The sort-of sequel to ‘Knocked Up’|Dec. 20, 2012|USA|134 Min.|R
Genre: Comedy
Description: This Is 40 (2012) is a comedy film that continues the story of Pete and Debbie, characters introduced in *Knocked Up*. Five years later, Debbie runs a boutique where Desi and Jodi work, while Pete owns a struggling record label, promoting a reunion of Graham Parker & The Rumour. Together with their teenage daughter Sadie and younger daughter Charlotte, they navigate the challenges of family life and marriage.
For Debbie’s 40th birthday, the couple takes a romantic getaway to a resort, where they humorously discuss ways they might end up killing each other after indulging in marijuana-laced cookies. Debbie, inspired by her friends Jason and Barb, decides to improve her marriage and family by focusing on exercise and reconnecting with her father. Meanwhile, she urges Pete to stop financially supporting his father, Larry, as it’s straining their finances. Despite Pete’s attempts to address the issue, he continues to lend money to Larry.
Debbie later discovers she is pregnant during a visit to her gynecologist but chooses to keep it from Pete. Tensions rise as Sadie faces bullying at school, leading to a confrontation with the bully’s mother, Catherine. In another incident, Debbie takes Desi out dancing to address her suspicions of theft at the boutique. At the club, she awkwardly finds herself pursued by a hockey player from the Philadelphia Flyers. While flattered, she declines his advances, revealing she is married, a mother of two, and pregnant.
Ultimately, Debbie confronts Desi about the missing money, only to learn that Desi’s luxurious lifestyle is funded by her work as an escort.
The film humorously explores the complexities of marriage, parenting, and midlife challenges.
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Cast director: Joel Kramer
Cast actor: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Chris O’Dowd, Jason Segel, Melissa McCarthy, Graham Parker
Original name: This Is 40