has an inadvertent erection at work and is sent home. Nicole arrives at his apartment, having broken up with her cheating fiancé, but Matt rejects her advances and sends her away, which only excites her more. Overhearing the bet the next day, she goes to Matt’s coworkers, adding her own $3,500 to the pot and discovering that Matt has plans to celebrate with Erica at midnight when his vow ends. On Day 40, the long-suffering Matt is unable to stop picturing women naked. He walks in on his brother kissing a nun; tormented by Matt’s exploits, John is taking a sabbatical from the priesthood. Fighting to contain himself, Matt has Ryan handcuff him to his bed, and awakens from an erotic dream to find Nicole has raped him while he was asleep, just before midnight. Arriving as Nicole is leaving, Erica assumes Matt was unfaithful and dishonored his vow, and storms out. Determined to win Erica back, Matt gives her a box of moments they had shared; he finds her at the laundromat, and they finally kiss. As they consummate their relationship in Matt’s bedroom for hours, Ryan and the coworkers wait outside and place new bets on how long he can last, until Matt kicks them all out. Cast Josh Hartnett as Matt Sullivan Shannyn Sossamon as Erica Sutton Paulo Costanzo as Ryan Maggie Gyllenhaal as Sam Vinessa Shaw as Nicole Adam Trese as John Sullivan Griffin Dunne as Jerry Anderson Keegan Connor Tracy as Mandy Emmanuelle Vaugier as Susie Monet Mazur as Candy Christine Chatelain as Andie Mike Maronna as Bagel Boy Stanley Anderson as Father Maher Lorin Heath as Diana Glenn Fitzgerald as Chris Jarrad Paul as Duncan Terry Chen as Neil Kai Lennox as Nick Chris Gauthier as Mikey Barry Newman as Walter Sullivan Mary Gross as Bev Sullivan Dylan Neal as David Brokaw Production Writer Rob Perez said they pitched the film to every studio in town, and eventually got a deal. Perez turned in the first draft a few months later and the film was greenlit. Thirteen months after having sold the pitch, filming began. The film was released a year-and-a-half later. In retrospect Perez noted how lucky he was that the film got made: "At the time I believed the film was made because of the script. However, in retrospect I believe it was made because of a confluence of a 20 completely