Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a 2008 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, distributed by The Weinstein Company, and starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks. It is Smith's second film (after Jersey Girl) not to be set within the View Askewniverse and the first not set in New Jersey. It was released on October 31, 2008.
The poor box office performance of the film damaged Smith's relationship with producer Harvey Weinstein after Smith blamed Weinstein for not spending enough to market the movie, an allegation Weinstein denies.
Cast Seth Rogen as Zack Brown Elizabeth Banks as Miriam "Miri" Linky Craig Robinson as Delaney Jason Mewes as Lester Traci Lords as Bubbles Jeff Anderson as Deacon Katie Morgan as Stacey Ricky Mabe as Barry Justin Long as Brandon St. Randy Brandon Routh as Bobby Long Tyler Labine as Drunk Customer Tisha Campbell-Martin as Delaney's wife Tom Savini as Jenkins Jennifer Schwalbach as Betsy Gerry Bednob as Mr. Surya Kenny Hotz as Zack II
A song by the band Live, entitled "Hold Me Up", which Smith has said he has been trying to use for over 13 years, appears in an "emotional scene" with Zack and Miri. Smith made a statement about featuring the song in the film: It's an old song that I first heard in ‘95, when we were putting together the Mallrats soundtrack. It was actually in the film for the first test screening, but Live decided they wanted to hold onto it as a potential single off their next album (which would follow Throwing Copper). When I was editing Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the song had still never surfaced or been released, so I put in a request for it again. Again, I was denied. Third time, apparently, was the charm. Needed a song for that sequence in Zack and Miri and remembered the Live track. This time, the band signed off on us using the track. Took 13 years, but was worth the wait.
An original song by mc chris called "Miri and Zack" was made especially for the film. An older song by mc chris, "Fett's Vette", was also used in the film, as well as "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground and Jermaine Stewart's 1986 hit "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off."
