40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

After a brutal breakup, a young man vows to stay celibate during the 40 days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it.

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writer:

Rob Perez

Stars:

Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hartnett	...	Matt Sullivan
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Erica Sutton
Paulo Costanzo	...	Ryan
Adam Trese	...	John Sullivan
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Susie
Lorin Heath	...	Diana
Aaron Trainor	...	Kellner
Glenn Fitzgerald	...	Chris
Monet Mazur	...	Candy
Christine Chatelain	...	Andie
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Mandy
Michael C. Maronna	...	Bagel Boy (as Michael Maronna)
Vinessa Shaw	...	Nicole
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Girl in Chinatown
Stanley Anderson	...	Father Maher

Storyline

Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He's very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers, but that doesn't help because he's still obsessed with wanting her back. Then he gets the inspiration that swearing off sex for Lent (all forms of sexual activity, even kissing or masturbation) will give him the perspective he needs. So of course a few days later he meets a woman and they fall in love. Now Matt sees his vow as a personal matter, and won't even tell her about it, but his friends think otherwise, and now the complications begin...

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Plot Keywords:

lent | masturbation | sex | love | dream | 

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Taglines:

This March, sex takes a holiday

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK France

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

40 días y 40 noches

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$317,400 (Netherlands) (2 August 2002)

Gross:

$42,259,967 (Europe) (16 August 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Milo Productions, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the adult videotapes that Matt keeps in his wardrobe there are these titles: Midnight Tease, Emmanuelle: First Contact, 'Penthouse: Dear Diary', Penthouse: Pet of the Year & Friends, 'Penthouse: The Ultimate Pet Games', 'Banging Wood', 'In Diana Jones and the Temple of Poon' and 'Wet Slappin''.

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Goofs

The fire on Matt's arm gets extinguished twice.

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Quotes

Erica: It's been really fun almost chatting with you. Same time next week?

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Connections

References Emmanuelle: First Contact (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Spank My Booty"
Written by Praga Khan, Carl S. Johansen and Jade 4 U
Performed by Lords of Acid
Courtesy of Antler-Subway Records

User Reviews

In despair at the state of his life, a very sexually active young man vows to give up sex for lent and then meets the girl of his dreams.

The main idea of this movie was so intriguing, I decided to watch it: a very sexually active young man is so frustrated by his life that he decides to give up sex for lent then meets the girl of his dreams. It provides an opportunity to explore ideas: the true value of sex in a relationship, questions of openness and honesty. Will the girl be understanding and patient? How will other people react? The movie actually meets all these expectations but apart from the man and the girl themselves (to a certain extent) it does it in such a crude destructive way as to spoil the experience. It has its moments, but the humour just didn't work for me.