
At the end of their first date, they almost have sex but are interrupted by her teenage daughter Marla. David gives Andy his pornography collection, encouraging him to masturbate.Īndy eventually gets a date with a customer named Trish Piedmont. He practices this on a bookstore clerk named Beth, who quickly becomes intrigued by him. Cal advises Andy to simply be confident and ask women questions instead of talking about himself. Jay drags Andy to various social events, books a painful chest waxing appointment, and sets him up with a transvestite prostitute, which all end with embarrassing results.
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They all give differing advice on how to interact with women.ĭavid invites him to join them for a speed dating event and unsuccessfully tries to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend Amy after meeting her there. David, Jay, and Cal become determined to help Andy achieve this.

He almost quits work in humiliation before David consoles him and recommends trying again to have sex. Andy is mortified upon discovering the next day that everyone else at work has learned about the secret, including their boss Paula, who is attracted to him and later privately offers to take his virginity. When a conversation at a poker game with his co-workers David, Jay, and Cal turns to past sexual exploits, they learn that he secretly is still a virgin. He gave up trying to have sex after various failed attempts and lives alone in an apartment with a collection of action figures and video games. The 40-Year-Old Virgin was named by the American Film Institute one of 2005's Top 10 Films.Īndy Stitzer is a shy 40-year-old introvert who works as a stock supervisor at electronics store Smart Tech.
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He won accolades from the Golden Schmoes Awards and MTV Movie & TV Awards for this role while Keener received awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association. It received positive reviews from critics, with Carell being highlighted for his performance, and grossed over $177 million worldwide on a $26 million budget. The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 19, 2005, through Universal Pictures. Filming took place in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, California, from January to April 2005. It was based on a sketch Carell created with The Second City where a man aged 40 hides a secret. Watching Carell's performance in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) inspired Apatow to cast him in the lead role for the film, and they wrote The 40-Year-Old Virgin together. Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, and Seth Rogen play co-workers who resolve to help him lose his virginity, and Catherine Keener stars as Andy's love interest, Trish. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an employee at an electronics store.

The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson.
