Shallow Hal (2001)

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Sean Moynihan (written by) &
Peter Farrelly (written by) ...
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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 | Hypnosis | Friend | Dying | Self Help Guru

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	...	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
Sasha Neulinger	...	Young Hal (as Sasha Joseph Neulinger)
John-Eliot Jordan	...	Fuel Pizza Waiter (as John E. Jordan)
Jill Christine Fitzgerald	...	Mrs. Shanahan
Erinn Bartlett	...	Bella
Fawn Irish	...	Spastic Bella
Daniel Greene	...	Doctor
Danny Murphy	...	Cabbie
Brian Mone	...	Board Member #1
Bob Mone	...	Board Member #2
Don Gavin	...	David Bouley
Leslie DeAntonio	...	Helga
Libby Langdon	...	Waitress
Gigi Moran	...	Nurse #1
Caryl West	...	Nurse #2
Brianna Gardner	...	Cadence
Mariann Neary	...	Information Attendant #1
Christal Handy	...	Information Attendant #2
Jackie Flynn	...	Fuel Pizza Manager
Sascha Knopf	...	Gorgeous Tanya
Mary Wigmore	...	Cute Tiffany
Steve Tyler	...	McIntosh Waiter
Darius Rucker	...	Capital Grille Maitre D'
John Dennis	...	Capital Grille Host
Manon von Gerkan	...	Lindy (as Manon Von Gerkan)
Will Coogan	...	Punk #1
Lyndon Byers	...	Punk #2
Sara Stout	...	Babe on Dance Floor
Bonnie Aarons	...	Spastic Friend #1
Lisa Brounstein	...	Spastic Friend #2
Herbie Flynn	...	Homeless Man #1 (as Herb Flynn)
Michael Corrente	...	Homeless Man #2
Ron Darling	...	Other Li'iBoy
Anne E. Hodgson	...	Pretty Nurse
Kelly McRorie	...	Bar Girl
Dean R. Palozej	...	Bartender
Dede Kinerk	...	Party Friend
David Kipper	...	Department Store Clerk
Sayed Badreya	...	Doctor Sayed
David Getz	...	Dr. James Uler
Jesse Peter	...	Sick Kid #1
Anna Byers	...	Sick Kid #2
Sean Gildea	...	Pool Dad (as Sean P. Gildea)
Robby Johns	...	Kid in Tree
Tiffany Lucich	...	Soda Shop Waitress (as Tiffany Anne Marie Lucich)
Hillary Matthews	...	Pretty Girl with Puppy (as Hillary Matthews Thomas)
Terez Kocsis	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients (as Teri Kocsis)
Apple Kocsis	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Sarah Lopez	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients (as Sarah S. Lopez)
LaGena Hart	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients (as LeGena Lookabill Greene)
Gene Lookabill Sr.	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Jackie Lookabill	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Gene Lookabill II	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Teddy Orr	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients (as Teddy)
Lyndon Orr	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Maria White	...	Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patients
Jimmy Shay	...	Night Club Goers #1
Patrick Lyons	...	Night Club Goers #1
Ricky Blitt	...	Night Club Goers #1
Kevin Biegel	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as The Biegel Brothers)
Rob Biegel	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as The Biegel Brothers)
Nick Nemeth	...	Night Club Goers #1
Deanna Sjoberg	...	Night Club Goers #1
Heather Rosbeck	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as Heather Ann Rosbeck)
Monica Palumbo	...	Night Club Goers #1
Alina Puscau	...	Night Club Goers #1
Lisa-Marie Schneider	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as Lisa Marie Schneider)
Letícia Birkheuer	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as Leticia Birkhouer)
Breanne Acamondo	...	Night Club Goers #1
Cyndi Choung	...	Night Club Goers #2
Brian Kennedy	...	Night Club Goers #2
Frank Babylon	...	Night Club Goers #2
Danny Fitzpatrick	...	Night Club Goers #2
Mike Hurley	...	Night Club Goers #2
Jimmy Nolan	...	Night Club Goers #2
Stacy Fuson	...	Night Club Goers #2 (as Stacey Fuson)
Zoe Graham	...	Night Club Goers #2 (as Zoë Graham)
Katie Holliday	...	Night Club Goers #2
Nichole Hiltz	...	Night Club Goers #2
Ashley B. Howard	...	Night Club Goers #2
Mary LaJoinie	...	Night Club Goers #2 (as Mary Lajoinie)
Jennifer Pentecost	...	Night Club Goers #2
Jennifer Sky	...	Night Club Goers #2
Chelsea Marguerite	...	Night Club Goers #2
Rusty Sheridan	...	Night Club Goers #2
Bridget Jaffers	...	Night Club Goers #2
Olivia Rozelle	...	Night Club Goers #2
Danae Miller	...	Night Club Goers #2
Patrick Lynch	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Elizabeth Jordan	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Heather Kingsley	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Joan Oustifine	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Larry Schmutz	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Mark Levine	...	Fuel Pizza Patron / McIntosh Patron (also as Marc Levin)
Brendan Webb	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Erin Webb	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Preston Thomas	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Crystal Weeks	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Ivie Gregory	...	Fuel Pizza Patron
Jack Andrade	...	Freedom Park Goer
Warren Tashjian	...	Freedom Park Goer
The Tashjian Family	...	Freedom Park Goers (as Lorraine & Vahram Tashjian)
The Palozej Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
Mick Hoyle	...	Freedom Park Goer
Rosalie Franks	...	Freedom Park Goer
The Meyer Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
The Stumler Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
The Gennings Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
The Tilley Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
Janet Kirby	...	Freedom Park Goer (as Janet)
Don Kirby	...	Freedom Park Goer
Alexis Franek	...	Freedom Park Goer
John Mugar	...	Freedom Park Goer
Elizabeth Decherd	...	Freedom Park Goer
Trish Ellington	...	Freedom Park Goer (as Trish)
Spence Ellington	...	Freedom Park Goer
The Waxenfelter Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
The Katalinich Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
The Zeinemann Family	...	Freedom Park Goers
Mike Rucker	...	Freedom Park Goer
Jason Peter	...	Freedom Park Goer
Ross Gabrielli	...	Freedom Park Goer
Jason Pierce	...	Freedom Park Goer
Patrick Merritt	...	Freedom Park Goer
Chrystal Lambert	...	Freedom Park Goer
Viorel Covaci	...	Freedom Park Goer
Nancy Byers	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Melinda Kocsis	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Camille Morrow	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Emily O'Donnell	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff (as Emily)
Keegan O'Donnell	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Charlie Thomas	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Bob Kocsis	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Hanna Sjoberg	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Pete Duggan	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
Danilo Abreu	...	Hospital Intensive Care Burn Unit Kids & Staff
John Stroehman	...	Canoer (as John Stroehmann)
Rebeka Dobken	...	Canoer
