Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
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- 10 wins & 19 nominations
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- TriviaThe entire "You Know How I Know You're Gay" scene was improvised by Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen.
- GoofsJust before the second time Andy calls Trish and claims to be a telemarketer, there is a shot of the front of his apartment, and chained to the railing is the nice new red mountain bike that Trish buys for Andy much later in the movie.
- Quotes
Mooj: Hey Andy, don't let him bother you. It's okay not to have sex. Not eveybody's a pussy magnet. You, uh, what are you, 25?
Andy Stitzer: I'm 40.
Mooj: Holy shit, man, you got to get on that!
- Crazy credits"Michael McDonald -- you rock!" At the end of the thanks and acknowledgments. Michael McDonald is the singer whose video appears endlessly in the background at the Smart Tech store and threatens the sanity of its employees.
- Alternate versionsAn unrated version of the film was released on DVD featuring additional and extended scenes. They include:
- A heated argument between Jay and Mooj over a "poached" customer
- An extended version of the poker game
- An extended version of David's chat with Andy
- An extended version of the scene where the guys take Andy to a bar
- Andy sees sexy photos of women on magazine covers at a newsstand
- A flashback featuring young Andy's struggle to remove a girl's bra
- An extended version of the scene where Andy picks up Nicky
- Andy imagines the star of the porno tape talking to him with his own clumsy sex talk
- Paula tells Cal that she'd be willing to have sex with Andy
- Additional footage shot for the speed dating scene
- An extended version of the "You know how I know you're gay?" exchange between David and Cal.
- Andy calls the customer service line for Viagra and the operator describes various ways to lose an erection
- An extended version of the argument between Jay and a customer in which Andy gets involved
- David sells a television set to a customer who enjoys the Michael McDonald DVD
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best Films of 2005 (2005)
- SoundtracksA Life of Illusion
Written by Joe Walsh, Kenny Passarelli
Performed by Joe Walsh
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Featured review
Steve Carell has made a career out of portraying the slightly odd straight guy, first on 'The Daily Show', and then in various supporting roles. In Virgin, Carell has found a clever and hilarious script that perfectly capitalizes on his strengths. Carell plays Andy Stitzer, a middle aged man living a quiet, lonely life. Andy is a little odd, but in an awkward nice guy sort of way. One night, while socializing with his co-workers for the first time, Andy accidentally reveals that he is a virgin. His co-workers, David (Paul Rudd), Jay (Romany Malco), and Cal (Seth Rogen) initially tease Andy about his situation. But it's clear that all three have a certain respect for the decent human being that Andy is, and they resolve to help him out by assisting him in ending his virginity. And so begins Andy's quest into adulthood. Andy is the quintessential innocent, and the bulk of the humor derives from his naiveté to the situations he finds himself in throughout the film. Some of the humor is crude gross out stuff, but most of it is just well done intelligent comedy. In addition, I found some parts of the film actually pretty touching as Andy finds himself developing both romantic relationships and friendships perhaps for the first time in his life. I'm not trying to portray the movie as a love story or a drama; it's a rolling in your seats comedy. Still, every good comedy I have ever seen contains enough heart for you to care about the characters. A good comparison would be 'The Wedding Crashers' from earlier this summer. Virgin has a similar humor, but is perhaps a bit more vulgar in some of its jokes. I particularly loved the ending of the film, which I thought was a perfect way to end the flick. Without giving anything away, it reminded me of 'Something About Mary'. Very light and fun; it leaves you laughing and smiling, which is exactly how you should feel when you finish a comedy. I would highly recommend.
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- Also known as
- Virgen a los 40
- Filming locations
- 17401 Ventura Blvd., Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA(SmartTech Store)
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Box office
- Budget
- $26,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $109,449,237
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,422,815
- Aug 21, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $177,378,645
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