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The Hangover
Three men and a baby wearing sunglasses.
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Todd Phillips
Written by
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Heather Graham
Mike Epps
Justin Bartha
Jeffrey Tambor
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros.

Release dates

May 30, 2009 (The Hague premiere)
June 5, 2009 (United States)


Running time
 100 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$35 million[2]
Box office
$467.5 million[3]
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film, co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first film of The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, and Alan Garner, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate their friend Doug Billings' impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place.
Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club. After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $2 million, Philips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson. Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days, and during filming, the three main actors (Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis) formed a real friendship.
The Hangover was released on June 5, 2009, becoming a critical and commercial success. It became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009, with a worldwide gross of over $467 million. Critics praised the film's comedic approach but criticized it for its vulgarity. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other accolades. It is the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the world, as well as the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States, surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[4] Out of all R-rated films, it is the third highest-grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ and The Matrix Reloaded. A sequel, The Hangover Part II, was released on May 26, 2011, and a third and final film, The Hangover Part III, was released on May 23, 2013; both sequels were box office hits, albeit met negative reception from critics.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast 2.1 Cameos
3 Production 3.1 Writing
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
3.4 Music 3.4.1 Track listing

4 Release 4.1 Box office
4.2 Home media
5 Reception 5.1 Critical response
5.2 Accolades
6 Cultural and economic impact
7 Sequels
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

§Plot[edit]
Celebrating his upcoming marriage to Tracy Garner (Sasha Barrese), Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) travels with his best friends Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper), Stu Price (Ed Helms), and Tracy's brother and Doug's future brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) to Las Vegas in Doug's future father-in-law's vintage Mercedes-Benz for a bachelor party, staying at Caesars Palace, where they relax in the room and go to a casino and celebrate with a few drinks on the hotel rooftop. The next morning, Phil, Stu, and Alan awaken to find they have no memory of the previous night, and Doug is nowhere to be found. Stu is missing a tooth, their hotel suite is in disarray, a tiger is in their bathroom, a chicken in their living room, and a baby is in the closet, whom they name "Carlos". They find Doug's mattress impaled on a statue outside of their hotel and when they ask for their Mercedes, the valet delivers an LVPD police cruiser.
Following clues to their steps, the trio travel to a hospital where they discover they were drugged with rohypnol ("roofies"), causing their memory loss, and that they came to the hospital from a chapel. At the chapel, they learn that Stu married a stripper, Jade (Heather Graham), despite having a long-term relationship with his mean-spirited girlfriend, Melissa (Rachael Harris). Outside the chapel, the trio are attacked by gangsters, saying they are looking for someone. They flee and visit Jade, discovering that she is the mother of the baby, whose real name is Tyler, before being arrested by the police for stealing the police cruiser. Having been told that the Mercedes has been impounded, the trio is released when they unknowingly volunteer to be targets for a taser demonstration. While driving the Mercedes, they discover a naked Asian man in the trunk who attacks them and flees. Alan confesses that he drugged their drinks to ensure they had a good night, thinking the drug to be ecstasy.
Returning to their villa, they find Mike Tyson, who orders the trio to return the tiger to his mansion immediately. Stu drugs the tiger with the remaining rohypnol, and they drive towards Tyson's home in the Mercedes. However, the tiger awakens and attacks them, clawing Phil on the neck and damaging the car's interior. After pushing the car the rest of the way to the mansion, Tyson shows the trio footage of them at Tyson's house to help them locate Doug. While driving, their car is intentionally t-boned by another vehicle. The passengers of the offending car are revealed to be the gangsters from the chapel, and their boss Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) – the naked man from their trunk – accuses the trio of both kidnapping him and stealing $80,000 of his money that was in his purse. As the trio tries to deny this, Chow says he has their friend, threatening to kill the friend if Chow's money is not returned. Unaware of the location of Chow's $80,000, Alan, with help from Stu and Jade, uses his knowledge of card counting to win $82,400 playing Blackjack.
They meet with Chow and exchange the money, only to find that "Doug" is an African-American drug dealer (nicknamed "Black Doug" by the trio), who inadvertently sold Alan the roofies. With the wedding set to occur in 5 hours, Phil calls Tracy and tells her that they cannot find Doug. After a conversation with "Black Doug" (Mike Epps), Stu realizes where Doug is. The trio travels back to their hotel where they find a delirious and sunburnt Doug on the roof. Stu, Phil, and Alan had moved him there on his mattress the night before as a practical joke, but promptly forgot where they left him. Doug's mattress had been thrown onto the statue by Doug himself, in an attempt to signal for help. Before leaving, Stu makes arrangements to go on a date with Jade the following week. With less than four hours before the wedding and with no flights to L.A. available, the foursome races home, wherein Doug reveals he has possession of Chow's original $80,000. Despite their late arrival, Doug and Tracy are married, and Stu angrily breaks up with Melissa after having grown tired of her controlling his life. As the reception ends, Alan finds Stu's digital camera detailing the events they cannot remember, and the four agree to look at the pictures together before deleting the evidence of their exploits.
§Cast[edit]



 Helms at the Irish premiere of The Hangover at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin.Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck, a teacher.
Ed Helms as Dr. Stu Price, a dentist.
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner, Doug's socially inept, future brother-in-law.
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings, the groom.
Heather Graham as Jade, a stripper and escort.
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner, Tracy's and Alan's father.
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Garner, the bride.
Rachael Harris as Melissa, Stu's girlfriend.
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow, a flamboyant Chinese gangster.
Mike Epps as "Black Doug", a drug dealer who is mistaken for Doug.
Rob Riggle as Officer Franklin
Bryan Callen as Eddie Palermos
Cleo King as Officer Garden
Ian Anthony Dale as Chow's #1
Michael Li as Chow's #2
Mike Tyson as himself. Tyson originally refused to appear in the film, but he changed his mind when he found out that Todd Phillips directed Old School, which Tyson liked.[5] Tyson later said that working on the film convinced him to change his lifestyle.[6]
Matt Walsh as Dr.Valsh
Dan Finnerty as wedding singer
Murray Gershenz as Felix
Andrew Astor as Eli
Casey Margolis as Budnick
Nathalie Fay as Lisa
§Cameos[edit]
Todd Phillips, the film's director, cameoed as Mr. Creepy, who appears briefly in an elevator.
Mike Vallely as Neeco, the high speed tuxedo delivery man.[7]
Wayne Newton as himself, in photo slide show.[8]
Carrot Top as himself, in photo slide show.[8]
§Production[edit]



"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[9]
§Writing[edit]
The plot of The Hangover was inspired by a real event that happened to Tripp Vinson, a producer and friend of 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".[10]
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore sold the original script of The Hangover to Warner Bros. for over $2 million. The story was about three friends who lose the groom at his Las Vegas bachelor party and then must retrace their steps to figure out what happened.[11] It was then rewritten by Jeremy Garelick and director Todd Phillips, who added additional elements such as Mike Tyson and his tiger, the baby, and the police cruiser. The Writers Guild of America, West disallowed their work to be credited due to the rules of its screenwriting credit system.[10][12][13]
§Casting[edit]
Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Bradley Cooper were all casual acquaintances before The Hangover was filmed, which Helms said he believed helped in establishing a rapport and chemistry amongst their characters. Helms credited Phillips for "bringing together three guys who are really different, but really appreciate each others' 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."[9]
Lindsay Lohan was offered the role of Jade in the film. However, she turned it down, saying that the script "had no potential." She later regretted making that decision.[14]
§Filming[edit]



Caesars Palace
On a budget of $35 million,[2] principal photography took place in Nevada for fifteen days.[15]
The Hangover was mostly filmed on location at Caesars Palace, including the front desk, lobby, entrance drive, pools, corridors, elevators, and roof, but the suite damaged in the film was built on a soundstage.[16]
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.[9] 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.[17]
Jeong stated that his jumping on Cooper's neck naked wasn't a part of the script, but rather improvisation on their part. It was added with Phillips' blessing. Jeong also stated that he had to receive his wife's permission to appear nude in the film.[18]
Phillips tried to convince the actors to allow him to use a real Taser until Warner Bros. lawyers intervened.[19]
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."[20]
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 given an "Outstanding" rating by the American Humane Association for the monitoring and treatment of the animals.[21]
§Music[edit]



The Hangover: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
June 9, 2009
Genre
Soundtrack
Length
38:52
Label
WaterTower Music
Producer
Christophe Beck
The film's score was composed by Christophe Beck. The film featured 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 Phillips' films as the inappropriate, bad-mouthed wedding band. The Dan Band also has a version of the 50 Cent hit single "Candy Shop". Pro-skater and punk musician Mike Vallely was invited with his band, Revolution Mother, to write a song for the film and also makes a cameo appearance as the high speed tuxedo delivery guy.[7]
"Right Round" by Flo Rida is played over the ending credits.[22][23] The film uses the Kanye West song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" for which Zach Galifianakis made an alternative music video.
§Track listing[edit]

No.
Title
Artist(s)
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
Total length:
 38:52 
Additional songs"Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men
"Right Round" – Flo Rida ft. Ke$ha
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" – Kanye West
"Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna
"What Do You Say" – Mickey Avalon
"Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon
"Joker & The Thief" – Wolfmother
§Release[edit]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover was a financial success. As of December 17, 2009, it had grossed $467,416,722, of which $277,322,503 was in Canada and the United States. It was tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the world, the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the US and the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States, surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[3][24] Out of all R-rated films, it is the third-highest-grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ and The Matrix Reloaded.[25] However, adjusted for inflation The Hangover earned less than half the total earned by Beverly Hills Cop and is out grossed by several comedies including Porky's.[26][27]
On its first day of release in the US, the film drew $16,734,033 on approximately 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites, and exceeded the big budgeted Land of the Lost — the other major new release of the weekend — for first day's box office takings.[28] 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 twice that of Land of the Lost, which finished third with $18.8 million.[29] The film exceeded Warner Bros.' 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.[29][30] 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.
§Home media[edit]
 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, also containing the theatrical version (DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD). The unrated version is approximately seven minutes longer than the theatrical version.[31] The unrated version is on disc one and the theatrical version, digital copy, and the different features are on disc two.[32] 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.[33]
§Reception[edit]
§Critical response[edit]
 The film received generally positive reviews from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 79% based on 225 reviews, with an average score of 6.8 out of 10, and awarded their "certified fresh" seal of approval.[34] At Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film earned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 31 reviews.[35]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three and a half stars out of four and praised the film for its funniness and comedic approach.[36] A.O. Scott of The New York Times praised Cooper, Helms and Galifianakis for their performances in the film as well as Todd Phillips for its direction. Scott later went on to say that the film is "safe as milk".[37] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle also praised Phillips' direction. LaSalle also praised the film's comedic scenes and called it "the funniest movie so far this year [2009]".[38] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times praised the film for its perverseness. Sharkey also said that the film is "filled with moments as softhearted as they are crude, as forgiving as unforgivable".[39] Although Joe Leydon of Variety criticized the film's trailers and TV-spots for its "beer-and-boobs, party-hearty farce", Leydon praised the film for its cleverness.[40]
Conversely, Richard Corliss of Time said that "virtually every joke [in the film] 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."[41] In his review in the Baltimore Sun, Michael Sragow called the film a "foul mesh of cheap cleverness and vulgarity" [42] Joe Neumaier of the Daily News gave the film 2 1⁄2 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."[43] Family-oriented reviewers have harangued the film, noting that Galifianakis said he tried to forbid his own mother from seeing it and that he yells at parents of kids who tell him they like the film.[44]
Critics noted the weak character development, especially in its female characters.[45] Critics also focused on misogyny[46] and stereotyping, in particular the Asian gangster.[41][47] Ebert, despite his praise, stated, "I won't go so far as to describe it as a character study"[36] but that the film is more than the sum of its parts – parts that may at first seem a little generic or clichéd,[48] since many other films (such as Very Bad Things) have already explored the idea of a weekend in Vegas gone wrong. The film's premise has several similarities to Dude, Where's My Car?[49] Both films are about "a couple guys waking up after a night of getting trashed, only to find they are missing something important",[50] whose adventures include "a trail of clues, a missing car, dubious encounters with strippers and wild animals, a brush with the law and gangs chasing them for something they don't realise they have".[51]
§Accolades[edit]
 On January 17, 2010, The Hangover won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, beating out 500 Days of Summer.[46] It was also named one of the top ten films of the year by the American Film Institute.[52] The film won "Best Ensemble" from the Detroit Film Critics Society.[53] The screenplay was nominated for a Writers Guild of America and BAFTA awards.

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
Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy Film
Won
British Academy Film Awards Best Original Screenplay Jon Lucas
Scott Moore Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble
Won
Empire Awards Best Comedy
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Zach Galifianakis Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie
Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Best Villain Ken Jeong Nominated
Best Comedic Performance Zach Galifianakis Won
Best Comedic Performance Bradley Cooper Nominated
Best WTF Moment Ken Jeong Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedy Movie
Nominated
Favorite Movie
Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Bradley Cooper Nominated
Spike Guys' Choice Awards Guy Movie of the Year
Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
§Cultural and economic impact[edit]
By depicting and celebrating Las Vegas as the "ultimate guys' getaway," The Hangover had a major impact on Caesars Palace and Las Vegas.[54] It was reported in 2013 that as of that year, guests continue to quote to Caesars staff two lines from the film's check-in scene: "Did Caesar live here?" and "Do you know if the hotel is pager friendly?"[54] As a result of the film, Hangover-themed slot machines became popular at casinos throughout the Las Vegas Valley, the Caesars Palace gift shop sold tens of thousands of Hangover-related souvenirs, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority received numerous inquiries from persons interested in recreating some of the film's most wild scenes, such as those involving a tiger.[54]
§Sequels[edit]


Main articles: The Hangover Part II and The Hangover Part III
Principal photography of The Hangover Part II began in October 2010, with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong returning. The film was released on May 26, 2011.[55]
Filming of The Hangover Part III began in September 2012 and was released on May 23, 2013.[56]
§See also[edit]


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48.Jump up ^ Faragalli, Joe (2009-07-02). "I'd Prefer a Real Hangover". Examiner.com.  [verification needed]
49.Jump up ^ Buckmaster, Luke (June 11, 2009). "The Hangover film review: Dude, Where’s My Fear and Loathing?". Crikey. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
50.Jump up ^ Sciretta, Peter (July 10, 2009). "LOL: The Hangover Was a Rip-Off Of Dude Where’s My Car". /Film. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
51.Jump up ^ "Movie rip-offs". Virgin Media. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
52.Jump up ^ "AFI Awards 2009". American Film Institute.
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55.Jump up ^ Molina, Melissa (2009-07-21). "First Batch Of 'Hangover 2' Pictures Arrive". Latino Review. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
56.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III Details Revealed as Production Begins". ComingSoon.net. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
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The Hangover
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This article is about the film. For other uses, see Hangover (disambiguation).

