The Hangover (film)

The Hangover

theatrical poster
Directed by Todd Phillips
Produced by Todd Phillips
Daniel Goldberg
Written by Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Todd Phillips (uncredited)
Jeremy Garelick (uncredited)
Starring Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Heather Graham
Justin Bartha
Jeffrey Tambor
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Lawrence Sher
Editing by Debra Neil-Fisher
Studio Legendary Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05)
Running time Theatrical cut:
95 minutes
Extended cut:
108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$35 million[1]
Gross revenue $467,416,722
Followed by The Hangover 2

The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips. The film is written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and produced by Todd Phillips and Daniel Goldberg. It stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor, and was produced by Legendary Pictures on a budget of US$35 million.

The plot follows four friends who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, only to wake up the next morning not remembering a thing and missing the groom, whose wedding is scheduled to occur the next day. The film was inspired by the filmmakers' real-life misadventures, and was released in North America on June 5, 2009.

The Hangover had an worldwide box office gross of $467.4 million, ranking as the 10th highest grossing film of 2009. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other awards and nominations.

Contents

Plot

The film begins in medias res in Los Angeles with a bride, Tracy (Sasha Barrese), receiving a phone call from Phil (Bradley Cooper) who tells her that he and the other groomsmen cannot find the groom, Doug (Justin Bartha).

Two days prior to the wedding, Doug and his best friends Phil, Stu (Ed Helms), and soon-to-be brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for Doug's bachelor party. Tracy's father, Sid (Jeffrey Tambor), lends them his car, a silver vintage Mercedes for the trip. The four get a villa at Caesars Palace hotel and casino, then sneak onto the roof and make toasts to a night they will never forget.

The next morning, the three groomsmen wake up in the suite with no memory of the previous night, soon realizing that Doug is missing. The suite is in severe disorder: a tiger is in the bathroom, a baby is in the closet, Stu is missing a tooth, one of the suite's mattresses is impaled on a statue outside, Phil is wearing a hospital bracelet, and a valet brings them a police cruiser instead of the Mercedes.

While retracing their steps, a doctor at the local hospital informs them that they had traces of roofies (mistakenly pronounced as "roopholyn" throughout the film) in their blood, explaining their memory loss, and that they came from a wedding. They find the chapel, and learn that Stu, despite planning to propose to his mean-spirited girlfriend Melissa (Rachael Harris), married an escort named Jade (Heather Graham), who turns out to be the mother of the baby in the closet.

In the chapel parking lot, they escape an attack by two Asian gangsters. Confused, the men visit Jade's apartment and return the baby, but are arrested by two police officers who charge them for stealing the police car. The officers explain that they found the Mercedes, as Phil negotiates their release in exchange for their volunteering as targets for a Taser demonstration. They then retrieve the miraculously-unharmed Mercedes from an impound lot. While driving, they discover a naked Asian man (Ken Jeong) in the trunk. The man attacks them with a crowbar and runs away. Alan then admits to spiking their drinks with roofies the night before, only because he thought the pills were ecstasy.

Caesars Palace

They return to the hotel room to find Mike Tyson looking for his stolen tiger and listening to "In the Air Tonight". Tyson knocks out Alan and orders them to return the pet to his mansion. They drug the tiger with roofies so they can safely transport it in the back of the Mercedes, but it wakes up and destroys the interior of the car and scratches the side of Phil's neck. They push the car for the last mile with the tiger awake inside the car. Tyson shows them security footage of them stealing the tiger, in an effort to help them locate Doug.

Resuming their search, the three are once again confronted by the Asian thugs, who blindside the Mercedes into a pole. They turn out to be led by the man they found in the trunk of their car, a gangster named Leslie Chow. According to Chow, the groomsmen have $80,000 of his money, which they accidentally took the night before when Alan grabbed the wrong (and identical to his own) purse. Later that night, Chow went to get the money from Phil, and Phil threw him in the trunk, claiming him to be 'his lucky charm.' Chow demands it back in exchange for Doug, whom he has kidnapped. Unable to find the money, Alan uses his knowledge of card counting to win it playing blackjack. Later, they meet up with Chow, exchanging the money for Doug, but Chow had kidnapped a different man named Doug (Mike Epps), who turns out to be the drug dealer who sold Alan the roofies. The dealer realizes that he mixed up his drug bags and that he sold Alan roofies by mistake.

