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The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) -- Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) -- Clip: Andy asks Trish out on a date
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) -- Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) -- Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) -- Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.

Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   85,316 votes
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Director:

Judd Apatow

Writers (WGA):

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

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Release Date:

19 August 2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Romance more

Tagline:

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

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. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(268 articles)

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User Comments:

The funniest comedy since "THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY" ; Steve Carell is a comic genius - the year's funniest film! more (495 total)


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Additional Details

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)
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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 more

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


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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. more

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. more

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?
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Movie Connections:

References Mars Attacks! (1996) more

Soundtrack:

Stand Up Tall more


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55 out of 94 people found the following comment useful.
The funniest comedy since "THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY" ; Steve Carell is a comic genius - the year's funniest film!, 22 August 2005
10/10
Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj

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.

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