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The 40-Year-Old Virgin

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 171

Fresh: 145

Rotten:26

Average Rating: 7.2/10

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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] For pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch

Director: Judd Apatow

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

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digtial DVS 2.0 Stereo - English
  • Subtitles - English (SDH)
  • Subtitles - French
  • Subtitles - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes: Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentaries
  • Audio Commentary: Judd Apato - Director, Co-Writer/Steve Carell - Actor, Co-Writer
  • Trailers: Theatrical Trailer

Featurette:

  • 1. Cal & Paula (With Optional Commentaries)
  • 2. ADVICE FROM MOOJ
  • 3. DATE-A-PALOOZA
  • 4. LINE-O-RAMA
  • 5. 1970's Sex Ed Film
  • 6. Gag Reel
 
 
 
 

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

funny all way through

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
04/09/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Mr. Carell and Mr. Apatow traffic in random humor and though their ability to sustain it is impressive, it's at the expense of any real emotion. Which is a bit ironic.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

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.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/16/07
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

An infuriatingly-offensive, soft-porn primer on how to treat girls as objects who exist at the disposal of men.

Full Review Source: Princeton Town Topics | comment 12 Comments
04/15/07
Kam Williams
Princeton Town Topics

The movie belongs to Carell, who takes a one-joke role and turns him into a three-dimensional human being.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

If it were 20 minutes shorter, it would be that much closer to perfect.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/07/06
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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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.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/01/06
Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today

Apatow's sex comedy...hits its stride eventually, and keeps us rooting for it...thanks to its honesty and sweetness

Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
08/24/06
Jay Antani
Perihelion Journal

The script is little more than an excuse for letting a bouncy team of sketch comics have their heads. Unlike most films pasted together in this way, it displays a certain cohesion.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
07/01/06
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald

At its best it resembles one of those classic early-’80s comedies starring Steve Martin -- the thinking man’s Woody Allen -- boasting an acute mix of desperation, dignity, lunacy and indecorous wit.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

The script by Carell and director Judd Apatow is not for the prudish or easily offended. That said, it’s still one of the funniest movies of the year.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

An often very funny sex comedy.

Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com | comment Comment
02/20/06
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

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Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
02/17/06
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

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.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/02/05
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Urban Cinefile

Apatow genuinely loves his hero, and the film's innate sweetness carries it through the rough patches of a funny comedy with a central relationship that isn't particularly funny.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/05
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

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

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
09/23/05
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

The mature gross out comedy.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/11/05
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

Count me among the naysayers.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment 2 Comments
09/07/05
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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It’s truly dirty and truly romantic at the same time, a combination that’s very hard to pull off.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
09/06/05
David Denby
New Yorker
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