Shallow Hal

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Country: US
Genre: Comedy, Romance/Dating, Fantasy, Drama
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment
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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.

Cast

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Gwyneth Paltrow — Rosemary
Gwyneth Paltrow
Rosemary
Jack Black — Hal
Jack Black
Hal
Jason Alexander — Mauricio
Jason Alexander
Mauricio
Joe Viterelli — Steve Shanahan
Joe Viterelli
Steve Shanahan
Bruce McGill — Reverend Larson
Bruce McGill
Reverend Larson
Tony Robbins — Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins
Susan Ward — Jill
Susan Ward
Jill
Zen Gesner — Ralph
Zen Gesner
Ralph
Brooke Burns — Katrina
Brooke Burns
Katrina
Rob Moran — Second Tiffany
Rob Moran
Second Tiffany
Kyle Gass — Artie
Kyle Gass
Artie
Nan Martin — Tanya Peeler
Nan Martin
Tanya Peeler
Sasha Joseph Neulinger — Young Hal
Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Young Hal
Erinn Bartlett — Bella
Erinn Bartlett
Bella
Daniel Greene — Doctor
Daniel Greene
Doctor
Steve Tyler — McIntosh Waiter
Steve Tyler
McIntosh Waiter
Laura Kightlinger — Jen
Laura Kightlinger
Jen
FI
Fawn Irish
Spastic Bella
Danny Murphy — Cabbie
Danny Murphy
Cabbie
RK
Rene Kirby
Walt
Darius Rucker — Capital Grille Maitre D'
Darius Rucker
Capital Grille Maitre D'
Bonnie Aarons — Spastic Friend #1
Bonnie Aarons
Spastic Friend #1
Sayed Badreya — Doctor Sayed
Sayed Badreya
Doctor Sayed
Molly Shannon — Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Molly Shannon
Mrs. Mary Larson (uncredited)
Sascha Knopf — Gorgeous Tanya
Sascha Knopf
Gorgeous Tanya
J'S
Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani
Li'iboy
JJ
John-Eliot Jordan
Fuel Pizza Waiter
JCF
Jill Christine Fitzgerald
Mrs. Shanahan
BM
Brian Mone
Board Member #1
BM
Bob Mone
Board Member #2
Don Gavin — David Bouley
Don Gavin
David Bouley
LD
Leslie DeAntonio
Helga
Libby Langdon — Waitress
Libby Langdon
Waitress
GM
Gigi Moran
Nurse #1
CLW
Caryl Lippman West
Nurse #2
Brianna Gardner — Cadence
Brianna Gardner
Cadence
MN
Mariann Neary
Information Attendant #1
CH
Christal Handy
Information Attendant #2
Jackie Flynn — Fuel Pizza Manager
Jackie Flynn
Fuel Pizza Manager
MW
Mary Wigmore
Cute Tiffany
JD
John Dennis
Capital Grille Host
MvG
Manon von Gerkan
Lindy
WC
Will Coogan
Punk #1
LB
Lyndon Byers
Punk #2
SS
Sara Stout
Babe on Dance Floor
LB
Lisa Brounstein
Spastic Friend #2
HF
Herbie Flynn
Homeless Man #1
Michael Corrente — Homeless Man #2
Michael Corrente
Homeless Man #2
Ron Darling — Other Li'iboy
Ron Darling
Other Li'iboy
AEH
Anne E. Hodgson
Pretty Nurse
KM
Kelly McRorie
Bar Girl
DRP
Dean R. Palozej
Bartender
DK
Dede Kinerk
Party Friend
DDAK
Dr. David A. Kipper
Department Store Clerk
DG
David Getz
Dr. James Uler
JP
Jesse Peter
Sick Kid #1
Abe Farrelly — Sick Kid #2
Abe Farrelly
Sick Kid #2
Sean Gildea — Pool Dad
Sean Gildea
Pool Dad
RJ
Robby Johns
Kid in Tree
TB
Tiffany Burke
Soda Shop Waitress
Hillary Matthews — Pretty Girl with Puppy
Hillary Matthews
Pretty Girl with Puppy
Nick Nemeth — Night Club Goer
Nick Nemeth
Night Club Goer
Stacy Fuson — Night Club Goer #2 (as Stacey Fuson)
Stacy Fuson
Night Club Goer #2 (as Stacey Fuson)
ABH
Ashley B. Howard
Night Club Goer #2
Apple Farrelly — Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patient (as Apple Kocsis)
Apple Farrelly
Hospital Intensive Care Unit Staff & Patient (as Apple Kocsis)
Kevin Biegel — Night Club Goer
Kevin Biegel
Night Club Goer
Ryan Biegel — Night Club Goer
Ryan Biegel
Night Club Goer
WT
Warren Tashjian
Freedom Park Goer
TJ
Thomas Jordan
Wachusett Mtn. Skier
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Trailers

