Title: The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Year Released/Rating: 2005 R
Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Jane Lynch, Romany Malco, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Kat Dennings, and cameo by Jonah Hill
Directed By: Judd Apatow
Written By: Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
Star Rating: 5 /5 stars
Trivia: The "beautiful old Guatemalan love song" sung by Javier to Paula translates to: When I clean my room / I can't find anything / Where are you going in such a hurry/ To the soccer game.
Extra Trivia: The entire "You Know How I Know You're Gay" scene was improvised by Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen
For our first A to Z Movies choice, we went with The 40-Year-Old Virgin. It was a tough decision. Just in the #s alone, we have 10 movies. I threw out a few choices, J threw out a few choices, and we were down to 300, 12 Monkeys, or The 40-Year-Old Virgin. I went with the final decision and chose comedy. And I'm so glad I did. I forgot how amazingly funny this movie is. Besides Steve Carell (who's definitely funny), we get Seth Rogen's amazing one-liners and Paul Rudd's unique sense of comedy. I forgot all the side characters that really make this movie. I think I laughed out loud the entire movie. It's just too good. This is Apatow at his best! A great script, great directing (or nondirecting, since they improvised a ton), and amazingly funny actors. I'm so glad we chose this as our first movie for the month. Tonight: on to the As...
Some of my favorite bits:
Jay: [to Andy, in a bar] All you got to do is use your instincts. How do you think a lion knows to tackle a gazelle? It's written, it's a code written in his DNA, says, "Tackle the gazelle." And believe it or not, in every man there's a code written that says, "Tackle drunk bitches."
David: [the same Michael McDonald sampler DVD has been playing on all of the television screens for the last two years] If I have to hear "Yamo Be There" one more time, I'm going to "Yamo" burn this place to the ground.
Haziz: Do you know how I know you're gay? Because you are holding each other ever so gently.
Cal: [talking about Trish being a grandma] You should fuck her and then have her send you $12 on your birthday.
David: [to a shirtless Andy, who has an incredibly hairy chest] I love your sweater. Does that come in a V-neck?
Paula: [propositioning Andy to be her 'friend with benefits'] I'm very discreet... but I will haunt your dreams.
David: Dude, you look like a man-o-lantern.
Andy Stitzer: Is this shirt too yellow? Cal: No. [pause] Cal: Tell me, what's Curious George like in real life?
