Hall Pass (2011)

Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given a Hall Pass by their wives: for one week, they can do whatever they want.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Pete Jones (screenplay), Peter Farrelly (screenplay)

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Owen Wilson	...	Rick
Jason Sudeikis	...	Fred
Jenna Fischer	...	Maggie
Christina Applegate	...	Grace
Nicky Whelan	...	Leigh
Richard Jenkins	...	Coakley
Stephen Merchant	...	Gary
Larry Joe Campbell	...	Hog-Head
Bruce Thomas	...	Rick Coleman
Tyler Hoechlin	...	Gerry
Derek Waters	...	Brent
Alexandra Daddario	...	Paige
Rob Moran	...	Ed Long
Lauren Bowles	...	Britney
Christa Beth Campbell	...	Emma (as Christa Campbell)

Storyline

A couple of married guys are always looking at other women. Their wives are fed up with their behavior, and grant them a 'hall pass': a week off their marriage allowing them to do anything. But the guys take their time and their week is almost up. What they don't realize is that at the same time their wives make connections of their own.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | female nudity | male full frontal nudity | marriage | cheating wife | 

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Taglines:

Good for one week off marriage.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the guys are around the card table, they talk about how much money they would give to spend a night with a Hawaiian Tropic girl. Lloyd and Harry meet up with a Hawaiian Tropic bus at the end of another Farrelly Brothers movie, Dumb and Dumber (1994).

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Goofs

When Rick goes into the gym to sign-up, the assistant gives him a clipboard for his details, but there is one already there (possibly from a previous take) which he goes to fill in instead. In the next scene, there is only one clipboard.

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Quotes

Hog-Head: I gotta go home and poo.
Flats: Why can't you just go here?
Hog-Head: Ooh. Pretty sure I'm gonna need a bath after.

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Crazy Credits

There is a scene at the end of the closing credits: the cops discover Fred moaning in his car again, but discover Grace is giving him a faux-job.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.102 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Shakin' Rock 'N' Roll Tonight
Written by Jon Spencer (as Spencer)/The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (as Explosion)
Performed by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

Right movie right time for me

This did make me laugh, one of those right movie at the right time scenarios because it really is pretty dumb. Lots of gross out raunchy humour thanks to the Farrelly brothers.

The plot is nothing remarkable, predictable even but honestly that's not what I'm watching a movie like this for; following two best buds (Owen Wilson & Jason Sudeikis) who are granted permission to take a week off of marriage, only to realize that the reality of single life is not as appealing as they remember after bumbling in their efforts to "charm" women.

A couple of scenes that I really laughed at were the girl "sneezing" into the bathtub and the gym-hot-tub-penis scene. Too funny. Yeah its a "naughty marriage comedy" that I'll probably watch again. 09.13

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hall Pass

Filming Locations:

Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$36,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,535,374, 27 February 2011

Gross USA:

$45,060,734

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$86,157,237

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Conundrum Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 111 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1