Michael Bree	...	Canoer
Jim McIlvaine	...	Misty Meadows Cowboy (as Jim)
Kim McIlvaine	...	Misty Meadows Cowboy
Harry Swimmer	...	Misty Meadows Cowboy
Tom Kocsis	...	Misty Meadows Cowboy
Gayle Mone	...	Board Room Member
Robert Flaherty	...	Gas Station Customer (as Robert)
Sherry Flaherty	...	Gas Station Customer
Susie Marchant	...	Double Door Patron
Amanda Sherry	...	Double Door Patron
Charmaine Johnson	...	Double Door Patron
Ashley Stockard	...	Double Door Patron
Suzie Williams	...	Double Door Patron
Kelley Chandler	...	Double Door Patron
Julie Kelada	...	Double Door Patron (as Julie)
George Kelada	...	Double Door Patron
Sage Bonnie Humphrey	...	Tony Robbins Fan
Norman Beauchene	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier (as 'Stormin Norman' Beauchene)
Bill Beauchene	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Thomas Jordan	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier (as Thomas)
Kelsey Jordan	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Elizabeth Sadler	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Jeff Brown	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Tom Leasca	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Stacey Leasca	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Adam Dalton	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Colleen Moynihan Kilgore	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Michael Moynihan	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Katherine Moynihan	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Kathleen Lajoie	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Danielle Lajoie	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Julie Webb	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Christopher Webb	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Matthew Webb	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Dianna Fischer	...	Wachusett Mtn. Skier
Docky	...	McIntosh Patron
Cynthia Farrelly Gesner	...	McIntosh Patron (as Cindy Gesner)
István Kocsis	...	McIntosh Patron (as Steve Kocsis)
Bill Wilmot	...	McIntosh Patron
Joe Tarabelli	...	McIntosh Patron
Joan Mayewski	...	McIntosh Patron
Amanda Forte	...	McIntosh Patron
Julie Arkush	...	McIntosh Patron
Eeve Arkush Metsisto	...	McIntosh Patron
Patty Gondelman	...	McIntosh Patron
George Gondelman	...	McIntosh Patron
Jacqueline Hodgson	...	McIntosh Patron
Alex Maizuss	...	McIntosh Patron
Maruja Aguillar	...	McIntosh Patron
Mike Duffy	...	McIntosh Patron
Chris Anderson	...	McIntosh Patron
Lisa Luze	...	McIntosh Patron
Lisa Gabrielli	...	McIntosh Patron
James McNally	...	McIntosh Patron
Bill Richards	...	McIntosh Patron
Meg Smith	...	McIntosh Patron
Greg McIntosh	...	McIntosh Patron (as Greg)
Liz McIntosh	...	McIntosh Patron
Abigail Kane Propst	...	McIntosh Patron
Gerry Callahan	...	Capital Grille Lounge Lizard
Terry Mullany	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Tom Bruderman	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Sonia Stuebe	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Sonia)
Brian Stube	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Brian Stuebe)
Sean McKiernan	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Susan Quirk	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Larry Grant	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Larry)
Barbara Grant	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Farida Khan	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Ramesh Singh	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Mary Murphy	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Mary)
Michael Murphy	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Kelley Schimmel	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Ross Bulla	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Stephanie Cooper	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Valerie Leeper	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Val Leeper)
Kelly Crenshaw	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Anna Dings	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Kacie Langford	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Christina Linton	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Mary McClellon	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Erin Kennedy	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Erica Holley	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Katherine McCall	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Tiffany Smith	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher (as Tiffany)
Scott Smith	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Alexandra Stein	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
Tamale	...	Shanahan Estate Well Wisher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Biegel	...	Night Club Goers #1 (as The Biegel Brothers)
Laura Summer	...	Additional voices
Jimmy Badstibner	...	Frat Boy #2 (uncredited)
Adriana Bega	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Molly Bergman	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Rachel Waters Brandt	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Keri Bruno	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Lonnie Burchfield	...	Park Vendor / Gas Station Patron (uncredited)
Kathryn Burns	...	Restaurant Guest / Shopper (uncredited)
Morgan Clements	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Carla Collado	...	Girl at the Club (uncredited)
Christina R. Copeland	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Nelson Diaz	...	Club Kid (uncredited)
Jessica Nicole Fife	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Tom Hohman	...	Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)
Kevin Hooks	...	Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Meagan Hooper	...	Bar Girl #3 (uncredited)
Jan Jackson	...	Shopper (uncredited)
David Lowe	...	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Ryan O'Quinn	...	(uncredited)
Blair Peery	...	Doctor (uncredited)
David Rivitz	...	Corporate Raider (uncredited)
Amanda Santos	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)
Kemper Sease	...	Featured extra (uncredited)
Molly Shannon	...	Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Xenia Siamas	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Siu	...	Kid in the Park (uncredited)
Marc Soper	...	Capital Grille Patron (uncredited)
Natalie Wells	...	Gym Member (uncredited)
Maegen Worley	...	Long-Haired Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Dana Zimmer	...	Sorority Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writing credits (WGA)
Sean Moynihan		(written by) &
Peter Farrelly		(written by) &
Bobby Farrelly		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Charpentier	....	co-producer
Bobby Farrelly	....	producer
Peter Farrelly	....	producer
Marc S. Fischer	....	co-producer
Sarah Lopez	....	associate producer (as Sarah S. Lopez)
Kris Meyer	....	associate producer (as Kristofer W. Meyer)
Bradley Thomas	....	producer
Charles B. Wessler	....	producer

