingNancy Mosser
• Unit Production ManagerLaura Greenlee
• Second Assistant DirectorIvan Kraljević
• Costume DesignSalvador Pérez Jr.
• First Assistant DirectorMilos Milicevic
• Co-ProducerLaura Greenlee
• Key Hair StylistGianna Sparacino
• Key Makeup ArtistSharon Ilson
• Assistant Makeup ArtistKymbra Callaghan
• StuntsLaurie Creach
• Stunt CoordinatorGary Jensen
• Script SupervisorCarol Banker
• Supervising Sound EditorMichael Silvers
• "A" Camera OperatorAndy Graham
• First Assistant "A" CameraCraig Pressgrove
• StuntsKeith Siglinger

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• pornography
• love of one's life
• platonic love
• pornographic video
• best friend
• sex comedy
• friends in love
• duringcreditsstinger
• adult filmmaking
• porno

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2008-09-18R

Also known as

International titles

• Zack és Miri pornózikHU
• Zack und Miri drehen einen PornoDE
• 四仔棒棒堂HK