From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: This Is 40

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A midlife milestone sends a long-married couple into an uproarious tailspin in This is 40, coming to Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Audiences fell in love with contentiously loving couple Pete and Debbie in Judd Apatow's comedy sensation Knocked Up. Five years later Apatow reunites with his hilarious creations as Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their roles as husband and wife balancing the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood with the milestone of turning 40. The Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack includes a hilarious unrated edition along with more than an hour of extended and additional scenes, backstage documentaries and commentary by the cast and of the raucous and raunchy comedy that Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman says is "laugh-out-loud funny."

The Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack allows consumers to view This Is 40 anytime, anywhere on the platform of their choice. It includes a Blu-ray^™ disc, a DVD, a Digital Copy and UltraViolet^™ for the ultimate, complete viewing experience.

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Paul Rudd (I Love You Man, Role Models) and Leslie Mann (The Change-Up, Funny People) head up a stellar comedy cast that includes Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids), Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Megan Fox (Transformers), John Lithgow (Rise of the Planet of the Ape, Terms of Endearment) and Albert Brooks (Broadcast News, Drive), with Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids), Iris Apatow (Funny People), Maude Apatow (Knocked Up), Annie Mumolo, (Bridesmaids), Robert Smigel (You Don't Mess With the Zohan), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up) and Lena Dunham ("Girls").

Bonus Features Exclusive to the Blu-ray^TM

• Unrated Edition
• The Making Of This Is 40
• This Is Albert Brooks (At Work)
• Graham Parker & The Rumour: Long Emotional Ride
• Brooks-O-Rama
• Biking With Barry
• Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
• Kids On The Loose 3
• Bodies By Jason Commercial
• Fresh Air With Terry Gross
• Deleted, Extended & Alternate Scenes
• Over A Half Hour of Music with Graham Parker and the Rumour, and Ryan Adams

Bonus Features on Both the Blu-ray^TM and DVD

• Gag Reel
• Line-O-Rama
• More Deleted Scenes
• More Music from Graham Parker and the Rumour, and Ryan Adams
• Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Judd Apatow

SYNOPSIS

From the director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. After years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. Featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, John Lithgow and Albert Brooks, This is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern age.

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FILMMAKERS

Cast:Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segal, Megan Fox, John Lithgow, Albert Brooks, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Robert Smigel, Chris O'Dowd, Annie Mumolo, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi, Lena Dunham
Directed By: Judd Apatow
Screenplay By: Judd Apatow
Produced By: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
Original Music By: Jon Brion
Director of Photography: Phedon Papamichael
Production Designer: Jefferson Sage
Edited By: Brent Whit, Jay Deuby, David Bertman
Costume Designer: Leesa Evans

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
BLU-RAY™
Street Date: March 22, 2013
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 2025964 (U.S); 61125861(CDN)
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes; 2 hours 17 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Rating: R for sexual content, crude humor, pervasive language and some drug material (U.S.); PG Violence, Not Recommended for Young Children, Sexual Content (Canada); 13+ Lang Vulgaire (Quebec)
Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French DTS Surround 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: March 22, 2013
Copyright: 2013 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 2025962 (U.S.); 61125860 (CDN)
Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Rating: R for sexual content, crude humor, pervasive language and some drug material (U.S.); PG Violence, Not Recommended for Young Children, Sexual Content (Canada); 13+ Lang Vulgaire (Quebec)
Technical Info: Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

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