Original Music by
William Goodrum		(as Billy Goodrum)
Ivy		(original music score)

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury

Casting by
Rick Montgomery

Production Design by
Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr.		(as Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr.)

Art Direction by
Arlan Jay Vetter

Set Decoration by
Scott Jacobson

Costume Design by
Pamela Withers

Makeup Department
John R. Bayless	....	second makeup artist
Linda Benavente-Notaro	....	makeup effects
Judith H. Bickerton	....	additional hair (as Judy Bickerton)
Susan Buffington	....	additional hair
Julie Callihan	....	assistant makeup artist
Jerry Constantine	....	special makeup effects artist
Ken Culver	....	foam technician
Vanessa Davis	....	additional hair
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects designer and creator
Kay Georgiou	....	hair stylist: Gwyneth Paltrow
Vance Hartwell	....	makeup effects (as Vance B. Hartwell)
Sylvia Hendrix	....	additional hair
Gail Hensley	....	additional hair (as P. Gail Hensley)
Jessica Huebner	....	makeup effects
Philip Ivey	....	hair stylist (as G. Phillip Ivey)
Elvis Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Mitchell Kennedy	....	assistant makeup artist
Carol Koch	....	makeup effects
Rebecca Lafford	....	makeup artist: Gwyneth Paltrow
Scott Malchus	....	makeup effects contractor
Scott Malchus	....	special makeup effects artist (as Artist's Asylum)
Conor McCullagh	....	key makeup effects
Shannon Mccurley	....	assistant makeup artist (as Shannon N. McCurley)
Brenda McNally	....	hair stylist: Boston
Joe Rossi	....	makeup artist: Boston
Betty Lou Skinner	....	hair stylist
David E. Smith	....	key makeup effects (as David Smith)
Lilo Tauvao	....	makeup effects
Chris Varosky	....	assistant makeup artist (as Chris Vorosky)
Stephanie Webb-Williams	....	makeup effects (as Stephanie Williams)
Cindy J. Williams	....	key makeup artist (as Cindy Jane Williams)
Leigh Ann Yandle	....	assistant makeup artist (as Leigh Ann Tandle-Perry)
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	key hair stylist (as Melissa Yonkey)

