Shallow Hal 2001
Directed by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- 114 min
- PG-13
Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.
After 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.
ComedyDramaFantasyRomanceoverweighthypnosisoverweight manrejectiondeath of fathervolunteeroverweight womansuperficialityobesityhospitaldatingfalling in love
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, spare and comic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Jack BlackHal Larson
- Gwyneth PaltrowRosemary Shanahan
- Jason AlexanderMauricio Wilson
- Joe ViterelliSteve Shanahan
- Rene KirbyWalt
- Bruce McGillReverend Larson
- Tony RobbinsTony Robbins
- Susan WardJill
- Zen GesnerRalph
- Brooke BurnsKatrina
Crew
- Bobby FarrellyDirector
- Peter FarrellyDirector
- Peter FarrellyScreenplay
- Bobby FarrellyScreenplay
- Sean MoynihanScreenplay
- Russell CarpenterDirector of Photography
- Adam SchlesingerOriginal Music Composer
- William GoodrumOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher GreenburyEditor
- Steve R. MooreEditor
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