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

The flash forward scene with Stephen Merchant imagining he murders his wife and ends up in jail was thought up by Owen Wilson.

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Goofs

When Brent is vandalizing the minivan, he smashes the front windshield, and it shatters. However, windshields are made of laminated safety glass and are designed to not shatter.

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Quotes

Rick: [Rick turns his head and see's a naked man's large penis, then looks to the other naked man] Do me a favor, Irish, switch places with this guy.
Naked Man #2: Why?
[Camera view moves down to the crotch of the naked man opposite him, revealing his tiny penis]

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Crazy Credits

In addition to borrowing sound cues from Law & Order (1990), the end credits before they begin to scroll are in the same font and are presented the same as those in the TV series.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Osmosis Jones (2015)

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Soundtracks

Happy
Written by Andy Chase (as Andrew Chase)
Performed by Brookville
Courtesy of Unfiltered Records/ILG
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Not bad at all

This is my review on hall pass. This movie definitely has its ups and downs. It has quite a few laughs but is kind of slow at other parts. I really like how this movie portrays women for what they are. Withholding sex from their husbands and then get mad at them for masturbating things like that watch the movie for more examples. I know women and they definitely pegged it right on the nose.

This movie is about two friends who are not so happy with their sex lives with their wives and are constantly fantasizing about sex with other women. The wives eventually get tired of this and grant them a hall pass. A hall pass is a week off from marriage in which they can do whatever they want. Party, have sex whatever. At first the two friends are excited about this but eventually they discover that picking up girls in your 40s is not as easy as when they were 20.

The thing that really bothers me in this movie are how the women are so mad at their men for fantasizing about other women that they grant them a hall pass out of last resort but all they had to do is just have sex with their husbands more. Not that I'm calling this movie fake im saying this is exactly the type of irrational behaviour women condone.

Overall if your a guy and you love Owen Wilson watch this. If you are a girl and you don't want to have the truth about yourself put into movie format i suggest you stay away from this one.

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