This Is 40
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| Directed by | Judd Apatow |
| Produced by | Judd Apatow Barry Mendel Clayton Townsend |
| Written by | Judd Apatow |
| Based on | Characters by Judd Apatow |
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Paul Rudd Leslie Mann John Lithgow Megan Fox Melissa McCarthy Jason Segel Chris O'Dowd Albert Brooks |
| Music by | Jon Brion |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
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Brent White Jay Deuby David Bertman |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $88.1 million |
This Is 40 is a 2012 American comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. It is a spin-off of Knocked Up, which starred Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl. Filming was conducted in mid-2011, and the film was released in North America on December 21, 2012. The film follows the lives of middle-aged married couple Pete and Debbie as they each turn 40, with their jobs and daughters adding stress to their relationship.
This Is 40 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its cast, acting (particularly Mann, Rudd and Fox) and the film's comedic moments and perceptive scenes, but criticized the film's overlong running time and occasional aimlessness.
The film begins with Pete and Debbie having sex in the shower. Pete reveals that he took a Viagra given to him by his friend Barry (Rob Smigel); this enrages Debbie and they stop. Debbie is angered that she is turning 40.
In the five years since Knocked Up, Debbie owns a boutique with Desi (Megan Fox) and Jodi (Charlyne Yi) working for her. Pete owns his own record label, with his friends Ronnie (Chris O'Dowd) and Cat (Lena Dunham) working with him. Pete's business is struggling financially as he promotes the reunion of Graham Parker & The Rumour. The couple also are having to deal with their daughters; Sadie, a young teenager, and eight-year-old Charlotte. For Debbie's birthday, the couple goes on a romantic weekend to a resort. There they get high from eating marijuana cookies, and fantasize out loud about ways they would kill each other.
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