40 Days and 40 Nights Page #4

Synopsis: Nicole broke up with Matt months ago and is now engaged to someone else. He's very good-looking and has no trouble finding other lovers, but that doesn't help because he's still obsessed with wanting her back. Then he gets the inspiration that swearing off sex for Lent (all forms of sexual activity, even kissing or masturbation) will give him the perspective he needs. So of course a few days later he meets a woman and they fall in love. Now Matt sees his vow as a personal matter, and won't even tell her about it, but his friends think otherwise, and now the complications begin...
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Michael Lehmann
Production: Miramax Films
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
R
Year:
2002
96 min
Website
1,155 Views


-Does he know everything?

-You should've told me!

-I know that. I should've told you.

I'm sorry. Just explain this to me though.

All right?

Nicole gets engaged.

You decide to take a vow of abstinence.

You've never gotten to the point

where you need a break?

Yes! l swear off girls once a week.

Then, before you know it, it's morning.

That's part of the game.

-Did your brother put you up to this?

-He's about as supportive as you are.

And what do you care anyway?

This doesn't affect you in any way.

This affects everyone.

CHRIS:
Right now the pot is at $200.

It's a minimum bet of $50 a day...

...which goes into the pot.

Ifyou win, you win the potless expenses...

...and a bottle of champagne.

If more than one person bets

on a winning day...

...they split the pot according

to the percentage of the day's total bets.

-I go 40 days without sex all the time.

-But, dude, you spank it.

MIKEY:
No jerking off?

NEIL:
That's why my money is on today.

There are two things to bet on.

One, will it be with some girl?

Two, will it be some lonely night

down the stretch?

-How will we know that?

-I can't tell you everything.

-I can tell you there's someone on the inside.

-Yup, like Ryan.

-So Matt doesn't know anything?

-No, no.

That is very important.

Key.

This is great. I mean, this is crazy great.

Everything is so much simpler

when there's no sex involved.

I think this is the best thing

that's ever happened to me.

-You're starting to feel it, aren't you?

-What?

The abstinence.

It's starting to get under your skin?

No, not at all. I'm fine.

You know what l gave up for Lent? Meat.

Why don't you try something like that?

Trust me, celibacy takes years of commitment,

character and discipline...

...which quite frankly are not your best traits.

-So you're the only one with a little willpower?

-A little willpower?

-If you can do this, l can do this.

-You have no idea.

ANDIE:
What is so hard about 40 days?

MANDY:
They're guys.

-To them, 40 minutes is like an eternity.

-They're like animals.

Their entire lives revolve around their penises.

How many days do you think he'll last?

Days? Uh-uh, girl. Watch this.

You are so bad.

MATT:
Hi.

CANDY:
Hi.

Did you do these layouts?

I helped on them, kind of.

-These are amazing.

-Thanks.

You're, like, this totally amazing layout guy.

DUNCAN:
Something's happening. Behind me.

Okay, come here.

I have a big layout problem.

You do?

-Can you keep a secret?

-Yeah.

Oh, goodness.

I have this tattoo of a butterfly...

...on the inside of my thigh.

Yes, you do.

I want to get something on the other side.

I don't know what to get. Any ideas?

I don't know.

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