Production Management
Garrett Grant	....	unit production manager
Kevin Halloran	....	production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keri Bruno	....	second second assistant director
Greg Guzik	....	second assistant director (as Gregory Guzik)
Josh Klausner	....	second unit director
Todd J. Labarowski	....	second assistant director: second unit
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Donald Murphy	....	second assistant director
Hal Olofsson	....	first assistant director
Rich Thorne	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gillian V. Albinski	....	assistant property master
Gillian V. Albinski	....	property master: second unit
Chris Allen	....	propmaker
Matthew Andrews	....	set painter (as Matthew M. Andrews)
Chris Anthony	....	propmaker (as Christopher C. Anthony)
Jeffrey J. Barrows	....	key set dresser
Sean Bernard	....	set painter
Kenneth Bryant	....	set dresser
John B. Clarey III	....	propmaker
Guy D. Covington Sr.	....	greens (as Guy Coxington)
John 'Moe' Davis	....	propmaker (as John E. Davis)
Sharon Davis	....	set designer
Stephen DeBoer	....	propmaker: Boston
Jonathan T. Desse	....	set dresser
Joseph Dickerson	....	gang boss
Rex Eagle	....	sculptor
C. Michael Easter	....	set dresser
Stephen Eno	....	set painter
Summer Eubanks	....	buyer
John P. Faivre	....	propmaker
Kevin Fleming	....	set painter (as Kevin P. Fleming)
Richard Fojo	....	assistant art director
K. Drew Fuller	....	laborer (as Drew Fuller)
Kevin Garland	....	set painter
Jim Gloster	....	graphics artist
Lorne Grant	....	property assistant
James Harris	....	construction foreman
Jay Heyman	....	assistant propmaster: Boston
R.L. 'Waco' Hill	....	propmaker
Tom Hohman	....	on-set dresser (as Tom E. Hohman)
Charles Bo Howard	....	utility (as Charles B. Howard II)
Michael Hudson	....	propmaker (as Michael 'Hammer Head' Hudson)
Philip C. Hurst	....	greens foreman (as Philip Hurst)
Robin Jones	....	propmaker
Sean Keenan	....	set dresser
Christopher Kuder	....	set painter (as Christopher L. Kuden)
William S. Lake	....	propmaker
Billy Lambert	....	set dresser
Curtis K. Lawing	....	set dresser
Bryan Lee	....	propmaker (as Bryan H. Lee)
Barb Livingston	....	buyer
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	stand-by painter (as Stephanie M. Kern)
Patrick H. Malisauskas	....	propmaker (as Patrick Malisauskas)
Butch McCarthy	....	key greens: Boston
Janet Melody	....	greens
Michael Metzel	....	construction coordinator
Israel Moon	....	set dresser
James L. Nash Jr.	....	gang boss
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker
Bozydar Orszula	....	propmaker (as Henry Orszula)
Judith Orszula	....	set painter (as Judith Arszula)
Robert Brian Parrish	....	set dresser
James Passanante	....	paint foreman (as James J. Passanante)
Gregg Perez	....	set dresser
Peggie Porter	....	coordinator
Grant Reed	....	set dresser
John H. Russell	....	propmaker (as John Hall Russell)
Michael Samarzich	....	greens
Jeffrey Schaefer	....	set dresser
Gregory Schmitz	....	set painter (as Greg Schmitz)
John Eric Seay	....	propmaker (as John Seay)
Mary Signer	....	art department assistant
D. Reid Stapleton	....	utility
John Stone	....	art department assistant (as John R. Stone)
Nicole Strojny	....	set painter (as Nicole Teresa Strojny)
Frank A. Torres	....	leadman
Kevin C. Tressler	....	propmaker
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker (as Scott Warner)
Lynette Wich	....	consultant: research
Jay Womer	....	greens (as Jay M. Womer)
Julia K. Wright	....	utility
Richard K. Wright	....	property master (as Dr. Richard K. Wright B.S. M.S. PhD.)
Douglas G. Young	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Thom Brennan	....	foley supervisor
Brent Brewington	....	boom person
Ted Caplan	....	sound effects editor
Howard Carle	....	adr mixer
Susan Dawes	....	dialogue editor (as Susan Shackelford Dawes)
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Kimberly Harris	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly A. Harris)
Todd Harris	....	first assistant sound editor (as Todd M. Harris)
R.J. Kizer	....	adr supervisor
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Marshall McGee	....	cable person (as Marshall C. McGee)
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Scott A. Millan)
Mark Onks	....	sound engineer
Paul Parsons	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist (as Fred W. Peck)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein	....	sound mixer (as Jonathan Stein)
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist (as Alicia Irwin)
Kem Stralka	....	boom operator: Boston
John Joseph Thomas	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Winter	....	assistant sound editor (as Christopher Winter)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Barnes	....	special effects technician
Michael E. Doyle	....	special effects
James Ferguson	....	special makeup effects coordinator
Kevin Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Richard E. Perry	....	special effects (as Richard Perry)
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Paul Salamoff	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Tyler Foell	....	compositing supervisor: Pixel Magic
Jim Gorman	....	2D lead artist: Pixel Magic
Matt Haslam	....	digital artist
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Bonnie Kanner	....	executive producer: Pixel Magic
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Patrick Murphy	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Reid Paul	....	digital effects manager: Pixel Magic
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera
Geordie Spradling	....	digital artist
Rich Thorne	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Grandel	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Lindsay Hallett	....	visual effects producer: Asylum (uncredited)
James David Hattin	....	assistant face roto: OCS Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	visual effects animator (uncredited)
David Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Asylum (uncredited)
Kurt Wiley	....	digital effects artist: face mattes (uncredited)

