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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 165 Fresh: 139  Rotten:26 Average Rating: 7.1/10
 
Consensus: Steve Carell's first star turn scores big with a tender treatment of its titular underdog, using raunchy but realistically funny comedy to connect with adult audiences.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Theatrical Release: Aug 19, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $109,243,478

Synopsis: 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice attitude. But there's just one little thing he... 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice attitude. But there's just one little thing he hasn't quite gotten around to doing yet--something most people have done by his age. Done a lot. Andy's never, ever, ever had sex--not even by accident. So is that such a big deal? Well, for Andy's buds at the store, it sure is. Although they think he's a bit of an oddball, there's certainly a planetful of stranger (and homelier) guys who've at least had one go at having a go. They consider it their duty to help Andy out of his dire situation and go to great lengths to help him. But nothing proves effective enough to lure their friend out of lifelong chastity until he meets Trish (Catherine Keener), a 40-year-old mother of three. Andy's friends are psyched by the possibility that "it" may finally happen...until they hear that Andy and Trish have begun their relationship based on a mutual no-sex policy. Comedy writer and producer Judd Apatow (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, TV's Freaks and Geeks, Kicking & Screaming) makes his feature film directorial debut with The 40 Year Old Virgin, starring Steve Carrell (Anchorman, Bruce Almighty, TV's The Daily Show) and Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich, The Interpreter) and an ensemble cast including Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Gerry Bednob, Shelley Malil, Chelsea Smith and Nancy Walls. Apatow also co-writes the script with Carrell and produces along with Shauna Robertson (Elf) and Clayton Townsend (The Skeleton Key). [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen

Director: Judd Apatow
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow, Steve Carell
Producer: Shauna Robertson, Clayton Townsend, Judd Apatow

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 30, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround - English
  • DTS 5.1 Surround - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Rated Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Judd Apatow, Actor/Co-Writer Steve Carell and Cast
  • 2. You Know How I Know You're Gay? With Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Judd Apatow and Actor/Co-Producer Seth Rogen
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Date-A-Palooza
  • Line-O-Rama
  • Gag Reel
  • Judd's Video Diaries
  • Waxing Doc
  • My Dinner with Stormy
  • Raw Footage
  • Poker Game Rehearsal
  • Auditions
  • Reel Comedy Roundtable
  • Cinemax (R) Final Cut: "The 40 Year Old Virgin"
  • 1970's Sex Ed Film
  • Theatrical Trailer

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funny all way through

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Joe Lozito
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Appeals equally to fans of no-holds-barred gross-out movies and those looking for something more intelligent. It's hilarious, surprisingly perceptive, and even sweet.

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05/16/07
Brian Webster
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An infuriatingly-offensive, soft-porn primer on how to treat girls as objects who exist at the disposal of men.

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04/15/07
Kam Williams
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The movie belongs to Carell, who takes a one-joke role and turns him into a three-dimensional human being.

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03/01/07
Ethan Alter
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10/07/06
Stephanie Zacharek
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There are lots of stereotypes about grown-up virgins, but the film stands these stereotypes on their head, so much so that, by the end, our protagonist seems like the sanest character of the bunch.

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09/01/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
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Apatow's sex comedy...hits its stride eventually, and keeps us rooting for it...thanks to its honesty and sweetness

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Jay Antani
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05/12/06
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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An often very funny sex comedy.

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02/20/06
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02/17/06
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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There’s crude, lewd humour, bawdy innuendo and surprisingly plenty of heart in this bad-taste romantic comedy that insists we tag along for the fun.

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Era inevitável que um comediante talentoso como Carell ganhasse seu próprio filme.

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09/23/05
Pablo Villaca
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The mature gross out comedy.

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09/11/05
Dan Lybarger
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Count me among the naysayers.

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09/07/05
Andrew Sarris
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It’s truly dirty and truly romantic at the same time, a combination that’s very hard to pull off.

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David Denby
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