The Hangover
Three men and a baby wearing sunglasses.
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Todd Phillips
Written by
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Heather Graham
Mike Epps
Justin Bartha
Jeffrey Tambor
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros.

Release dates

May 30, 2009 (The Hague premiere)
June 5, 2009 (United States)


Running time
 100 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$35 million[2]
Box office
$467.5 million[3]
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film, co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first film of The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, and Alan Garner, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate their friend Doug Billings' impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place.
Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club. After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $2 million, Philips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson. Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days, and during filming, the three main actors (Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis) formed a real friendship.
The Hangover was released on June 5, 2009, becoming a critical and commercial success. It became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009, with a worldwide gross of over $467 million. Critics praised the film's comedic approach but criticized it for its vulgarity. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other accolades. It is the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the world, as well as the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States, surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[4] Out of all R-rated films, it is the third highest-grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ and The Matrix Reloaded. A sequel, The Hangover Part II, was released on May 26, 2011, and a third and final film, The Hangover Part III, was released on May 23, 2013; both sequels were box office hits, albeit met negative reception from critics.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast 2.1 Cameos
3 Production 3.1 Writing
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
3.4 Music 3.4.1 Track listing

4 Release 4.1 Box office
4.2 Home media
5 Reception 5.1 Critical response
5.2 Accolades
6 Cultural and economic impact
7 Sequels
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

§Plot[edit]
Celebrating his upcoming marriage to Tracy Garner (Sasha Barrese), Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) travels with his best friends Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper), Stu Price (Ed Helms), and Tracy's brother and Doug's future brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) to Las Vegas in Doug's future father-in-law's vintage Mercedes-Benz for a bachelor party, staying at Caesars Palace, where they relax in the room and go to a casino and celebrate with a few drinks on the hotel rooftop. The next morning, Phil, Stu, and Alan awaken to find they have no memory of the previous night, and Doug is nowhere to be found. Stu is missing a tooth, their hotel suite is in disarray, a tiger is in their bathroom, a chicken in their living room, and a baby is in the closet, whom they name "Carlos". They find Doug's mattress impaled on a statue outside of their hotel and when they ask for their Mercedes, the valet delivers an LVPD police cruiser.
Following clues to their steps, the trio travel to a hospital where they discover they were drugged with rohypnol ("roofies"), causing their memory loss, and that they came to the hospital from a chapel. At the chapel, they learn that Stu married a stripper, Jade (Heather Graham), despite having a long-term relationship with his mean-spirited girlfriend, Melissa (Rachael Harris). Outside the chapel, the trio are attacked by gangsters, saying they are looking for someone. They flee and visit Jade, discovering that she is the mother of the baby, whose real name is Tyler, before being arrested by the police for stealing the police cruiser. Having been told that the Mercedes has been impounded, the trio is released when they unknowingly volunteer to be targets for a taser demonstration. While driving the Mercedes, they discover a naked Asian man in the trunk who attacks them and flees. Alan confesses that he drugged their drinks to ensure they had a good night, thinking the drug to be ecstasy.
Returning to their villa, they find Mike Tyson, who orders the trio to return the tiger to his mansion immediately. Stu drugs the tiger with the remaining rohypnol, and they drive towards Tyson's home in the Mercedes. However, the tiger awakens and attacks them, clawing Phil on the neck and damaging the car's interior. After pushing the car the rest of the way to the mansion, Tyson shows the trio footage of them at Tyson's house to help them locate Doug. While driving, their car is intentionally t-boned by another vehicle. The passengers of the offending car are revealed to be the gangsters from the chapel, and their boss Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) – the naked man from their trunk – accuses the trio of both kidnapping him and stealing $80,000 of his money that was in his purse. As the trio tries to deny this, Chow says he has their friend, threatening to kill the friend if Chow's money is not returned. Unaware of the location of Chow's $80,000, Alan, with help from Stu and Jade, uses his knowledge of card counting to win $82,400 playing Blackjack.
They meet with Chow and exchange the money, only to find that "Doug" is an African-American drug dealer (nicknamed "Black Doug" by the trio), who inadvertently sold Alan the roofies. With the wedding set to occur in 5 hours, Phil calls Tracy and tells her that they cannot find Doug. After a conversation with "Black Doug" (Mike Epps), Stu realizes where Doug is. The trio travels back to their hotel where they find a delirious and sunburnt Doug on the roof. Stu, Phil, and Alan had moved him there on his mattress the night before as a practical joke, but promptly forgot where they left him. Doug's mattress had been thrown onto the statue by Doug himself, in an attempt to signal for help. Before leaving, Stu makes arrangements to go on a date with Jade the following week. With less than four hours before the wedding and with no flights to L.A. available, the foursome races home, wherein Doug reveals he has possession of Chow's original $80,000. Despite their late arrival, Doug and Tracy are married, and Stu angrily breaks up with Melissa after having grown tired of her controlling his life. As the reception ends, Alan finds Stu's digital camera detailing the events they cannot remember, and the four agree to look at the pictures together before deleting the evidence of their exploits.
§Cast[edit]



 Helms at the Irish premiere of The Hangover at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin.Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck, a teacher.
Ed Helms as Dr. Stu Price, a dentist.
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner, Doug's socially inept, future brother-in-law.
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings, the groom.
Heather Graham as Jade, a stripper and escort.
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner, Tracy's and Alan's father.
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Garner, the bride.
Rachael Harris as Melissa, Stu's girlfriend.
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow, a flamboyant Chinese gangster.
Mike Epps as "Black Doug", a drug dealer who is mistaken for Doug.
Rob Riggle as Officer Franklin
Bryan Callen as Eddie Palermos
Cleo King as Officer Garden
Ian Anthony Dale as Chow's #1
Michael Li as Chow's #2
Mike Tyson as himself. Tyson originally refused to appear in the film, but he changed his mind when he found out that Todd Phillips directed Old School, which Tyson liked.[5] Tyson later said that working on the film convinced him to change his lifestyle.[6]
Matt Walsh as Dr.Valsh
Dan Finnerty as wedding singer
Murray Gershenz as Felix
Andrew Astor as Eli
Casey Margolis as Budnick
Nathalie Fay as Lisa
§Cameos[edit]
Todd Phillips, the film's director, cameoed as Mr. Creepy, who appears briefly in an elevator.
Mike Vallely as Neeco, the high speed tuxedo delivery man.[7]
Wayne Newton as himself, in photo slide show.[8]
Carrot Top as himself, in photo slide show.[8]
§Production[edit]



"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[9]
§Writing[edit]
The plot of The Hangover was inspired by a real event that happened to Tripp Vinson, a producer and friend of 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".[10]
Jon Lucas and Scott Moore sold the original script of The Hangover to Warner Bros. for over $2 million. The story was about three friends who lose the groom at his Las Vegas bachelor party and then must retrace their steps to figure out what happened.[11] It was then rewritten by Jeremy Garelick and director Todd Phillips, who added additional elements such as Mike Tyson and his tiger, the baby, and the police cruiser. The Writers Guild of America, West disallowed their work to be credited due to the rules of its screenwriting credit system.[10][12][13]
§Casting[edit]
Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Bradley Cooper were all casual acquaintances before The Hangover was filmed, which Helms said he believed helped in establishing a rapport and chemistry amongst their characters. Helms credited Phillips for "bringing together three guys who are really different, but really appreciate each others' 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."[9]
Lindsay Lohan was offered the role of Jade in the film. However, she turned it down, saying that the script "had no potential." She later regretted making that decision.[14]
§Filming[edit]



Caesars Palace
On a budget of $35 million,[2] principal photography took place in Nevada for fifteen days.[15]
The Hangover was mostly filmed on location at Caesars Palace, including the front desk, lobby, entrance drive, pools, corridors, elevators, and roof, but the suite damaged in the film was built on a soundstage.[16]
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.[9] 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.[17]
Jeong stated that his jumping on Cooper's neck naked wasn't a part of the script, but rather improvisation on their part. It was added with Phillips' blessing. Jeong also stated that he had to receive his wife's permission to appear nude in the film.[18]
Phillips tried to convince the actors to allow him to use a real Taser until Warner Bros. lawyers intervened.[19]
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."[20]
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 given an "Outstanding" rating by the American Humane Association for the monitoring and treatment of the animals.[21]
§Music[edit]



The Hangover: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
June 9, 2009
Genre
Soundtrack
Length
38:52
Label
WaterTower Music
Producer
Christophe Beck
The film's score was composed by Christophe Beck. The film featured 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 Phillips' films as the inappropriate, bad-mouthed wedding band. The Dan Band also has a version of the 50 Cent hit single "Candy Shop". Pro-skater and punk musician Mike Vallely was invited with his band, Revolution Mother, to write a song for the film and also makes a cameo appearance as the high speed tuxedo delivery guy.[7]
"Right Round" by Flo Rida is played over the ending credits.[22][23] The film uses the Kanye West song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" for which Zach Galifianakis made an alternative music video.
§Track listing[edit]

No.
Title
Artist(s)
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
Total length:
 38:52 
Additional songs"Who Let the Dogs Out?" – Baha Men
"Right Round" – Flo Rida ft. Ke$ha
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" – Kanye West
"Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna
"What Do You Say" – Mickey Avalon
"Yeah!" – Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon
"Joker & The Thief" – Wolfmother
§Release[edit]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover was a financial success. As of December 17, 2009, it had grossed $467,416,722, of which $277,322,503 was in Canada and the United States. It was tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the world, the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2009 in the US and the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States, surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[3][24] Out of all R-rated films, it is the third-highest-grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ and The Matrix Reloaded.[25] However, adjusted for inflation The Hangover earned less than half the total earned by Beverly Hills Cop and is out grossed by several comedies including Porky's.[26][27]
On its first day of release in the US, the film drew $16,734,033 on approximately 4,500 screens at 3,269 sites, and exceeded the big budgeted Land of the Lost — the other major new release of the weekend — for first day's box office takings.[28] 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 twice that of Land of the Lost, which finished third with $18.8 million.[29] The film exceeded Warner Bros.' 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.[29][30] 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.
§Home media[edit]
 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, also containing the theatrical version (DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD). The unrated version is approximately seven minutes longer than the theatrical version.[31] The unrated version is on disc one and the theatrical version, digital copy, and the different features are on disc two.[32] 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.[33]
§Reception[edit]
§Critical response[edit]
 The film received generally positive reviews from film critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 79% based on 225 reviews, with an average score of 6.8 out of 10, and awarded their "certified fresh" seal of approval.[34] At Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film earned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 31 reviews.[35]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three and a half stars out of four and praised the film for its funniness and comedic approach.[36] A.O. Scott of The New York Times praised Cooper, Helms and Galifianakis for their performances in the film as well as Todd Phillips for its direction. Scott later went on to say that the film is "safe as milk".[37] Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle also praised Phillips' direction. LaSalle also praised the film's comedic scenes and called it "the funniest movie so far this year [2009]".[38] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times praised the film for its perverseness. Sharkey also said that the film is "filled with moments as softhearted as they are crude, as forgiving as unforgivable".[39] Although Joe Leydon of Variety criticized the film's trailers and TV-spots for its "beer-and-boobs, party-hearty farce", Leydon praised the film for its cleverness.[40]
Conversely, Richard Corliss of Time said that "virtually every joke [in the film] 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."[41] In his review in the Baltimore Sun, Michael Sragow called the film a "foul mesh of cheap cleverness and vulgarity" [42] Joe Neumaier of the Daily News gave the film 2 1⁄2 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."[43] Family-oriented reviewers have harangued the film, noting that Galifianakis said he tried to forbid his own mother from seeing it and that he yells at parents of kids who tell him they like the film.[44]
Critics noted the weak character development, especially in its female characters.[45] Critics also focused on misogyny[46] and stereotyping, in particular the Asian gangster.[41][47] Ebert, despite his praise, stated, "I won't go so far as to describe it as a character study"[36] but that the film is more than the sum of its parts – parts that may at first seem a little generic or clichéd,[48] since many other films (such as Very Bad Things) have already explored the idea of a weekend in Vegas gone wrong. The film's premise has several similarities to Dude, Where's My Car?[49] Both films are about "a couple guys waking up after a night of getting trashed, only to find they are missing something important",[50] whose adventures include "a trail of clues, a missing car, dubious encounters with strippers and wild animals, a brush with the law and gangs chasing them for something they don't realise they have".[51]
§Accolades[edit]
 On January 17, 2010, The Hangover won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, beating out 500 Days of Summer.[46] It was also named one of the top ten films of the year by the American Film Institute.[52] The film won "Best Ensemble" from the Detroit Film Critics Society.[53] The screenplay was nominated for a Writers Guild of America and BAFTA awards.