Stunts
Sheree Allen	....	stunts
Dan Bell	....	stunts
Belinda R. Bentley	....	stunts
Thomas E. Bentley	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts (as Donna Evans Merlo)
Richie Gaona	....	stunts
Martin Grace	....	stunt coordinator
Dana Hee	....	stunts
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunts
Jimmy Waitman	....	stunts
Tiffany Wall	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Norman B. Adelsflügel	....	lamp operator (as Norman Bernardo Adelsflügel)
Richard Aguililla	....	company grip
James 'Sporty' Ahern	....	video assist (as James Ahern)
Karine Albano	....	third electric: Boston
William 'Bill' Allanson II	....	rigging electrician (as William 'Bill' Allanson)
Chris Allen	....	rigging grip
Stuart Allen	....	technocrane technician
Steve Aredas	....	second assistant camera (as Steven Aredas)
Steve Austin	....	playback operator: 24 frame
Brad Banks	....	lamp operator
Monica Barrios-Smith	....	camera loader
Mark S. Bayzik	....	company grip
Woody Bell	....	best boy grip: Boston
Raymond Benthall	....	rigging electrician
Carlos Bermudez	....	gaffer: Boston
Ronald M. Betts	....	rigging electrician (as Ronald Betts)
David Blackburn	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as David P. Blackburn)
Arnold F. Brown	....	grip: Boston (as Arnold Brown)
Branch M. Brunson	....	rigging gaffer
Brian Cantrell	....	lamp operator
Mark J. Casey	....	third electric: Boston (as Mark J. Lasey)
Michael P. Catanzarite	....	company grip (as Michael Catanzarite)
Doug Chartier	....	dolly grip
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jeff Civa)
Jim Cote	....	company grip
Kelly Curry	....	best boy rigging grip
Barry Daniels	....	electrician: second unit (as Barry B. Daniels)
Keith Davis	....	lamp operator (as Keith M. Davis)
Lee Donaldson	....	company grip
Lee Donaldson	....	key grip: second unit
Robert David Donnell	....	grip: second unit
Thomas Doran	....	grip: Boston
Tim Driscoll	....	grip: Boston
Mike Dso	....	grip: Boston
Jim Duncan	....	rigging grip
David Ellis	....	electrician: second unit
Matthew J. Errico	....	company grip (as Matt Errico)
Brian Evans	....	best boy electric
Jon Timothy Evans	....	lamp operator (as Jon Evans)
Kahlil Fadel	....	lamp operator (as Kahlil G. Fadel)
Bill Finger	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Fiorillo	....	powerpod technician (as Robert 'Wege' Fiorillo)
Randall Freeman	....	company grip
Ali Gharib	....	rigging electrician
Roy Gittens	....	lamp operator
Brad Goodman	....	grip: Boston (as Brad Kay.Goodman)
Leslie Gordon	....	company grip
Ben D. Griffith Jr.	....	company grip
Johnny L. Harris	....	rigging grip
Sean Hepler	....	lamp operator
Chris Herbert	....	grip: second unit
Geoff Herbert	....	grip: second unit
Stephen J. Hipsley	....	lamp operator
Robert Hoelen	....	grip: second unit
Mark Jackson	....	camera operator
Chris Jadick	....	electrician: second unit (as Chris Jadik)
Eric Jones	....	company grip (as Charles Eric Jones)
Richard Jones	....	company grip
Tom Keenan	....	third electric: Boston (as Thomas Keenan)
Eugene B. Kerry	....	key grip (as Gene B. Kerry)
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Dennis M. Kuneff	....	company grip (as Dennis Kuneff)
Stephen L. Lang	....	lamp operator
Bret Lanius	....	hot head technician
Len Levine	....	gaffer
Terry D. Long	....	electrician: second unit (as Terry Long)
Dennis J. Lootens	....	key rigging gaffer (as Dennis Lootens)
Paul Lowery	....	electrician: second unit (as Paul R. Lowery)
Roger Marbury	....	third electric: Boston (as Roger 'Fabroge' Marbury)
Jack McCollum	....	rigging electric best boy (as Jack W. McCollum)
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Chris McFeely	....	rigging grip
Frank McGough	....	lamp operator
Mick McNeely	....	gaffer: second unit
Matthew Mebane	....	camera production assistant
Christina Mellberg	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Derek Miller	....	company grip (as Derek E. Miller)
Mark Emery Moore	....	Steadicam operator: Boston
Rob Morey	....	first assistant camera
Erik Murphy	....	camera production assistant: second unit
Bob Newcomb	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bob Newcomb	....	director of photography: second unit (as Robert Newcomb)
Ben Noble	....	lamp operator
John Owens	....	lamp operator
Harrison Palmer	....	rigging electrician (as Harrison M. Palmer)
Keith Pickett	....	rigging electrician (as Marshall Keith Pickeh)
Brian A. Pitts	....	best boy electric: Boston
Jason Lee Pope	....	grip: second unit
David Powell	....	rigging electrician
David Puopolo	....	grip: Boston (as David C. Puopolo)
Jack Rainsford	....	company grip
Mark J. Rainsford	....	company grip
Melford Ramsey	....	lamp operator
Brett Ray	....	company grip
Philip A. Reilly	....	generator operator: Boston (as Philip Reilly)
Daryl Richardson	....	third electric: Boston
Dave Rudolph	....	grip: Boston (as David Rudolph)
William F. Rutherford	....	rigging electrician
Todd Schlopy	....	first assistant camera: Steadicam, Boston (as R. Todd Schlopy)
Art Schultz	....	rigging electrician
Charles Seabrook	....	lamp operator (as Charlie Seabrook)
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Rusty Sheridan	....	camera production assistant
Mark A. Show	....	company grip
Philip Sloan	....	best boy grip (as Philip M. Sloan)
Paul Spaniel	....	rigging electrician
Bret Straughn	....	company grip
Brent Studler	....	lamp operator
Darrell Temple	....	grip: Boston (as Darrell E. Temple)
Phillip Thomas	....	timelapse photographer: second unit (as Phillip W. Thomas)
Glenn Watson	....	still photographer
Bob Williams	....	rigging electrician (as Robert C. Williams)
Joe Woodard	....	rigging electrician
Dennis Zoppe	....	key rigging grip (as Dennis S. Zoppe)

