History Film / ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno

* AluminumChristmasTrees: There is an actual porno called ''[[Film/EdwardScissorhands Edward Penishands]]''.

* IntimateArtistry: Zack & Miri are GenreSavvy enough to realize that making the porno will likely effect their friendship, [[DefiedTrope so they both promise each other that they will not let the movie change their emotions]]. To the surprise of none of the characters, [[PlayedStraight them filming together does cause both of them to realize their feelings for one another]].

* NoJustNo: Zack's reaction to Delaney's "[[RevengeOfTheSith Revenge of the Shit]]" idea.

* HollywoodHomely: Are we ''really'' supposed to buy Creator/ElizabethBanks as gawky and awkward?

* ClassReunion

* HenpeckedHusband: Delaney
* HighSchoolRejects
* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: At the beginning of the movie, Zack's BlackBestFriend accuses his boss (who is Asian) of racism because he wants him to work on "Black Friday."

* CatchPhrase / RunningGag: "Let us fuck!"

* PoorCommunicationKills / CannotSpitItOut: Of course, if Zack and Miri could actually talk to each other like two mature adults, the last third of the movie wouldn't happen.

* TheSlacker: Zack

* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: Rumor has it the movie was green-lit on this ''alone''. Unfortunately the funny title was [[ExecutiveMeddling executively meddled with]] before its theatrical release and came to theaters and initial home release under the boring and simple moniker "Zack and Miri," before eventually being given a home release with its proper title. It's thought that this was part of the reason for the film underperforming at the box office.

''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' is a 2008 film written and directed by Creator/KevinSmith, and starring Creator/SethRogen, Creator/ElizabethBanks, Jeff Anderson, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes and Craig Robinson. Like ''Film/JerseyGirl'', this is not part of Franchise/TheViewAskewniverse. It's also, as of this writing, Kevin Smith's last studio-financed movie.

* WomenAreWiser: Subverted. Neither Zack nor Miri is intelligent, talented, skillful, or able to manage his or her money whatsoever, but Miri seems to display fewer screw-ups than Zack...[[spoiler:that is, until the last act of the film when Miri, in a truly, infuriatingly perplexing and bizarre move by her character, purposely rejects Zack and acts like she's going to go through with her sex scene with Lester even after Zack spills his guts to her, tells her he loves her, and heavily implies that he didn't even sleep with Stacey. She still acts indignant and allows him to walk out on her and the film's production, ruining everything until Delaney convinces Zack to try talking to Miri again some time later.]]

* WomenAreWiser: Subverted. Neither Zack nor Miri are intelligent, talented, skillful, or able to make good financial choices, but Miri seems to display fewer screw-ups than Zack...that is, until the last act of the film when Miri, in a truly, infuriatingly perplexing and bizarre move by her character, purposely rejects Zack and acts like she's going to go through with her sex scene with Lester even after Zack spills his guts to her, tells her he loves her, and heavily implies that he didn't even sleep with Stacey. She still acts indignant and allows him to walk out on her and the film's production, ruining everything until Delaney convinces Zack to try talking to Miri again some time later.

* WomenAreWiser: Neither Zack nor Miri are intelligent, talented or skillful, but Miri seems to display fewer screw-ups than Zack.

* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: Rumor has it the movie was green-lit on this ''alone''.

'''''Zack and Miri Make a Porno''''' is a 2008 film written and directed by Creator/KevinSmith, and starring Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jeff Anderson, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes and Craig Robinson. Like ''Film/JerseyGirl'', this is not part of TheViewAskewniverse. It's also, as of this writing, Kevin Smith's last studio-financed movie.

'''''Zack and Miri Make a Porno''''' is a 2008 film written and directed by Creator/KevinSmith, and starring Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jeff Anderson, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes and Craig Robinson. Like ''Film/JerseyGirl'', this is not part of TheViewAskewniverse.

* CallBack: Combined with ActorAllusion. In ''Film/{{JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack}}'', Jay asks if "girls fart when you blast them in the ass". Well, he did just that, and this girl [[{{Squick}} more than farted]].

* CallBack: Combined with ActorAllusion. In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', Jay asks if "girls fart when you blast them in the ass". Well, he did just that, and this girl [[{{Squick}} more than farted]].

* ShoutOut: The Monroeville Zombies hockey team refer to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'', and some scenes are shot in the same mall as the original film. To add to that, one of the porn titles Zack suggests is "Dawn of the Dick", and the sketchy man they rent the storage space from is played by none other than Creator/TomSavini.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: There is an actual porno called ''[[EdwardScissorhands Edward Penishands]]''.

The plot is pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, as roommates Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) decide to make a pornographic movie in order to pay their bills. However, during the filming of the movie Zack and Miri seem to deal with their UnresolvedSexualTension, although the path of love does not run smooth.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

* ActorAllusion: Real-life porn stars Katie Morgan and Traci Lords play porn actresses Stacey and Bubbles.

* RealitySubtext: The filming of the porno is an awful lot like the way the filming of ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' has been described. In particular, filming in the workplace after hours and the use of a microphone taped to a hockey stick as a boom mike are both shoutouts to the filming of ''Clerks'' (although ''Clerks'' was filmed with the knowledge and permission of Smith's then-employer).

* ExcactlyWhatItSaysInTheTin

* EthicalSlut: The sex workers are almost implausibly sweet and well-adjusted in this movie; the neurotic suburbanites are the ones who have all the problems.

'''[[TheDitz Lester]]:''' Or put us in your movie neither!\\