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
Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy Film
Won
British Academy Film Awards Best Original Screenplay Jon Lucas
Scott Moore Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble
Won
Empire Awards Best Comedy
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Won
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Zach Galifianakis Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Movie
Nominated
Best Breakthrough Performance Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Best Villain Ken Jeong Nominated
Best Comedic Performance Zach Galifianakis Won
Best Comedic Performance Bradley Cooper Nominated
Best WTF Moment Ken Jeong Won
People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedy Movie
Nominated
Favorite Movie
Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Bradley Cooper Nominated
Spike Guys' Choice Awards Guy Movie of the Year
Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Comedy
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
§Cultural and economic impact[edit]
By depicting and celebrating Las Vegas as the "ultimate guys' getaway," The Hangover had a major impact on Caesars Palace and Las Vegas.[54] It was reported in 2013 that as of that year, guests continue to quote to Caesars staff two lines from the film's check-in scene: "Did Caesar live here?" and "Do you know if the hotel is pager friendly?"[54] As a result of the film, Hangover-themed slot machines became popular at casinos throughout the Las Vegas Valley, the Caesars Palace gift shop sold tens of thousands of Hangover-related souvenirs, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority received numerous inquiries from persons interested in recreating some of the film's most wild scenes, such as those involving a tiger.[54]
§Sequels[edit]


Main articles: The Hangover Part II and The Hangover Part III
Principal photography of The Hangover Part II began in October 2010, with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong returning. The film was released on May 26, 2011.[55]
Filming of The Hangover Part III began in September 2012 and was released on May 23, 2013.[56]
§See also[edit]


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The Hangover Part II
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The Hangover Part II
HangoverPart2MP2011.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Daniel Goldberg
 Todd Phillips
Written by
Scot Armstrong
Craig Mazin
 Todd Phillips
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Ken Jeong
Jeffrey Tambor
Justin Bartha
Paul Giamatti
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher
 Mike Sale

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

May 26, 2011


Running time
 102 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$586.8 million[2]
The Hangover Part II is a 2011 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to 2009's The Hangover and the second film in The Hangover trilogy. Todd Phillips directed the film in addition to co-authoring the script with Craig Mazin, and Scot Armstrong. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha and Paul Giamatti. It tells the story of Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug as they travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. Things do not go as planned, resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night.
Development of The Hangover Part II began in April 2009, two months before The Hangover was released. The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film. Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand. The film was released on May 26, 2011 and, despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, it became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy during its theatrical run. A third and final film, The Hangover Part III, was released May 23, 2013.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development and pre-production
3.2 Filming
3.3 Post-production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release 5.1 Marketing
5.2 Lawsuits 5.2.1 Tattoo
5.2.2 Stuntman
5.2.3 Louis Vuitton Luggage
5.3 Home media
6 Reception 6.1 Box office
6.2 Critical reception
6.3 Controversy
6.4 Accolades
7 Sequel
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

§Plot[edit]
Two years after their escapade in Las Vegas, Stu Price, Phil Wenneck, Alan Garner and Doug Billings travel to Thailand to celebrate Stu's impending wedding to Lauren. Much to Alan's dismay, they are joined by Lauren's younger brother, Teddy. During Lauren's father's toast, he shows his disapproval of Stu by comparing him to congee. At the end of the night, Stu hesitantly joins Phil, Doug, Alan and Teddy for a beer. Sitting at a campfire and roasting marshmallows, the group toast to Stu and Lauren's future happiness.
The next morning, Phil, Stu and Alan, along with flamboyant gangster Leslie Chow—whom Alan befriended after Las Vegas—and a chain-smoking capuchin monkey, awaken in a dirty hotel room in Bangkok. Stu has a face tattoo (a replica of Mike Tyson's) and Alan's head is completely shaved. They cannot find Teddy, and discover only his severed finger. Chow begins recalling the events of the prior night, but he seemingly dies after snorting a line of cocaine. Panicked, the trio dispose of Chow's body in an ice box.
Through a tip from Doug who is still at the resort (he left the campfire earlier than the others), they go to a police station to pick up Teddy but are given a wheelchair-bound elderly Buddhist monk, who knows more about what happened, but does not reveal anything: he has taken a vow of silence, and rejects also an alternative such as writing something down. After finding a business card, they travel to a neighborhood smouldering in ruins. They enter a nearby tattoo parlor where Stu got his tattoo, and they learn that they had started a fight that escalated into a riot. The trio then return the monk to his Buddhist temple, where they are encouraged by the head monk to meditate. Alan is able to recall that they had been at a strip club, where they learn that Stu had engaged in sex with a kathoey prostitute, Kimmy. Upon exiting, the trio are attacked by two Russian mobsters from whom they steal the monkey, and one shoots Phil in his arm.
After Phil is treated at a clinic, Alan confesses that he had drugged some of the marshmallows from the previous night with muscle relaxants and ADHD medication in order to sedate Teddy but accidentally mixed up the bags. After noticing an address and time point for a meeting written on Alan's stomach, the trio meet up with another gangster, Kingsley, who demands Chow's bank account code and password by the next morning in exchange for Teddy. They return to the hotel to try to find Chow's password, only to discover that he is still alive. They steal the monkey (who had the code given to him by Chow inside his jacket for safe-keeping) back from the Russian mobsters through a violent car chase, during which the monkey is shot and injured. After taking the code and leaving the monkey at a veterinary clinic, the group complete the deal with Kingsley. Suddenly, Interpol agents appear and arrest Chow. Kingsley turns out to be an undercover agent, who tells the trio that the police had used the information that Teddy had disappeared to arrest Chow and Kingsley actually does not know where Teddy is.
Desperate and out of clues, Phil once again calls Doug's wife Tracy. Stu then has an epiphany and the trio rushes back to the hotel and find Teddy in the elevator unharmed (albeit still missing a finger). Teddy had woken up in the middle of the night to get more ice for his severed finger (after the first bucket of ice had melted) but became trapped after the power went out. The four use Chow's speedboat, the keys for which were in Teddy's pocket, to travel back to the wedding reception.
Arriving on land just as Lauren's father is about to cancel the wedding, Stu makes a defiant speech where he rejects being boring and instead states that he is in fact quite wild. Impressed, Lauren's father gives the couple his blessing. After the wedding continues on, Alan presents Stu with a special gift at the post-reception dance: a musical guest performance by Mike Tyson. Teddy later discovers that he had taken many pictures during the night on his cell phone. The group, along with Tyson, agree to look at the pictures together once (some of which reveal Teddy lost his finger playing the knife game) before erasing the evidence of their exploits once again.
§Cast[edit]
Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck[4]
Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price[4]
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner[4]
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings[4]
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow[5]
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner[6]
Jamie Chung as Lauren, Stu's fiancée[7][8]
Bryan Callen as Samir, a strip club owner in Bangkok[9]
Mason Lee as Teddy, Lauren's brother[8]
Paul Giamatti as Kingsley, an undercover Interpol agent[10]
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Billings, Doug's wife
Gillian Vigman as Stephanie Wenneck, Phil's wife
Yasmin Lee as Kimmy[11]
Nirut Sirijanya as Fong, Lauren's father
Crystal the Monkey as the drug-dealing monkey
Cooper, Helms, Galifianakis, Bartha, Jeong, Barrese, Vigman and Tambor reprise their roles from the first film. Mike Tyson also reprises his role as himself and sings a cover of the 1984 Murray Head song "One Night in Bangkok" for the movie.[12][13] The film is the Hollywood debut of Mason Lee, son of director Ang Lee.[8] Nick Cassavetes has a cameo appearance as a Bangkok tattoo artist. Liam Neeson was initially cast in that role, which was originally envisioned for Mel Gibson.[14]
§Production[edit]
§Development and pre-production[edit]
In April 2009, Warner Bros. set director Todd Phillips to write a sequel to The Hangover with Scot Armstrong. The dealmaking came two months before The Hangover was released on June 5, 2009. While studios often wait to see box office results before committing to a sequel, The Hangover tested strongly, and a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest.[15] The writers from the first film, Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, decided not to come back to write the sequel because, according to Lucas, "they were done with that story...and didn't want to just write Hangover sequels their whole careers".[16]
Variety reported in July 2009, that production on The Hangover 2 would begin in October 2010, for a May 26, 2011 release, following the same production schedule used for the first film.[17] Also in July, Zach Galifianakis stated in an interview with Latino Review that the film will be set in Thailand, "Well, I think we're going to Thailand. The problem with 'Hangover 2' is that we have to live up to what we did which is very difficult. So we get, I think, kind of kidnapped. It has nothing to do with the bachelor party. We're definitely not doing that again but we do end up in an exotic location. That's all I know".[18]
In January 2010, Phillips dismissed rumors that Zac Efron would join the cast of The Hangover 2, though Ed Helms stated that Efron would be a welcomed addition, commenting, "I love that guy. He's actually really funny".[19]
In March 2010, Phillips denied reports that the film would take place in Mexico or Thailand stating, "I don't know. There's a lot of rumors. There was rumor also that it was going to Mexico or something and neither are true".[20] Also in March, it was reported that Galifianakis, Helms, Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha had all completed talks and were ready to sign deals to reprise their roles in the sequel. Galifianakis, Cooper and Helms will each reportedly be paid in the vicinity of $5 million against 4 percent of first dollar gross.[clarification needed] Phillips will reportedly be paid around $10 million against 10 percent.[clarification needed] Phillips was also offered escalators and bonuses to ensure that if the sequel does anywhere close to the original's $467 million worldwide gross, then he would not make less than his income on the original.[4]
Cooper stated that "we made [the] decision early on" to keep the same plot structure. "I remember we did this photo shoot for Vanity Fair and that was when we first talked about a sequel in a realistic way; and we were all in the room together afterwards and we were saying 'here's the choice: do we stray from the structure or do we run straight for it?' And we all agreed, no question about it, we hadn't earned the ability to take these 3 guys out and put them in a new structure. There needs to be a ticking clock, there needs to be a missed night and there needs to be someone who's gone and a woman who is waiting to get married and a guy who needs to get married."[21]
In June 2010, before accepting the Guy Movie of the Year award on the Spike Guys Choice Awards, Phillips announced that there would be a Hangover 2 and that they were hoping to begin filming around October 15, 2010, for a July 4, 2011 weekend release.[22]
In July 2010, it was confirmed that film would indeed be set in Thailand and earlier comments made by Phillips denying such reports were a deliberate case of misdirection.[23] The following month, Bradley Cooper stated he believed the rumors to be true and was looking forward to filming The Hangover 2 in Thailand.[24]
In October 2010, Phillips confirmed that the film would take place in Bangkok and Los Angeles and that Galifianakis, Cooper, Helms and Ken Jeong would be returning.[5]
§Filming[edit]
On a budget of $80 million,[25] principal photography began on October 8, 2010, in Ontario, California with the first images of production being released a few days later.[26] It was also reported in October that actress Heather Graham would not be reprising her role as Jade from the first film.[27] Later in the same month it was reported that Mel Gibson would have a cameo appearance in the film as a Bangkok tattoo artist.[28] Four days later Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and director Todd Phillips confirmed that Gibson would not be appearing in the film. Phillips stated: "I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of [WB president] Jeff Robinov and his team. But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew."[29] Liam Neeson stepped in to replace Mel Gibson after he was invited to take the cameo role via his A-Team co-star Bradley Cooper. Neeson, a fan of the first film stated, "I just got a call to do a one-day shoot on 'Hangover 2' as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it".[30] Gibson was reportedly furious over the decision. A source close to Gibson stated, "He doesn't understand why Mike Tyson, a drug user who turned his life around, was given a chance while Mel was kicked to the curb. Everybody deserves a second chance".[31]
In November 2010, it was reported that Jamie Chung had been cast in the film as Stu's fiancée as well as it being renamed, The Hangover Part II.[7] In an interview director Todd Phillips revealed that Mike Tyson would be back in the sequel.[12] Also in November, it was reported that Paul Giamatti had joined the cast.[10] The next day it was reported that former U.S. President Bill Clinton filmed a cameo appearance for the film in Bangkok while he was in the city to deliver a speech on clean energy.[32] Ed Helms clarified that Clinton merely visited the set and would be surprised if he appeared in the film.[33]
In December 2010, it was reported that Bryan Callen, who played the owner of the wedding chapel in The Hangover, is working again in The Hangover Part II, as "a smarmy strip club owner in Bangkok".[9] Also in December, Australian stuntman Scott McLean was seriously injured in a traffic accident while filming a stunt sequence near Bangkok. Warner Bros. issued a statement stating McLean was put into a medically induced coma but is expected to recover.[34]
Bradley Cooper said that "logistically, to get from point A to point B [was] incredibly difficult and the bureaucracy and getting things done. There are always tons of people around the set and Todd loves a lean set and it was always the opposite, so watching a director deal with that – especially when it was Todd Phillips – was interesting." He then went on to say, in a later part of the interview, that "it was the hardest shoot that I had ever done, that Zach had ever done, that Ed had ever done and that Todd had ever done."[21]
§Post-production[edit]
In February 2011, it was reported that Christophe Beck would be reteaming with director Todd Phillips to score the film. The project marks the fourth collaboration between Beck and Philips, who also worked together on School for Scoundrels, The Hangover and Due Date.[35]
In April 2011, Variety reported that Liam Neeson's cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist had been cut and Nick Cassavetes had been re-cast in the role. While editing, Phillips cut the scene that immediately followed Neeson's cameo, meaning it no longer had the information necessary to logically get the main characters to the situation in the next scene. Three weeks later, Phillips decided to reshoot the scene, but with Neeson in London filming Wrath of the Titans, the actor was no longer available. Phillips explained, "We were in a complete time crunch so I called up Nick and asked if he would do the part. He came in and crushed it and that is the scene that you will ultimately see in the film. [I'm excited for everyone] to see the film. It turned out great".[14]
§Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on May 24, 2011, by WaterTower Music. The soundtrack contains 12 songs from the film, along with eight dialogue clips from the film. Though the song "Monster", by Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj, was featured in the film, it does not appear on the soundtrack.
Among the songs included on the album is Ed Helms' version of the Billy Joel song "Allentown",[36] rewritten in the spirit of his popular "Stu’s Song" from the soundtrack of 2009′s The Hangover. Additional music includes a song from Danzig, along with music from the Ska Rangers, Kanye West, Mark Lanegan, Deadmau5, Wolfmother and more.[37]
§Release[edit]