With no other options left, Phil is forced to call Tracy and confess their failure. As Stu and "Black Doug" have a brief conversation, Stu suddenly realizes where Doug is. After stopping Phil and reassuring Tracy that everything is okay, they head back to Vegas. Stu tells everyone his theory: Doug must be on the roof of the hotel, since it was a similar prank that he and Phil pulled on Doug in the past, and that windows don't open in Las Vegas hotels. Stu deduces that Doug must have thrown the mattress to try to signal someone for help.

Rushing back to the roof, they find Doug, weary and severely sunburned. They now have less than four hours before the wedding. Before leaving, Stu meets with Jade and the pair agree that they cannot remain married, but promise to meet the following weekend to see what develops between them. Jade also reveals that Stu had pulled out his own tooth on a bet from Alan.

As they rush home, Doug reveals that he found Chow's $80,000 worth of casino chips inside his pants pocket on the roof. They arrive home and Doug marries Tracy, Phil happily returns to his wife and son, and Stu proudly and angrily breaks up with Melissa. As the reception ends, Alan finds Stu's digital camera chronicling the events they were unable to remember, and the four agree to look at the pictures only once before erasing the evidence.

As the credits roll, pictures from the camera are shown.

Cast

Helms at the Irish premiere of The Hangover at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin.

Cameos

Production

"I think part of what's special about this movie is that none of the comedy comes from the characters being clever, like you see in a lot of sitcoms or movies, where the characters actually have a funny sense of humor. That's not the case in this movie. So as an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances being funny. The joke is kind of the situation you’re in, or the way you’re reacting to something, as opposed to the characters just saying something witty."

Ed Helms[6]

Writing

The plot was reportedly inspired by a real event that happened to Tripp Vinson, a producer friend of The Hangover executive producer Chris Bender. Vinson had gone missing from his own Las Vegas bachelor party, blacking out and waking up "in a strip club being threatened with a very, very large bill [he] was supposed to pay".[7]

The original script written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore sold to Warner Bros. for more than $2,000,000. The story was about three pals who lose the groom at his Vegas bachelor party and then must retrace their steps to figure out what happened.[8] The script was then rewritten by Jeremy Garelick and director Todd Phillips, who added Mike Tyson and his tiger, the baby, and the police cruiser. The Writers Guild of America did not permit their work to be credited due to what Phillips described as an "insane" and "nebulous" set of rules.[7][9][10]

Casting

Helms, Galifianakis, and Cooper were all casual acquaintances before The Hangover was filmed, which Helms said he believed helped in establishing a rapport and chemistry between their characters. Helms credited Phillips for "bringing together three guys who are really different, but really appreciate each other's humor and sensibilities." Helms also said the fact that the story of the three characters growing closer and bonding informed the friendship between the three actors: "As you spend 14 hours a day together for three months, you see a lot of sides of somebody. We went through the wringer together, and that shared experience really made us genuine buddies."[6]

Us Weekly reported that Lindsay Lohan was offered a role but ultimately turned it down, because the screenplay "had no potential."[11] The article claimed that Lohan's agent "tried hard to get Phillips to consider her, and when he finally agreed, Lindsay said she didn't like the script."

Filming

Fifteen days of filming occurred in Nevada.[12]

Helms said filming The Hangover was more physically demanding than any other role he had done, and that he lost eight pounds while making the film. He said the most difficult day of shooting was the scene when Mr. Chow rams his car and attacks the main characters, which Helms said required many takes and was very painful, such as when a few of the punches and kicks accidentally landed and when his knees and shins were hurt while being pulled out of a window.[6] The missing tooth was not created with prosthetics or visual effects, but is naturally occurring: Helms never had an adult incisor grow, and got a dental implant as a teenager which was removed for filming.[13]

Phillips tried to convince the actors to allow him to use a real Taser until Warner Bros. lawyers stepped in.[14]

