History Trivia / Juno

* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to Elliott Page]], Juno, like her actor, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* CreatorBacklash: When [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_House_Bill_481 a major anti-abortion law]] was considered for passing by Georgia lawmakers, Diablo Cody admitted in an interview that she has disowned the film. Cody states that she would not have written ''Juno'' in light of anti-abortion activists co-opting the film in their debates, and making people perceive the movie as an anti-abortion film when it was meant to be neutral on the subject.

** Except that Elliot Isn’t a gay girl, he is a trans straight man, so who knows anymore?!

* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to Elliott Page]], Juno, like his actor, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to Elliott Page]], Juno, like her actor, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* OldShame: Creator/ElliotPage deeply regrets their line that the name Madison "sounds a little gay," having gotten a much deeper experience in how much words can matter since coming out of the closet.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: The scene where Juno pulls the van over and cries on the side of the road was added after filming had already been completed and Elliot Page had gotten a hair cut. They are wearing a fake ponytail and their long bangs were trimmed into more of a face-frame cut that is visible in the shot.

* StarMakingRole: Creator/ElliotPage's Oscar nomination catapulted them to household name status (albeit under their former name).

* ActorInspiredElement: [[Creator/EllenPage Elliot Page]] came up with Juno's hairstyle and also did their own hair every day. They also suggested that Juno would be a fan of the music by Kimya Dawson and The Moldy Peaches.

* DawsonCasting: Elliot Page was twenty playing a sixteen-year-old. Creator/MichaelCera was nineteen.

* OldShame: Elliot Page deeply regrets their line that the name Madison "sounds a little gay," having gotten a much deeper experience in how much words can matter since coming out of the closet.

* StarMakingRole: Elliot Page's Oscar nomination catapulted her to household name status (albeit under her former name).

* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to Elliott Page]]], Juno, like her actor, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/EllenPage came up with Juno's hairstyle and also did her own hair every day. She also suggested that Juno would be a fan of the music by Kimya Dawson and The Moldy Peaches.

* DawsonCasting: Creator/EllenPage was twenty playing a sixteen-year-old. Creator/MichaelCera was nineteen.

* OldShame: Creator/EllenPage deeply regrets her line that the name Madison "sounds a little gay," having gotten a much deeper experience in how much words can matter since coming out of the closet.
* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle: The scene where Juno pulls the van over and cries on the side of the road was added after filming had already been completed and Creator/EllenPage had gotten a hair cut. She is wearing a fake ponytail and her long bangs were trimmed into more of a face-frame cut that is visible in the shot.
* RealitySubtext: Juno says she wants the potential parent to be "cool, like a graphic designer." Creator/EllenPage's father and Diablo Cody's ex-husband are graphic designers.

* StarMakingRole: Creator/EllenPage's Oscar nomination catapulted her to household name status.

* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to]]] Creator/EllenPage, Juno, like her actress, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* StillbornFranchise: After box office success and gaining a large following, Creator/JasonReitman was asked by executives on the possibility of doing a sequel, to which he stated "What could it possible be, Juno gets pregnant again?!" and concluded the story of Juno was complete.

* ActorInspiredElement: Ellen Page came up with Juno's hairstyle and also did her own hair every day. She also suggested that Juno would be a fan of the music by Kimya Dawson and The Moldy Peaches.

* DawsonCasting: Ellen Page was twenty playing a sixteen-year-old. Michael Cera was nineteen.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Both Michael Cera (Paulie Bleeker) and Jason Bateman (Mark Loring) previously co-starred together as father and son on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Jason Bateman plays a man who is reluctant to become a father, around the same time he welcomed his first child in real life.
* OldShame: Ellen Page deeply regrets her line that the name Madison "sounds a little gay," having gotten a much deeper experience in how much words can matter since coming out of the closet.
* RealitySubtext: Juno says she wants the potential parent to be "cool, like a graphic designer." Ellen Page's father is a graphic designer.

* StarMakingRole: Ellen Page's Oscar nomination catapulted her to household name status.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Diablo Cody's script originally called for Juno to say nothing and just burst into gut-wrenching sobs upon seeing Bleeker for the first time after she gives birth. Some think this would have been more emotional for the audience, as we fully see the reality of the situation crash down upon Juno. However, this might have been ''too'' emotional, and may have made the audience want to see Juno keep the baby instead of Vanessa. Or feel less like a resolution as we get much less of the feeling that Juno's going to be alright, which may have been why it was replaced with a more upbeat scene ("nice legs").
** The working title of the movie was 'Junebug' but Diablo Cody realised there was already another [[{{Film/Junebug}} movie with that title]], released two years earlier and also featuring a pregnancy.
* WordOfGay: [[https://www.out.com/television/2019/6/06/ellen-page-says-juno-grew-be-lesbian According to Ellen Page]], Juno, like her actress, eventually came out as a lesbian.

