Top billed cast

1. 

   Jack Black

   Hal Larson

2. 

   Gwyneth Paltrow

   Rosemary Shanahan

3. 

   Jason Alexander

   Mauricio Wilson

4. 

   Joe Viterelli

   Steve Shanahan

5. 

   Rene Kirby

   Walt

6. 

   Bruce McGill

   Reverend Larson

7. 

   Tony Robbins

   Tony Robbins

8. 

   Susan Ward

   Jill

9. 

   Zen Gesner

   Ralph

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-11-13

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 pen...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$40,000,000.00

Revenue
$141,069,860.00

Keywords

• overweight
• hypnosis
• overweight man
• rejection
• death of father
• volunteer
• overweight woman
• superficiality
• obesity
• hospital
• dating
• falling in love
• fat suit
• dance club
• helping children
• physical deformity
• beauty standards
• superficial
• attractiveness
• disabled person
• inner beauty
• peace corps