Meet Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page), a confidently frank teenage girl who
calls the shots with a nonchalant cool and an effortless attitude as she
journeys through an emotional nine-month adventure into adulthood.
Quick-witted and distinctively unique, Juno walks Dancing Elk High's
halls to her own tune--preferably anything by The Stooges--but
underneath her tough, no-nonsense exterior is just a teenage girl trying
to figure it all out.
While most girls at Dancing Elk are updating their MySpace page or
shopping at the mall, Juno is a whip-smart Minnesota teen living by her
own rules. A typically boring afternoon becomes anything but when Juno
decides to have sex with the charmingly unassuming Bleeker (Michael
Cera). Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, she and best friend Leah
(Olivia Thirlby) hatch a plan to find Juno's unborn baby the perfect set
of parents courtesy of the local Penny Saver.They set their sights on
Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), an affluent
suburban couple longing to adopt their first child. Luckily, Juno has
the support of her dad and stepmother (J. K. Simmons and Allison
Janney). Juno's physical changes mirror her personal growth while the
veneer of Mark and Vanessa's idyllic life starts to show signs of
cracking. With a fearless intellect far removed from the usual teenage
angst, Juno conquers her problems head-on, displaying a youthful
exuberance both smart and unexpected.