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See production notesIn Elk River, Minnesota, 16-year-old high-schooler Juno MacGuff discovers she is pregnant after sleeping with her friend and longtime admirer Paulie Bleeker. Originally intending to get an abortion, Juno visits a local women's clinic and encounters a schoolmate outside, who is holding a one-person anti-abortion vigil. Once inside, Juno finds herself unable to go through with the procedure and decides to give the baby up for adoption. With the help of her friend Leah, Juno searches the ads in the Pennysaver and finds a childless married couple she feels will provide a suitable home. She informs her father Mac and stepmother Bren of the pregnancy and her plan and they offer Juno their support. With Mac, Juno meets the couple, Mark and Vanessa Loring, in their expensive Saint Cloud home, and agrees to a closed adoption. Mark works at home composing commercial jingles, having abandoned his rock band youth, which is now confined to memorabilia displayed in a single room of the house that Vanessa has designated for his personal belongings. Juno learns that she and Mark share tastes in punk rock and horror films, and starts visiting him frequently to hang out. One day, Juno and Leah run into Vanessa at the mall, where they watch her interact with children, looking completely content and in her element. Juno encourages Vanessa to talk to the baby in Juno's womb, which kicks for Vanessa. As the pregnancy progresses, Juno struggles with her feelings for Paulie, whom she has maintained an outwardly indifferent attitude towards, but jealously arises after learning he has asked another girl to the upcoming prom. Paulie reminds Juno that she requested they remain distant, and tells her she broke his heart. Shortly before her due date, Juno visits Mark again. Their interaction becomes emotional, culminating in Mark confiding that he plans on leaving Vanessa to figure his life out. Distraught by this, Juno implores him to change his mind. Mark questions her feelings for him and the intent behind her regular visits, revealing he is starting to develop an attraction to her. When Vanessa arrives home, Mark admits that he does not feel ready to be a father. Juno drives away and breaks down in tears by the side of the road. She then returns to the Lorings' home and leaves a note on the front porch. After a heartfelt discussion with her father, Juno accepts that she is in love with Paulie. She confesses her feelings to him, and they share a kiss. Not long after, Juno goes into labor and is rushed to the hospital, where she gives birth to a baby boy. Despite having deliberately not told Paulie because of his track meet, he infers that she is giving birth after seeing her missing from the stands and rushes to the hospital, where he comforts her as she cries. Vanessa comes to the hospital and joyfully claims the newborn boy as a single adoptive mother. On the wall in the baby's new nursery, Vanessa has framed Juno's note, which reads: "Vanessa: If you're still in, I'm still in. —Juno." The film ends in the summertime with Juno and Paulie, now in a happy relationship, playing guitar and singing together.
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See all quotesRollo: Well, well... If it isn't MacGuff the crime dog! Back for another test? Juno: I think the last one was defective. The plus sign looked more like a division sign, so I remain unconvinced. Rollo: Third test today, Mama Bear. Your eggo is preggo, no doubt about it. Tough Girl: [to Juno] It's really easy to tell. Is your nipples real brown? Rollo: Yeah. Maybe your little boyfriend's got mutant sperms. Knocked ya up twice. Juno: Silencio, old man! Look, I just drank my weight in Sunny-D and I gotta go, pronto! Rollo: Well, you know where the lavatory is. Rollo: [yells] You pay for that pee stick when you're done! Don't think it's yours just cuz ya marked it with your urine! Rollo: Well, fertile Myrtle, what's the prognosis? Minus or plus? Juno: [taking a pregnancy test] I don't know. It's not seasoned yet. [grabs some candy] I'll take some of these. Nope... There it is. The little pink plus sign is so unholy. Rollo: [as Juno shakes the test like a thermometer] That ain't no Etch-a-Sk
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Leah: [on the phone] Yo, yo, yiggity yo. Juno: I'm a suicide risk. Leah: Juno? Juno: [sarcastically] No, it's Morgan Freeman. Do you have any bones that need collecting? Leah: Only the one in my pants!
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Receptionist: Welcome to Women Now, where women are trusted friends. Please put your hands where I can see them and surrender any bombs. Juno: Hey, I'm here for the big show? Receptionist: Your name, please. Juno: Juno MacGuff. Juno: [Voiceover: She thinks I'm using a fake name like Gene Simmons or Mother Teresa] Receptionist: I need you to fill these out, both sides. And don't skip the hairy details. We need to know about every score and every sore. Would you like a free condom? They're boysenberry. Juno: No, thank you. I'm off sex. Receptionist: My boyfriend uses them every time we have intercourse. They make his junk smell like pie. Juno: ... [awkwardly walks away]
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Leah: Dude, what are you doing here!? I'm supposed to come get you at 4. Juno: [pacing] I couldn't do it, Leah! It smelled like a dentist office in there, and there were these horrible magazines with water stains. And then the friggin' receptionist is trying to give me these condoms that look like grape suckers, and just babbling away about her friggin' boyfriend's pie balls. Leah: Yum! Juno: And Su-Chin was there, and she was like, "Oh hi! Babies have fingernails." Fingernails! Leah: That's gruesome. You think the baby can scratch your vag on the way out?
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Juno: So, I'm not really sure how I'm gonna spit this out... Bren: Hon, did you get expelled? Juno: No. The school would most likely contact you in the event of my expulsion. Bren: Well, I was just asking; it seemed plausible enough, given your record of generally being the worst human in existence. Mac: What do you need, a large amount of money? Legal council? Need to pay off a Mexican drug lord? Juno: No, I'm not asking for anything... except for maybe mercy. Like, it would be friggin' sweet if no one hit me. Mac: Well, what have you done, Junebug? Did you hit someone with the Previa? Leah: [to Juno] Dude, I think it's best to just tell 'em. Juno: ...I'm pregnant. Bren: Oh, God. Juno: But, uh ah, I'm going to give it up for adoption and I already found the perfect couple. They're going to pay for the medical expenses and everything. And in... what, ah... thirty-odd weeks, we can just pretend that this never happened. Mac: You're pregnant? Juno: I'm sorry. I'm sorry... And if it's any
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Mac: Tell me straight, Bren; do you think is this my fault? Bren: I think kids get bored and they have intercourse. And I think Junebug was a dummy about it, Mac. Mac: I am not ready to be a Pop Pop. Bren: You're not gonna be a Pop Pop. Somebody else is going to find a precious blessing from Jesus in this garbage dump of a situation.
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