 The marquee at The Hangover Part II premiere outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
The Hangover Part II held its premiere on May 19, 2011, at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.[38][39]
§Marketing[edit]
The first teaser trailer was released online in February 2011.[40] The first full trailer was released in April 2011.[40] Later in the same month Warner Bros. pulled the trailer from theaters for violating an MPAA rule stating that films can only trailer before similarly rated movies. The trailer for the R-rated comedy was being promoted at screenings for the PG-13-rated Source Code against MPAA regulations. Warner Bros. released a statement saying, "In our haste to meet the placement schedule for this trailer, we failed to properly vet the final version with the MPAA. We acted immediately to correct the mistake and removed the trailer from screens".[41]
§Lawsuits[edit]
§Tattoo[edit]
In April 2011, tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. In the film, Stu wakes up with a copy of Mike Tyson's tattoo. Whitmill, who designed the tattoo for Tyson claims it as a copyrighted work and asked a judge to stop Warner Bros. Entertainment from using the tattoo in its posters or in the movie, which would amount to stopping the film from being released, as well as to demand monetary damages for what he calls "reckless copyright infringement" by the studio. Warner Bros. responded in a brief to Judge Catherine D. Perry, stating that any delay in releasing the film would have huge economic costs. It also argued that there was no legal precedent for Mr. Whitmill's assertion of copyright, saying he had put forward a "radical claim that he is entitled, under the Copyright Act, to control the use of a tattoo that he created on the face of another human being".[42] The Judge allowed the case to go forward, stating that Mr. Whitmill had a "strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits for copyright infringement" and that most of the arguments put forward by Warner Bros. were "just silly," but rejected Whitmill's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the release of the film, because, on balance, that rejection was "in the public interest".[43][44] In the event that Warner Bros. and Whitmill did not come to an agreement, the former party aimed to digitally modify the tattoo from Helms' face for the home video release.[45] In June 2011, Warner Bros. settled the lawsuit with Whitmill; the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.[46] In January 2013, the University of Illinois Law Review published an article addressing this very case and discussing in detail the implications of Whitmill's claims.[47]
§Stuntman[edit]
In 2011 an Australian stuntman who was injured whilst filming in Bangkok sued Warner Bros, the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.[48]
§Louis Vuitton Luggage[edit]
In June 2012 Warner Bros successfully defended a lawsuit brought against them by Louis Vuitton over the use of a fake case in one scene.[49]
§Home media[edit]
The Hangover Part II was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2011, in the United States by Warner Home Media, on December 5 in the UK and on November 30 in the Netherlands. The film was made available in three formats: DVD, Blu-ray and a Blu-ray combo pack which included both high and standard-definition versions of the film and an UltraViolet digital copy of the film.[50]
§Reception[edit]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover Part II has grossed $254,464,305 in the US and Canada, and $327,000,000 elsewhere, for a worldwide gross of $581,464,305.[2] On its opening weekend, it earned $177.8 million, which was the highest-grossing worldwide opening for a comedy film, taking the record from The Simpsons Movie ($170.9 million).[51] On the weekend of June 17–19, 2011, it out-grossed its predecessor in worldwide earnings to become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time.[52]
United States and Canada
The film was released on Thursday, May 26, 2011, in North America, coinciding with the U.S. Memorial Day weekend.[53] During launch midnight showings in 2,600 theaters, the film earned $10.4 million, breaking the record for the biggest midnight opening for an R-rated film, replacing Paranormal Activity (2007) with $6.3 million.[53] The film opened in a further 1,015 theaters during the launch day for a total of 3,615 – becoming the widest opening ever for an R-rated film[54] – and earned a further $21.2 million to accrue a launch day total of $31.6 million;[53] nearly doubling The Hangover '​s Friday launch opening ($16.7 million).[55] This amount broke two further records; the highest-grossing opening day for a live-action comedy[55] and the highest-grossing opening day for an R-rated comedy film, replacing Sex and the City (2008) with $26.7 million.[53] According to exit polling, the launch day audience was 51 percent female and 41 percent were aged between 18 and 24.[53] On May 27, the film took an additional $30.0 million, dropping only 5 percent from the takings of the previous day and becoming the highest-grossing Friday for a live-action comedy.[56] The three-day (Friday-Sunday) opening weekend accumulated $85,946,294 – an average of $23,923 per theater[2] – becoming the highest grossing opening weekend for a comedy film, replacing The Simpsons Movie ($74 million),[53] the highest-grossing opening weekend for a live-action comedy, replacing Austin Powers in Goldmember ($73 million),[57] the highest-grossing opening weekend for an R-rated comedy, replacing Sex and the City ($79 million)[53] and the second-highest grossing opening weekend of all time for an R-rated film, behind The Matrix Reloaded ($91.7 million).[58] For the Memorial Day four-day weekend, the film amassed $103.4 million to become the fourth highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend opening.[59] In its second weekend the film gross dropped 64 percent from the previous weekend – while the original film dropped only 27 percent during its second weekend – and grossed $31.4 million.[60][61] The film ended its Box Office run on September 15, 2011, on 113th day of its release.[2]
International market
The Hangover Part II debuted in 40 countries internationally over the weekend of May 26–29, 2011, across 5,170 screens.[53] In total, the film accrued $60.3 million[59] from its Friday-through-Monday opening weekend, more than tripling the international gross of The Hangover '​s debut in the same territories.[59] The highest weekend gross came from the United Kingdom where the film earned £10,409,017[62][63] from 469 screens, breaking the record for the highest grossing opening for a US comedy,[64] but this record was overtaken by The Inbetweeners Movie (£13,216,736[65]). Australia accrued a gross of $12.1 million to replace Sex and the City in the country as the highest grossing opening for an MA-rated film – no-one under the age of 15 permitted.[66] The film took $8.7 million in The Netherlands and $6.2 million in France and $3.1 million in Italy ($4.6 million with previews); a five-fold increase over the opening weekend gross of The Hangover.[67] On its second weekend, the film accrued $63.8 million from 53 territories, placing it second behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; the film having earned 79 percent of its predecessor's entire overseas run.[68] On the weekend of June 10–12, 2011, it surpassed its predecessor and Something About Mary in international earnings to become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy overseas.[69][70]
§Critical reception[edit]
The Hangover Part II received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 34% based on 233 reviews from critics with a rating average of 4.9 out of 10. The website's critical consensus is that the film is "a crueler, darker, raunchier carbon copy of the first installment" and "lacks the element of surprise – and most of the joy – that helped make the original a hit."[71] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 44 based on 40 reviews.[72] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a A- on an A+ to F scale.[73]
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review, stating, "The stock dismissal 'more of the same' has rarely been more accurately applied to a sequel than to The Hangover Part II, which ranks as little more than a faded copy of its predecessor superimposed on a more brightly colored background".[74] Christy Lemire of the Associated Press said, "Giving the people what they want is one thing. Making nearly the exact same movie a second time, but shifting the setting to Thailand, is just ... what, lazy? Arrogant? Maybe a combination of the two".[75] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times also gave the film an average review stating, "The Hangover Part II plays like a challenge to the audience's capacity for raunchiness. It gets laughs, but some of them are in disbelief".[76]
Conversely, Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave The Hangover Part II a positive review remarking, "What happens in Bangkok isn't as much fun as when it happened in Vegas, but it's still worth the trip".[77] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, "There are definitely laughs to be had, even if the three leads often seem to be going through the motions".[78]
§Controversy[edit]
Crystal, a capuchin monkey who also appeared in the Night at the Museum films, portrays the drug dealing monkey. Director Todd Phillips raised concerns after he joked that Crystal had become addicted to cigarettes after learning to smoke them for the film. Philips later explained that Crystal never actually held a lit cigarette on the film's set and the smoke was added digitally in post-production. Despite this, PETA protested about Crystal's appearance in the film for use of exotic animals for entertainment purposes and the film does not carry the American Humane Association's disclaimer that "no animals were harmed" since the group was denied set visits.[79]
In an interview with New York magazine, Ken Jeong responded to criticisms of the character Mr. Chow as an offensive caricature and stated doing the character was "very cathartic" for him and said the character "has the inflections of Vietnamese, with kind of the anger of my own Korean nature" although "it's definitely not about an accent, or a stereotype."[80]
As the film comes to a close, many photos are revealed depicting the events of the previous night. Among them is a photo which loosely depicts a famous war photo by photographer Eddie Adams of a public execution during the Vietnam War. Film critic Roger Ebert was amongst those who criticized use of the photo, calling it "a cruel shot that director Todd Phillips should never, ever have used."[81]
§Accolades[edit]

Group
Category
Recipient
Result
2011 Teen Choice Awards[82] Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Ed Helms Nominated
Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Choice Movie Chemistry Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Choice Movie – Hissy Fit Ed Helms Won
Choice Movie – Male Scene Stealer Ken Jeong Nominated
Choice Movie – Female Scene Stealer Crystal the Monkey Nominated
2012 People's Choice Awards[83] Favorite Comedy Movie
Nominated
Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast
Nominated
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor Bradley Cooper Nominated
32nd Golden Raspberry Awards[84] Worst Supporting Actor Ken Jeong Nominated
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Nominated
MTV Movie Awards[85] Best Comedic Performance Zach Galifianakis Nominated
§Sequel[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part III
§See also[edit]


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The Hangover Part II
HangoverPart2MP2011.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Daniel Goldberg
 Todd Phillips
Written by
Scot Armstrong
Craig Mazin
 Todd Phillips
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Ken Jeong
Jeffrey Tambor
Justin Bartha
Paul Giamatti
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher
 Mike Sale

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

May 26, 2011


Running time
 102 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$586.8 million[2]
The Hangover Part II is a 2011 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to 2009's The Hangover and the second film in The Hangover trilogy. Todd Phillips directed the film in addition to co-authoring the script with Craig Mazin, and Scot Armstrong. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha and Paul Giamatti. It tells the story of Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug as they travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. Things do not go as planned, resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night.
Development of The Hangover Part II began in April 2009, two months before The Hangover was released. The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film. Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand. The film was released on May 26, 2011 and, despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, it became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy during its theatrical run. A third and final film, The Hangover Part III, was released May 23, 2013.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development and pre-production
3.2 Filming
3.3 Post-production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release 5.1 Marketing
5.2 Lawsuits 5.2.1 Tattoo
5.2.2 Stuntman
5.2.3 Louis Vuitton Luggage
5.3 Home media
6 Reception 6.1 Box office
6.2 Critical reception
6.3 Controversy
6.4 Accolades
7 Sequel
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

