Shallow Hal


Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. The motion picture was directed by the Farrelly brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain. The supporting cast features Jason Alexander, Tony Robbins as himself, and Laura Kightlinger.

Hal becomes trapped in an elevator with famous American life coach Tony Robbins. While waiting for the elevator to be repaired, Robbins sympathizes with Hals disappointment but tries to figure out his ideas about women. He hypnotizes Hal into only seeing a persons inner beauty. Hal does not realize hes been hypnotized and later meets Rosemary Gwyneth Paltrow, daughter of the president of the company where he is employed. Rosemary is morbidly obese, but Hal sees a slender and beautiful trophy blonde. His boss is not certain about Hal dating his daughter, thinking that Hal may be trying to climb to the top of the corporate ladder. Used to being overlooked due to her appearance, Rosemary initially interprets Hals interest as mocking, but begins to realize his feelings for her are sincere.Mauricio, worried about Hals new taste in women, convinces Robbins to give him the trigger phrase to undo the hypnosis. Mauricio phones Hal, who is on a date with Rosemary, and says the trigger phrase, which serves to break Hals hypnosis. Mauricio confesses to Hal the truth about Robbins hypnotherapy, but Hal does not believe until he runs into a woman who initially appeared beautiful to him but whom Hal now sees in her true, unattractive state. ........

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