Casting Department
McLean Alley	....	extras casting
Robin Carlan	....	extras casting assistant
Shannon DeAntonio	....	extras casting
Kevin Fennessy	....	extras casting: Boston
Craig Fincannon	....	extras casting
Lisa Mae Fincannon	....	extras casting
Mark Fincannon	....	extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna)
Michael G. Miller	....	casting associate
Cindy Morton	....	extras casting assistant: Boston
Christian Kaplan	....	executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginia Burton	....	costume supervisor
Sara Daubney	....	costumer (as Sara Daubney-Kinney)
Jennifer Dozier	....	costumer
Shawna-Nova Foley	....	costumer (as Shawna Nova Foley)
Denverly Grant	....	costumer: Jack Black
Alix Hester	....	costumer
Avery Kent	....	cutter/fitter
Jill Korengold	....	set costumer
Bethan Land	....	costumer
Cookie Lopez	....	costumer: Gwyneth Paltrow
Tiffany Lucich	....	production assistant: costume (as Tiffany Anne Marie Lucich)
Ann Powderly	....	costumer
Laura Wadford	....	costumer

Editorial Department
David Bernstein	....	colorist: high definition mastering
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Matthew Cassel	....	first assistant editor
Julie Garces	....	second assistant editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Steve R. Moore	....	editor: end titles
Sam Seig	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Glen Ballard	....	music producer
Celeste Chada	....	music licensing
Andy Chase	....	score mixer
Andy Chase	....	score recordist
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Scott Alan Kennedy	....	composer: additional music
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Geoff Sanoff	....	score recordist
Adam Schlesinger	....	score mixer
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Abate	....	driver
Robert Albano	....	driver
Mike Allen	....	driver (as Michael Allen)
Denise Avallon	....	driver
Steven Baldwin	....	driver (as Steven A. Baldwin)
Frank Bird	....	driver
Timothy Bolt	....	driver (as Timothy E. Bolt)
John W. Brewster	....	driver (as John Brewster)
Bob Carnes	....	driver (as Robert Carnes)
Neil Castles Sr.	....	driver (as Henry Castles)
Robert Collins	....	driver (as Robert 'Bob' Collins)
Joe Cook	....	driver
Robert Destasio	....	driver (as Robert P. DeStasio)
Mike Dickerson	....	driver
James C. Donahue	....	driver
Robert Dudley	....	driver
David Duggan	....	driver (as David M. Duggan)
Joshua Thomas Fisher	....	driver
Chris Ford	....	driver (as Christopher Ford)
Dewey Graham	....	driver
John C. Granger	....	driver
Frank Hopkins	....	driver
Jeanene Huber	....	driver
Kevin Andrew Hyde	....	driver (as Kevin A. Hyde)
Tim Johnson	....	driver (as Timothy S. Johnson)
Arnold Jones	....	driver
John J. Kaberna	....	driver
Arvon P. Laughter Jr.	....	driver
Robert R. Lee	....	driver
Genna Long	....	driver (as Geneva Long)
Todd Luckey	....	production van operator
Todd Lucky	....	driver (as Todd Luckey)
Norman Mahoney	....	driver
Robert Martini	....	transportation co-coordinator
John McBride	....	driver
James M. McDermott	....	driver
Chaddon E. Merrick	....	driver (as Chad Merrick)
Gordie Merrick	....	transportation co-coordinator
Guy Merrick	....	driver
Roxanne 'Rocky' Merrick	....	driver (as Roxanne M. Merrick)
Maurice Nadeall	....	driver
Jamie Norris	....	driver
Anthony Parillo	....	driver (as Anthony Parrillo)
Carl J. Parillo	....	driver
Dick Parkinson	....	driver
Rick Parkinson	....	driver
Ladonna Payne	....	driver (as Ladonna L. Payne)
Jerry Pond	....	driver
Mario Presterone	....	driver (as Mario J. Presterone)
Pamela C. Ray	....	driver
Thomas Rexa	....	driver (as Thomas M. Rexa)
John Rice Sr.	....	transportation captain (as John E. Rice Sr.)
Joe Rogers	....	driver (as Joseph Rogers)
Clayton Sams	....	driver
Don Schisler	....	driver (as Don Scaisler)
Brian Sharpe	....	driver
Jason R. Shaw	....	driver (as Jason Shaw)
Jerry Ted Shelton	....	driver (as Jerry T. Shelton)
Mark Sullivan	....	driver
Quinlan Sullivan	....	driver
Larry Taylor	....	driver
Ray Villarreal	....	driver
Tim J. Walters	....	driver (as Tim Walters)
Gary Wiseman	....	transportation captain (as Gary J. Wiseman)
Bill Wolff	....	driver
Robert R. Wollard	....	driver