§Plot[edit]
Two years after their escapade in Las Vegas, Stu Price, Phil Wenneck, Alan Garner and Doug Billings travel to Thailand to celebrate Stu's impending wedding to Lauren. Much to Alan's dismay, they are joined by Lauren's younger brother, Teddy. During Lauren's father's toast, he shows his disapproval of Stu by comparing him to congee. At the end of the night, Stu hesitantly joins Phil, Doug, Alan and Teddy for a beer. Sitting at a campfire and roasting marshmallows, the group toast to Stu and Lauren's future happiness.
The next morning, Phil, Stu and Alan, along with flamboyant gangster Leslie Chow—whom Alan befriended after Las Vegas—and a chain-smoking capuchin monkey, awaken in a dirty hotel room in Bangkok. Stu has a face tattoo (a replica of Mike Tyson's) and Alan's head is completely shaved. They cannot find Teddy, and discover only his severed finger. Chow begins recalling the events of the prior night, but he seemingly dies after snorting a line of cocaine. Panicked, the trio dispose of Chow's body in an ice box.
Through a tip from Doug who is still at the resort (he left the campfire earlier than the others), they go to a police station to pick up Teddy but are given a wheelchair-bound elderly Buddhist monk, who knows more about what happened, but does not reveal anything: he has taken a vow of silence, and rejects also an alternative such as writing something down. After finding a business card, they travel to a neighborhood smouldering in ruins. They enter a nearby tattoo parlor where Stu got his tattoo, and they learn that they had started a fight that escalated into a riot. The trio then return the monk to his Buddhist temple, where they are encouraged by the head monk to meditate. Alan is able to recall that they had been at a strip club, where they learn that Stu had engaged in sex with a kathoey prostitute, Kimmy. Upon exiting, the trio are attacked by two Russian mobsters from whom they steal the monkey, and one shoots Phil in his arm.
After Phil is treated at a clinic, Alan confesses that he had drugged some of the marshmallows from the previous night with muscle relaxants and ADHD medication in order to sedate Teddy but accidentally mixed up the bags. After noticing an address and time point for a meeting written on Alan's stomach, the trio meet up with another gangster, Kingsley, who demands Chow's bank account code and password by the next morning in exchange for Teddy. They return to the hotel to try to find Chow's password, only to discover that he is still alive. They steal the monkey (who had the code given to him by Chow inside his jacket for safe-keeping) back from the Russian mobsters through a violent car chase, during which the monkey is shot and injured. After taking the code and leaving the monkey at a veterinary clinic, the group complete the deal with Kingsley. Suddenly, Interpol agents appear and arrest Chow. Kingsley turns out to be an undercover agent, who tells the trio that the police had used the information that Teddy had disappeared to arrest Chow and Kingsley actually does not know where Teddy is.
Desperate and out of clues, Phil once again calls Doug's wife Tracy. Stu then has an epiphany and the trio rushes back to the hotel and find Teddy in the elevator unharmed (albeit still missing a finger). Teddy had woken up in the middle of the night to get more ice for his severed finger (after the first bucket of ice had melted) but became trapped after the power went out. The four use Chow's speedboat, the keys for which were in Teddy's pocket, to travel back to the wedding reception.
Arriving on land just as Lauren's father is about to cancel the wedding, Stu makes a defiant speech where he rejects being boring and instead states that he is in fact quite wild. Impressed, Lauren's father gives the couple his blessing. After the wedding continues on, Alan presents Stu with a special gift at the post-reception dance: a musical guest performance by Mike Tyson. Teddy later discovers that he had taken many pictures during the night on his cell phone. The group, along with Tyson, agree to look at the pictures together once (some of which reveal Teddy lost his finger playing the knife game) before erasing the evidence of their exploits once again.
§Cast[edit]
Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck[4]
Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price[4]
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner[4]
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings[4]
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow[5]
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner[6]
Jamie Chung as Lauren, Stu's fiancée[7][8]
Bryan Callen as Samir, a strip club owner in Bangkok[9]
Mason Lee as Teddy, Lauren's brother[8]
Paul Giamatti as Kingsley, an undercover Interpol agent[10]
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Billings, Doug's wife
Gillian Vigman as Stephanie Wenneck, Phil's wife
Yasmin Lee as Kimmy[11]
Nirut Sirijanya as Fong, Lauren's father
Crystal the Monkey as the drug-dealing monkey
Cooper, Helms, Galifianakis, Bartha, Jeong, Barrese, Vigman and Tambor reprise their roles from the first film. Mike Tyson also reprises his role as himself and sings a cover of the 1984 Murray Head song "One Night in Bangkok" for the movie.[12][13] The film is the Hollywood debut of Mason Lee, son of director Ang Lee.[8] Nick Cassavetes has a cameo appearance as a Bangkok tattoo artist. Liam Neeson was initially cast in that role, which was originally envisioned for Mel Gibson.[14]
§Production[edit]
§Development and pre-production[edit]
In April 2009, Warner Bros. set director Todd Phillips to write a sequel to The Hangover with Scot Armstrong. The dealmaking came two months before The Hangover was released on June 5, 2009. While studios often wait to see box office results before committing to a sequel, The Hangover tested strongly, and a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest.[15] The writers from the first film, Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, decided not to come back to write the sequel because, according to Lucas, "they were done with that story...and didn't want to just write Hangover sequels their whole careers".[16]
Variety reported in July 2009, that production on The Hangover 2 would begin in October 2010, for a May 26, 2011 release, following the same production schedule used for the first film.[17] Also in July, Zach Galifianakis stated in an interview with Latino Review that the film will be set in Thailand, "Well, I think we're going to Thailand. The problem with 'Hangover 2' is that we have to live up to what we did which is very difficult. So we get, I think, kind of kidnapped. It has nothing to do with the bachelor party. We're definitely not doing that again but we do end up in an exotic location. That's all I know".[18]
In January 2010, Phillips dismissed rumors that Zac Efron would join the cast of The Hangover 2, though Ed Helms stated that Efron would be a welcomed addition, commenting, "I love that guy. He's actually really funny".[19]
In March 2010, Phillips denied reports that the film would take place in Mexico or Thailand stating, "I don't know. There's a lot of rumors. There was rumor also that it was going to Mexico or something and neither are true".[20] Also in March, it was reported that Galifianakis, Helms, Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha had all completed talks and were ready to sign deals to reprise their roles in the sequel. Galifianakis, Cooper and Helms will each reportedly be paid in the vicinity of $5 million against 4 percent of first dollar gross.[clarification needed] Phillips will reportedly be paid around $10 million against 10 percent.[clarification needed] Phillips was also offered escalators and bonuses to ensure that if the sequel does anywhere close to the original's $467 million worldwide gross, then he would not make less than his income on the original.[4]
Cooper stated that "we made [the] decision early on" to keep the same plot structure. "I remember we did this photo shoot for Vanity Fair and that was when we first talked about a sequel in a realistic way; and we were all in the room together afterwards and we were saying 'here's the choice: do we stray from the structure or do we run straight for it?' And we all agreed, no question about it, we hadn't earned the ability to take these 3 guys out and put them in a new structure. There needs to be a ticking clock, there needs to be a missed night and there needs to be someone who's gone and a woman who is waiting to get married and a guy who needs to get married."[21]
In June 2010, before accepting the Guy Movie of the Year award on the Spike Guys Choice Awards, Phillips announced that there would be a Hangover 2 and that they were hoping to begin filming around October 15, 2010, for a July 4, 2011 weekend release.[22]
In July 2010, it was confirmed that film would indeed be set in Thailand and earlier comments made by Phillips denying such reports were a deliberate case of misdirection.[23] The following month, Bradley Cooper stated he believed the rumors to be true and was looking forward to filming The Hangover 2 in Thailand.[24]
In October 2010, Phillips confirmed that the film would take place in Bangkok and Los Angeles and that Galifianakis, Cooper, Helms and Ken Jeong would be returning.[5]
§Filming[edit]
On a budget of $80 million,[25] principal photography began on October 8, 2010, in Ontario, California with the first images of production being released a few days later.[26] It was also reported in October that actress Heather Graham would not be reprising her role as Jade from the first film.[27] Later in the same month it was reported that Mel Gibson would have a cameo appearance in the film as a Bangkok tattoo artist.[28] Four days later Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and director Todd Phillips confirmed that Gibson would not be appearing in the film. Phillips stated: "I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of [WB president] Jeff Robinov and his team. But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew."[29] Liam Neeson stepped in to replace Mel Gibson after he was invited to take the cameo role via his A-Team co-star Bradley Cooper. Neeson, a fan of the first film stated, "I just got a call to do a one-day shoot on 'Hangover 2' as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it".[30] Gibson was reportedly furious over the decision. A source close to Gibson stated, "He doesn't understand why Mike Tyson, a drug user who turned his life around, was given a chance while Mel was kicked to the curb. Everybody deserves a second chance".[31]
In November 2010, it was reported that Jamie Chung had been cast in the film as Stu's fiancée as well as it being renamed, The Hangover Part II.[7] In an interview director Todd Phillips revealed that Mike Tyson would be back in the sequel.[12] Also in November, it was reported that Paul Giamatti had joined the cast.[10] The next day it was reported that former U.S. President Bill Clinton filmed a cameo appearance for the film in Bangkok while he was in the city to deliver a speech on clean energy.[32] Ed Helms clarified that Clinton merely visited the set and would be surprised if he appeared in the film.[33]
In December 2010, it was reported that Bryan Callen, who played the owner of the wedding chapel in The Hangover, is working again in The Hangover Part II, as "a smarmy strip club owner in Bangkok".[9] Also in December, Australian stuntman Scott McLean was seriously injured in a traffic accident while filming a stunt sequence near Bangkok. Warner Bros. issued a statement stating McLean was put into a medically induced coma but is expected to recover.[34]
Bradley Cooper said that "logistically, to get from point A to point B [was] incredibly difficult and the bureaucracy and getting things done. There are always tons of people around the set and Todd loves a lean set and it was always the opposite, so watching a director deal with that – especially when it was Todd Phillips – was interesting." He then went on to say, in a later part of the interview, that "it was the hardest shoot that I had ever done, that Zach had ever done, that Ed had ever done and that Todd had ever done."[21]
§Post-production[edit]
In February 2011, it was reported that Christophe Beck would be reteaming with director Todd Phillips to score the film. The project marks the fourth collaboration between Beck and Philips, who also worked together on School for Scoundrels, The Hangover and Due Date.[35]
In April 2011, Variety reported that Liam Neeson's cameo as a Bangkok tattoo artist had been cut and Nick Cassavetes had been re-cast in the role. While editing, Phillips cut the scene that immediately followed Neeson's cameo, meaning it no longer had the information necessary to logically get the main characters to the situation in the next scene. Three weeks later, Phillips decided to reshoot the scene, but with Neeson in London filming Wrath of the Titans, the actor was no longer available. Phillips explained, "We were in a complete time crunch so I called up Nick and asked if he would do the part. He came in and crushed it and that is the scene that you will ultimately see in the film. [I'm excited for everyone] to see the film. It turned out great".[14]
§Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on May 24, 2011, by WaterTower Music. The soundtrack contains 12 songs from the film, along with eight dialogue clips from the film. Though the song "Monster", by Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj, was featured in the film, it does not appear on the soundtrack.
Among the songs included on the album is Ed Helms' version of the Billy Joel song "Allentown",[36] rewritten in the spirit of his popular "Stu’s Song" from the soundtrack of 2009′s The Hangover. Additional music includes a song from Danzig, along with music from the Ska Rangers, Kanye West, Mark Lanegan, Deadmau5, Wolfmother and more.[37]
§Release[edit]



 The marquee at The Hangover Part II premiere outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
The Hangover Part II held its premiere on May 19, 2011, at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.[38][39]
§Marketing[edit]
The first teaser trailer was released online in February 2011.[40] The first full trailer was released in April 2011.[40] Later in the same month Warner Bros. pulled the trailer from theaters for violating an MPAA rule stating that films can only trailer before similarly rated movies. The trailer for the R-rated comedy was being promoted at screenings for the PG-13-rated Source Code against MPAA regulations. Warner Bros. released a statement saying, "In our haste to meet the placement schedule for this trailer, we failed to properly vet the final version with the MPAA. We acted immediately to correct the mistake and removed the trailer from screens".[41]
§Lawsuits[edit]
§Tattoo[edit]
In April 2011, tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. In the film, Stu wakes up with a copy of Mike Tyson's tattoo. Whitmill, who designed the tattoo for Tyson claims it as a copyrighted work and asked a judge to stop Warner Bros. Entertainment from using the tattoo in its posters or in the movie, which would amount to stopping the film from being released, as well as to demand monetary damages for what he calls "reckless copyright infringement" by the studio. Warner Bros. responded in a brief to Judge Catherine D. Perry, stating that any delay in releasing the film would have huge economic costs. It also argued that there was no legal precedent for Mr. Whitmill's assertion of copyright, saying he had put forward a "radical claim that he is entitled, under the Copyright Act, to control the use of a tattoo that he created on the face of another human being".[42] The Judge allowed the case to go forward, stating that Mr. Whitmill had a "strong likelihood of prevailing on the merits for copyright infringement" and that most of the arguments put forward by Warner Bros. were "just silly," but rejected Whitmill's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the release of the film, because, on balance, that rejection was "in the public interest".[43][44] In the event that Warner Bros. and Whitmill did not come to an agreement, the former party aimed to digitally modify the tattoo from Helms' face for the home video release.[45] In June 2011, Warner Bros. settled the lawsuit with Whitmill; the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.[46] In January 2013, the University of Illinois Law Review published an article addressing this very case and discussing in detail the implications of Whitmill's claims.[47]
§Stuntman[edit]
In 2011 an Australian stuntman who was injured whilst filming in Bangkok sued Warner Bros, the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.[48]
§Louis Vuitton Luggage[edit]
In June 2012 Warner Bros successfully defended a lawsuit brought against them by Louis Vuitton over the use of a fake case in one scene.[49]
§Home media[edit]
The Hangover Part II was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 6, 2011, in the United States by Warner Home Media, on December 5 in the UK and on November 30 in the Netherlands. The film was made available in three formats: DVD, Blu-ray and a Blu-ray combo pack which included both high and standard-definition versions of the film and an UltraViolet digital copy of the film.[50]
§Reception[edit]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover Part II has grossed $254,464,305 in the US and Canada, and $327,000,000 elsewhere, for a worldwide gross of $581,464,305.[2] On its opening weekend, it earned $177.8 million, which was the highest-grossing worldwide opening for a comedy film, taking the record from The Simpsons Movie ($170.9 million).[51] On the weekend of June 17–19, 2011, it out-grossed its predecessor in worldwide earnings to become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time.[52]
United States and Canada
The film was released on Thursday, May 26, 2011, in North America, coinciding with the U.S. Memorial Day weekend.[53] During launch midnight showings in 2,600 theaters, the film earned $10.4 million, breaking the record for the biggest midnight opening for an R-rated film, replacing Paranormal Activity (2007) with $6.3 million.[53] The film opened in a further 1,015 theaters during the launch day for a total of 3,615 – becoming the widest opening ever for an R-rated film[54] – and earned a further $21.2 million to accrue a launch day total of $31.6 million;[53] nearly doubling The Hangover '​s Friday launch opening ($16.7 million).[55] This amount broke two further records; the highest-grossing opening day for a live-action comedy[55] and the highest-grossing opening day for an R-rated comedy film, replacing Sex and the City (2008) with $26.7 million.[53] According to exit polling, the launch day audience was 51 percent female and 41 percent were aged between 18 and 24.[53] On May 27, the film took an additional $30.0 million, dropping only 5 percent from the takings of the previous day and becoming the highest-grossing Friday for a live-action comedy.[56] The three-day (Friday-Sunday) opening weekend accumulated $85,946,294 – an average of $23,923 per theater[2] – becoming the highest grossing opening weekend for a comedy film, replacing The Simpsons Movie ($74 million),[53] the highest-grossing opening weekend for a live-action comedy, replacing Austin Powers in Goldmember ($73 million),[57] the highest-grossing opening weekend for an R-rated comedy, replacing Sex and the City ($79 million)[53] and the second-highest grossing opening weekend of all time for an R-rated film, behind The Matrix Reloaded ($91.7 million).[58] For the Memorial Day four-day weekend, the film amassed $103.4 million to become the fourth highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend opening.[59] In its second weekend the film gross dropped 64 percent from the previous weekend – while the original film dropped only 27 percent during its second weekend – and grossed $31.4 million.[60][61] The film ended its Box Office run on September 15, 2011, on 113th day of its release.[2]
International market
The Hangover Part II debuted in 40 countries internationally over the weekend of May 26–29, 2011, across 5,170 screens.[53] In total, the film accrued $60.3 million[59] from its Friday-through-Monday opening weekend, more than tripling the international gross of The Hangover '​s debut in the same territories.[59] The highest weekend gross came from the United Kingdom where the film earned £10,409,017[62][63] from 469 screens, breaking the record for the highest grossing opening for a US comedy,[64] but this record was overtaken by The Inbetweeners Movie (£13,216,736[65]). Australia accrued a gross of $12.1 million to replace Sex and the City in the country as the highest grossing opening for an MA-rated film – no-one under the age of 15 permitted.[66] The film took $8.7 million in The Netherlands and $6.2 million in France and $3.1 million in Italy ($4.6 million with previews); a five-fold increase over the opening weekend gross of The Hangover.[67] On its second weekend, the film accrued $63.8 million from 53 territories, placing it second behind Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; the film having earned 79 percent of its predecessor's entire overseas run.[68] On the weekend of June 10–12, 2011, it surpassed its predecessor and Something About Mary in international earnings to become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy overseas.[69][70]
§Critical reception[edit]
The Hangover Part II received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 34% based on 233 reviews from critics with a rating average of 4.9 out of 10. The website's critical consensus is that the film is "a crueler, darker, raunchier carbon copy of the first installment" and "lacks the element of surprise – and most of the joy – that helped make the original a hit."[71] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 44 based on 40 reviews.[72] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a A- on an A+ to F scale.[73]
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review, stating, "The stock dismissal 'more of the same' has rarely been more accurately applied to a sequel than to The Hangover Part II, which ranks as little more than a faded copy of its predecessor superimposed on a more brightly colored background".[74] Christy Lemire of the Associated Press said, "Giving the people what they want is one thing. Making nearly the exact same movie a second time, but shifting the setting to Thailand, is just ... what, lazy? Arrogant? Maybe a combination of the two".[75] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times also gave the film an average review stating, "The Hangover Part II plays like a challenge to the audience's capacity for raunchiness. It gets laughs, but some of them are in disbelief".[76]
Conversely, Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave The Hangover Part II a positive review remarking, "What happens in Bangkok isn't as much fun as when it happened in Vegas, but it's still worth the trip".[77] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, "There are definitely laughs to be had, even if the three leads often seem to be going through the motions".[78]
§Controversy[edit]
Crystal, a capuchin monkey who also appeared in the Night at the Museum films, portrays the drug dealing monkey. Director Todd Phillips raised concerns after he joked that Crystal had become addicted to cigarettes after learning to smoke them for the film. Philips later explained that Crystal never actually held a lit cigarette on the film's set and the smoke was added digitally in post-production. Despite this, PETA protested about Crystal's appearance in the film for use of exotic animals for entertainment purposes and the film does not carry the American Humane Association's disclaimer that "no animals were harmed" since the group was denied set visits.[79]
In an interview with New York magazine, Ken Jeong responded to criticisms of the character Mr. Chow as an offensive caricature and stated doing the character was "very cathartic" for him and said the character "has the inflections of Vietnamese, with kind of the anger of my own Korean nature" although "it's definitely not about an accent, or a stereotype."[80]
As the film comes to a close, many photos are revealed depicting the events of the previous night. Among them is a photo which loosely depicts a famous war photo by photographer Eddie Adams of a public execution during the Vietnam War. Film critic Roger Ebert was amongst those who criticized use of the photo, calling it "a cruel shot that director Todd Phillips should never, ever have used."[81]
§Accolades[edit]

