Paul (2011)

Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations

Trivia
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made the film to demonstrate their love for Steven Spielberg's science fiction classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). When Spielberg got wind of the project, he happily suggested that he make a cameo appearance of some sort, in this case a voice on a speakerphone.

Goofs
Two men appear behind Graeme and Clive in the diner when they receive the "Alien on Board" sticker. However, when the two hillbillies appear the two men are gone.

Quotes
Graeme Willy: How come I can understand you? Are you using some neural language router?
Paul: Actually I'm speaking English you fucking idiot!

Crazy credits
Right before the scrolling end credits, we see an image of the cover of Clive and Graeme's Graphic Novel "Paul", which has an illustration of Paul -- except he has three breasts, which is clearly a reference to the woman with three breasts on the cover of their other book seen throughout the movie.

Alternate versions
There are two different versions of this film. IMDB's link for Technical Specifications on this film provides the different lengths: "1 hr 44 min (104 min)" and "1 hr 49 min (109 min) (Unrated)". An IGN review for the movie, written by DVDFuture and Rotten Tomatoes contributor R.L. Shaffer explains: "There are two cuts of the film - a theatrical cut and an unrated version...about 6-minutes longer...mostly consists of added banter and extended moments." A detailed, scene-by-scene outline of the differences between the Theatrical and Extended versions is provided, along with differing screenshots and dialogue, at [a website refuses to credit]

Connections
Featured in Paul: The Evolution of Paul (2011)

Soundtracks
Another Girl, Another Planet
(Peter Perrett)
Performed by The Only Ones
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.

I was on the Irish premier of the movie last Thursday with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost showing up and saying few words before the movie . First of all, I would like to say great cast especially Sigourney Weaver , Jason Bateman and my two mini stars of the movie Bill Hader and Joe Lo Truglio as agents Haggard and O'Reilly . The movie its self is very funny and the script well written , the small alien with voice from Seth Rogen its very real and well made by CG artists . Obviously the chemistry between Frost and Pegg is great like always ( you know what I'm saying if you remember Shaun of the dead or Hot Fuzz )Rogen as alien is a perfect cast with his IM SMOKING WEED voice and great lines . In summary well made , great cast , funny script what else do you need for Friday night . For me seven stars