The Hangover (2009)

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Stars:

Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Cooper	...	Phil
Ed Helms	...	Stu
Zach Galifianakis	...	Alan
Justin Bartha	...	Doug
Heather Graham	...	Jade
Sasha Barrese	...	Tracy
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Sid
Ken Jeong	...	Mr. Chow
Rachael Harris	...	Melissa
Mike Tyson	...	Mike Tyson
Mike Epps	...	Black Doug
Jernard Burks	...	Leonard
Rob Riggle	...	Officer Franklin
Cleo King	...	Officer Garden
Bryan Callen	...	Eddie

Storyline

Angelenos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Two days before the wedding, the four men in the wedding party - Doug, Doug's two best buddies Phil Wenneck and Stu Price, and Tracy's brother Alan Garner - hop into Tracy's father's beloved Mercedes convertible for a 24-hour stag party to Las Vegas. Phil, a married high school teacher, has the same maturity level as his students when he's with his pals. Stu, a dentist, is worried about everything, especially what his controlling girlfriend Melissa thinks. Because she disapproves of traditional male bonding rituals, Stu has to lie to her about the stag, he telling her that they are going on a wine tasting tour in the Napa Valley. Regardless, he intends on eventually marrying her, against the advice and wishes of his friends. And Alan seems to be unaware of what are considered the social graces of the western world. The morning after their arrival in Las Vegas, they awaken in their hotel suite each with the worst ...

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Plot Keywords:

bachelor party | morning after | las vegas wedding | stuffed in trunk | friendship between men | 

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Taglines:

Where the hell is my tiger?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Lendemain de veille

Filming Locations:

Jean, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£3,193,806 (UK) (12 June 2009)

Gross:

$277,313,371 (USA) (11 December 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Green Hat Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 108 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ironically, Bradley Cooper is a teetotaler in real life. He quit drinking at age 29.

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Goofs

(at around 7 mins) Bikini girls walk by twice when Alan hands Stu the tooth.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Doug Billings: [on recording] Hey, you've reached Doug. Sorry I missed your call. Please leave a name and number and I'll get back to you.

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Crazy Credits

Collage of photos telling the story of what happened that night.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Cinema Cats (2011)

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Soundtracks

Spring: I. Allegro
(uncredited)
Written by Antonio Vivaldi

User Reviews

Succeeds Where Old School Fails

After much anticipation, The Hangover has finally hit theaters. Todd Phillips returns raunchier than ever with a surprisingly consistent comedy loaded with bizarre situations ensued by lots of laughter. From a live tiger in the bathroom to an abandoned baby in the closet, this movie has everything. Seriously, everything (confirmed by the credit sequence).

Phillips does not shy away from his formula. The movie centers around four immature adults dumbfounded by the seemingly unexplainable result of a wild Vegas night catalyzed by the foursome's out of control bachelor party. Set the day before one of the principle character's wedding, the film is primarily seen through eyes of Doug (the groom-to-be), Alan (the lovable moron), Stu (the hopeless one), and Phil (the stud, and in many ways the leader of the pack). The director of Old School does not shy away from shock humor but embraces it, while gradually building confidence and self discovery within the characters.

Overall, the film triumphs through curiosity and chemistry. Just like the main characters, we are eager to find out what happens, or what DID happen. At the same time, the strong relationship developed by the characters makes the viewer realize how much he/she cares about what ultimately happens to them. Chemistry is the secret to a good comedy; it is about time somebody shows this understanding.

I don't want to reveal too much, but let me tell you this: everything does get explained in the end (except for the chicken aimlessly walking around in the hotel room, but I mean, it's a chicken). All of the actors succeeded in their roles admirably, and I wouldn't be surprised to see these guys in more lead roles. Ed Helms hasn't made me laugh this hard since The Daily Show. Seriously guys. Go watch this movie, you won't be disappointed.