Group
Category
Recipient
Result
2011 Teen Choice Awards[82] Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Ed Helms Nominated
Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Choice Movie Chemistry Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis Nominated
Choice Movie – Hissy Fit Ed Helms Won
Choice Movie – Male Scene Stealer Ken Jeong Nominated
Choice Movie – Female Scene Stealer Crystal the Monkey Nominated
2012 People's Choice Awards[83] Favorite Comedy Movie
Nominated
Favorite Ensemble Movie Cast
Nominated
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor Bradley Cooper Nominated
32nd Golden Raspberry Awards[84] Worst Supporting Actor Ken Jeong Nominated
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Nominated
MTV Movie Awards[85] Best Comedic Performance Zach Galifianakis Nominated
§Sequel[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part III
§See also[edit]


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The Hangover Part III
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The Hangover Part III
Three men wearing suits and sunglasses, one carrying a sledgehammer over his shoulder
Theatrical release poster with the original release date

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Todd Phillips
Daniel Goldberg
Written by
Todd Phillips
Craig Mazin
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Ken Jeong
Heather Graham
Jeffrey Tambor
Justin Bartha
John Goodman
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher
 Jeff Groth

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

May 23, 2013


Running time
 100 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$103 million[2][3]
Box office
$362 million[3]
The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to 2009's The Hangover and 2011's The Hangover Part II, and the third and final film in The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong. The supporting cast includes: Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Graham, Jamie Chung, Mike Epps and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin. The film follows the "Wolfpack" (Phil, Stu, Doug, and Alan) as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis. However, things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them.
The Hangover Part III was announced days before the release of The Hangover Part II and Mazin who co-wrote Part II was brought on board. In January 2012, the principal actors re-signed to star. In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release. The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Nogales, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The film was released on May 23, 2013. Despite negative reviews, The Hangover Part III had the second biggest worldwide box office opening for an R-rated comedy following The Hangover Part II in 2011.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release 5.1 Box office
6 Critical reception 6.1 Home media
7 References
8 External links

§Plot[edit]
Two years after the events in Bangkok, Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) escapes from a maximum security prison, using a riot as cover. Meanwhile in America, Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis) causes a 20-car freeway pileup after he purchases a giraffe and accidentally beheads it on a low overpass. Alan's father Sid (Jeffrey Tambor), furious with Alan for his immature antics and never owning up to his mistakes, dies of a heart attack in the middle of a lecture. After the funeral, Alan's brother-in-law Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) informs friends Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper) and Stu Price (Ed Helms) that Alan has been off his ADHD medication and is out of control. They attend an intervention, in which Alan agrees to visit a rehab facility in Arizona, so long as "the Wolfpack" takes him there. On the way to Arizona, Phil's minivan is rammed off the road by a rental truck and the group is taken hostage. They are later confronted by mob boss Marshall (John Goodman) and "Black Doug" (Mike Epps), his head enforcer.
He tells them that years ago Chow hijacked half of a $42 million gold heist and, seeing how Alan has been the only one to communicate with Chow during his imprisonment, deduced that the Wolfpack could locate him and retrieve the gold. Marshall kidnaps Doug as collateral and gives the others three days to find Chow, or else Doug will be killed. Alan sets up a meeting with Chow in Tijuana, Mexico, where Stu and Phil will hide and attempt to drug him. However, Alan accidentally gives away their location and Chow forces them to confess they are working for Marshall. Chow explains his plan to retrieve the stolen gold from the basement of a Mexican villa he previously owned. Stu, Alan and Phil break into the house and successfully retrieve the gold, but Chow double-crosses them by locking them in the basement, rearming the security system and escaping in Phil's minivan. They are arrested but mysteriously released from the police station, where they are picked up by a limousine and taken back to the villa, where they meet up with Marshall.
They learn that Chow had lied to them; the villa was never his. In fact, it was Marshall's own villa and the gold they stole was the other half he didn't get from Marshall, who forgives them for their mistake but kills "Black Doug" for his incompetence and reminds them of their now two-day deadline. The group tracks Phil's phone, which was left in the minivan, outside a pawn shop in Las Vegas. The pawnshop owner, Cassie (Melissa McCarthy), tells them that Chow traded a gold brick for $18,000, far less than its usual sell rate of $400,000. Using Stu's former lover Jade (Heather Graham) as their contact, they learn that Chow is barricaded in the penthouse suite of Caesars Palace. Phil and Alan sneak into his suite from the roof, but Chow escapes, jumping from the balcony and parachuting down to the strip. Stu catches up to Chow and locks him in the trunk of the limo that Marshall had lent to them. They take the gold and meet with Marshall, who releases Doug back to the group. Although Marshall initially promised to not harm Chow, he shoots through the trunk of the car, presumably killing him. However, Alan had given Chow the means to extricate himself from the trunk through a backseat compartment just moments earlier.
Chow emerges from the limo and kills Marshall, allowing the Wolfpack to live because Alan had saved his life. He offers Alan a bar of gold as a gift, but Alan turns him down and ends their friendship due to Chow's unhealthy influence on the group. As Chow sadly watches them leave, they go to retrieve Phil's minivan from the pawnshop and Alan makes a date with Cassie. Six months later, the two marry. Vowing to begin taking responsibility for his actions, Alan regretfully resigns from the Wolfpack, but would still like for the gang to hang out on occasion. As the four walk to the ceremony, a montage of clips from the previous films play, thus ending the film. In a mid-credits scene after the wedding, Alan, Cassie, Stu, and Phil appear to have staged another wild party that they cannot remember. Stu emerges from the bathroom wearing panties with breast implants and Alan remembers that the wedding cake was a gift from Chow; who emerges from the next room naked, laughing and wielding a katana. Crystal then jumps on Stu as the scene cuts to black.
§Cast[edit]
Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck[4]
Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price[4]
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner[4]
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings[5]
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow[6]
John Goodman as Marshall[7]
Melissa McCarthy as Cassie[8][9]
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner[10]
Heather Graham as Jade[11]
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Billings[12]
Jamie Chung as Lauren Price[10]
Gillian Vigman as Stephanie Wenneck[10]
Mike Epps as Black Doug[13]
Mike Vallely as Neeco
Jonny Coyne as Hector
Davin Tong (Peter Chao) as Chow's son
§Production[edit]
In May 2011, days before the release of The Hangover Part II, director Todd Phillips said that "there already are plans for a third film but no script or start date".[14] About the possibility of The Hangover Part III, Phillips stated, "If we were to do a third one, if the audience, if the desire was there, I think we have a very clear idea where that would head. It's certainly not in the same template that you've seen these movies. The third would be very much a finale and an ending. The most I could say about it, what's in my head, and I haven't discussed it with these actors, is that it is not following that template but very much a new idea. As far as where it takes place, I said I'm very open."[15] Also during May, Craig Mazin, who co-wrote The Hangover Part II, entered early talks to write the script for the third installment.[16]
In December 2011, Bradley Cooper appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote The Hangover Part II DVD and Blu-ray release, where he stated he "hopes" that The Hangover Part III will start shooting in September 2012, and also stated that Todd Phillips is working on the script.[17] In January 2012, it was reported that stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms were nearing deals to reprise their roles in third installment with each receiving $15 million (against the backend) for their participation.[4] In February 2012, Mike Tyson stated that he would return in the third film,[18] although he later told TMZ that "I have no idea what's going on. I'm not in this one."[19]
In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced that it was moving forward with the sequel and scheduled a release date of May 24, 2013, again aiming for a Memorial Day opening weekend.[20] In June 2012, it was reported that the third installment would return to Las Vegas and would shoot on the Las Vegas Strip and at Caesars Palace. The report stated that much of the film would also be shot in Los Angeles and Tijuana and include a storyline that involves the boys rescuing Alan from a mental hospital.[21]
In July 2012, Ken Jeong signed on to return in a significantly expanded role.[6] The following week, Mike Epps entered negotiations to reprise his role of Black Doug.[13] In August 2012, it was reported that Heather Graham would be back to play Jade the stripper.[11] A few days later, Sasha Barrese was signed to reprise her role as Doug's wife, Tracy.[12] In August, John Goodman began talks to join the cast in a small role, then described as an antagonist in the same vein as Paul Giamatti's character in The Hangover: Part II.[7] In September 2012, Justin Bartha said he had signed on to return in the sequel.[5]
Principal photography began on Monday, September 10, 2012 in Los Angeles,California.[10][22] The following week, Melissa McCarthy entered negotiations to join the cast in a small role and Lela Loren was cast as a police officer.[8][23] On October 8, 2012, production moved to Nogales, Arizona, which doubled as Tijuana in the film.[24][25] On October 20 and 21, a stretch of the 73 Toll Road in Orange County, California was closed for filming.[26] At the end of the month, production moved to Las Vegas for several weeks of filming.[27] Principal photography concluded in Las Vegas on Friday, November 16, 2012.[28]
§Soundtrack[edit]



