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, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms

5 wins & 18 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 | pubic hair | strip club | bachelor party | female full frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

The Wolfpack Is Back

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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. [France]

Country:

USA Thailand

Language:

English Thai

Release Date:

26 May 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hangover Part II

Filming Locations:

Lebua at State Tower - 1055 Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$85,946,294, 29 May 2011

Gross USA:

$254,464,305

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$586,764,305

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Green Hat Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlie Sheen was considered for a role.

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Goofs

When the Russian gives a piece of banana as a reward to the drug-dealing monkey, the banana skin is removed. However when shown eating the banana on the balcony, the banana skin is attached.

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Quotes

Kimmy: There is a reason its called Bangkok, sweetie.

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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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Alternate Versions

As with the first part, the BBFC had issues with some photographs in the end credit sequence. To secure a "15" certificate, these photographs were cropped to hide the graphic nudity.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ellen Page/Ken Jeong/Junot Díaz (2015)

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Soundtracks

Bangkok Days
Written and Performed by Emir Isilay
Courtesy of Bankstone Records

User Reviews

It' Happened Again ... And Again

Greetings again from the darkness. Two years ago, director Todd Phillips presented a highly creative, hilarious, raunchy, unique film comedy called The Hangover. And now, he does it again. He presents that SAME film again. I am unsure whether this is a sequel or remake. The only substantial change is the setting ... Bangkok instead of Vegas.

Now I fully understand WHY most sequels follow the formula created by the successful original film. Filmmakers want to keep their audience satisfied. If it worked once, it will work again. Especially when the first film grosses a half-billion dollars! So the chances are very good that if you liked the first one, you will also enjoy this one. But for me, I get excited for creative filmmakers ... not re-treads.

The key characters are all back and played by the same guys: Bradley Cooper (Phil), Ed Helms (Stu), Zach Galifianakis (Alan), Justin Bartha (Doug), and Ken Leong (Mr. Chow). All of these guys have worked constantly since the first film, but it makes perfect sense to return to the scene that put them on the Hollywood map.

This time around, Stu (Ed Helms) draws the long straw and has the storyline based on his pending marriage to Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch). Stu's "wolfpack" buddies agree to a one-beer bonfire beach bachelor party, but of course, something goes very wrong. The next morning finds our boys staggering to regain consciousness in a sleazy Bangkok hotel with no recollection of the previous night's events. The only clues are a monkey, a severed finger, a facial tat and international criminal Mr. Chow.

No need for me to go into any details or spoil any moments. You know the drill if you have seen the first. What follows is nearly two hours of debauchery and moments of varying levels of discomfort, gross-out and comedic skits.

Supporting work is provided by Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Tambor, and Mason Lee (Ang Lee's son). There is also a cameo by Nick Cassavetes as a tattoo artist. This role was originally meant for Mel Gibson, and later Liam Neeson. Cast and crew protests kept Gibson out and Neeson's scenes were cut when re-shoots were necessary.

I feel tricked by Mr. Phillips. The first Hangover had me excited that a new comedic genius had entered Hollywood and would quickly blow away the Judd Apatow recycle jobs and copycats. Instead, we get Todd Phillips copying Todd Phillips.

This is certainly an above-average comedy and there are plenty of laughs from the characters we kind of feel like we know - though, wish we didn't. Just know going in that are witnessing a clear attempt at cashing in, not a desire to wow.