The two were supposed to appear sympathetic to Andy, but they couldn't keep straight faces. Paul Rudd's and Seth Rogen's reactions weren't scripted either (nor was Malco's quick exit- he was genuinely getting sick to his stomach).Judd Apatow kept separate lists for profane and non-profane ones, so they could mix and match as they pleased. All of Andy's exclamations during the waxing scene were improvised by Steve Carell out of the real pain he was going through.
#40 year old virgin movie#
But in the end, they released Knocked Up as a separate movie not related to this one.
While he'd been decently well-known beforehand, this film and his role as Michael Scott the same year put him firmly on the map. Said virgin is played by Steve Carell- who at the time of filming was 42, had been Happily Married for nearly a decade and had recently become a father of two (the irony was definitely not lost on Carell, who joked about it in interviews). Irony as She Is Cast: The entire film is about a, well, 40-year-old virgin.Harpo Does Something Funny: As mentioned elsewhere, this was the film that cemented Judd Apatow's signature style of "line-o-rama"-style filmmaking by having all of the dialogue be retroscripted or improvised.Genre-Killer: The success of this naturalistic, mostly improvised indie-style comedy ushered in a new trend of similar films which completely displaced the over-the-top, Totally Radical gross-out studio comedies of the previous decade.The constant maintenance required for this left the actor with ingrown hairs and a nasty infection (according to Carell, his chest looked so bad at one point that his wife couldn't stomach it and made him wear a t-shirt at all times). Moreover, Carell's chest had to be kept in its partially hairless state for the remainder of the shoot. You can also see his blood starting to bubble out, as noted in the commentary. In fact, at one point they almost ripped off Steve Carell's nipple, because the actress playing the waxer didn't know she was supposed to apply Vaseline to the nipple and was about to rip off the strip when Judd Apatow realized what was happening and yelled cut. For the obvious reason, this was a one-take scene. Enforced Method Acting: The chest-waxing scene? Yeah, one hundred percent real.Judd Apatow was originally nervous about the transformation, stating that he didn't think that "comedians wanting to look good is ever good for comedy." However, he gradually realized that Carell being "ripped" was a good idea, as it helped establish that Andy was only a virgin because he's shy and nervous, not because of his looks. Dyeing for Your Art: To prepare for his role as Andy, Steve Carell lost thirty pounds for the role.
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