Regarding the explicit shots in the final photo slide show in which his character is seen receiving fellatio in an elevator, Galifianakis confirmed that a prosthesis was used for the scene, and that he had been more embarrassed than anyone else during the creation of the shot. "You would think that I wouldn't be the one who was embarrassed; I was extremely embarrassed. I really didn't even want it in there. I offered Todd's assistant a lot of money to convince him to take it out of the movie. I did. But it made it in there."[15]

The scenes involving animals were filmed mostly with trained animals. Trainers and safety equipment were digitally removed from the final version. Some prop animals were used, such as when the tiger was hidden under a sheet and being moved on a baggage cart. Such efforts were awarded with an "Outstanding" rating by the American Humane Association for the monitoring and treatment of the animals.[16]

Music

The Hangover: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released June 9, 2009
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 38:52
Label Watertower Music
Producer Christophe Beck
Professional reviews

The score for the movie was composed by Christophe Beck. The movie featured around 20 songs, consisting of music by Kanye West, Dyslexic Speedreaders, Danzig, The Donnas, Usher, Phil Collins, The Belle Stars, T.I., Wolfmother and The Dan Band, who tend to feature in Todd Phillips movies as the inappropriate, bad-mouthed wedding band. The Dan Band also has a version of the 50 Cent hit single "Candy Shop". "Right Round" by Flo Rida is played over the closing credits.[17][18] The film uses the Kanye West song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" for which Zach Galifianakis made an alternative music video.

Soundtrack

No. Title Artist Length
1. "It's Now or Never"   El Vez 5:17
2. "Thirteen"   Danzig 4:15
3. "Take It Off"   The Donnas 2:58
4. "Fever"   The Cramps 4:16
5. "Wedding Bells"   Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps 2:31
6. "In the Air Tonight"   Phil Collins 5:30
7. "Stu's Song"   Ed Helms 0:56
8. "Rhythm and Booze"   Treat Her Right 2:49
9. "Iko Iko"   The Belle Stars 2:50
10. "Three Best Friends"   Zach Galifianakis 0:29
11. "Ride the Sky II"   Revolution Mother 2:03
12. "Candy Shop"   Dan Finnerty and The Dan Band 2:58
13. "Joker & the Thief"   Wolfmother 4:40
Additional songs

Release

Marketing

The film had several cross-promotions and corporate partners. The hotel Caesars Palace which featured in the film and their corporate parent, Harrah's Casino Hotels, offered a special Hangover package deal. Drinkin Mate, Feel Better the Next Day, co-sponsored radio satellite promotions in Los Angeles and Chicago. Fast food restaurant White Castle and skincare company 'Peter Thomas Roth' also ran promotions.[19]

Box office

The Hangover proved to be a financial success. On its first day of release, the film drew $16,734,033 on approximately 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites, beating out the big budgeted Land of the Lost — the other major new release of the weekend — for first day take.[20] Although initial studio projections had the Disney/Pixar film Up holding on to the number one slot for a second consecutive weekend, final revised figures, bolstered by a surprisingly strong Sunday showing, ultimately had The Hangover finishing first for the weekend, with $44,979,319 from 3,269 theaters, averaging $13,759 per venue, narrowly edging out Up for the top spot, and more than doubling the take of Land of the Lost, which finished third with $18.8 million.[21] The film beat even Warner Bros.' own expectations — which had anticipated it would finish third behind Up and Land of the Lost — benefiting from positive word-of-mouth and critical praise, and a generally negative buzz for Land of the Lost.[21][22] It stayed at the number one position in its second weekend grossing another $32,794,387, from 3,355 theaters for an average of $9,775 per venue, and bringing the 10-day amount to $104,768,489.