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Shallow Hal Trailer (2001)

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I thought the film was based on the idea that beautiful girls are only slender, necessarily skinny. Which is basically the case, there is no possibility that even a plump girl can be beautiful, and a man can be attractive even being plump.

The hero was fixated on the girls' looks. For him, a girl should be perfectly beautiful, and what's inside doesn't matter. And after he was inspired, he began to see fat and not beautiful girls – slender and beautiful. In my opinion, they are not even slim, but very thin.
In fact, the hero began to see the human soul. Not only did the girls become more beautiful, but the guys also began to look better.
And not all people have become beautiful. Some, on the contrary, look uglier than they actually look. Although this was not shown enough. Literally 1 person for the whole movie.
AlяSka65
AlяSka65
12 Feb 2024, 17:33 #
It's a pretty cute movie with a deep meaning.
Eva_Satanic
Eva_Satanic
24 Jun 2025, 04:28 #
It seems like I watched this movie a long time ago, because I like Jack Black, but I decided to review it and didn't regret it. A good film about the beauty of the soul, about the fact that one should love not for the shell, because it can often be deceptive.
Eva_Satanic
Eva_Satanic
24 Jun 2025, 12:28 #
@Eva_Satanic: one point is not clear to me, although I may have missed something: if he saw the nurse's soul as rotten (it is possible that she uses people for money), then why did he see the neighbor as pretty, even though she first said that she did not like him, and when he got a girlfriend, she started Hitting on him? This is also such an act.
@Eva_Satanic: Well, they kind of explained that she thought of him as a shallow person. And so, yes, it's a so-so act. But it wouldn't have worked out that he hadn't noticed the catch if the neighbor had suddenly become afraid. Although you can beat it, you just decided not to waste screen time.
Eva_Satanic
Eva_Satanic
15 Apr 21:51 #
@DariaShirshikova: one can only guess. In general, they spent screen time on her, although she doesn't play a special role in the second half of the film. They could have shoved her in with a "real" appearance at the end, so that he would just guess about his girlfriend.
akira1098
akira1098
16 Apr 19:59 #
@Eva_Satanic: The "hypnosis" extended only to those whom he saw for the first time. He saw those he knew personally as they were in real life.
Eva_Satanic
Eva_Satanic
16 Apr 20:02 #
@akira1098: It sounds logical. But it's strange) I don't remember this moment being explained anywhere.
akira1098
akira1098
16 Apr 20:08 #
@Eva_Satanic: in general, he did not explain much) But if we consider that the effect extended to everyone, regardless of gender and age, then gg should have seen someone from friends and colleagues differently.
Afinaa
Afinaa
25 Jul 2025, 01:25 #
I didn't regret watching a funny movie with deep meaning. As they say, love is evil, and you'll love a goat. I recommend watching it
Vladyx
Vladyx
19 Feb 03:59 #
Not a bad movie.
Appearance is not the main thing.
Livida
Livida
03 Mar 17:49 #
A cool and easy movie with meaning! With a tail at the end, she was completely gone
spartak25
spartak25
12 Apr 21:14 #
It left a strange feeling but a funny movie
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