Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal
A thin woman and a man hold hands, but her shadow against the wall is much larger than it should be
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Peter Farrelly
  • Bobby Farrelly
  • Sean Moynihan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRussell Carpenter
Edited byChristopher Greenbury
Music by
  • William Goodrum
  • Ivy
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[1]
Box office$141.1 million[2]

Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a man who falls in love with a 300-pound (140-kilogram) woman after being hypnotized into only seeing a person's inner beauty. Directed by the Farrelly brothers, it was filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.[3] The supporting cast features Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, and Susan Ward. Shallow Hal was released in theaters on November 9, 2001 by 20th Century Fox, and grossed $141 million against a $40 million budget.

  1. ^ "Shallow Hal (2001) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Hollywood Comes To Wachusett As Movie Crew Takes Over Mountain". SnoCountry.com. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

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