Shallow Hal (2001)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Sean Moynihan (written by) &
Peter Farrelly (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The Biggest Love Story Ever Told.

Plot:

A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her "inner beauty".

Plot Keywords:

Inner Beauty | Love | Hypnosis | Dating | Obesity

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Rosemary
Jack Black	...	Hal
Jason Alexander	...	Mauricio
Joe Viterelli	...	Steve Shanahan
Rene Kirby	...	Walt
Bruce McGill	...	Reverend Larson
Anthony Robbins	...	Tony Robbins (as Tony Robbins)
Susan Ward	...	Jill
Zen Gesner	...	Ralph
Brooke Burns	...	Katrina
Rob Moran	...	Second Tiffany
Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani	...	Li'iBoy
Kyle Gass	...	Artie
Laura Kightlinger	...	Jen
Nan Martin	...	Nurse Tanya Peeler

Also Known As:

Schwer verliebt (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (NO. 38611)

Filming Locations:

Bank of America World Headquarters Building - 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

In the scene when Anthony Robbins is coming out of the building and Jason Alexander comes to talk to him, the woman who gets his autograph (Bonnie Humphrey) is his wife in real life.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When they pull into the gas station while on the bike trip, the camera dolly is visible as Hal and his friend walk from the car.

Quotes:

Mauricio: The thing is all the women he's been seeing are ugly.
Tony Robbins: Who says they're ugly?
Mauricio: Bausch & Lomb.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: Hell Comes to Quahog (#5.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

After The Gold Rush

An enjoyable flick.

Part comedy, drama, and romance this one was a rather good little movie to watch. Black and Paltrow were great and Jason Alexander was hilarious. The movie is about a guy named Hal who is a rather decent guy, but he has a problem. When picking women he only looks at the outer beauty of a woman...this is explained in the opening scene. Hal gets trapped in an elevator with a guy who opens Hal's mind to the inner beauty of women. Hal then suddenly finds the more unattractive girls perfect for him and this leads to some funny scenes. This also leads him to Rose Mary a gal he finds perfect, but everyone else sees a 300lb gal. This movie says a lot about how shallow our society is and does a good job of it. Though I don't think every unattractive or fat gal is beautiful on the inside and every attractive gal is ugly on the inside as the movie implies. The movie also could have been more clear that people Hal already knows would still look the same. I just wish ladies were as open and approachable as the movie portrays.