Shallow Hal
“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.
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Cast
70 people
Jack Black
Hal Larson
Known for
Kung Fu Panda
The School of Rock
Gwyneth Paltrow
Rosemary Shanahan
Known for
Iron Man 3
Se7en
Jason Alexander
Mauricio Wilson
Known for
Seinfeld
Pretty Woman
Joe Viterelli
Steve Shanahan
Known for
Analyze That
Eraser
Rene Kirby
Walt
Also in
Carnivàle
Bruce McGill
Reverend Larson
Known for
Reacher
Law Abiding Citizen
Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins
Also in
Tony Robbins: Unlocked
Susan Ward
Jill
Known for
Wild Things 2
Make It or Break It
Zen Gesner
Ralph
Known for
Me, Myself & Irene
Dumb and Dumber
Brooke Burns
Katrina
Known for
Baywatch
Titanic II
Sasha Neulinger
Young Hal
Rob Moran
Second Tiffany
Known for
Hatfields & McCoys
Dumb and Dumber
Bobby Farrelly Director · Peter Farrelly Director Sean Moynihan Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Bobby Farrelly
Director Screenplay
Peter Farrelly
Screenplay
Sean Moynihan
Composer
William Goodrum
Composer
Adam Schlesinger
Cinematographer
Russell Carpenter
Editor
Christopher Greenbury
Editor
Steve R. Moore
Production designer
Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr.
Costume designer
Pamela Withers
Worldwide gross $141M · Budget $40M · United States release November 1, 2001
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$141,069,860
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Conundrum Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · November 1, 2001
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 2001
Theatrical
Australia
January 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
February 15, 2002 · Digital
Czechia
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
France
March 6, 2002 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
February 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
March 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 21, 2002 · Digital
Ireland
February 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
June 1, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
March 28, 2002 · Theatrical
January 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 20, 2005 · TV · Yorin
Poland
February 22, 2002 · Digital
Portugal
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
January 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 14, 2002 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 1, 2002 · Theatrical
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