Other crew
Jimmy Badstibner	....	assistant: Mr. Fischer (as James Badstibner)
Berkeley Akers Bagwell	....	studio teacher
Richard S. Bellina	....	medic
Belinda R. Bentley	....	horse trainer
Thomas E. Bentley	....	horse trainer
Steve Berens	....	animal trainer
Rob Biegel	....	production assistant
Renee Bollten	....	assistant: Mr. Alexander
Kathleen Callahan	....	craft service
Melissa Cantley	....	caterer
Don Caraway	....	medic
Susan Christy	....	craft service: Boston
Scott Clackum	....	assistant location manager (as S. Scott Clackum)
Cliff Duane Cochran	....	production secretary
Jerome Coley	....	caterer
Jacqueline Cooper	....	production assistant
Stephen M. Corbin	....	craft service: second unit (as Stephen Corbin)
Brian De Esch	....	end titles assistant
Danny DeBalli	....	security officer
Michael DeSantis	....	first assistant accountant (as Michael D. DeSantis)
Jyllel Syage Dickerman	....	assistant accountant (as Jyllel S. Dickerman)
Mark Dornfeld	....	main titles: Custom Film Effects
James Dover	....	production assistant: second unit
Matt Eppedio	....	assistant: Mr. Thomas
Michael Etheridge	....	key set production assistant
Rick Fisher	....	assistant location manager
Fred Gabrielli	....	caterer
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor (as Steven R. Gehrke)
I. Karl Golden	....	assistant location manager
Oscar Gonzalez	....	caterer (as Oscar Gonzales)
Fred Griffith	....	photo double: Homeless Man
Patrick Healy	....	wrangler: end credits
Eric Hedayat	....	location manager
Sean Herte	....	medic
Douglas Hickin	....	set medic
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher
Lana Jeffers	....	assistant accountant
Tommy Johnson	....	production assistant
John-Eliot Jordan	....	production assistant
Reid Jordan	....	production assistant
Michael Judge	....	office production assistant: Boston
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service
Kevin P. King	....	craft service
Tom Kocsis	....	production assistant
Paul LaFranso	....	medic
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Rich Lewis	....	key set production assistant
K. Jasen Lingle	....	office production assistant
Robyn Lundin	....	animal trainer
Tricia Maddrey	....	craft service: second unit
Harvey Malkin	....	production accountant
Joseph McCarter	....	animal trainer (as Joe McCarter)
Adam McCarthy	....	assistant location manager
Drew McClintock	....	production assistant
Holly McGreevy	....	travel coordinator
Catherine Middleton	....	assistant accountant (as Catherine M. Allebé)
Shelley Miracle	....	production assistant
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Leslie Munroe	....	production assistant
Ann Murphy	....	assistant location manager
Ryanne Nicksa	....	office production assistant
Renee Olsen	....	production assistant: second unit (as Reneé Olsen)
Dick Parkinson	....	horse wrangler
George Peroulas	....	stand-in: Jason Alexander
Richard Pickard	....	medic
Erik Proveaux	....	caterer
Ken Quain	....	end credits: Modern Video Film
Wade I. Ramsey	....	projectionist
Tom Ritchie	....	production assistant: second unit
Francisco Rivas	....	caterer
David Rivitz	....	stand-in: Jack Black
Janna R. Robinson	....	assistant: Mr. Wessler
Denver Scaggs	....	medic
Denver Scaggs	....	set medic
Gretchen Schlottman	....	craft service: Boston (as Gretchen Schlohman)
Ben Schoen	....	end credits: Scarlet Letters
Tim Sheehan	....	assistant: Mr. Black (as Timothy Sheehan)
Christian Shonts	....	production assistant
Mary Signer	....	production assistant
Matt Smith	....	assistant: Messrs. Farrelly
Peter A. Smith	....	production assistant
Howard Scott Stein	....	end credits: Modern Video Film
John Stone	....	production assistant
Jenny Turner	....	assistant: Ms. Paltrow
Barbara Tuss	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Barbara E. Tuss)
Gretel Twombly	....	production assistant
Lora Umphress	....	assistant accountant
Tiffany Wall	....	animal trainer
Alden Wallace	....	production assistant
Charles J. Washington II	....	administrator
Mark A. Watters	....	animal trainer
Robert West	....	production coordinator
Lynette Wich	....	rights and clearances
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	production assistant
Donald E. Wygal	....	assistant production coordinator (as Donald E. Wygal Jr.)
Whitney Axley	....	stand-in: Gwenyth Paltrow (uncredited)
Ryan Harrison Hunter	....	stand-in: Jack Black (uncredited)
Ted Johnson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michalla Petersen	....	voice-over artist (uncredited)

Thanks
Adriana Bega	....	special thanks (as Adriana Biega)
T.C. Carey	....	special thanks
Johnny Harris	....	special thanks
Patrick McCrory	....	special thanks: Mayor of Charlotte, NC (as Patrick L. McCrory)
Greg McIntosh	....	special thanks (as Greg)
Liz McIntosh	....	special thanks
Macon Moye	....	special thanks
Charles Seabrook	....	dedicatee: this movie is dedicated to the memory of our friend (as Charlie Seabrook)
Scott Smith	....	special thanks (as Scott)
Tiffany Smith	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Conundrum Entertainment
• Shallow Hal Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (in association with) (as "Shallow Hal" Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2001) (USA) (theatrical) (released by) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2001) (Greece) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Fox Network (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Oxygen Media (2007) (USA) (TV)
• SF Home Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Yorin (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Artists' Asylum (special make-up effects designed & created by)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects by)
• Asylum VFX (additional visual effects) (as Asylum Visual Effects)
• Alterian

