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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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When Peter got dumped by his girlfriend, he wanted to get as far away as possible. Apparently... so did she 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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18 April 2008 (USA)  »

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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

Aldous Snow is a member of the band Infant Sorrow. This is the title of a William Blake poem in the anthology "Songs of Innocence and Experience". It is a counterpoint to the poem "Infant Joy". See more »

Goofs

When Peter and Brian are talking on the web cam Brian starts doing a dance pretending he is in Hawaii and Peter says "they're not Native Americans" But Native Hawaiians are Native Americans they can even receive Native American benefits under the Native American Programs Act. See more »

Quotes

Peter Bretter: I'm having a good time with Rachel and I want to see that through.
Aldous Snow: Maybe you can have Rachel and Sarah,they got along alright at dinner.
Peter Bretter: I'm not that kind of guy and even if I was I don't think I have the sexual competency to pull that off.
Aldous Snow: Yeah its a gift.
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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 Charlie Wilson's War (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Treasure"
Written by Lilian Vieira, Nienke Gaastra, Stefan Kruge, Stefan Schmid
Performed by Zuco 103
Courtesy of Ziriguiboom / Six Degrees Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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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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