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 12 wins & 25 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:

female frontal nudity | female nudity | breasts | scantily clad female | hangover | 

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Taglines:

Where the hell is my tiger?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

¿Qué pasó ayer?

Filming Locations:

Chevron Gas Station - 1 Goodsprings Road, Jean, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$44,979,319, 7 June 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$277,322,503, 17 December 2009

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$467,483,912, 17 December 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Legendary Entertainment,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

Due to the physicality of his role, Ed Helms lost a reported eight pounds.

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Goofs

During the taser scene both of Alan's arms are stretched out in front of him when the officer pats him on the rear. When the camera immediately cuts to the officer asking the kids about taking fingerprints, Alan's left arm is now by his side.

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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

Referenced in Film '72: Episode #44.6 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Take It Off
Written by Brett Anderson, Maya Ford, Allison Robertson and Torry Castellano (as Torrance Castellano)
Performed by The Donnas
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Outperformed the already high expectations!

I have to start by saying that my friends and I have been talking about this movie and watching the trailers for weeks, so our expectations were really high.

With that being said, this movie didn't just live up to the expectations, it was one of the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms are all very good. Galifianakis steals the show at times. It is hilarious from the beginning. Mike Tyson brings a few laughs and Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong) is a great twist. Do yourself a favor and go see this movie, it is worth every penny. Just got out of the midnight showing and I'm going back tomorrow night.