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The 40-year-old virgin - Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow

Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities

Movie propaganda

The longer you wait, the harder it gets.

Forty-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.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Comedy romance sex virgin relationship abstinence celibacy geek nerd

Persons of interest

Steve Carell .... Andy Stitzer
Catherine Keener .... Trish
Paul Rudd .... David
Romany Malco .... Jay
Seth Rogen .... Cal
Elizabeth Banks .... Beth
Kat Dennings .... Marla
Siena Goines .... Alex
Jonah Hill .... Jonah
Jane Lynch .... Paula
Erica Vittina Phillips .... Jill
Chelsea Smith .... Julia
Steve Carell .... Screenwriter
Judd Apatow .... Screenwriter
Judd Apatow .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The 40-year-old virgin official movie site
The 40-year-old virgin film production notes
The 40-year-old virgin QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

American Film Institute (AFI) 2005: Movie of the year - Official selection
Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2005: Nominated: Best romantic comedy, Funniest film
MTV Movie Awards 2006: Nominated: Best movie, Best performance (Steve Carell), Best comedic performance (Steve Carell), Best on-screen team (Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco), Breakthrough performance (Romany Malco)
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Best breakthrough filmmaker (Judd Apatow)
Writers Guild of America 2005: Nominated: Original screenplay (Judd Apatow, Steve Carell)

See also 40 days and 40 nights
Studios and distributors:

Universal Pictures * United International Pictures

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Gosh, The 40-year-old virgin is funnier than you'd expect. For sure, you have to have liked The wedding crashers but sex-based romantic comedies always have an edge over merely romantic comedies. Can you tell that I'm a bloke?