The Hangover Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
May 21, 2013
Recorded
2013
Genre
Film soundtrack
Length
29:29
Label
WaterTower Music
The Hangover Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the film. It was released on May 21, 2013.[29]
Track listing
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1. "MMMBop"   Hanson 4:30
2. "My Life"   Billy Joel 4:43
3. "Ave Maria"   Fletcher Sheridan 1:05
4. "Everybody's Talkin'"   Harry Nilsson 2:50
5. "Down in Mexico"   The Coasters 3:15
6. "Hurt"   Ken Jeong 1:22
7. "Mother ’93"   Danzig 3:24
8. "Fuckin' Problems"   ASAP Rocky featuring 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar 3:53
9. "I Believe I Can Fly"   Ken Jeong 0:12
10. "Fever"   The Cramps 4:16
Total length:
 29:29 
Other songs featured in the film but not on the soundtrack include "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "The Stranger" by Billy Joel, "N.I.B." by Black Sabbath, "Dark Fantasy" by Kanye West, "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, and "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.
§Release[edit]
In early May 2013, Warner Bros. moved the release date for The Hangover Part III to Thursday, May 23, a day before Universal Pictures released Fast & Furious 6, in an attempt to beat the Memorial Day weekend rush.[30] The Hangover Part III premiered on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Westwood Village Theater in Los Angeles, California.[31]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover Part III took in $3.1 million in late Wednesday night screenings, ahead of its wide-release on Thursday, May 23, 2013.[32] The film has made $109.3 million in the US and Canada.[33] It was projected to earn $80 million in its first five days. Early figures indicated first five days earnings would be closer to $50 million, far below the $135 million earned by The Hangover Part II in its opening days, with the film generally considered a box office disappointment, based on these numbers.[34][35]
The Hangover Part III earned $112.2 million in North America and $249.8 million elsewhere, for a total box office gross of $362 million.[36]
§Critical reception[edit]
The Hangover Part III received negative reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 19%, based on an aggregation of 189 reviews with an average rating of 4/10.[37] The website's consensus reads: "Less a comedy than an angrily dark action thriller, The Hangover Part III diverges from the series' rote formula but offers nothing compelling in its place."[37] Metacritic, which uses a weighted mean, assigned a score of 30 out of 100 based on reviews from 37 film critics.[38] Audience polls conducted by CinemaScore gave the film a 'B' rating.[31] The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel.[39]
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, "Ditching the hangovers, the backward structure, the fleshed-out characters and any sense of debauchery or fun, this installment instead just thrusts its long-suffering protagonists into a rote chase narrative..."[40] Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Young viewers looking for unbridled raunch will be sadly disappointed, and so will other moviegoers expecting more than a few wan chuckles."[41] Steven Holden of The New York Times called The Hangover Part III "a dull, lazy walkthrough that along with The Big Wedding has a claim to be the year's worst star-driven movie."[42] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said, "I'm not sure who let the dogs out this time, but they should be made to pay."[43] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Director Todd Phillips delivers a film so different from the first two, I’m not even sure it’s supposed to be a comedy."[44]
Christy Lemire of the Associated Press gave the film a positive review, writing, "The Hangover Part III... runs a different sort of risk by going to darker and more dangerous places than its predecessors, both artistically and emotionally. It dares to alienate the very audience that made The Hangover the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time."[45]
§Home media[edit]
The Hangover Part III was released on DVD and Blu-ray, on October 8, 2013 in the US[46][47] and December 2, 2013 in the UK.[47]
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The Hangover Part III
Three men wearing suits and sunglasses, one carrying a sledgehammer over his shoulder
Theatrical release poster with the original release date

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Todd Phillips
Daniel Goldberg
Written by
Todd Phillips
Craig Mazin
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Ken Jeong
Heather Graham
Jeffrey Tambor
Justin Bartha
John Goodman
Music by
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher
 Jeff Groth

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures
 Green Hat Films

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

May 23, 2013


Running time
 100 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$103 million[2][3]
Box office
$362 million[3]
The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to 2009's The Hangover and 2011's The Hangover Part II, and the third and final film in The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong. The supporting cast includes: Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Graham, Jamie Chung, Mike Epps and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin. The film follows the "Wolfpack" (Phil, Stu, Doug, and Alan) as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis. However, things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them.
The Hangover Part III was announced days before the release of The Hangover Part II and Mazin who co-wrote Part II was brought on board. In January 2012, the principal actors re-signed to star. In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release. The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Nogales, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The film was released on May 23, 2013. Despite negative reviews, The Hangover Part III had the second biggest worldwide box office opening for an R-rated comedy following The Hangover Part II in 2011.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release 5.1 Box office
6 Critical reception 6.1 Home media
7 References
8 External links

§Plot[edit]
Two years after the events in Bangkok, Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) escapes from a maximum security prison, using a riot as cover. Meanwhile in America, Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis) causes a 20-car freeway pileup after he purchases a giraffe and accidentally beheads it on a low overpass. Alan's father Sid (Jeffrey Tambor), furious with Alan for his immature antics and never owning up to his mistakes, dies of a heart attack in the middle of a lecture. After the funeral, Alan's brother-in-law Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) informs friends Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper) and Stu Price (Ed Helms) that Alan has been off his ADHD medication and is out of control. They attend an intervention, in which Alan agrees to visit a rehab facility in Arizona, so long as "the Wolfpack" takes him there. On the way to Arizona, Phil's minivan is rammed off the road by a rental truck and the group is taken hostage. They are later confronted by mob boss Marshall (John Goodman) and "Black Doug" (Mike Epps), his head enforcer.
He tells them that years ago Chow hijacked half of a $42 million gold heist and, seeing how Alan has been the only one to communicate with Chow during his imprisonment, deduced that the Wolfpack could locate him and retrieve the gold. Marshall kidnaps Doug as collateral and gives the others three days to find Chow, or else Doug will be killed. Alan sets up a meeting with Chow in Tijuana, Mexico, where Stu and Phil will hide and attempt to drug him. However, Alan accidentally gives away their location and Chow forces them to confess they are working for Marshall. Chow explains his plan to retrieve the stolen gold from the basement of a Mexican villa he previously owned. Stu, Alan and Phil break into the house and successfully retrieve the gold, but Chow double-crosses them by locking them in the basement, rearming the security system and escaping in Phil's minivan. They are arrested but mysteriously released from the police station, where they are picked up by a limousine and taken back to the villa, where they meet up with Marshall.
They learn that Chow had lied to them; the villa was never his. In fact, it was Marshall's own villa and the gold they stole was the other half he didn't get from Marshall, who forgives them for their mistake but kills "Black Doug" for his incompetence and reminds them of their now two-day deadline. The group tracks Phil's phone, which was left in the minivan, outside a pawn shop in Las Vegas. The pawnshop owner, Cassie (Melissa McCarthy), tells them that Chow traded a gold brick for $18,000, far less than its usual sell rate of $400,000. Using Stu's former lover Jade (Heather Graham) as their contact, they learn that Chow is barricaded in the penthouse suite of Caesars Palace. Phil and Alan sneak into his suite from the roof, but Chow escapes, jumping from the balcony and parachuting down to the strip. Stu catches up to Chow and locks him in the trunk of the limo that Marshall had lent to them. They take the gold and meet with Marshall, who releases Doug back to the group. Although Marshall initially promised to not harm Chow, he shoots through the trunk of the car, presumably killing him. However, Alan had given Chow the means to extricate himself from the trunk through a backseat compartment just moments earlier.
Chow emerges from the limo and kills Marshall, allowing the Wolfpack to live because Alan had saved his life. He offers Alan a bar of gold as a gift, but Alan turns him down and ends their friendship due to Chow's unhealthy influence on the group. As Chow sadly watches them leave, they go to retrieve Phil's minivan from the pawnshop and Alan makes a date with Cassie. Six months later, the two marry. Vowing to begin taking responsibility for his actions, Alan regretfully resigns from the Wolfpack, but would still like for the gang to hang out on occasion. As the four walk to the ceremony, a montage of clips from the previous films play, thus ending the film. In a mid-credits scene after the wedding, Alan, Cassie, Stu, and Phil appear to have staged another wild party that they cannot remember. Stu emerges from the bathroom wearing panties with breast implants and Alan remembers that the wedding cake was a gift from Chow; who emerges from the next room naked, laughing and wielding a katana. Crystal then jumps on Stu as the scene cuts to black.
§Cast[edit]
Bradley Cooper as Phil Wenneck[4]
Ed Helms as Dr. Stuart "Stu" Price[4]
Zach Galifianakis as Alan Garner[4]
Justin Bartha as Doug Billings[5]
Ken Jeong as Leslie Chow[6]
John Goodman as Marshall[7]
Melissa McCarthy as Cassie[8][9]
Jeffrey Tambor as Sid Garner[10]
Heather Graham as Jade[11]
Sasha Barrese as Tracy Billings[12]
Jamie Chung as Lauren Price[10]
Gillian Vigman as Stephanie Wenneck[10]
Mike Epps as Black Doug[13]
Mike Vallely as Neeco
Jonny Coyne as Hector
Davin Tong (Peter Chao) as Chow's son
§Production[edit]
In May 2011, days before the release of The Hangover Part II, director Todd Phillips said that "there already are plans for a third film but no script or start date".[14] About the possibility of The Hangover Part III, Phillips stated, "If we were to do a third one, if the audience, if the desire was there, I think we have a very clear idea where that would head. It's certainly not in the same template that you've seen these movies. The third would be very much a finale and an ending. The most I could say about it, what's in my head, and I haven't discussed it with these actors, is that it is not following that template but very much a new idea. As far as where it takes place, I said I'm very open."[15] Also during May, Craig Mazin, who co-wrote The Hangover Part II, entered early talks to write the script for the third installment.[16]
In December 2011, Bradley Cooper appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote The Hangover Part II DVD and Blu-ray release, where he stated he "hopes" that The Hangover Part III will start shooting in September 2012, and also stated that Todd Phillips is working on the script.[17] In January 2012, it was reported that stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms were nearing deals to reprise their roles in third installment with each receiving $15 million (against the backend) for their participation.[4] In February 2012, Mike Tyson stated that he would return in the third film,[18] although he later told TMZ that "I have no idea what's going on. I'm not in this one."[19]
In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced that it was moving forward with the sequel and scheduled a release date of May 24, 2013, again aiming for a Memorial Day opening weekend.[20] In June 2012, it was reported that the third installment would return to Las Vegas and would shoot on the Las Vegas Strip and at Caesars Palace. The report stated that much of the film would also be shot in Los Angeles and Tijuana and include a storyline that involves the boys rescuing Alan from a mental hospital.[21]
In July 2012, Ken Jeong signed on to return in a significantly expanded role.[6] The following week, Mike Epps entered negotiations to reprise his role of Black Doug.[13] In August 2012, it was reported that Heather Graham would be back to play Jade the stripper.[11] A few days later, Sasha Barrese was signed to reprise her role as Doug's wife, Tracy.[12] In August, John Goodman began talks to join the cast in a small role, then described as an antagonist in the same vein as Paul Giamatti's character in The Hangover: Part II.[7] In September 2012, Justin Bartha said he had signed on to return in the sequel.[5]
Principal photography began on Monday, September 10, 2012 in Los Angeles,California.[10][22] The following week, Melissa McCarthy entered negotiations to join the cast in a small role and Lela Loren was cast as a police officer.[8][23] On October 8, 2012, production moved to Nogales, Arizona, which doubled as Tijuana in the film.[24][25] On October 20 and 21, a stretch of the 73 Toll Road in Orange County, California was closed for filming.[26] At the end of the month, production moved to Las Vegas for several weeks of filming.[27] Principal photography concluded in Las Vegas on Friday, November 16, 2012.[28]
§Soundtrack[edit]



The Hangover Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
May 21, 2013
Recorded
2013
Genre
Film soundtrack
Length
29:29
Label
WaterTower Music
The Hangover Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the film. It was released on May 21, 2013.[29]
Track listing
No.
Title
Performer(s)
Length

1. "MMMBop"   Hanson 4:30
2. "My Life"   Billy Joel 4:43
3. "Ave Maria"   Fletcher Sheridan 1:05
4. "Everybody's Talkin'"   Harry Nilsson 2:50
5. "Down in Mexico"   The Coasters 3:15
6. "Hurt"   Ken Jeong 1:22
7. "Mother ’93"   Danzig 3:24
8. "Fuckin' Problems"   ASAP Rocky featuring 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar 3:53
9. "I Believe I Can Fly"   Ken Jeong 0:12
10. "Fever"   The Cramps 4:16
Total length:
 29:29 
Other songs featured in the film but not on the soundtrack include "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "The Stranger" by Billy Joel, "N.I.B." by Black Sabbath, "Dark Fantasy" by Kanye West, "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, and "Careless Whisper" by George Michael.
§Release[edit]
In early May 2013, Warner Bros. moved the release date for The Hangover Part III to Thursday, May 23, a day before Universal Pictures released Fast & Furious 6, in an attempt to beat the Memorial Day weekend rush.[30] The Hangover Part III premiered on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Westwood Village Theater in Los Angeles, California.[31]
§Box office[edit]
The Hangover Part III took in $3.1 million in late Wednesday night screenings, ahead of its wide-release on Thursday, May 23, 2013.[32] The film has made $109.3 million in the US and Canada.[33] It was projected to earn $80 million in its first five days. Early figures indicated first five days earnings would be closer to $50 million, far below the $135 million earned by The Hangover Part II in its opening days, with the film generally considered a box office disappointment, based on these numbers.[34][35]
The Hangover Part III earned $112.2 million in North America and $249.8 million elsewhere, for a total box office gross of $362 million.[36]
§Critical reception[edit]
The Hangover Part III received negative reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 19%, based on an aggregation of 189 reviews with an average rating of 4/10.[37] The website's consensus reads: "Less a comedy than an angrily dark action thriller, The Hangover Part III diverges from the series' rote formula but offers nothing compelling in its place."[37] Metacritic, which uses a weighted mean, assigned a score of 30 out of 100 based on reviews from 37 film critics.[38] Audience polls conducted by CinemaScore gave the film a 'B' rating.[31] The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel.[39]
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, "Ditching the hangovers, the backward structure, the fleshed-out characters and any sense of debauchery or fun, this installment instead just thrusts its long-suffering protagonists into a rote chase narrative..."[40] Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Young viewers looking for unbridled raunch will be sadly disappointed, and so will other moviegoers expecting more than a few wan chuckles."[41] Steven Holden of The New York Times called The Hangover Part III "a dull, lazy walkthrough that along with The Big Wedding has a claim to be the year's worst star-driven movie."[42] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times said, "I'm not sure who let the dogs out this time, but they should be made to pay."[43] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Director Todd Phillips delivers a film so different from the first two, I’m not even sure it’s supposed to be a comedy."[44]
Christy Lemire of the Associated Press gave the film a positive review, writing, "The Hangover Part III... runs a different sort of risk by going to darker and more dangerous places than its predecessors, both artistically and emotionally. It dares to alienate the very audience that made The Hangover the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time."[45]
§Home media[edit]
The Hangover Part III was released on DVD and Blu-ray, on October 8, 2013 in the US[46][47] and December 2, 2013 in the UK.[47]
§References[edit]
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§External links[edit]

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The Hangover
Textual logo, the word HANGOVER with "the" inside the letter O
Film series logo

Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Daniel Goldberg
 Todd Phillips
Written by
Todd Phillips
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Scot Armstrong
Craig Mazin
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Justin Bartha
Ken Jeong
Music by
Christophe Beck

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates
 2009–2013
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$218 million
Box office
$1.4 billion
The Hangover is a series of three American road comedy films written and directed by Todd Phillips, and starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong. All three films chronicles a quartet of friends known as the "Wolfpack" who go on their road trip to attend a wedding reception. The first two films depict three of the four men on a mission to locate a missing friend after losing him during a night of debauchery before a wedding in Las Vegas and Bangkok. The third and final film depicts a road trip in lieu of a wedding or a bachelor party in Vegas.[1]
The first film has received positive reviews, while the second and third films received mixed to negative reviews from film critics. Despite that, the series has grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide.


