Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a man who falls in love with a 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 women at night clubs with his friend Mauricio. He holds a steady job at JPS Funds, a financial institution run by president Steve Shanahan, but is dismayed after being denied a long-sought promotion. Hal is attracted to his neighbor Jill, who 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, later meets Steve's morbidly obese daughter, Rosemary. Because of her kind and generous personality, Rosemary appears to Hal as a slender, beautiful trophy blonde and he is instantly smitten with her. Used to being overlooked due to her appearance, Rosemary initially interprets Hal's interest as mockery, but begins to date him once she realizes his feelings for her are sincere.
Cast
- Alina Pușcău
- Bonnie Aarons
- Britt Hagedorn
- Brooke Burns
- Bruce McGill
- Daniel Greene
- Erinn Bartlett
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Ivy Snitzer
- 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 Peter Farrelly |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Montana |
| director | Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly |
| editor | Christopher Greenbury |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | burn scar dinner date hypnosis hypnotherapy hypnotize inner beauty kiribati life coach little girl morbid obesity morbidly obese night club payphone 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 |