“ Juno is like a personal, emotional scavenger hunt for me,' Cody told The Telegraph. The scribe based the story on her own life and wanted to tell a story that was “different” from the rest of Hollywood movies. THE SCRIPT WAS 'DEEPLY PERSONAL' FOR DIABLO CODY. Here are 13 facts about the hit indie dramedy, which hit theaters 10 years ago today. The film became a pop culture phenomenon, largely because of its strong cast, witty dialogue, catchy soundtrack, and how it depicted teen pregnancy as something positive instead of life-destroying. She decides to carry the baby to full term and then adopt it to married couple Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner).ĭiablo Cody, a one-time stripper who wrote the 2005 book Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, wrote the screenplay (her first) and won the 2008 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. (It was the first Fox Searchlight film to surpass $100 million at the box office.) Jason Reitman directed Ellen Page as the titular teenager who gets impregnated by her friend, Paulie (Michael Cera). Made for only $6.5 million, Juno defied expectations when it grossed $231 million worldwide and earned four Oscar nominations, including a nod for Best Picture.

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