This is 40

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Judd Apatow's This Is 40 stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star as Pete and Debbie, the same married couple they played in Apatow's Knocked Up. As the movie opens, Debbie is turning 40 but tells everybody she's younger. She runs a small, boutique clothing store that's breaking even financially, while Pete manages a retro-minded indie-music label that's under serious financial strain just as they are trying to launch a new album by Graham Parker. Their money troubles are compounded by Pete's dad Larry (Albert ...
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Overview

Judd Apatow's This Is 40 stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star as Pete and Debbie, the same married couple they played in Apatow's Knocked Up. As the movie opens, Debbie is turning 40 but tells everybody she's younger. She runs a small, boutique clothing store that's breaking even financially, while Pete manages a retro-minded indie-music label that's under serious financial strain just as they are trying to launch a new album by Graham Parker. Their money troubles are compounded by Pete's dad Larry (Albert Brooks), who continually hits up his son for cash because he has toddler triplets after an overly successful fertilization treatment with his younger second wife. Debbie has daddy issues as well. Her father (John Lithgow), an emotionally cold, highly successful surgeon, seems to want no part of his daughter's life, even though they meet for lunch occasionally after not talking to each other for a lengthy period of time. All of these people, along with Debbie's trainer, Pete's employees, and salesgirls from Debbie's boutique, arrive at the couple's beautiful home for a birthday party where all the familial wounds are opened.
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Special Features

Deleted scenes; Gag reel; Line-o-rama; Music; Feature commentary with Judd Apatow
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert
Complaining about a Judd Apatow movie being too long is as pointless as complaining about a Kubrick film being too cold or an Eli Roth film being too violent. Apatow has constructed something of a comedy empire, and, considering his massive success, it's hard to believe he feels any need to change his instinct to make his pictures longer than people seem to want or expect from a comedy. That said, his midlife-crisis family comedy This Is 40 is too long. Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star as Pete and Debbie, the same married couple they played in Apatow's Knocked Up. As the movie opens, Debbie is turning 40 but tells everybody she's younger. She runs a small, boutique clothing store that's breaking even financially, while Pete manages a retro-minded indie-music label that's under serious financial strain just as they are trying to launch a new album by Graham Parker. Their money troubles are compounded by Pete's dad Larry Albert Brooks, who continually hits up his son for cash because he has toddler triplets after an overly successful fertilization treatment with his younger second wife. Debbie has daddy issues as well. Her father John Lithgow, an emotionally cold, highly successful surgeon, seems to want no part of his daughter's life, even though they meet for lunch occasionally after not talking to each other for a lengthy period of time. All of these people, along with Debbie's trainer, Pete's employees, and salesgirls from Debbie's boutique, arrive at the couple's beautiful home for a birthday party where all the familial wounds are opened. This is the fourth feature film directed by Judd Apatow, and it's the first one where the plot really doesn't seem to matter at all. It's full of scenes that all revolve around the themes of the picture -- family, age, marriage -- but very little ever seems at stake. He's filled the script with enough jokes and coaxes enough witty improvisations from his cast that the movie never dies, but at the same time, we never feel that this marriage is genuinely at risk or that Pete and Debbie will have to live on the street if they're forced to sell their house due to money problems. Almost everybody in the film gets at least one good laugh. Familiar Apatow troupe players like Jason Segel reliably bring the funny, Paul Rudd again deftly combines humor and pathos, and comedy veterans like Robert Smigel -- who is fantastic in an early scene in which his character and Pete fantasize about their wives dying -- lend a hand. Apatow's films usually run long because he'll let moments play past their typical end point, hoping to find an unexpected laugh when people interact with each other past the logical conclusion of a scene. He continues doing that here, but often the results just feel like repetition rather than an addition. That makes This Is 40 feel like the longest of his movies. However, the biggest problem with the picture is that the comedy seems in service of a story that never comes close to being hilarious, engaging, or profound. Unexpectedly, the only two characters who emerge as something other than trivial are Pete and Debbie's fathers. When Brooks and Lithgow finally play a scene together at the climactic birthday party, you wish Apatow had trashed the rest of the script and made it about the two of them. He could have called it That Is 65. Brooks' last scene, in which he comforts the daughter-in-law he knows doesn't like him, is both humorous and poignant; unfortunately, it only underscores the weightlessness of the rest of the movie.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/22/2013
  • UPC: 025192114229
  • Original Release: 2012

    • Rating:

  • Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Color / Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English, Français, Español
  • Time: 2:14:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 572

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Paul Rudd Pete
Leslie Mann Debbie
Megan Fox Desi
Albert Brooks Larry
Chris O'Dowd Ronnie
Melissa McCarthy Catherine
Ryan Lee Joseph
Maude Apatow Sadie
Iris Apatow Charlotte
Jason Segel Jason
Annie Mumolo Barb
Robert Smigel Barry
Charlyne Yi Jodi
Hugh Fink Male Boutique Customer
Tom Freund Graham Parker Solo Band
D.A. Sandoval Older Pregnant Parent
Megan Grano School Playdate Parent
Mackenzie Aladjem School Playdate Child
Tom Yi Charlotte's Teacher
Molly Shad Grandma Molly
Michael Ian Black Accountant
Lena Dunham Cat
David Wild Jewish Journal Reporter
Barb Hernandez Mammogram Technician
Tom Everett Pete's Doctor
Tim Bagley Dr. Pellegrino
Damon Gupton Colonoscopy Technician
Dan Bakkedahl Dentist
Rebekah Johnson Gyno Nurse
Erica Vittana Phillips Gyno Nurse
Jack Metcalf Triplet
Travis Metcalf Triplet
Bradley Metcalf Triplet
Lisa Darr Claire
John Lithgow Oliver
Johnny Pemberton Room Service Waiter
Sam Dissanayake Eastern Doctor
Tatum O'Neal Realtor
Ava Sambora Wendy
Nyla Durdin Sadie's Set-Pain
Wyatt Russell Flirty Hockey Player
Philip Burke Hockey Player
Steve Goulding The Rumour Band
Andrew Bodnar The Rumour Band
Martin Belmont The Rumour Band
Bob Andrews The Rumour Band
Brinsley Schwarz The Rumour Band
Joanne Baron Vice Principal Laviani
Spencer Daniels Obnoxious Teenager in SUV
Charlotte Townsend Obnoxious Teenager in SUV
Phil Hendrie Man in Range Rover
Nicol Paone ER Nurse
Chris Stills Ryan Adams Band
Ian McLagan Ryan Adams Band
Marshall Vore Ryan Adams Band
Cindy Cashdollar Ryan Adams Band
Gus Seyffert Ryan Adams Band
Technical Credits
Judd Apatow Director, Producer, Screenwriter
David L. Bertman Editor
Jon Brion Score Composer
Andrew Cahn Art Director
Jay Deuby Editor
Leesa Evans Costumes/Costume Designer
Allison Jones Casting
Jonathan Karp Musical Direction/Supervision
Kenneth McLaughlin Sound Mixer
Barry Mendel Producer
Phedon Papamichael Cinematographer
Paula Pell Executive Producer
Matt Rebenkoff Asst. Director
Jefferson Sage Production Designer
Clayton Townsend Producer, Production Manager
Stella Vaccaro Set Decoration/Design
Brent White Editor
Lisa Yadavaia Co-producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- This Is 40
1. Scene 1 [6:54]
2. Scene 2 [8:03]
3. Scene 3 [6:24]
4. Scene 4 [4:59]
5. Scene 5 [7:04]
6. Scene 6 [6:45]
7. Scene 7 [8:16]
8. Scene 8 [8:00]
9. Scene 9 [5:03]
10. Scene 10 [5:35]
11. Scene 11 [7:26]
12. Scene 12 [9:55]
14. Scene 13 [6:45]
14. Scene 14 [6:48]
15. Scene 15 [8:49]
16. Scene 16 [5:16]
17. Scene 17 [5:44]
18. Scene 18 [6:08]
19. Scene 19 [4:29]
20. Scene 20 [5:06]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- This Is 40
   Play
   Scenes
   Bonus
      Feature Commentary
         Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Judd Apatow
            Commentary: On
            Commentary: Off
      Gag Reel
      Line-O-Rama
      Deleted Scenes
         Play All
         Dinner with Barry & Bard: Poop Short
         Vaccinations
         Billie Joe
         Eels
         Jodi & Ronnie: Kitchen
      Music
         Graham Parker & The Rumour: Protection
         Ryan Adams: Shining Through the Dark
   Setup
      Spoken Languages
         English 5.1
         Español 5.1
         Français 5.1
         Feature Commentary
         DVS (Descriptive Video Service)
      Subtitles
         English SDH
         Español
         Français
         Subtitles: Off
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