Steve Carell stars as the likable central character in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a raunchy, laugh-out-loud-funny comedy during its first half that becomes more of a sweet-natured romance in its last half. The movie marks the feature directorial debut of Judd Apatow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Carell.

Carell plays Andy, a 40-year-old guy who is employed at an electronics store, where his work buddies get on his case about still being a virgin.

His coworkers try to arrange ways for him to lose his virginity, but all turn out to be comically unsuitable. Eventually, Andy gets to know the sympathetic Trish (Catherine Keener), who runs a shop where she sells people's stuff on eBay, and he gradually comes to feel comfortable with her.

The theatrical version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin was rated R by the MPAA for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use. But on DVD there's an extended version containing 16 or 17 minutes of footage not present in the theatrical version. Apparently the primary reason the additional footage was not included in the theatrical version was that the film runs rather long for a comedy. The extended version has not gone through the MPAA rating process, and some people might find the racial humor, partial nudity and ribald dialogue in some of the extra footage offensive.

Two of the bonus materials provided on the DVD containing the unrated version of the film are a little naughtier than the rest. One of these is "Andy's Fantasy," where the film's title character fantasizes about women, including one played by Stormy—a woman who has appeared in porn movies—shown in full-frontal nudity.

The other is "My Dinner With Stormy," where actor and co-producer Seth Rogen sips sparkling wine with Stormy while she shows him a tattoo on her bosom.

Other DVD extras include: (i) deleted scenes; (ii) actors Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd doing the "You Know How I Know You're Gay?" scene for five-and-a-half minutes; and (iii) "Cal & Paula," a comic interchange between actors Rogen and Jane Lynch. All these can optionally be played with audio commentary by Apatow and Rogen. Also, there are other bonus materials: (1) Mooj, played by Gerry Bednob, cataloguing strange sexual practices for the virgin; (2) a behind-the-scenes look at Carell's chest being waxed; (3) over nine minutes of footage shot for the wacky speed dating sequence; (4) "Line-O-Rama," which shows the cast doing variations of lines of dialogue; and (5) a gag reel.

Also on DVD there's an audio commentary track featuring Judd Apatow (director and co-writer), Steve Carell (lead actor and co-writer) and seven supporting actors: Paul Rudd (David), Romany Malco (Jay), Seth Rogen (Cal), Leslie Mann (drunk girl), Jane Lynch (Paula), Gerry Bednob (Mooj) and Shelley Malil (Haziz).

There are two separate DVD editions containing the extended version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. They are identical except the feature film is in widescreen on one edition, while it is in full-screen on the other. Below I've given the DVD details for the widescreen unrated edition.

If you would prefer to see the R-rated, shorter theatrical version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, that is also available as a separate DVD product. However, that product comes only with the feature film in full-screen. Also, the special features provided are slightly different, and in particular, the two naughtiest extras mentioned above are absent.

DVD Details for Widescreen Unrated Edition:

Release Date: December 13, 2005
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1), Color
Feature Film Run Time: 2 Hours 12 Minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Surround 2.0
French Dolby Surround 2.0
English Captions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Spanish Subtitles
French Subtitles
Audio Commentary by Director, Lead Actor and 7 Cast Members
Deleted Scenes (6 sequences totaling 12 min. 40 sec.)
You Know How I Know You're Gay (5 min. 28 sec.)
Andy's Fantasies (1 min. 57 sec.)
Cal & Paula (2 min. 33 sec.)
Advice From Mooj (1 min. 20 sec.)
Waxing Doc (3 min. 28 sec.)
Date-A-Palooza (9 min. 15 sec.)
Line-O-Rama (6 min. 17 sec.)
My Dinner With Stormy (2 min. 7 sec.)
Gag Reel (4 min. 32 sec.)