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring (AHA 00182) (as American Humane Association)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies by
• Charlotte Fire Dept. Station 2 A-Shift  special thanks to
• Charlotte Region Film Office  special thanks to (as Charlotte Film Commission)
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept.  special thanks to
• City of Concord, North Carolina, The  special thanks to
• Custom Film Effects  main titles
• Deluxe  prints by (as Deluxe®)
• Fox Sports Net  courtesy of (footage from "National Sports Report" All rights reserved.)
• Gala Catering  catering
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment
• Inter Video  24 Frame Playback
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Island Records  soundtrack on (as Island)
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies by
• Jillian's of Charlotte  special thanks to
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Massachusetts Film Office  special thanks to (as Massachusetts Film Commission)
• McIntosh's  special thanks to
• Modern VideoFilm  end credits (as Modern Video Film)
• North Carolina Film Commission, The  special thanks to (as North Carolina Film Commission)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Paskal Lighting  lighting and grip equipment
• Philips Electronics  special thanks to (as Philips USA)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Playboy Enterprises International  used with permission (Rabbit Head Design is a trademark of. All rights reserved.)
• Price's Chicken  special thanks to
• Qualcomm Inc.  special thanks to (as Qualcomm)
• Scarlet Letters  end credits
• Sony Pictures Studios William Holden Theatre  re-recorded at
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• Stratosphere Sound  score recorded at (as Stratosphere Sound, New York City)
• The City of Charlotte  special thanks to (as The City of Charlotte, North Carolina)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack on
• Village Recorder, The  score mixed at (as The Village Recorder, Los Angeles)
• Wachusett Mountain Ski Resort  special thanks to
• Xemex  special thanks to

Also Known As:

"My Sweet Rosemary" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content

Runtime:

114 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 | Portugal:M/12 | 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:

Cameo: [Sage Bonnie Humphrey]Anthony Robbins' wife gets his autograph when he is coming out of the building and Jason Alexander comes to talk to him.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Hal meets the "good-looking" Ralph and Li'iBoy in the restaurant, it is obvious that the HEAVY Li'iBoy's voice is being badly dubbed for good-looking Li'iBoy (Ron Darling). At one point, the audio is "what's up bro" when he meets Hal, but he is clearly mouthing "what's up MAN".

Quotes:

Rosemary:Hal, do me a favor and stop saying that I'm pretty and that I'm not fat, ok? Cause it makes me uncomfortable.
Hal:Umm, ok. Do you have a problem with compliments?
Rosemary:Look, I know what I am and I know what I'm not. I'm the girl who, you know, gets really good grades and who's not afraid to be funny. And I'm the girl who has a lot of friends who are boys and no boyfriends. I'm not beautiful, ok, and I never will be. And I'm fine with that. But when you go around saying I'm something that I'm not, it's just, it's just not nice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Roy's Toy

One of the sweetest movies I've ever seen!

No contest, I will say this marks the best of the Farrelly Brothers. Not because this film is laugh-out-loud funny--it's funny, but not hilarious--but because it has a great heart and delivers a beautiful message without any corny Hollywood pretentions. Sure, the premise is funny--a shallow guy gets virtually hypnotized into thinking all the unattractive women he sees are foxes and ends up going out with a 500-pound woman who he also thinks is a fox. It's a great premise, but the Farrellys don't fixate on that premise alone, preventing it from turning it into a lame, one-joke slapstick comedy. This is a comedy with heart--a rare finding. In between laughs, you really get wrapped up in the characters and storyline. The gags flow quite naturally, without the Farrellys forcing any humor onto the screen. If a comic opportunity comes along, they take advantage, but there's no random acts of slapstick.

I am pleasantly surprised with Jack Black, who has proved in this movie that he doesn't only have what it takes as a comic actor, but also as a serious actor and a romantic lead. I've always enjoyed seeing him on screen, but he usually plays the same wound-up, hyperkinetic characters. Basically, he's funny, but you still know you're watching Jack Black on screen. This time he exercises his ability as a method actor, he succeeds well. Gwyneth Paltrow is adorable and sweet, capturing the audience's sympathy with her winning smile. Joe Viterelli is amusing as her overweight Irish father, and actually pulls off a fairly convincing Irish accent. The sizzling hot Brooke Burns makes a few appearances. And Jason Alexander is always a joy to watch.

I think "Shallow Hal" does the best job at conveying the message that beauty is on the inside. It has been conveyed before in films like "The Nutty Professor," but I feel this film conveyed it best. This could've easily been a 105-minute fat joke, but it doesn't travel that route. There are no crude or mean-spirited gags. Could it be that the Farrelly Brothers matured? Even of the films of theirs that I liked (ex.: "Dumb and Dumber," "There's Something About Mary") are a little uneven and contain a few gags that are just plain cruel. Like in "Mary," Cameron Diaz's brother is mentally ill and the butt of a few jokes. Here, we have a character that walks on both his arms and legs, but he's portrayed as a normal character, and not as a gimmick for some cheap laughs. There are moments that really tugged at my heartstrings. The "burn victim" scene brought quite a few tears to my eyes. The story is solid, with no boring lulls. And the soundtrack is pretty good--I have criticized the Farrellys in the past for using crappy music in their sountracks.

If you're looking for a good romantic/date movie with some good laughs and a good message, "Shallow Hal" will be an absolute delight.

My score: 8 (out of 10)