Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

  • Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
  • Writer: Sean Moynihan,Peter Farrelly,Bobby Farrelly
  • Countries of origin: United States, Germany
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 9, 2001
  • Runtime: 1h 54min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Alçak adam
  • "Shallow Hal" is an American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Ferrari and starring Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow . It was released in the United States on November 9, 2001.
    The film tells the story that after being hypnotized once, Hal, a man who only loves beautiful women, fell in love with the 400-pound ugly Rosemary by accident, and changed his mindset instead of judging people by appearance. 

    Details

    • Release date November 9, 2001
    • Filming locations Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment, Shallow Hal Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG

    Box office

    Budget

    $40,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $70,839,203

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $22,518,295

    Gross worldwide

    $141,069,860

    Movie reviews

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    • By Gerhard 2022-03-23 09:01:43

      beauty advantage

      But 75 points. Hal was instructed by his father on his deathbed to only pursue hot girls, no matter how mediocre he was. Coincidentally, a master cast a magic spell to make him no longer superficial. In the eyes of a lover, there is Xi Shi, and in his eyes, the fat girl turns into a first-class beauty of Gwyneth.

      This comedy is playful, naive, and expresses good wishes that may never come true in this society. The advantage of the beautiful is the reality. It is said that among our...

    • By Marshall 2022-03-23 09:01:43

      Fat shadows

      In my opinion, this is another fairy tale, but obviously the director wants to express a more realistic meaning, so at the end of the film, the heroine has never been allowed to lose weight and become beautiful as usual...
        Psychiatrists are like legends Like the fairy in the movie, Cinderella became a princess, but the magic was replaced by hypnosis, and the casting object became a man, but this did not stop the beautiful story from continuing, because the charm of the soul is indeed...

    • By Pearlie 2022-03-23 09:01:43

      The media and newspapers around us affect us, how are we?

      The media, newspapers, books, surroundings, elders, etc.,
      since we were born, there is actually a frame around us,
      we are slowly being accompanied, of course not all.
      Who said that a woman should look good if she was thin,
      who said that a woman must be big, and
      who said that a woman's beautiful legs are very sexy.
      It's just the influence of most of the people around us.

      Remember that there is a national custom that they like fat women. The fatter they...

    • By Berta 2022-03-23 09:01:43

      discriminate

      A film that hides the truth, it is dressed in comedy, but the content is about love, discrimination and choice. Originally discriminated against without hesitation, but suddenly fell in love by accident, when the illusion disappears, how should I choose? The audience may think they are watching a comedy, but once they become the characters in the play, what should they do? We are surrounded by discrimination, which is the basis for mutual acceptance by the public. It discriminates against...

    • By Jolie 2022-03-23 09:01:43

      face recognition

      Very exciting movie, the plot goes very naturally... I
      always feel that there is nothing to talk about, but it is quite natural after two hours of
      hypnosis
      . Among them, if I am the director, how should I proceed?
      There is nothing new, that is, the

      male protagonist's face is quite good in this way,
      if the screen only stays on his upper body, he can still
      stand with others to support the scene, sadly Discoloration.

      Humans have face recognition....

    User comments

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    • By Sanford 2022-09-21 03:54:17

      the movie is not so shallow, and I have to say that Gwyneth is...

    • By Deondre 2022-08-19 11:17:54

      4/10. The inspiration of the story is 50% similar to that of "The King of Big Talk". They all say that plagiarism prevails in Hollywood. If you copy it well, it is a reference. First of all, Fei Jie’s comedy appeal was completely defeated by God Gai Rui, and the overall shooting concept was also fundamentally wrong, resulting in no healing at the end, not to mention the three vulgarities and lack of laughs, and the sluggishness of the narrative. its spurned fate. ....

    • By Margaretta 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      8.1 The reunion of the ladies (beauty) and the little girl (microdermabrasion) was emotional, but the ending was discouraged. The movie actually contains a layer of "overlaying stereotypes with stereotypes", but it didn't work in the end. It was still a single mode of reconciliation with the heroine. There was a small supporting role before (slimming), which also weakened the emotional strength. The male protagonist has been doing the actions for the female protagonist, which is not connected...

    • By Destini 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The words of Howl's father (priest) before his death were too profound, we juniors should study...

    • By Wilbert 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      In fact, it is still the vision of a standard male, so it is translated as "Mediocre". The premise of all romance is that giving a chance is the...

    Movie plot

    Before the death of Hal ( Jack Black ) 's father, he confessed that his son should not be satisfied with ordinary girls, and should only date the most beautiful girls. When Hal grew up, he became a shallow man. Although he was not outstanding, he only dated the youngest and beautiful woman according to his father's words. He was still chasing college girls at the age of 40, and he did not find the happiness he deserved. One day he ran...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    In the film, Gwyneth wants to break through to become a fat man weighing more than 300 kilograms. For this reason, she had to wear a "fat costume" made of artificial fat to achieve the effect. This suit is very uncomfortable and even breathless after putting it on. She also needs to stick the plastic mask on her face, each time it takes 3 hours to stick, and it takes another 1 hour to remove makeup.
    Gwyneth once took to the streets as a...
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    Movie quotes

    • Hal: I bet on horses sometimes, but I don't really care about the money.

      Rosemary: I never read that book.

      Hal: What book?

      Rosemary: Things losers say.

    • [Jill has just propositioned Hal]

      Hal: You know, there are a few times in a guy's life - and I mean two or three, tops - when he comes to a crossroads, and he's gotta decide. If he goes one way, he can keep doing what he's been doing and be with any woman who'll have him. And if he goes the other way, he gets to be with only one woman, maybe - maybe for the rest of his life. Now it seems that by taking the other road, he's missing out on a lot. But the truth is, he gets much more in return. He gets to be happy. Are you wearing panties?

    • Tony Robbins: You got a pattern of judging women by their exterior, we can't talk about it, we need to break it, I want you to ask yourself has there ever been a time where you have been increasingly shallow, you just looked at a woman and thought you were better then she was.

      Hal: All the time.

      [Tony Robbins puts his hands on Hal's head]

      Tony Robbins: [yells] DEVILS COME OUT!

      Hal: What the hell are you doing banana hands?

      Tony Robbins: Just hang on, remember how I told you we just got to jolt your nervous system, not just talking about it, now I want you to relax, I won't do that again.

      Hal: Ok, I didn't mean the banana hands thing.

      Tony Robbins: That's ok.