The thing that
made this movie so good is that nobody saw it coming. These three guys, who
seemed to be lost in a world of adulthood, get stuck with a baby, a missing
groom, and a wedding that they need to get to—while they have no idea what
happened the night before. The movie delivers a shocker in the acting
department, and the script is funny to the core. You don’t feel like you’ve
seen this movie until you watch it a second time.
The Hangover was
a big financial success, and it helped propel the careers of the three lead
actors, making more than 12 times its production cost. The studio just had to
make a part II, which wasn’t as good as this original one, as it featured the
same people doing practically the same thing that led to what happened in the
first Hangover.
The movie plot
was inspired by a real-life event that happened to Tripp Vinson (a movie
producer). Tripp had gone missing from his own Las Vegas bachelor party,
blacking out and waking up in a strip club. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore took the
tale and drafted a script which they sold to Warner Bros. for over $2 million.
Director Todd Phillips went ahead to add additional elements to the script to
put more life into it and add extra adventures, such as Mike Tyson and his
tiger, the baby, and the police cruiser.
The movie plot
is about Vegas gone wrong: Doug (Justin Bartha) and Tracy (Sasha Barrese) are
about to get married, so Doug’s two best friends Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu
(Ed Helms) decide to take him for a bachelor party in Vegas. Tagging along is
Tracy’s brother Alan (Zach Galifianakis).
While in Vegas,
the four have a night out, and then the worst thing happens—they wake up the
next day knowing they had the time of their lives but can’t remember what
happened. To make it worse, there’s a tiger in the bathroom, the groom Doug is
missing, and they’re left with a baby whose origins they don’t know.
The movie was shot in about two weeks, and it’s a must-watch for all movie lovers, that’s for sure. There is a plan to make a third Hangover movie. Part II, released in 2011, wasn’t as critically accepted as the first, but the box office sales were just as impressive. So, with that on their side, the studio is taking a chance with a part III. Filming of The Hangover Part III began in September 2012 and is set for release in May 2013.
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