Shallow Hal (2001)

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

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Sean Moynihan, Peter Farrelly,

Stars:

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Rosemary
Jack Black	...	Hal
Jason Alexander	...	Mauricio
Joe Viterelli	...	Steve Shanahan
Rene Kirby	...	Walt
Bruce McGill	...	Reverend Larson
Anthony Robbins	...	Himself (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

Storyline

Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a grossly obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?

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Plot Keywords:

inner beauty | friend | hypnosis | love | self help guru | 

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Taglines:

The Biggest Love Story Ever Told.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Fox

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor ciego

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,277,183 (UK) (1 February 2002)

Gross:

$70,836,296 (USA) (29 March 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Conundrum Entertainment, Shallow Hal Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gwyneth Paltrow's make-up took four hours to apply.

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Goofs

At the DoubleDoor Inn, where Rosie is seen dancing with the guy with spina bifida, we see the other guests applaud and approach them once they have finished dancing. And if you look closely you will see that Hal joins the crowd at the right hand side of your screen. But as it cuts to the next shot where Rosie is walking away from the crowd, we see Hal catch up with her from the opposite side where he was standing with the crowd.

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Quotes

Mauricio: She's got CANKLES!

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, pictures of the crew are shown as their names appear. We also see scenes of a deleted horseback sequence.

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Connections

References Seinfeld (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Too Young"
Written and Performed by Phoenix
Courtesy of Source/Virgin France/Astralwerks

User Reviews

Warm, romantic, and funny.

Guys, let me hand you one piece of advice. If you have a girlfriend or S.O. of another designation who has self-esteem issues, sit down with her and introduce her to this movie. I can't recommend it enough. It's the kind of romantic comedy that you can both enjoy evenly, without one of you or the other gritting their teeth and trying to make it look like a smile. Yes, it shows people being shallow, callous, and sometimes mean, but it also portrays some of those same people growing, maturing, and taking on depth. The casting is great. Gwyneth Paltrow is cute and sweet, and Jack Black walks the line between comedic goofball and serious romantic very well. Sure, there's a predictable happy ending, but the most popular romance stories tend to have that in common. Romeo and Juliet isn't everyone's cup of chai, after all. There are laughs, but this movie has heart, too. 10 out of 10. Both thumbs way up.