The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writers (WGA):

Judd Apatow (written by) &
Steve Carell (written by)

Release Date:

19 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A Comedy about the moments that touch us in ways we've never been touched before.

Plot:

Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Poker | Collection | Virgin | Love

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Andy Stitzer
Catherine Keener	...	Trish
Paul Rudd	...	David
Romany Malco	...	Jay
Seth Rogen	...	Cal
Elizabeth Banks	...	Beth
Leslie Mann	...	Nicky
Jane Lynch	...	Paula
Gerry Bednob	...	Mooj
Shelley Malil	...	Haziz
Kat Dennings	...	Marla
Jordy Masterson	...	Mark (as Jordan Masterson)
Chelsea Smith	...	Julia
Jonah Hill	...	eBay Customer
Erica Vittina Phillips	...	Jill

Also Known As:

The 40 Year-Old Virgin (USA) (poster title)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (USA) (DVD box title)
Untitled Steve Carell Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

116 min | Philippines:112 min (cut) | 133 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Finland:K-11 | Norway:15 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:R-13 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:Btl | Czech Republic:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Finland:K-15 (extended version) | USA:Unrated (unrated version) | Chile:14 (extended version) | Japan:R-15 | South Korea:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Malta:16 | Singapore:M18 (also unrated version) | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Austria:16 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

According to Seth Rogen, Steve Carell was so nervous that the film would be shut down by the studio, he had the writers prepare a back-up version of the script that didn't contain a single word of profanity.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paul Rudd's character, David, is asking Andy if he wants to play poker, his hands alternate between by his side and in his pockets.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joe: Hey Andy! What's up, dude?
Andy Stitzer: Hey Joe. Hey Sara. How you doing?
Joe: When you gonna get a car?

Movie Connections:

References Mars Attacks! (1996)

Soundtrack:

Stand Up Tall

The funniest comedy since "THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY" ; Steve Carell is a comic genius - the year's funniest film!

THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (2005) **** Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob, Shelley Malil, Kat Dennings. Hysterically funny high-concept comedy about the titular Andy Stitzer (wonderfully played by perennial second banana Carell in a truly extraordinarily comic breakthrough performance sure to stratosphere him to the A-list), a tech services rep for an electronics store in Southern California who is found out about his secretive identity by a trio of well-meaning yet entirely clueless womanizing co-worker buddies (Rudd, Malco & Rogen, each one degree funnier than the next) determined to get their friend deflowered no matter the cost. What follows is an unlikely yet very warm-hearted romance with a vivacious mother (the marvelous Keener having lots of fun here) leading to add more fuel to the fires within Andy. A surprisingly good-spirited and unapologetically raunchy romantic comedy; the funniest since "There's Something About Mary" with a shrewdly observant script by director Judd Apatow and Carell that features some astoundingly gut-busting sequences including a scathingly accurate David Caruso joke, homophobic debunking ribbing, send-ups of 'date-a-paloozas' and demystifying the war of the sexes with cheeky aplomb. A true winner and an instant classic; the funniest film of the year.