As of December 17, 2009 it has grossed $277,322,503 in the United States and Canada, making more than six times its opening weekend, which only comprised 16.2% of its total domestic gross. It also made an additional $190,094,219 in international markets, for a total worldwide gross of $467,416,722, making it the sixth highest grossing movie of 2009 in the U.S., the tenth highest grossing movie of 2009 in the world, as well as the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States (second when accounting for inflation), surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[23][24] Out of all R-rated movies, it is the third highest grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ and The Matrix Reloaded.[25]

Home media

The Hangover was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD on December 15, 2009. There is a single disc theatrical version featuring both full and wide screen option (DVD only), as well as a wide screen two-disc unrated version of the film (DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD). The unrated version is approximately eight minutes longer than the theatrical version. The unrated version is on disc one and the theatrical version, digital copy, and the different featurettes are on disc two.[26] The Hangover beat Inglourious Basterds and G-Force in first week DVD and Blu-ray sales, as well as rentals, selling more than 8.6 million units and making it the best selling comedy ever on DVD and Blu-ray, beating the previous record held by My Big Fat Greek Wedding.[27]

Reception

Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on 203 reviews, with an average score of 6.7/10.[28][29] At the website Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film earned a favorable rating of 73/100 based on 31 reviews.[30]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave it three and a half stars out of four, stating "Now this is what I'm talkin' about. The Hangover is a funny movie, flat out, all the way through. Its setup is funny. Every situation is funny. Most of the dialogue is funny almost line by line." Among those who did not like the film were Richard Corliss of Time, who thought "virtually every joke either is visible long before it arrives or extends way past its expiration date" and added, "Whatever the other critics say, this is a bromance so primitive it's practically Bro-Magnon."[31] In his review in the Baltimore Sun, Michael Sragow called the film a "foul mesh of cheap cleverness and vulgarity,"[32] and Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News rated it 2½ out of 5 stars and noted, "Amusing as it is, it never feels real. That may not seem like a big deal — a lot of funny movies play by their own rules — except that The Hangover keeps doubling-down on the outlandishness."[33]

Many critics noted the weak character development, especially in its female characters.[34] Ebert, despite his praise, stated, "I won't go so far as to describe it as a character study" but that the film is more than the sum of its parts - parts that may at first seem a little generic or clichéd,[35] since many other films (such as Very Bad Things) have already explored the idea of a weekend in Vegas gone wrong. Critics also complained about misogyny[36] and stereotyping, in particular the Asian gangster.[37]

Awards and nominations

On January 17, 2010, The Hangover won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, beating out 500 Days of Summer.[36] It was also named one of the top ten movies of the year by the American Film Institute. The film won "Best Ensemble" from the Detroit Film Critics Society.[38] The screenplay was nominated for a Writers Guild of America and BAFTA award.

Award Category Recipient Result
American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Debra Neil-Fisher Won
American Film Institute Awards Top 10 Movies The Hangover Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy Film The Hangover Won
British Academy Film Awards Best Original Screenplay The Hangover Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble The Hangover Won
Empire Awards Best Comedy The Hangover Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Hangover Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Zach Galifianakis Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie The Hangover Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Breakthrough Performance Zach Galifianakis Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Ken Jeong Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Zach Galifianakis Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance Bradley Cooper Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best WTF Moment Ken Jeong Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedy Movie The Hangover Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Movie The Hangover Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Bradley Cooper Nominated
Spike Guys' Choice Awards Guy Movie of the Year The Hangover Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy The Hangover Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay The Hangover Nominated

Sequel

Warner Bros. committed to a sequel even before the film went on general release.[39] On June 20, 2010, before accepting the Guy Movie of the Year award on the Spike Guys Choice Awards, director Todd Phillips announced that there will be a Hangover 2 and are hoping to begin filming around October 15, 2010 for a July 4, 2011 weekend release.[40] Variety later reported in July 2009, that production on The Hangover 2 will begin in October 2010, for a fourth of July weekend 2011 release, following the same production schedule used for the first film.[41] Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Heather Graham and Justin Bartha have all signed on for the sequel.[42]

Director Todd Phillips dismissed rumors that Zac Efron would star in The Hangover 2.[43] Justin Bartha said he'd welcome Efron “If it gets people in the seats," adding that he would also welcome the whole male cast of Twilight and Will Smith, too.[43] Actor Ed Helms admits Efron would be a welcome addition to the cast, commenting, "I love that guy. He's actually really funny".[43]

In December 2009, it was rumored that the sequel is going to take place in Thailand. This information comes from sources very close to the project.[44] Bradley Cooper has said he believes the rumors to be true.[45]

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