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Shallow Hal
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Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy drama film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. The screenplay was written by the Farrelly brothers, with production handled by the Farrelly brothers, Charles B. Wessler, Peter Farrelly, and Bobby Farrelly. The cast includes Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, and Joe Viterelli. Russell Carpenter served as director of photography, Christopher Greenbury as film editor, and Glen Ballard as composer.
The film originated in the United States and Germany, with filming in North Carolina and a narrative setting in Montana. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix via video on demand. The runtime is 114 minutes, and it received a PG-13 rating. The production budget was 40,000,000, generating revenue of 141,069,860.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores listed are 5.5/10, 48/100, and 49%. The film has received 3 nominations total. Keywords associated with the work include overweight, hypnosis, rejection, and death of father.
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6.2After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
Cast
- Jack Black as Hal Larson
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Rosemary Shanahan
- Jason Alexander as Mauricio Wilson
- Joe Viterelli as Steve Shanahan
- Rene Kirby as Walt
- Bruce McGill as Reverend Larson
Themes
- overweight
- hypnosis
- overweight man
- rejection
- death of father
- volunteer
- overweight woman
- superficiality
- obesity
- hospital
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
152,718 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
49%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Bobby Farrelly
- Screenwriter
- Bobby Farrelly
- Composer
- Glen Ballard
- Producer
- Bobby Farrelly
- Cinematographer
- Russell Carpenter
- Narrative location
- Montana
- Filming location
- North Carolina
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 860097
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.foxjapan.com/movies/shallowhal/shaker.html
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- publication date
- 2002-02-14
- title
- Shallow Hal
- film editor
- Christopher Greenbury
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 49%
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