The 40 Year Old Virgin - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[ken]

Judd Apatow had a part written for Jason Segel, with the character named Jason, but Apatow could not get the studio to approve his casting. Apatow advised Segel because of his unique brand of humor, to consider writing material for himself. Thus Segel wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), which Apatow served as one of the producers.

[carl]

The films that are watched by the characters in the Smar-Tech store are all produced by Universal.

[victoria]

Leslie Mann came up with the idea to throw up on Andy's face. The original plan was that Nicky (Leslie Mann) and Andy (Steve Carell) were to be pulled over by the police, and it would turn out that Nicky was concealing a gun under her seat the whole time. Mann insisted that her vomiting on Andy, would be a funnier conclusion to the scene, so she gulped down a mix of strawberry yogurt and "some kind of kefir."

[leo]

The electronics store featured in the movie was not a set, but a repurposed Staples store that had just shut down.

[ray]

Jenna Fischer: Is seen in the first bar scene.

[beth]

All of the films shown at Smart-tech are films that were produced by Universal Pictures.

[bryan]

Several times in the movie, Cal wears t-shirts with music LP covers on them. They are: - Nirvana: Nevermind - Sonic Youth: Dirty - Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet - Genius/The GZA: Liquid Swords. All these albums were released through Universal Music labels; this film was released by Universal Pictures.

[russell]

The film ended up being instrumental to making the U.S. version of The Office (2005) into an Emmy-winning smash hit. After that show's first season, the producers were worried, because Steve Carell's Michael Scott character was coming across as nasty and menacing when they didn't want him to. After seeing his performance here, they used some of its elements to transform Michael Scott into a man who was still a buffoon, but was more clueless than mean, and had some genuine skills.

[terry]

The Yellow Post-It note attached to Andy's calendar says "Don't Forget! Power Off Wed. Midnight to 2 AM".

[kylie]

The producers were planning to have a sequel by the name of "Knocked Up", with almost the same cast. But in the end, they released Knocked Up (2007) as a separate movie not related to this one.

[norma]

When Trish is helping Andy package up his toys for sale she mentions that "oh my god, this guy Eric Gilliland, he has bought like fifteen of these (toys from eBay). I think he likes action figures even more than you." Eric, who is a real friend of Catherine Keener, was the head writer on Roseanne (1988), and has written and produced many others.

[frances]

During the "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine in" song-and-dance scene, Jay is seen performing the "sideways shuffle" made popular by M.C. Hammer. Romany Malco (Jay) starred as M.C. Hammer in the VH1 TV movie Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story (2001).

[nora]

Film debut of Mindy Kaling.

[charlie]

Steve Carell's wife Nancy Carell (Walls) suggested Jane Lynch for the role of Paula, who also worked with Carell during their Second City days. Before Walls suggested Lynch for the role, it was written to be played by a man, and the character did not come on to Andy until Lynch had been cast and the actors came up with that scene (with her singing the "beautiful old Guatemalan love song" to Andy) during rehearsals.

[duane]

The Indian doctor on the other end of the line when Andy is calling about his erection issue was voiced by Judd Apatow.

[melinda]

Trish's last name is Piedmont. It is seen on her card that she gives to Andy.

[kristina]

The song that Andy is playing on his Baritone horn, while marching around his apartment is "Anchors Aweigh".

[lonnie]

When packing up Andy's toys, Trish mentions Thor. Kat Dennings, who plays Trish's daughter Marla, would go on to appear in the Thor movies. Paul Rudd, who plays David, also appears opposite Thor as Ant-Man in the Avengers films.

[javier]

"Smart-tech" is loosely based on the "Circuit City" chain.