The Hangover
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| Directed by | Todd Phillips |
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| Music by | Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
| Edited by | Debra Neil-Fisher |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $467.5 million |
| The Hangover: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 9, 2009 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 38:52 |
| Label | WaterTower Music |
| Producer | Christophe Beck |
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Rachael Harris, Mike Epps, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, Alan Garner, and Doug Billings, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug's impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night's events, and must find the groom 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, and was a critical and commercial success. The film became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009, with a worldwide gross of over $467 million. 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 worldwide film of 2009, 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. Out of all R-rated films, it is the six-highest-grossing ever in the U.S., behind only The Passion of the Christ, The Matrix Reloaded, Ted, American Sniper, and Deadpool.
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