Production note The movie was directed by Nicholas Stoller and written by Andrew Cohen and Brendan O'Brien.
Production note It cost about $18 million and grossed about $270.5 million worldwide.
Production note It opened to $49 million and was the third-highest U.S. opening for a non-sequel R-rated comedy.
Production note Rogen and Efron reportedly took pay cuts to get the movie made.
Production note The original concept was more directly about Rogen’s character and students in a frat, but it was changed to focus on a couple.
Production note The baby in the opening sex scene kept turning around, which led to ad-libbed adjustments.
Production note The final scene was improvised.
Production note The houses used in the film are in the West Adams district of Los Angeles.
Production note The film was originally titled Townies.
Production note Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally were cut out of the film as Christopher Mintz-Plasse’s parents.
Game Night Used as an example of one of the better recent studio comedies.
Good Boys Cited as a successful later comedy from the same production ecosystem.
Girls Trip Used as a modern comedy success that was powered by a breakout performance.
Long Shot Mentioned as another Seth Rogen comedy the hosts liked despite flaws.
The Interview Referenced as a career-disrupting project for Rogen.
Knocked Up Used as one of the major Seth Rogen comedy milestones.
Superbad Cited as part of the era-defining comedy streak and Rogen’s broader clout.
Pineapple Express Cited as one of Rogen’s major hits and part of his apex run.
This Is the End Used both as a Rogen-era comedy and as one of the hosts’ favorite recent comedies.
What We Do in the Shadows Used as an example of comedy thriving better in TV form than in theaters.
The Hangover Referenced as a comedy-era benchmark and for soundtrack use.
Old School Used as another example of an older comedy that feels unlike something made today.
Birdman Referenced indirectly through a long-running comedy/drama comparison?
21 Bridges Used by Sean and Bill as an example of a movie they both unexpectedly like.
The Beatles? Not directly referenced; omitted.
