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Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal

Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.

20016.21h 54m

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Farrelly
Written by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Sean Moynihan
Produced by Bradley Thomas, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $141.1M

Top Cast

Jack Black

Jack Black

Hal Larson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Rosemary Shanahan

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Mauricio Wilson

Joe Viterelli

Joe Viterelli

Steve Shanahan

Rene Kirby

Rene Kirby

Walt

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Reverend Larson

Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins

Susan Ward

Susan Ward

Jill

Zen Gesner

Zen Gesner

Ralph

Brooke Burns

Brooke Burns

Katrina

Themes & Keywords

overweighthypnosisoverweight manrejectiondeath of fathervolunteeroverweight womansuperficialityobesityhospitaldatingfalling in lovefat suitdance clubhelping childrenphysical deformitybeauty standardssuperficialattractivenessdisabled personinner beautypeace corps

About Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal is a comedy, romance, fantasy, drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of overweight, hypnosis, overweight man, rejection, death of father, volunteer. Directed by Peter Farrelly, it stars Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander. 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.

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