Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 03/01/2002(USA)
Release Date: 09/17/2002
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Miramax

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

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Cast:
Josh Hartnett - Matt Sullivan
Shannyn Sossamon - Erica
Paulo Costanzo - Ryan

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

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