* CreatorBacklash: When [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_House_Bill_481 a major anti-abortion law]] was considered for passing by Georgia lawmakers, Diablo Cody admitted that she has since disowned the film. Cody states that she would not have written ''Juno'' in light of anti-abortion activists co-opting the film in their debates, and making people perceive the movie as an anti-choice film when it was meant to be neutral on the subject.

* CreatorBacklash: When [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_House_Bill_481 Georgia House Bill 481 a major anti-abortion law]] was considered for passing by Georgia lawmakers, Diablo Cody admitted that she has since disowned the film. Cody states that she would not have written ''Juno'' in light of anti-abortion activists co-opting the film in their debates, and making people perceive the movie as an anti-choice film when it was meant to be neutral on the subject.

* CreatorBacklash: Diablo Cody has gone on to state that she would not have written ''Juno'' in light of anti-abortion law [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_House_Bill_481 Georgia House Bill 481]], now that people perceive the movie as an anti-choice film.

** The working title of the movie was 'Junebug' but Diablo Cody realised there was already another [[{{Film/Junebug}} movie with that title]], released two years earlier and also featuring a pregnancy.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Both Michael Cera (Paulie Bleeker) and Jason Bateman (Mark Loring) previously co-starred together as father and son on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''

* AwesomeDearBoy: JK Simmons had this reaction when seeing the script. He joked he'd take the part of the teacher who has no lines, just to be involved with the film.

* FakeAmerican: Shot in Canada, starring two Canadian actors, but set in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

** The working title of the movie was 'Junebug' but Diablo Cody realised there was already another movie with that title, released two years earlier.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The movie features [[{{Marvel}} Elektra, Kitty Pryde, and J. Jonah Jameson]] (or [[Series/{{Oz}} Vern Schillinger]]). Along with [[Creator/JasonBateman Michael]], [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment and]] [[Creator/MichaelCera George Michael]]. And [[Series/{{Alias}} Sidney Bristow]]. And [[Creator/RainnWilson Dwight Shrute]]. And [[Series/TheWestWing C.J. Cregg]].
** And [[Film/GingerSnaps Brigitte]] as the abortionist's receptionist.
** And don't forget [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} Cave Johnson]].
** [[Main/TheVampireDiaries Caroline Forbes]] as a lab partner
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* DawsonCasting

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Diablo Cody's script originally called for Juno to say nothing and just burst into gut-wrenching sobs upon seeing Bleeker for the first time after she gives birth. Some think this would have been more emotional for the audience, as we fully see the reality of the situation crash down upon Juno. However, this might have been ''too'' emotional, and may have made the audience want to see Juno keep the baby instead of Vanessa. Or feel less like a resolution as we get much less of the feeling that Juno's going to be alright, which may have been why it was replaced with a more upbeat scene ("nice legs").

* HeyItsThatGuy: The movie features [[{{Marvel}} Elektra, Kitty Pryde, and J. Jonah Jameson]] (or [[Series/{{Oz}} Vern Schillinger]]). Along with [[Creator/JasonBateman Michael]], [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment and]] [[Creator/MichaelCera George Michael]]. And [[Creator/RainnWilson Dwight Shrute]]. And [[Series/TheWestWing C.J. Cregg]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: The movie features [[{{Marvel}} Elektra, Kitty Pryde, and J. Jonah Jameson]] (or [[Series/{{Oz}} Vern Schillinger]]). Along with [[Creator/JasonBateman Michael]], [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment and]] [[Creator/MichaelCera George Michael]]. And [[RainnWilson Dwight Shrute]]. And [[Series/TheWestWing C.J. Cregg]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: The movie features [[{{Marvel}} Elektra, Kitty Pryde, and J. Jonah Jameson]] (or [[Series/{{Oz}} Vern Schillinger]]). Along with [[Creator/JasonBateman Michael]], [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment and]] [[MichaelCera George Michael]]. And [[RainnWilson Dwight Shrute]]. And [[Series/TheWestWing C.J. Cregg]].

* TheRedStapler: ''Juno'' caused what was, by all accounts, a staggering demand for hamburger-shaped phones. According to a New York Post article just after the film's release, burgerphone had a huge rise of 759% in a month.

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