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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -  18 April 2008 (USA)
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Devastated Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex ... and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.

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Peter is a composer and a likable sad sack who's devastated when his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall, the star of a cheesy CSI-style crime show, dumps him. He weeps, he rails, he mopes. Finally, his step-brother Brian suggests Hawaii, so Peter heads for a resort on Oahu where, as he's checking in, he sees Sarah and her new beau, Aldous, a polymorphously perverse English rocker. The weeping and moping start again, until Peter is rescued by Rachel, a thoughtful hotel clerk who invites him to a luau and to hang out. Although he constantly runs into Sarah and Aldous, Peter starts to come alive again. Will Sarah realize what she's lost, and what about Rachel? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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hawaii | hotel | resort | musician | composer | See more »

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The ultimate romantic disaster movie See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated R for sexual content, language and some graphic nudity | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,144,038 (UK) (25 April 2008)

Gross:

$62,877,175 (USA) (4 July 2008)
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Trivia

At Lazy Joe's Rachel drinks Longboard Island Lager, which is brewed by the Kona Brewing Co. See more »

Goofs

When Peter mentions going to Laie Point and Rachel tells him it is a "Pain in the ass to get there" that is a lie. In actuality the cliff that Peter ends up hanging from is in someone's back yard at the end of Naupaka Street, 1/3 mile off of Kamehameha Hwy, 10 minutes from the resort. See more »

Quotes

Sarah Marshall: I need you to get hard, Pete.
Peter Bretter: I know what I'm supposed to do.
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Crazy Credits

Shortly after the end credits start, there is an advertisement for Sarah Marshall's new NBC crime drama, "Animal Instincts" in which her costar is Jason Bateman. See more »

Connections

References Buena Vista Social Club (1999) See more »

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"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
Written by Morrissey (as Steven Morrissey), Johnny Marr
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By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Apatow's Crew Sets the Comedy Bar for Hollywood
27 March 2008 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I'm going to be honest, walking into the advanced screening tonight I was expecting an overly chick flicky somewhat dull comedy. What I got instead was a pretty hilarious movie with just the right amount of romance and a whole lot of vulgar comedy also. I can honestly say this is the funniest movie of 2008 so far. The entire Judd Apatow crew has overall had about 4 or five great comedies in the last 3 years, putting them up with all the other great comedy film makers since 2005. This movie makes me feel like I can now trust any movie they make most the time. When this movie hits theatres in April, GO SEE IT. I promise you won't find a funnier movie out any time soon.


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