Just when we think we have things figured out, Jupiter reminds us how much we still have to learn, juno's surprise discovery that the atmosphere was not well-mixed even well below the cloud tops is a puzzle that we are still trying to figure out. Juno has taught us an important lesson : We need to get up close and personal to a planet to test our theories. Juno Therapeutics Inc just has to be not quite as exciting as what investors are expecting.įor an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.Įvery science flyby is an event of discovery, with Jupiter there is always something new. It has received criticism and praise from members of the pro-life and pro-choice communities regarding its treatment of abortion. Juno received positive reviews from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. Juno earned back its initial budget of $6.5 million in twenty days, the first nineteen of which were when the film was in limited release. The film's soundtrack, featuring several songs performed by Kimya Dawson in various guises, was the first chart-topping soundtrack since Dreamgirls and 20th Century Fox's first number one soundtrack since Titanic. Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page. It premiered on September 8 at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation. Filming spanned from early February to March 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Simmons, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman also star.
Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Juno is a 2007 Canadian-American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody.
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