Shallow Hal (2001)

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Sean Moynihan (written by) &
Peter Farrelly (written by) ...

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The Biggest Love Story Ever Told.

Plot:

A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her "inner beauty".

Plot Keywords:

Frat Pack | Character's Point Of View Camera Shot | Tail | Love | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Rosemary Shanahan
Jack Black	...	Hal Larson
Jason Alexander	...	Mauricio Wilson
Joe Viterelli	...	Steve Shanahan
Rene Kirby	...	Walt
Bruce McGill	...	Reverend Larson
Anthony Robbins	...	Himself (as Tony Robbins)
Susan Ward	...	Jill
Zen Gesner	...	Ralph Owens
Brooke Burns	...	Pretty / Ugly Katrina
Rob Moran	...	Tiffany, Manly Hostess
Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani	...	Fat Li'iBoy
Kyle Gass	...	Artie
Laura Kightlinger	...	Jen
Nan Martin	...	Nurse Tanya Peeler

Also Known As:

Schwer verliebt (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bank of America World Headquarters Building - 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Conundrum Entertainment

Trivia:

Cadence (the burns victim girl in hospital) is played by Brianna Gardner, the daughter of special-effects makeup artist Tony Gardner who worked on the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Rosemary cuts a "sliver" of cake, the size of the slice shrinks from a third of the cake to just over a quarter of the cake.

Quotes:

Rosemary: Is that a Member's Only jacket?
Mauricio: Yes.
Rosemary: So what are you, the last member?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Torchwood: Random Shoes (#1.9)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Oxalá

An enjoyable flick.

Part comedy, drama, and romance this one was a rather good little movie to watch. Black and Paltrow were great and Jason Alexander was hilarious. The movie is about a guy named Hal who is a rather decent guy, but he has a problem. When picking women he only looks at the outer beauty of a woman...this is explained in the opening scene. Hal gets trapped in an elevator with a guy who opens Hal's mind to the inner beauty of women. Hal then suddenly finds the more unattractive girls perfect for him and this leads to some funny scenes. This also leads him to Rose Mary a gal he finds perfect, but everyone else sees a 300lb gal. This movie says a lot about how shallow our society is and does a good job of it. Though I don't think every unattractive or fat gal is beautiful on the inside and every attractive gal is ugly on the inside as the movie implies. The movie also could have been more clear that people Hal already knows would still look the same. I just wish ladies were as open and approachable as the movie portrays.