A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty.A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty.A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
John Eliot Jordan
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- (as John E. Jordan)
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- TriviaIronically, Jack Black had to lose weight for the role of Hal.
- GoofsWhen Rosemary cuts the cake the cake is a two layer cake with vanilla on top and chocolate on the bottom. The next shot it is two layers of chocolate. The final shot of the cake the chocolate layer has switched positions. The knife is in a different position in each shot. The size of the slice taken out also gets smaller in each shot.
- Crazy creditsDuring the credits, pictures of the crew are shown as their names appear. We also see scenes of a deleted horseback sequence.
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Written and Performed by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Shallow Hal might have a pretty divisive premise in today's culture, but the message and character growth champion worth and dignity while making you laugh.
This movie would never be allowed to release in today's world, but it was a hit when it came out in 2001, and it's because it really is a funny, sweet movie. What could be a crude and offensive movie is thoughtful and even deep at moments while being laugh-out-loud hilarious. Jack Black plays the same lovable goofball as always, except this time, his character struggles with only caring about a person's appearance and his particular expectations on how they should look. But as the movie progresses, Hal grows and matures, discovering the beauty in everyone, both inside and out. Shallow Hal ultimately shares a meaningful message while also pouring on the laughs and poking fun at every character in the film. So don't balk at the premise of the movie. Instead, give it a shot, and you might just enjoy it.
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- Countries of origin
- Sprache
- Also known as
- Yêu Phải Nàng Béo
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $70,839,203
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,518,295
- Nov 11, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $141,069,860
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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