History Film / TheFortyYearOldVirgin

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: The first time lasts 60 seconds. The second time lasts two hours...

* UrExample: While not the first movie ever to be entirely improvised, it was the first to expand the concept of a "line-o-rama" reel (i.e., film lots of improv and then cut all the best parts together) from more than just b-roll of actors goofing around while filming a feature to ''being'' the feature.

* {{Corpsing}}: Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen and even Miki Mia just couldn't hold in their laughter during the chest waxing scene. Also, Jay saying that he has a "weak stomach" was an ad-lib by Romany Malco, who was genuinely disgusted by the process and had to walk out of the scene before he vomited, which might have ruined the take.

* LetsWaitAwhile: In the end, [[spoiler: Andy and Trish.]]

-->'''Gina:''' [[ItIsPronouncedTroPay Jy-na.]]

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: [[HollywoodNerd Andy]] is melancholic (very friendly while also very lonely), [[NiceGuy David]] is phlegmatic (laid-back and easygoing but obsessive when it comes to his ex), [[KavorkaMan Cal]] is sanguine (the most passionate when supporting Andy's romantic endeavors), and [[JerkWithAHeartofGold Jay]] is choleric (often rude and loudly so, but also supportive of Andy).

* HollywoodNerd: Interestingly, Andy has elements of both Type 1 and Type 2. On the one hand, he has many stereotypically "nerdy" and "child-like" interests and hobbies such as collecting action figures, reading comic books, and playing video games. On the other hand, he does not have an overtly nerdy manner of dress, does not wear glasses, has a fairly muscular physique from working out a lot (and from riding a bicycle everywhere in lieu of even having a driver's license) and is played by the handsome and manly-looking Steve Carell. Carrell even worked out extensively for the role and Apatow liked the idea, to reinforce that Andy's virginity is due to his shyness rather than his looks.

* HollywoodNerd: Interestingly, Andy has elements of both Type 1 and Type 2. On the one hand, he has many stereotypically "nerdy" and "child-like" interests and hobbies such as collecting action figures, reading comic books, and playing video games. On the other hand, he does not have an overtly nerdy manner of dress, does not wear glasses, has a fairly muscular physique from working out a lot (and from riding a bicycle everywhere in lieu of even having a driver's license) and is played by the handsome and manly-looking Steve Carell.

* UrExample: While not the first movie ever to be entirely improvised, it was the first to expand the concept of a "line-o-rama" reel (ie, film lots of improv and then cut all the best parts together) from more than just b-roll of actors goofing around while filming a feature to ''being'' the feature.

* DragQueen / UnsettlingGenderReveal: "If she was a transvestite, she was ''the Mona Lisa of transvestites''." [[AvertedTrope Averted]], though, in that she is betrayed by a ''quite deep'' voice.

* CarpetOfVirility: Andy has so much chest hair it could almost be considered a character in its own right.

* JizzedInMyPants: The unrated version features a flashback montage of young Andy's hilariously unsuccessful attempts at losing his virginity. [[SarcasmMode Shockingly]], one of them involves Andy falling victim to this trope.

* LetsWaitAwhile: In the end, Andy and Trish.

* WhatHaveWeEar: How Andy attempts to impress Trish's daughter.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: [[HollywoodNerd Andy]] is melancholic (very friendly while also very lonely), [[NiceGuy David]] is phlegmatic (laidback and easygoing but obsessive when it comes to his ex), [[KavorkaMan Cal]] is sanguine (the most passionate when supporting Andy's romantic endeavors), and [[JerkWithAHeartofGold Jay]] is choleric (often rude and loudly so, but also supportive of Andy).

* ManChild: Downplayed with Andy, to a degree (at least insofar as his action figure collection is concerned). His friends, on the other hand, play this straight in every other aspect.

* MythologyGag: Cal’s comments about Andy looking like a serial killer are a reference to reactions from Universal executives to early test footage of Andy riding a bike, believing he looked too much like a serial killer.

* ModestyBedsheet: At the very end of the movie [[spoiler: Andy and Trish are shown lying in bed covered by one of the L-shaped variety after [[TheirFirstTime consummating their marriage]]]]

* ModestyBedsheet: At the very end of the movie [[spoiler: Andy and Trish are shown lying in bed covered by one of the L-shaped variety after TheirFirstTime consummating their marriage]]]]

* ModestyBedsheet: At the very end of the movie [[spoiler: Andy and Trish are shown lying in bed covered by one of the L-shaped variety after [[Their first time consummating their marriage]]]]

* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Andy hides his virginity from Trish until the very end of the movie, where she's surprised but doesn't consider it an issue at all (especially since she had mistakenly assume he was a [[ItMakesSenseInContext deviant serial killer]]).

* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Trish and Andy in the end.]] Their first time lasts, appropriately, a whole 60 seconds. The second time, on the other hand...

* NeverTrustATrailer: One would think looking at the trailer that the movie would be ''Film/AmericanPie'' [[AC:with [[RecycledINSPACE STEVE CARRELL!]]]] Turns out the actual message of the movie is nearly the opposite.

* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Trish and Andy in the end.]] Their first time lasts, appropriately, a couple of minutes. The second time, on the other hand...

* PacManFever: Utterly savage example: Cal and David play a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 game with UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} controllers (one of which is upside-down). At least [[VideoGame/MortalKombat what they're playing]] is portrayed correctly, if anything. Until the fatality, which the movie seems to think is interactive. (It isn't.) While the N64 controller is inexcusable, the "upside-down" controller is actually the joystick attached to the game chair Andy has. Made extra-confusing by the fact that ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' '''did''' appear on the N64, but they chose to use footage from one of the [=PS2=] ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games instead.

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* SpeedDating: Andy's friends push him into speed dating to get him into meeting women, though it's a pretty much a bust for everybody but [[YourCheatingHeart Jay]].

* ManChild: Andy, to a degree (at least insofar as his action figure collection is concerned). His friends play this straight in every other aspect.