Shallow Hal

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Shallow Hal (1-Nov-2001)

Directors: Bobby Farrelly; Peter Farrelly

Writers: Bobby Farrelly; Peter Farrelly; Sean Moynihan

Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Obesity

Hypnotized by a celebrity self-help guru, a vain young man begins seeing unattractive women for their "inner beauty".

ABSTRACT
Hal is a vain young man more concerned with superficial appearance than personality or morals, operating on his late father's advice to stick to dating physically attractive women. A chance encounter with noted self-help "guru" Tony Robbins -- or, as our man affectionately calls him, "banana hands" -- leaves Hal hypnotized into seeing unattractive women for their "inner beauty", leading to his embarking on a relationship with the charming yet morbidly obese Rosemary even as equally-shallow pal Mauricio looks to undo Robbins' work.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jason Alexander Actor 23-Sep-1959 George Costanza on Seinfeld

Erinn Bartlett Actor 26-Feb-1973 Buying the Cow

Jack Black Musician 28-Aug-1969 Half of Tenacious D

Brooke Burns Actor 16-Mar-1978 Jessie Owens on Baywatch

Michael Corrente Film Director 6-Apr-1959 Outside Providence

Ron Darling Baseball 19-Aug-1960 Commentator, New York Mets

Kyle Gass Musician 14-Jul-1960 Half of Tenacious D

Zen Gesner Actor 23-Jun-1970 The Adventures of Sinbad

Nichole Hiltz Actor 3-Sep-1978 Brandi Shannon on In Plain Sight

Laura Kightlinger Comic 13-Jun-1969 Comedienne

Nan Martin Actor 15-Jul-1927 4-Mar-2010 The Drew Carey Show

Bruce McGill Actor 11-Jul-1950 Character actor, Animal House

Gwyneth Paltrow Actor 27-Sep-1972 Shakespeare in Love

Tony Robbins Author 29-Feb-1960 Toothy motivational speaker

Darius Rucker Singer 13-May-1966 Hootie and the Blowfish

Joe Viterelli Actor 10-Mar-1941 29-Jan-2004 Jelly in Analyze This

Susan Ward Actor 15-Apr-1976 Meg Cummings on Sunset Beach

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