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‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan
August 25, 2020 · The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) · Comedy · Romance · 1:17:17 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsSteve Carell — Steve Carell - calling it his apex mountain, not hard to figure out▶ 11:21
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes including Best Buy opening with Seth Rogen's horse story, Paul Rudd's Michael McDonald rant, poker game 'bag of sand' scene (personal favorite), Leslie Mann scene, body waxing scene, Paul Rudd bringing porn/Boner Jams, speed dating, first date call, support group, and virginity/musical ending▶ 32:09
Chris RyanExtended version of Kevin Hart and Romany Malco scene, plus general agreement with other mentioned scenes▶ 39:52
Sean FennesseyHighlights Boner Jams 03 as favorite line, bookstore scene with 'be David Caruso and Jade' as best line in movie, and appreciation for extended Kevin Hart/Romany Malco scene▶ 37:41
What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonseBay store concept, VHS technology and porn collections on VHS, and the 'I know you're gay' theme/gay panic jokes▶ 51:39
Chris RyanVHS/DVD dual player references and Paul Rudd's character's stalker behavior toward his ex-girlfriend▶ 52:49
Sean FennesseyTechnology references like VCRs, recordable CDs, and VHS/DVD dual players; gay panic jokes that wouldn't play well today▶ 52:34
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsJason Segel — Jason Segel was supposed to play one of the buddies alongside Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, but Universal refused to allow Apatow to cast him▶ 54:48
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsShared multiple trivia facts: Gary Shanlin's idea for the ending, Technicolor champagne tradition, fish deaths preventing animal safety certification, Leslie Mann's drunk research with Seth Rogen, repurposed Staples store as set, movie's influence on The Office character development▶ 1:00:44
Chris RyanDiscussed the meaninglessness of animal safety certifications since movies can still be released without them, and engaged with various trivia points▶ 1:01:25
Sean FennesseyAdded that Catherine Keener was also in Capote the same year, playing Harper Lee▶ 1:04:06
Picking Nits
Bill SimmonsNo nitpicks - the movie ties up all the potential complaints and addresses the central premise credibly through research▶ 1:08:44
Chris RyanNo nitpicks - hard to have nitpicks because the movie fully creates its own reality▶ 1:09:30
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsJudd Apatow — Apatow - agrees with Sean's case that this set up the next 15 years for Judd despite considering Carell▶ 1:14:25
Chris RyanDiscusses how the movie's success helped both Apatow and Carell (giving The Office runway, making Carell a movie star doing TV), but doesn't give definitive pick▶ 1:14:38
Sean FennesseyJudd Apatow — Apatow - kicked off 10 years of him at center of American movie comedy, gave him credibility and auteur status▶ 1:13:25
Movies Referenced (26)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich (2005) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 25:32 |
| Ant-Man (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:06:12 |
| Knocked Up (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 17:19 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:11:11 |
| Funny People (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:53 |
| Apocalypse Now (1979) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 4:16 |
| Before We Go (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:15:26 |
| Neighbors (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 14:31 |
| The Other Guys (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 22:52 |
| A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 28:54 |
| About Time (2013) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 38:01 |
| As Good as It Gets (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:04:04 |
Directors Referenced (7)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wilder | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Apartment, Some Like It Hot | ▶ 28:41 |
| Hal Ashby | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | In the Heat of the Night, Harold and Maude | ▶ 9:43 |
| John Colorado | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Hancock | ▶ 32:02 |
| Lil Pump | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Deadpool 2 | ▶ 29:29 |
| Sonic Youth | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 49:33 | |
| Stormy Daniels | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ▶ 49:55 |
| William Friedkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | To Live and Die in L.A., The French Connection, The Exorcist | ▶ 47:55 |
Actors Referenced (46)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Rogen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 21 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | This Is the End, Superbad, Pineapple Express | ▶ 3:04 |
| Paul Rudd | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 18 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp | ▶ 3:04 |
| Steve Carell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 17 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ▶ 10:19 |
| Romany Malco | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ▶ 9:37 |
| Kevin Hart | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Ride Along, Central Intelligence | ▶ 19:51 |
| Catherine Keener | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Being John Malkovich, The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ▶ 13:16 |
| Leslie Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Knocked Up, This Is 40, The Other Woman | ▶ 35:08 |
| Michael McDonald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The 40-Year-Old Virgin, No Way Out, Twister | ▶ 32:58 |
| Elizabeth Banks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | The Hunger Games | ▶ 9:36 |
| Johnny Hoops | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | Babylon | ▶ 0:26 |
| Oscar Goodman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Casino | ▶ 26:40 |
| Amy Schumer | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | I Feel Pretty | ▶ 7:45 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Apatow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 33 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up | ▶ 2:06 |
| Edward R. Murrow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 27:45 | |
| Harper Lee | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | To Kill a Mockingbird | ▶ 1:04:10 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 29:29 | |
| William Goldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride | ▶ 24:12 |
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Other Guys | ▶ 45:30 |
| Michael Scott | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Speed, Twister, Donnie Darko | ▶ 1:14:50 |