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Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)

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The Hangover

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    The Hangover is based on a screenplay co-written by American screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.



    Alan (Zach Galifianakis) is describing a movie featuring "Ted Danson, Magnum P.I., and that Jewish actor." The film in question is Three Men and a Baby (1987), which starred Danson, Magnum PI star Tom Selleck, and actor Steve Gutenberg as a trio of bachelors who must look after a baby.



    While most of the other events of the night are explained throughout the movie, the chicken in the room is never explained. Director Todd Phillips offered the possible explanation on the DVD commentary that maybe the guys intended to feed it to the tiger.



    The song is called "Iko Iko" by The Belle Stars. It mimics the scene from Rain Man (1988) (1988) in which Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise descend on the escalator, although, in Rain Man, the song is used in the opening scene of the film.



    The surprise hit at the 2009 box office got released in both rated and unrated version on Blu-ray/DVD in the USA. The good news is: both cuts can be found on one disc so no one gets the feeling of being ripped off. Even though the longer version is labeled as unrated it doesn't feature any more classical unrated material such as nudity and so on but several extended dialogue sequences that are more or less useful for the movie but fans will enjoy this Unrated Version as well. The total difference is about 10 minutes. In the UK, however, the movie was released in a censored version in theaters and on DVD. The reason for that are the photos in the end credits. On four of them, you see Alan getting oral sex from an elderly woman. This would have led to an 18 rating, so the studio decided to blur those pictures to obtain a more profitable 15 rating. In other countries, the movie was released uncensored.



    "Roofies" is the slang name for a type of sedative, most commonly known by the brand name Rohypnol. In the movie they say that the full name of roofies is "Roofalin". Aside from leading in to the discussion about ending up on the floor rather than the roof, which leads them to figure out what happened to Doug, the name change is also likely to avoid any legal trouble from the owners of the Rohypnol trademark who, understandably, aren't happy with their products association with criminal activities such as date rape and drug abuse.

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  • How long is The Hangover?
    1 hour and 40 minutes
  • When was The Hangover released?
    June 5, 2009
  • What is the IMDb rating of The Hangover?
    7.7 out of 10
  • Who stars in The Hangover?
    Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Justin Bartha
  • Who wrote The Hangover?
    Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
  • Who directed The Hangover?
    Todd Phillips
  • Who was the composer for The Hangover?
    Christophe Beck
  • Who was the producer of The Hangover?
    Todd Phillips and Daniel Goldberg
  • Who was the executive producer of The Hangover?
    Thomas Tull, Chris Bender, Scott Budnick, Jon Jashni, J.C. Spink, and William Fay
  • Who was the cinematographer for The Hangover?
    Lawrence Sher
  • Who was the editor of The Hangover?
    Debra Neil-Fisher
  • Who are the characters in The Hangover?
    Phil, Stu, Alan, Doug, Jade, Tracy, Sid Garner, Mr. Chow, Melissa, Mike Tyson, and others
  • What is the plot of The Hangover?
    Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They must make their way around the city in order to find their friend in time for his wedding.
  • What was the budget for The Hangover?
    $35 million
  • How much did The Hangover earn at the worldwide box office?
    $469 million
  • How much did The Hangover earn at the US box office?
    $277 million
  • What is The Hangover rated?
    R
  • What genre is The Hangover?
    Comedy
  • How many awards has The Hangover won?
    13 awards
  • How many awards has The Hangover been nominated for?
    38 nominations

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