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''The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It'' is an American feature film parody that spoofs several of
Judd Apatow Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films '' ...
's films: ''
The 40-Year-Old Virgin ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an employee at an el ...
'', ''
Knocked Up ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann. It follows the repercussions of a drunken one-night stand between a sl ...
'', '' Superbad'', and ''
Forgetting Sarah Marshall ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand. The film, which was written by Segel and co-produced by Judd Apatow, was released by ...
''. The main plot follows Andy (
Bryan Callen Bryan Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Callen initiated his career as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy seri ...
), a 41-year-old who desperately wants to lose his virginity, along with his teenage roommates who have similar goals. According to producer and director
Craig Moss Craig Moss is an American film director, writer and actor known for making parody, action and horror films. His films include ''The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It'', '' Bad Ass'', and its sequels, ' ...
, the original title was much longer, "more of a paragraph", and had to be cut down to the final version. On set, the film was called ''Slumdog Virgin'', a reference to a spoof of ''
Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...
'' included in the film. The film was released
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on June 8, 2010.


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Reception

R. L. Shaffer of
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called it "a painful, unfunny, unoriginal, sloppy mess of a movie", while Brad McKay of
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stated, "It’s not funny or entertaining." Brian Orndorf of
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recommended that his readers not "give Craig Moss your time or your money. Watch coverage of the BP oil disaster instead. I guarantee it's funnier."


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