Contents  [hide]
1 Films 1.1 The Hangover (2009)
1.2 The Hangover Part II (2011)
1.3 The Hangover Part III (2013)
2 Cast
3 Reception 3.1 Box office performance
3.2 Critical and public response
4 References
5 External links

§Films[edit]
§The Hangover (2009)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover
The Hangover tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, and Alan Garner, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate the impending marriage of their friend Doug Billings. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place.
Screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore wrote the script after hearing how a friend of executive producer Chris Bender went missing following his bachelor party in Las Vegas.[2] After Lucas and Moore sold it to Warner Bros. for $2 million,[3] director Todd Phillips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson.[4] Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days.[5]
§The Hangover Part II (2011)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part II
In The Hangover Part II, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the previous film's bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things do not go as planned, resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night, which once again has someone lost, this time Stu's future brother-in-law, as Phil, Stu, and Alan search for him in Bangkok.
Warner Bros. hired Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong to write a sequel to the The Hangover in April 2009, two months before the film was released after a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest.[6] The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film.[7] Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand.[8]
§The Hangover Part III (2013)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part III
Two years after The Hangover Part II, Phil, Stu, and Doug are happily living uneventful lives at home. The only member of the Wolfpack who is not content is Alan. Still lacking a sense of purpose, Alan has ditched his meds and given in to his natural impulses until the untimely death of his father forces him to finally re-evaluate his lifestyle and seek the help he needs. Fortunately, Phil, Stu and Doug are there to make sure Alan takes the first step. This time, there's no bachelor party, no wedding, but things still go awry when the Wolfpack hits the road.
Todd Phillips first announced plans for a third film in May 2011, days before the release of The Hangover Part II.[9] Craig Mazin, who co-wrote Part II, was also brought on abroad in May to script the film.[10] The principal actors signed on in January 2012 and production began in September 2012 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Nogales, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][11][12][13] The film was released on May 23, 2013.[14]
§Cast[edit]

Character
The Hangover
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part III

Phil Wenneck
Bradley Cooper
Stu Price
Ed Helms
Alan Garner
Zach Galifianakis
Doug Billings
Justin Bartha
Leslie Chow
Ken Jeong
Jade
Heather Graham   Heather Graham
Sid Garner
Jeffrey Tambor
Linda Garner
Sondra Currie
Tracy Garner-Billings
Sasha Barrese
Lauren Price
  Jamie Chung
Stephanie Wenneck
Gillian Vigman
Melissa
Rachael Harris  
Black Doug
Mike Epps   Mike Epps
Mike Tyson
Himself  
Eddie / Samir
Bryan Callen  
Kingsley
  Paul Giamatti  
Teddy
  Mason Lee  
Kimmy
  Yasmin Lee  
Marshall
  John Goodman
Cassie
  Melissa McCarthy
§Reception[edit]
§Box office performance[edit]

Film
U.S. release date
Box office gross
Box office ranking
Budget
Reference

North America
Other territories
Worldwide
All time
 domestic
All time
 worldwide
The Hangover June 5, 2009 $277,322,503 $190,161,409 $467,483,912 #60 #128 $35,000,000 [15]
The Hangover Part II May 26, 2011 $254,464,305 $332,300,000 $586,764,305 #70 #82 $80,000,000 [16]
The Hangover Part III May 23, 2013 $112,200,072 $249,800,000 $362,000,072 #476 #230 $103,000,000 [17]
Total

$643,986,880
$772,261,409
$1,416,249,287

$218,000,000


§Critical and public response[edit]

Film
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
CinemaScore
The Hangover 79% (225 reviews)[18] 73 (31 reviews)[19] A[20]
The Hangover Part II 34% (233 reviews)[21] 44 (40 reviews)[22] A-[20]
The Hangover Part III 19% (188 reviews)[23] 30 (37 reviews)[24] B[20]
§References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "The Hangover Part III Details Revealed as Production Begins". ComingSoon.net. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
2.Jump up ^ "Real Story Of How 'Hangover' Got Made (& It's Based On Someone In H'wood)". Deadline Hollywood Daily. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
3.Jump up ^ Diane Garrett; Tatiana Siegel (2007-10-04). "Warner weds Phillips film, Studio toasts to 'Hangover'". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2009-10-28.
4.Jump up ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2009-06-03). "Interview: 'The Hangover' Director Todd Phillips". Cinematical. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
5.Jump up ^ Spillman, Benjamin (2009-04-01). "ShoWest movie convention optimistic about '09". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
6.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (2009-04-05). "WB gets tipsy with 'Hangover' sequel". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2009-06-09.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (2010-03-30). "Warners Locks Cast Into 'Hangover' Deals". Deadline Hollywood Daily. Mail.com Media Corporation. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
8.Jump up ^ Goodson, Molly (2010-10-11). "First Pics: The Hangover Cast Reunites For the Sequel!". Popsugar. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
9.Jump up ^ Horn, John (2011-05-22). "Todd Phillips keeps 'em laughing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
10.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (2011-05-31). "'Hangover II' Co-Writer in Early Talks for Third Installment". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
11.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (2012-01-25). "'Hangover 3' Stars Nearing Deals for Big Pay Increases (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
12.Jump up ^ Sager, Rebekah (October 3, 2012). "‘Hangover III’ Snubs Tijuana, Mexicans Outraged". Fox News. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Castagnino, Jon (October 27, 2012). "'Hangover 3' spotted filming in Las Vegas". KVVU-TV. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ Stewart, Andrew (May 8, 2013). "‘The Hangover Part III’ Moves Up to May 23". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
15.Jump up ^ "The Hangover (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
16.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
17.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
18.Jump up ^ "The Hangover". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
19.Jump up ^ "The Hangover". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
20.^ Jump up to: a b c "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
21.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
22.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
23.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
24.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
§External links[edit]
The Hangover franchise at Box Office Mojo


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The Hangover
Textual logo, the word HANGOVER with "the" inside the letter O
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Directed by
Todd Phillips
Produced by
Daniel Goldberg
 Todd Phillips
Written by
Todd Phillips
Jon Lucas
Scott Moore
Scot Armstrong
Craig Mazin
Starring
Bradley Cooper
Ed Helms
Zach Galifianakis
Justin Bartha
Ken Jeong
Music by
Christophe Beck

Production
 company

Legendary Pictures

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates
 2009–2013
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$218 million
Box office
$1.4 billion
The Hangover is a series of three American road comedy films written and directed by Todd Phillips, and starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong. All three films chronicles a quartet of friends known as the "Wolfpack" who go on their road trip to attend a wedding reception. The first two films depict three of the four men on a mission to locate a missing friend after losing him during a night of debauchery before a wedding in Las Vegas and Bangkok. The third and final film depicts a road trip in lieu of a wedding or a bachelor party in Vegas.[1]
The first film has received positive reviews, while the second and third films received mixed to negative reviews from film critics. Despite that, the series has grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide.


Contents  [hide]
1 Films 1.1 The Hangover (2009)
1.2 The Hangover Part II (2011)
1.3 The Hangover Part III (2013)
2 Cast
3 Reception 3.1 Box office performance
3.2 Critical and public response
4 References
5 External links

§Films[edit]
§The Hangover (2009)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover
The Hangover tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, and Alan Garner, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate the impending marriage of their friend Doug Billings. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place.
Screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore wrote the script after hearing how a friend of executive producer Chris Bender went missing following his bachelor party in Las Vegas.[2] After Lucas and Moore sold it to Warner Bros. for $2 million,[3] director Todd Phillips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson.[4] Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days.[5]
§The Hangover Part II (2011)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part II
In The Hangover Part II, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the previous film's bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things do not go as planned, resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night, which once again has someone lost, this time Stu's future brother-in-law, as Phil, Stu, and Alan search for him in Bangkok.
Warner Bros. hired Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong to write a sequel to the The Hangover in April 2009, two months before the film was released after a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest.[6] The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film.[7] Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand.[8]
§The Hangover Part III (2013)[edit]
Main article: The Hangover Part III
Two years after The Hangover Part II, Phil, Stu, and Doug are happily living uneventful lives at home. The only member of the Wolfpack who is not content is Alan. Still lacking a sense of purpose, Alan has ditched his meds and given in to his natural impulses until the untimely death of his father forces him to finally re-evaluate his lifestyle and seek the help he needs. Fortunately, Phil, Stu and Doug are there to make sure Alan takes the first step. This time, there's no bachelor party, no wedding, but things still go awry when the Wolfpack hits the road.
Todd Phillips first announced plans for a third film in May 2011, days before the release of The Hangover Part II.[9] Craig Mazin, who co-wrote Part II, was also brought on abroad in May to script the film.[10] The principal actors signed on in January 2012 and production began in September 2012 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Nogales, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][11][12][13] The film was released on May 23, 2013.[14]
§Cast[edit]

Character
The Hangover
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part III

Phil Wenneck
Bradley Cooper
Stu Price
Ed Helms
Alan Garner
Zach Galifianakis
Doug Billings
Justin Bartha
Leslie Chow
Ken Jeong
Jade
Heather Graham   Heather Graham
Sid Garner
Jeffrey Tambor
Linda Garner
Sondra Currie
Tracy Garner-Billings
Sasha Barrese
Lauren Price
  Jamie Chung
Stephanie Wenneck
Gillian Vigman
Melissa
Rachael Harris  
Black Doug
Mike Epps   Mike Epps
Mike Tyson
Himself  
Eddie / Samir
Bryan Callen  
Kingsley
  Paul Giamatti  
Teddy
  Mason Lee  
Kimmy
  Yasmin Lee  
Marshall
  John Goodman
Cassie
  Melissa McCarthy
§Reception[edit]
§Box office performance[edit]

Film
U.S. release date
Box office gross
Box office ranking
Budget
Reference

North America
Other territories
Worldwide
All time
 domestic
All time
 worldwide
The Hangover June 5, 2009 $277,322,503 $190,161,409 $467,483,912 #60 #128 $35,000,000 [15]
The Hangover Part II May 26, 2011 $254,464,305 $332,300,000 $586,764,305 #70 #82 $80,000,000 [16]
The Hangover Part III May 23, 2013 $112,200,072 $249,800,000 $362,000,072 #476 #230 $103,000,000 [17]
Total

$643,986,880
$772,261,409
$1,416,249,287

$218,000,000


§Critical and public response[edit]

Film
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
CinemaScore
The Hangover 79% (225 reviews)[18] 73 (31 reviews)[19] A[20]
The Hangover Part II 34% (233 reviews)[21] 44 (40 reviews)[22] A-[20]
The Hangover Part III 19% (188 reviews)[23] 30 (37 reviews)[24] B[20]
§References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "The Hangover Part III Details Revealed as Production Begins". ComingSoon.net. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
2.Jump up ^ "Real Story Of How 'Hangover' Got Made (& It's Based On Someone In H'wood)". Deadline Hollywood Daily. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
3.Jump up ^ Diane Garrett; Tatiana Siegel (2007-10-04). "Warner weds Phillips film, Studio toasts to 'Hangover'". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2009-10-28.
4.Jump up ^ Gilchrist, Todd (2009-06-03). "Interview: 'The Hangover' Director Todd Phillips". Cinematical. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
5.Jump up ^ Spillman, Benjamin (2009-04-01). "ShoWest movie convention optimistic about '09". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
6.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (2009-04-05). "WB gets tipsy with 'Hangover' sequel". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved 2009-06-09.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (2010-03-30). "Warners Locks Cast Into 'Hangover' Deals". Deadline Hollywood Daily. Mail.com Media Corporation. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
8.Jump up ^ Goodson, Molly (2010-10-11). "First Pics: The Hangover Cast Reunites For the Sequel!". Popsugar. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
9.Jump up ^ Horn, John (2011-05-22). "Todd Phillips keeps 'em laughing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
10.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (2011-05-31). "'Hangover II' Co-Writer in Early Talks for Third Installment". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
11.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (2012-01-25). "'Hangover 3' Stars Nearing Deals for Big Pay Increases (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
12.Jump up ^ Sager, Rebekah (October 3, 2012). "‘Hangover III’ Snubs Tijuana, Mexicans Outraged". Fox News. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Castagnino, Jon (October 27, 2012). "'Hangover 3' spotted filming in Las Vegas". KVVU-TV. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ Stewart, Andrew (May 8, 2013). "‘The Hangover Part III’ Moves Up to May 23". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
15.Jump up ^ "The Hangover (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
16.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
17.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
18.Jump up ^ "The Hangover". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
19.Jump up ^ "The Hangover". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
20.^ Jump up to: a b c "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
21.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
22.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part II". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
23.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
24.Jump up ^ "The Hangover Part III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
§External links[edit]
The Hangover franchise at Box Office Mojo


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