40 Days and 40 Nights
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This article refers to Michael Lehmann's 2002 film. For the 2007 Matthew Chapman book, see 40 Days and 40 Nights (book).
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 Movie poster of 40 Days and 40 Nights, the text set in a phallic column extending from Hartnett's crotch. |
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| Directed by | Michael Lehmann |
| Produced by | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Michael London |
| Written by | Rob Perez |
| Starring | Josh Hartnett Shannyn Sossamon Paulo Costanzo |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films (USA) Alliance Atlantis (Canada) Universal Pictures (non-USA/Canada) |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 2002 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17,000,000 USD (estimated) |
40 Days and 40 Nights is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and written by Rob Perez. The film depicts the life of Matt Sullivan, played by Josh Hartnett, who abstains from any sexual contact for the duration of the Christian season of Lent.
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[edit] Plot
Matt is obsessed with his ex-girlfriend, Nicole, which makes it impossible for him to have relationships with other women. Matt confides to his brother, John, a priest-in-training, that he has sexual problems because of his obsession. Realizing that Lent is about to start, Matt tells John that he is going to go without sex for 40 days and 40 nights. John warns Matt that celibacy is not easy. Matt and his roommate, Ryan, are co-workers at a dot-com company in San Francisco and Ryan starts an office pool to bet on how long Matt can last.
After six days, Matt meets a girl named Erica, who works for Cyber Nanny, and they make plans to see each other in a week. When Matt and Erica meet again, they make plans to go on a date. At work, Matt finds out about the office pool and a website about his vow of chastity. Matt sees that it is been protected by Cyber Nanny and realizes that Erica must know about his abstinence. Matt and Erica go out to dinner later, and Matt sees Nicole and her new fiancé. Matt introduces Nicole to Erica, and Erica realizes that Matt's celibacy is a result of his breakup with Nicole and leaves the restaurant. Matt's co-workers attempt to get Matt to have sex by slipping him Viagra and cutting him into the office pool, but instead he goes to Erica's house. Erica and Matt have an erotic encounter without touching each other.
Matt goes to work and daydreams about his meeting with Erica and it is pointed out that he has an erection when he goes to meet a client. Matt is told to go home for the day, when Nicole then comes by to tell Matt that she has broken up with her fiancé. She wants Matt back and tries to have sex with him, but he turns her down and she leaves, saying that Matt's new-found assertiveness makes him even hotter. Nicole finds out about the office pool and bets $3,500 that she can get him to break. On the last night, Matt is handcuffed to his bed that night so he will not be able to do anything to ruin his vow. He falls asleep and has an erotic dream, but when he wakes up, Nicole is raping him. As Nicole is leaving, Erica arrives and thinks Matt has cheated on her. Matt leaves a box of reminders with Erica's roommate later, and when Erica sees it she has a change of heart and meets Matt again. Later on, Matt's friends are playing video games and hear Matt and Erica having sex. While the men are betting on how long they will have sex, Matt kicks them out. Then the guys wait outside and bet if he can stay in there for 24 hours.
[edit] Cast
- Josh Hartnett as Matt Sullivan
- Shannyn Sossamon as Erica Sutton
- Vinessa Shaw as Nicole
- Paulo Costanzo as Ryan
- Adam Trese as John Sullivan
- Griffin Dunne as Jerry Anderson
- Emmanuelle Vaugier as Susie
- Monet Mazur as Candy
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Mandy
- Christine Chatelain as Andie
- Stanley Anderson as Father Maher
- Lorin Heath as Diana
- Glenn Fitzgerald as Chris
- Jarrad Paul as Duncan
- Terry Chen as Neil
- Kai Lennox as Nick
- Chris Gauthier as Mikey
- Barry Newman as Walter Sullivan
- Mary Gross as Bev Sullivan
- Maggie Gyllenhaal as Sam
- Dylan Neal as David Brokaw
- Michelle Harrison as Maureen
- Jason Low as Merj
- Nicole Wilder as Anastasia
- Susan Bain as Ms. Willow
[edit] Production
40 Days and 40 Nights was filmed on location at Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California.
[edit] Reception
The film received mixed reviews, Rotten Tomatoes rated it 38% based on 133 reviews.[1]
The Catholic League claimed the film parodied Lent in a vulgar way. The League is also known for protesting other Miramax films, such as Priest and Dogma.
[edit] References
- ^ 40 Days and 40 Nights at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2009-11-14.
[edit] External links
- Official Website on Miramax.com*
- 40 Days and 40 Nights at the Internet Movie Database
- 40 Days and 40 Nights at Rotten Tomatoes
- 40 Days and 40 Nights at Box Office Mojo
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