Summary
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.
Cast
Jack Black
Hal
Gwyneth Paltrow
Rosemary
Jason Alexander
Mauricio
Joe Viterelli
Steve Shanahan
Rene Kirby
Walt
Bruce McGill
Reverend Larson
Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins
Susan Ward
Jill
Zen Gesner
Ralph
Brooke Burns
Katrina
Rob Moran
Second Tiffany
Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani
Li'iboy
Kyle Gass
Artie
Laura Kightlinger
Jen
Nan Martin
Tanya Peeler
Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Young Hal
John-Eliot Jordan
Fuel Pizza Waiter
Jill Christine Fitzgerald
Mrs. Shanahan
Erinn Bartlett
Bella
Fawn Irish
Spastic Bella
Daniel Greene
Doctor
Danny Murphy
Cabbie
Brian Mone
Board Member #1
Bob Mone
Board Member #2
Don Gavin
David Bouley
Leslie DeAntonio
Helga
Libby Langdon
Waitress
Gigi Moran
Nurse #1
Caryl Lippman West
Nurse #2
Brianna Gardner
Cadence
Mariann Neary
Information Attendant #1
Christal Handy
Information Attendant #2
Jackie Flynn
Fuel Pizza Manager
Sascha Knopf
Gorgeous Tanya
Mary Wigmore
Cute Tiffany
Steve Tyler
McIntosh Waiter
Darius Rucker
Capital Grille Maitre D'
John Dennis
Capital Grille Host
Manon von Gerkan
Lindy
Will Coogan
Punk #1
Lyndon Byers
Punk #2
Sara Stout
Babe on Dance Floor
Bonnie Aarons
Spastic Friend #1
Lisa Brounstein
Spastic Friend #2
Herbie Flynn
Homeless Man #1
Michael Corrente
Homeless Man #2
Ron Darling
Other Li'iboy
Anne E. Hodgson
Pretty Nurse
Kelly McRorie
Bar Girl
Dean R. Palozej
Bartender
Dede Kinerk
Party Friend
Dr. David A. Kipper
Department Store Clerk
Sayed Badreya
Doctor Sayed
David Getz
Dr. James Uler
Jesse Peter
Sick Kid #1
Abe Farrelly
Sick Kid #2
Sean Gildea
Pool Dad
Robby Johns
Kid in Tree
Tiffany Burke
Soda Shop Waitress
Hillary Matthews
Pretty Girl with Puppy
Nick Nemeth
Night Club Goer
Molly Shannon
Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Stacy Fuson
Night Club Goer #2 (as Stacey Fuson)
Ashley B. Howard
Night Club Goer #2
Apple Farrelly
Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patient (as Apple Kocsis)
Kevin Biegel
Night Club Goer
Ryan Biegel
Night Club Goer
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Bobby Farrelly
Director, Screenplay
Peter Farrelly
Screenplay
Sean Moynihan
Reviews
John Chard
November 13, 2014
7
Shallow Hal wants a gal.
Hal Larsen (Jack Black) only ever dates beautiful trophy women on account of advice he received on his death bed from his father. However, a chance meeting with a self-help guru helps him to see inner beauty first and foremost. Soon after, he falls in love with his boss' severely overweight daughter, which as it raises eyebrows everywhere the couple go, Hal is oblivious as to what everyone else is on about.
Tender, sweet and subtle are not words one readily attributes to the Farrelly Brothers, but in Shallow Hal they have managed to blend all three with their penchant for close to the knuckle humour.
Gwyneth Paltrow in the dual role dons the fat-suit and once again showcases her unheralded comic timing, while Jack Black proves ebullient and engaging in a role that calls for him to shut out what he is actually meant to be seeing. In support Jason Alexander gets the weasel best friend comedy sidekick role, and is wonderfully abhorrent and good at keeping the cards close to his chest.
It's never uproariously funny, but it doesn't need to be, it tickles where it needs to, and it prods the emotional psyche with requisite impact. In a world that has become obsessed with the girth and weight of a person, especially with women - and as it happens is led by Hollywood, Shallow Hal is refreshing entertainment. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000.00
Revenue:
$141,069,860.00
