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40 Days and 40 Nights - DVD

SKU: 4747242 | Release Date: 9/17/2002
Rating: R for Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language

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Rating
R for Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language
Format
DVD
Theatrical Release
2002
Length
95 minutes
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre
General Comedies
Studio
Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio
1.85:1

Synopsis

Following memorable roles in the military action-adventures Pearl Harbor (2001) and Black Hawk Down (2001), young actor Josh Hartnett is propelled to romantic leading man status with this semi-autobiographical comedy from screenwriter Rob Perez. Hartnett stars as Matt Sullivan, a young man smarting over the bitter breakup of his most recent relationship. With Lent approaching, Matt decides to observe the 40-day tradition by abstaining from all sexual contact, including self-gratification. Once his odyssey of discipline has begun, he meets the girl of his dreams, while his ex begins campaigning to get him back. Co-starring Shannyn Sossamon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Vinessa Shaw, 40 Days and 40 Nights inspired another round of controversy between distributor Miramax and the Catholic League, which accused the film of being a "vulgar parody" of Lent. The League previously protested the company's releases of Priest (1994) and Dogma (1999). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Languages/Sound
Eng/Fre
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Subtitle Languages
Spa
Additional Features
cc Teaser trailer Feature commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Michael London and screenwriter Robert Perez French language track Spanish subtitles Dolby Digital 5.1 Widescreen (1.85:1)
Chapters
Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits: Deleting Nicole
2. "Action-Packed With Issues"
3. A Painful Day at the Office
4. Going the Distance
5. "Almost Chatting"
6. Seductive Layouts
7. "Officially Erica"
8. On the Bus
9. The Vow Backfires
10. Trouble With the Truth
11. Retaining the Power
12. Hips and Beans
13. "Fire in the Hole"
14. Bending the Rules
15. "Slam the Door!"
16. Seeing and Slipping
17. On the Fortieth Day...
18. "What Else Do You Want?"
19. End Credits

Cast

  • Stanley Anderson - Father Maher
  • Jarrad Paul - Duncan
  • Lina Teal - Girl in bed
  • Aaron Trainor - Waiter
  • Stefanie von Pfetten - Girl in Chinatown
  • Michelle Harrison - Maureen
  • Michael Macabebe - Bagel Guy
  • Keegan Connor Tracy - Mandy
  • Lorin Heath - Diana
  • Christine Chatelain - Andie
  • Kai Lennox - Nick
  • Christopher Gauthier - Mikey
  • Alan Draven - Computer Nerd
  • Reuben Grundy - Computer Nerd #2
  • Jason Low - Merj
  • Tracy Kyser - Business Woman
  • Nicole Wilder - Anastasia
  • Chiara Zanni - Nun
  • Barry Newman - Dad
  • Adam Trese - John Sullivan
  • Glenn Fitzgerald - Chris
  • Susan Bain - Ms. Willow
  • Vinessa Shaw - Nicole
  • Josh Hartnett - Matt Sullivan
  • Paulo Costanzo - Ryan
  • Terry Chen - Neil
  • Emmanuelle Vaugier - Susie
  • Mary Gross - Mom
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal - Samantha
  • Griffin Dunne - Jerry
  • Monet Mazur - Candy
  • Dylan Neal - David
  • Shanynn Sossamon - Erica
  • Shannyn Sossamon - Erica
  • Michael C. Maronna - Bagel Boy

