Seth Rogen has shared a number of insightful facts about the making of Superbad to mark the cult film’s tenth anniversary.
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The teen comedy was released ten years ago yesterday (August 17). Starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Rogen, the film also featured the now-Academy Award winner Emma Stone.
Rogen, who co-wrote Superbad, marked the milestone by revealing trivia about the film on his Twitter account.
Noting that the amount of time passed since the release of the film would make Superbad character McLovin “35, I think” (a reference to the fake ID he buys), Rogen then revealed a multitude of facts about the film – including Danny McBride’s cameo as an extra, and that every character name in the film was based on “people we went to high school with and lots of the stuff in the movie really happened to us.”
See Rogen’s trivia about Superbad in the below tweets.
Superbad turns 10 today, which makes Mclovin 35 I think.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Some Superbad trivia for its ten year anniversary. I don't assume anyone cares that much but why not:
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Danny Mcbride is an extra in the background of the first party scene in Superbad.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Evan Goldberg's brother Dave drew all the dick drawings in Superbad.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Almost all the names in Superbad are people we went to high school with and lots of the stuff in the movie really happened to us.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
The period blood on the leg scene in Superbad actually happened to my friend at a high school dance and we discovered it after the dance.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Just like in Superbad, Mike Snider actually was the first guy to get a fake ID and it was awesome.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
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My good friend @mrDaveKrumholtz came up with the title Superbad while we were smoking weed at the oakwood
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
During the MPAA screenings of Superbad they said we were the first movie to say "fingerfuck"
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
The end house party in Superbad was filmed about half a block from the OJ murder house.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
My mother came up with the joke that Mclovin gets arrested for statutory rape at the end of Superbad.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
The cast of Jersey Shore confirmed to me that the phrase "D.T.F" or "Down To Fuck" is from Superbad.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
Anyway, if you dig Superbad, thanks for digging it. I wrote it with my best friend in high school and we still write together. It's lovely.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 18, 2017
One of Rogen’s next projects will see him reunite with James Franco for The Disaster Artist.
Directed by Franco, the movie tells the tale of the making of The Room – AKA “the greatest bad movie ever made.”