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Shallow Hal is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Frères Farrelly released in USA on 1 november 2001 with Jack Black
Shallow Hal (2001)
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Add to a movie listShallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. The motion picture was directed by the Farrelly brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain. The supporting cast features Jason Alexander, Tony Robbins (as himself), and Laura Kightlinger.
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Hal Larson (Jack Black) is a superficial man whose fixation on the physical beauty of women gets in the way of seeing them for their inner beauty. Hal and his equally shallow friend, Mauricio Wilson (Jason Alexander), spend their nights obnoxiously hitting on beautiful women at nightclubs. Hal's work life is steady, but he is dismayed after being passed over for a long-sought promotion.Actors
Jack Black
(Hal)
Gwyneth Paltrow
(Rosemary)
Jason Alexander
(Mauricio)
Joe Viterelli
(Steve Shanahan)
Susan Ward
(Jill)
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