Crew

  • Set Designer: Don Halton
  • Screenwriter: Robert Perez
  • Second Assistant Camera: Randy Morton
  • Director: Michael Lehmann
  • Production Manager: Barbara Kelly
  • Producer: Michael B. London
  • Costume Designer: Jill M. Ohanneson
  • First Assistant Editor: Nicole Smith
  • Executive in Charge of Production: Michelle Wright
  • Script Supervisor: Lara P. Fox
  • Stunts: Duane Dickinson
  • Grip: John Taylor
  • Key Grip: Tony Whiteside
  • Best Boy Grip: James J. Williams
  • Supervising Sound Editor: Jerry Ross
  • Editor: Nicholas Smith
  • Production Designer: Sharon Seymour
  • Sound/Sound Designer: Nelson Stoll
  • Stunts Coordinator: David Jacox
  • Second Assistant Editor: Megan B. Agosto
  • Key Grip: Richard Mall
  • Composer (Music Score): Rolfe Kent
  • Art Director: Yvonne J. Hurst
  • Sound Mixer: David Husby
  • Sound/Sound Designer: David Husby
  • Set Decorator: Barbara Munch
  • Casting: Joseph Middleton
  • Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Shoup
  • Draftsman: Anneke Van Oort
  • Stunts: Heath Stevenson
  • Second Assistant Director: Penny Charter
  • Assistant Art Director: Kristen Johnson
  • Leadman: Diana Nachlik
  • Supervisor/Manager: Michelle Baines
  • Makeup: L. Taylor Roberts
  • Hair Styles: Katherine Gordon
  • Camera Operator: Chris McMullin
  • First Assistant Camera: David Galbraith
  • Boom Operator: Rick Bold
  • Production Coordinator: Tony Davis
  • Post Production Supervisor: Ruth Hasty
  • First Assistant Editor: Carolin Hardon
  • Second Assistant Editor: Richard Long
  • Gaffer: Fred Boyd
  • Best Boy Electric: Chuck Reid
  • Dolly Grip: Rick Stadder
  • Grip: Gary Williams ,Jay Rupert
  • Properties Master: Bryan Korenberg
  • Buyer: Gail Irvine
  • Special Effects Coordinator: Walter Shemly
  • Production Coordinator: Erica Maletz
  • Set Designer: Lesley Beale
  • Set Decorator: Lesley Beale
  • Co-producer: Stuart M. Besser
  • Producer: Stuart M. Besser ,Tim Bevan
  • Cinematographer: Elliot Davis
  • Producer: Eric Fellner
  • Musical Direction/Supervision: Bonnie Greenberg
  • Executive Producer: Debra Hayward ,Liza Chasin
  • First Assistant Director: Nancy Noblett
  • Art Director: Walter Gasparovic
  • First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
  • Editor: Nicholas C. Smith
  • Construction Foreman: Craig Brisker
  • Set Medic/First Aid: Emily Coutts ,Debra Derkach
  • Runner: Brad Greer
  • Generator Operator: Steve Holland
  • Set Medic/First Aid: Shelly Kennedy
  • Cable Person: Michael Meiser
  • Set Production Assistant: Susie Milka
  • Digital Effects: Stargate Digital
  • Negative Cutter: Vivian Hengsteler
  • Third Assistant Director: Christina Ferguson
  • Executive Music Producer: Randy Spendlove
  • Assistant Location Manager: Jennifer Lung
  • Executive Music Producer: Kathy Nelson
  • Assistant Avid Editor: Roy Waldspurger
  • Art Department Coordinator: John Burke
  • Gaffer: Dennis Jones
  • First Assistant Editor: Caroline Hardon
  • First Assistant Camera: Patrick McArdle
  • Producer: Michael London
  • Electrician: Lenny Fisher ,Robert Harvey ,Shawn McLaughlin ,Neil Wildman
  • Compositor: Jonathan Craig
  • Scenic Carpenter: Jeremy Lew ,Mark Spence
  • Compositor: Rob Konuch ,Val Pfahning
  • Grip: Gary A. Williams
  • Set Decorator: Barbara Munch Cameron
  • Musical Direction/Supervision: Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman

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40 Days and 40 Nights: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

"Blasphemous" doesn't begin to describe the marginally church-themed 40 Days and 40 Nights, though its crimes against Catholicism have little to do with that label. In fact, this soulless Josh Hartnett vehicle earns contempt by being so devoid of intellect, worthwhile commentary or even playfully bad taste, it actually validates the complaints of the most reactionary religious types. The crucial mission of this kind of film is to document the simultaneously shallow trappings and sublime pleasures of physical gratification, letting one inform the other to achieve both subtle and bawdy humor. Michael Lehmann's film never finds this admittedly delicate touch, but the small number of times it even comes close is what's truly dispiriting. Its default condition is to poop on all of its characters, even the ones it considers romantic heroes, while moving from one depressingly puerile set piece to the next in halting, anti-climactic fashion. Serving as a kind of Greek chorus for this bottom feeding is no less than a dozen snarky actors most frequently employed as television commercial pitchmen, whose grating attempts to hoard the spotlight should -- but don't -- cancel each other out. Rarely, also, has a movie so awkwardly crammed its setting into each shot; if Hartnett and Shannyn Sossamon need to get into an argument, odds are the Golden Gate Bridge will be looming somewhere in the background. Catholics may be offended that this film thinks so little of their hallowed tradition of self-denial, but how little it respects the good name of sex should shock just about everyone else. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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