Shallow Hal (2001)

A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Sean Moynihan, Peter Farrelly

Stars:

Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Rosemary
Jack Black	...	Hal
Jason Alexander	...	Mauricio
Joe Viterelli	...	Steve Shanahan
Rene Kirby	...	Walt
Bruce McGill	...	Reverend Larson
Anthony Robbins	...	Self (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

Storyline

Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a largely obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?

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Plot Keywords:

inner beauty | dying | friend | self help guru | hypnosis | 

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Taglines:

True Love Is Worth The Weight!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was filmed primarily in Charlotte.

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Goofs

In the scene where Hal and Rosemary go out with Walt and Tania, after they drive away from the gas station a shot of the car is shown where Rosemary is wearing a pink top, whereas she is shown wearing a white top during that scene.

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Quotes

Mauricio: The thing is all the women he's been seeing are ugly.
Tony Robbins: Who says they're ugly?
Mauricio: Bausch & Lomb.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the opening scene when Hal's father passes away in the hospital, his heart rate monitor is shown flat-lining; the EKG line on the monitor remains straight for a few seconds before drawing up "Twentieth Century Fox presents..." in the same format.

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Connections

Referenced in Torchwood: Random Shoes (2006)

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Soundtracks

Edge of the Ocean
Written by Andy Chase, Dominique Durand and Adam Schlesinger
Performed by Ivy
Courtesy of Nettwerk America

User Reviews

An enjoyable flick.

Part comedy, drama, and romance this one was a rather good little movie to watch. Black and Paltrow were great and Jason Alexander was hilarious. The movie is about a guy named Hal who is a rather decent guy, but he has a problem. When picking women he only looks at the outer beauty of a woman...this is explained in the opening scene. Hal gets trapped in an elevator with a guy who opens Hal's mind to the inner beauty of women. Hal then suddenly finds the more unattractive girls perfect for him and this leads to some funny scenes. This also leads him to Rose Mary a gal he finds perfect, but everyone else sees a 300lb gal. This movie says a lot about how shallow our society is and does a good job of it. Though I don't think every unattractive or fat gal is beautiful on the inside and every attractive gal is ugly on the inside as the movie implies. The movie also could have been more clear that people Hal already knows would still look the same. I just wish ladies were as open and approachable as the movie portrays.

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shallow Hal

Filming Locations:

The Capital Grill- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,518,295, 11 November 2001

Gross USA:

$70,839,203

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$141,069,860

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment, Shallow Hal Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1