The Hangover Part II (2011)

Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong,

Stars:

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis

2 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Cooper	...	Phil
Ed Helms	...	Stu
Zach Galifianakis	...	Alan
Justin Bartha	...	Doug
Ken Jeong	...	Mr. Chow
Paul Giamatti	...	Kingsley
Mike Tyson	...	Mike Tyson
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Sid Garner
Mason Lee	...	Teddy
Jamie Chung	...	Lauren
Sasha Barrese	...	Tracy
Gillian Vigman	...	Stephanie
Aroon Seeboonruang	...	Monk
Nirut Sirichanya	...	Fohn
Yasmin Lee	...	Kimmy

Storyline

Stu is getting married. Along with Doug, Phil, and his soon-to-be brother-in-law Teddy, he regretfully invites Alan to Thailand for the wedding. After a quiet night on the beach with a beer and toasting marshmallows by the camp fire, Stu, Alan and Phil wake up in a seedy apartment in Bangkok. Doug is back at the resort, but Teddy is missing, there's a monkey with a severed finger, Alan's head is shaved, Stu has a tattoo on his face, and they can't remember any of it. The wolf-pack retrace their steps through strip clubs, tattoo parlors and cocaine-dealing monkeys on the streets of Bangkok as they try and find Teddy before the wedding.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | beer | tattoo | monkey | marshmallow | 

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Taglines:

"No one here has to know."

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and brief violent images

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Warner Bros. [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Thai

Release Date:

26 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hangover 2

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£10,409,017 (UK) (27 May 2011)

Gross:

$254,455,986 (USA) (9 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures, Green Hat Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed Helms (Stu) was severely sick from food poisoning when dancing in the street with no shirt on. After each take Helms would curl into a fetal position until it was time to film again.

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Goofs

When Alan is playing Ms. Pac-Man, right before the power goes out and we see the level he's on, an arrow from a mouse can be seen in the upper right corner of the screen. Arcade games are not equipped with this sort of interface.

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Quotes

Phil: Do you ever do anything that doesn't end in a stand-off, Chow?
Mr. Chow: I a international criminal. It always ends like this. I met my wife at one of these things.
Stu Price: You have a wife?
Mr. Chow: Yeah, we married fifteen years. Whatsa matter, Mr. Chow not good-looking enough for woman?

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Crazy Credits

One of the photos during the closing credits recreates the photo of General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing Nguyen Van Lem.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Her Face Who Was Unemployable (2011)

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Soundtracks

"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Written and Performed by Billy Joel
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Just as outrageously messed-up as the first Hangover. Let the good times roll!

I recently caught up with Hangover II during an early press screening held in Tel Aviv, Israel, and it was by far one of the best films I've seen all year - and most definitely the best comedy. After being horribly disappointed by The Dilemma, grinned occasionally at Hall Pass and Just Go With It (but not really carried away by either), it was about time we got a decent 2011 comedy - and here it is.

Plot wise, Hangover II is more of the same from what we've got in the first installment. A lot of main themes and characters from the first film return in different forms, and there are a lot of nods to the aforementioned 2009 mega-hit.

However, I will say this. It seems as if the writers knew that the concept isn't as fresh as it was in the first film. So instead, they went for sheer shock value. As a result, some of the things our guys run into during their mess-up in Bangkok are so controversial; I was surprised they were even allowed to show it on screen. Prepare yourself for a lot of in-your-face humor, awkward nudity and misplaced violence.

Also, the dynamics between the main protagonists were believable and hilarious. You get to learn more about the characters, and you actually feel like you really know these guys and care for them, after hanging out with them during the first film. The Bangkok location also opened up a whole new world of possibilities and mishaps for our characters to run into, and at one point things turn so crazy I just couldn't stop laughing.

Oh yes, there's a plot to explain briefly. OK. So this time, it's Stu's wedding and instead of going to Vegas the whole gang winds up in Thailand. You see, after ditching his bossy girlfriend from part one, Stu ended up with this incredibly hot Asian American, and they decide to hold her wedding in her homeland. So Phil, Alan, Doug and Stu all hop on a plane across seas. The night before the ceremony, the guys decide to go out for a drink, and take the brides' young teenage brother, Teddy.

The next morning, they wake up with another of their infamous hangovers. This time, they are somewhere in Bangkok, and it's not Doug that's gone – it's the adolescent Teddy. Instead of a baby, there's a monkey in the room, Stu had a Mike Tyson style tattoo, Alan's hair is shaved and somehow Mr. Chow from the first film is there.

There. I won't say no more. But I promise you this – go watch this film in the right state of mind, and you'll laugh yourself silly. While not as refreshing as the first one, the Hangover II does deliver a fun, memorable time at the movies, and that's all I really wanted.