![]() ![]() Since one of Carell's most famous roles is The 40-Year-Old Virgin which costarred Seth Rogen, that would suggest that the "real" Seth Rogen exists in this movie's universe. Steve Carell appears in the movie as himself. ![]() But We Used a Condom!: While Ben was drunkenly fumbling to put a condom on before their encounter, he misread Allison's frustrated protest of "Just do it already!" to mean something else entirely.It's implied that he's used to this, but after he makes a bet not to shave for a year at the beginning, they go out of their way to chastise him about it in hopes that he'll break. Butt-Monkey: Martin by the rest of the guys.Brain Bleach: "I shouldn't have gone in there!".Blowing Smoke Rings: Ben is blowing one in the opening scene.Binge Montage: Ben and Pete on mushrooms in Las Vegas, complete with a Fish-Eye Lens effect during the Cirque du Soleil show.It's more of a low-key version of Earn Your Happy Ending. The movie takes great pains to show that Ben has to really work to sort out his life, instead of simply becoming a father and fixing his life instantly. A better example of Tropes Are Not Bad than most uses of this one though.Babies Make Everything Better: Over the course of the film, Allison's pregnancy transforms Ben from a hopeless stoner with no future into an at least passable father figure.Ambiguously Gay: Jonah in a deleted scene.Adam Westing: Ryan Seacrest as a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered version of himself.This Is 40 is a Spin-Off movie or "sort-of sequel" written and directed by Apatow that follows the lives of Allison's sister Debbie (Apatow's real life wife Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete ( Paul Rudd) five years later. A few dozen pregnancy tests later, her worst fears are confirmed: she's pregnant, and the only man that could possibly be the father is the last man she would ever see herself having a long-term relationship with. This plan is drastically altered when, 8 weeks after her encounter with Ben, Allison starts feeling ill in the mornings and she panics when she realizes that she missed her period last month. The next morning, Ben and a remorseful Allison say their good-byes, thinking that they will never see each other again. Several hours (and many drinks) later, a tipsy Allison invites Ben home with her, where they have what they believe to be a drunken one-night stand. The two meet while trying to get the attention of the club's bartender, and they hit it off. Though young and attractive, Allison has had little time for dating as her focus has been entirely on work and advancing her career. ![]() Little does he know that his life is about to be irrevocably changed when he goes out to a club one night and meets.Īllison Scott ( Katherine Heigl), who is an up and coming entertainment journalist for the E! television network, out celebrating her recent promotion to an on-camera position. In fact, his main concerns in life are getting high, and working on a website that he and his buddies designed which catalogs the nude scenes of female celebrities in popular cinema. He has no job, money from a settlement check that he carelessly splurges, and very little ambition. But he does hope that the stars align for the This is 40 sequel eventually.Knocked Up is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Judd Apatow ( The 40-Year-Old Virgin), starring Seth Rogen ( Pineapple Express, Observe and Report) and Katherine Heigl ( Grey's Anatomy, 27 Dresses.)īen Stone ( Seth Rogen) is a carefree stoner who lives with his eccentric group of friends. While This is 40 did not receive the same acclaim as Knocked Up, instead being met with pretty mixed reviews, critics and audiences alike did heap praise on the cast, with many no doubt left wondering about how the couple will feel about life a decade later.īut will This is 50 be Judd Apatow’s next project? Well, when asked about his schedule, the writer/director revealed that it is just one of two ideas that he is pondering. Written and directed by Judd Apatow, This is 40 finds the pair dealing with disobedient kids and rising debts coupled with, much like its predecessor, an unwanted pregnancy, as the two head towards a myriad of problems. While Knocked Up focuses more on Seth Rogan and Katherine Heigl as they attempt to come to terms with the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand that results in an unintended pregnancy, This is 40 switches the focus over to Pete and Debbie, as the long-time married couple struggle with the idea of turning 40. This is 40 follows married couple Debbie and Pete, played by Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd respectively, both of whom were introduced in Judd Apatow’s 2007 romantic comedy Knocked Up. ![]()
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