30 Years Ago, ‘The Simpsons’ Put an Old Unused Plot Twist to Good Use

12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Bill Hader's Fans Want Answers As ‘SNL 50’ Continues to Leave Him Off the Guest List

40 Companies, Corporations and CEOs Who Could Use a Visit to the Boo Box From ‘Hook’

Bill Burr Says ‘Rabid Dog’ Billionaires Need to Be ‘Put Down’

14 'Superbad' Trivia Chunks

“They said that would happen in health class.” Are you down to find out more about Superbad?

14 'Superbad' Trivia Chunks

May 31, 2021

Has Superbad aged well? We have to say, not so much - BUT - there are still plenty of funny things in the film. And even more interesting gems behind the scenes that'll have you (cough) McLovin' the hell out of this.

Like Eminem for instance, it's pretty intuitive that he'd be a Superbad superfan, but did you know that previously? Probably not - we didn't. And DTF - Jonah Hill didn't originate that phrase - he stole it. But he stole it from good company, sweet move, Hill, until Jersey Shore co-opted it.

From a screenplay originated by a pair of 13-year-olds, (that may say a lot about the parts that haven't aged well) Superbad became one of the iconic teen comedies of the 21st century. You must remember seeing it for the first time and going, “How in the heck did this movie get made?” Find out and get behind the scenes with some tasty Superbad nuggets.

14

Superbad

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD McLovin had to do his sex scene in front of HIS MOM CRACKED.COM Because I was 17, for legal reasons my mother had to be on the set. It was real awkward. Afterwards we didn't talk about it; we still don't, says Mintz-Plasse. Now, I'm 19 SO my mom doesn't have to be in the room when I have sex, thank God. — Cheatsheet

13

Superbad

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Cowriters Rogen and Goldberg met in BAR MITZVAH CLASS GRACKED.COM They began writing Superbad while they were 13 years old -- mainly 'scenes of things that happened to us.' The characters started out 13 as well, aging as the writers got older. The script only took about ten years. — The Offcamera Show

12

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Superbad was the film debut of EMMA STONE CRACKED.com It was Emma's first time seeing herself in a movie; it was very sweet, says Hader. We sat in the back of this theater in Westwood, and it blew the roof off the place. People were going crazy, and we were just like, 'Whoa.' — The Ringer

11

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD Jonah was super-bugged by Christopher MINTZ-PLASS3 CRACKED.COM Jonah f*cking hated him, says Rogen. He was all over Jonah's lines, completely disrespectful of the process, probably due to a lack of experience. Jonah was like, 'Not that guy.' And we were just like, 'you don't understand how much more that makes us want him. — The Ringer

10

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Young Seth Rogen wanted to play SETH GRACKED.COM It was a part Seth Rogen wrote for himself, but going from first script to final filming was a seven-year process. By the time it came to cast the film, Rogen was too old to play the character (a concern that Jonah Hill had as well). — Screenrant

9

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD Cops bragged about screwing around to BILL HADER CRACKED.COM In the Superbad universe, cops are just slightly older dorks who happen to have badges. Sound unrealistic? Hader says cops still approach him to boast about cking around on the job. — The Ringer

8

BEHINO-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD A phone-camera shot was all it took to find MCLOVIN CRACKED.CO Casting director Alison Jones was jazzed when she saw the shaky pic sent in by Christopher Mintz- Plasse. I found McLovin, she told director Greg Mottola. You could tell he was a kid who probably had seen the inside of a locker. — Longreads

7

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD Seth Rogen's real pop played the MAD DAD CRACKED.COM In his first- and last-ever screen role, Seth Rogen's father played the dad who chases sWielding Evan through the suburban backyard. Nice throw, Mark Rogen. — Screenrant

6

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD Seth Rogen said no effing way to PG-13 CRACKED.COM According to one count, Superbad uses the F word 176 times. Watering it down wasn't an option, even when the studios pressed hard for a cleaner version. We were just like, 'No, says Rogen. — The Ringer

5

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD Like most Apatow movies, there's lots of IMPROVISATION CRACKED.COM From Jonah Hill's DTF to Bill Hader's singing Panama to Emma Stone shouting what the f*ck! when she gets a headbutt from Hill to the 'boop' on the nose, many of the film's classic bits were invented in real time. — EW

4

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD The cast almost included some FREAKS AND GEEKS GRACKED.com In addition to Seth Rogen potentially playng Seth, Jason Segel auditioned for Evan. Martin Starr also read for the part of McLovin. Eventually, all the Freaks actors aged out of the roles. — Mental Floss

3

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS SUPERBAD There's no bigger Superbad super-fan than EMINEM CRACKED.COM Not only does Eminem sample Superbad dialogue on his Brainless track, he also quotes a line on the song Ballin' Uncontrollablly. Eminem told Jonah Hill that Superbad is the 'best movie ever.' — Metro

2

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD This was the movie that popularized DTF CRACKED.COM Jersey Shore admits stealing DTF from Superbad. I didn't come up with it, admits Jonah Hill. These kids I knew were taggers and their crew was called DTF, 'Down to F*ck.' I just said it in a scene and they left it in. — Cinemablend

1

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUPERBAD Greg was the first screen role for DAVE FRANGO CRACKED.COM SETH: Hey Greg, why don't you go piss your pants? GREG: That was like eight years ago, *sshole. SETH: People don't forget. — YouTube

Tags:

Behind The Scenes

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Movies & TV

Study: A.I. Just As Funny As Human Late-Night Comedy Writers

Movies & TV

If John Lennon Was Such a Fan of ‘SNL,’ Why Did He Never Appear on the Show?

Movies & TV

Did Bloody Chevy Chase Take Another Tumble?

Trivia & Jokes

36 of the Funniest Tweets from Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Movies & TV

Dave Chappelle’s ‘Home Improvement’ Episode Contains an Accidental Meta-Joke

Trivia & Jokes

40 Random Bits of Trivia That We’ve Been Saving for A Brainy Day

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

31 Mythbusting Moments Necessary Because of Movies

2

25 Soldiers With Killing Sprees Straight Out Of Call Of Duty

3

17 Horror Movies With Diabolically Clever Foreshadowing

4

15 Movie Character Traits That Make Zero Sense

5

40 Camouflaged TV and Movie Jokes and References You Couldn’t Have Picked Out in One Million Lifetimes Without Our Help