Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a shallow man who falls in love with a 300-pound woman after being hypnotized into only seeing a person's inner beauty. Directed by the Farrelly brothers, it was filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain. The supporting cast features Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, and Susan Ward. Shallow Hal was released in theaters on November 9, 2001 by 20th Century Fox, and grossed $141 million against a $40 million budget.
Plot
Hal Larson, spends his nights being rejected by beautiful and slender women at night clubs with his equally shallow friend Mauricio. Hal's work life is steady, but he is dismayed after being passed over for a long-sought promotion. Hal is attracted to his neighbor Jill, but she rejects him due to his shallow lifestyle. One day, Hal becomes trapped in an elevator with life coach Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into only seeing a person's inner beauty. Hal, not realizing he has been hypnotized, meets Rosemary, the daughter of Steve, the president of the company where he is employed. Rosemary is morbidly obese, but Hal is immediately smitten with her as his hypnosis causes him to see her as a slender and beautiful trophy blonde. Used to being overlooked due to her appearance, Rosemary initially interprets Hal's interest as mockery, but soon realizes his feelings for her are sincere and they begin to date.
Cast
- Alina Pușcău
- Bonnie Aarons
- Britt Hagedorn
- Brooke Burns
- Bruce McGill
- Daniel Greene
- Erinn Bartlett
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Jack Black
- Jason Alexander
- Jennifer Sky
- Joe Viterelli
- Kyle Gass
- Michael Corrente
- Molly Shannon
- Nan Martin
- Nichole Hiltz
- Rob Moran
- Stacy Marie Fuson
- Susan Ward
- Tony Robbins
- Zen Gesner
- Zoe Graham
More details
| author | Bobby Farrelly Farrelly brothers Peter Farrelly Sinead Moynihan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Montana |
| director | Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly |
| editor | Christopher Greenbury |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | break dinner date hypnosis hypnotherapy hypnotize inner beauty kiribati life coach little girl morbidly obese night club overcome peace corps recruit reject trapped in an elevator trophy blonde trophy wife vestigial tail |
| musicBy | Glen Ballard |
| producer | Bobby Farrelly Bradley Thomas Charles B. Wessler Peter Farrelly |
| productionCompany | Farrelly brothers |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | North Carolina |
| theme | romantic comedy |