The Hangover (film series)

The Hangover
Cover art for the DVD box set
Directed by Todd Phillips
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Music by Christophe Beck
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
 2009–2013
Country United States
Language English
Budget $218 million
Box office $1.42 billion

The Hangover is a series of three American comedy films created by Todd Phillips. All three films follows the misadventures of a quartet of friends (also known as "the Wolfpack") who go on their road trip to attend a bachelor party. While all of the films finds three of the four men on a mission to find their missing friend, the first two films focus on the events following a night of debauchery before a party in Las Vegas and Bangkok; whereas the third and final film involves a road trip and a kidnapping in lieu of a bachelor party. Each film in the series focuses on how the friends try to deal with the aftermath of their antics while they are being humiliated and occasionally physically beaten up at each turn.[1]

Films

The Hangover (2009)

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)

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. Once again someone is lost, this time Stu's future brother-in-law, and Phil, Stu, and Alan search for him in Bangkok.

Warner Bros. hired Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong to write a sequel to The Hangover after a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest in April 2009, two months before the film was released.[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)

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. Phil, Stu, and Doug are there to make sure Alan takes the first step. This time, Alan gets married to Cassandra, and resigns from The Wolfpack, 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

Character The Hangover The Hangover Part II The Hangover Part III
Philip "Phil" Wenneck Bradley Cooper
Stuart "Stu" Price Ed Helms
Alan Garner Zach Galifianakis
Douglas "Doug" Billings Justin Bartha
Leslie Chow Ken Jeong
Sidney "Sid" Garner Jeffrey Tambor
Linda Garner Sondra Currie
Tracy Garner-Billings Sasha Barrese
Stephanie Wenneck Gillian Vigman
Jade Heather Graham   Heather Graham
Black Douglas "Doug" Mike Epps   Mike Epps
Tyler / Carlos Grant Holmquist   Grant Holmquist
Melissa Rachael Harris  
Mike Tyson Himself  
Edward "Eddie" / Samir Bryan Callen  
Kingsley   Paul Giamatti  
Theodore "Teddy" Srisai   Mason Lee  
Kimberly "Kimmy"   Yasmin Lee  
Lauren Price-Srisai   Jamie Chung
Marshall John Goodman
Cassandra "Cassie"   Melissa McCarthy
Drug-dealing monkey   Crystal the Monkey

Reception

Box office performance

Film U.S. release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Reference
Opening weekend North America Other territories Worldwide All time
domestic		 All time
worldwide
The Hangover June 5, 2009 $44,979,319 $277,322,503 $190,161,409 $467,483,912 #81 #181 $35 million [15]
The Hangover Part II May 26, 2011 $85,946,294 $254,464,305 $332,300,000 $586,764,305 #98 #120 $80 million [16]
The Hangover Part III May 23, 2013 $41,671,198 $112,200,072 $249,800,000 $362,000,072 #529 #279 $103 million [17]
Total $643,986,880 $772,261,409 $1,416,248,289 $218 million

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
The Hangover 79% (229 reviews)[18] 73 (31 reviews)[19] A[20]
The Hangover Part II 33% (235 reviews)[21] 44 (40 reviews)[22] A-[20]
The Hangover Part III 20% (193 reviews)[23] 30 (37 reviews)[24] B[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "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. ↑ Diane Garrett; Tatiana Siegel (2007-10-04). "Warner weds Phillips film, Studio toasts to 'Hangover'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  4. ↑ Gilchrist, Todd (2009-06-03). "Interview: 'The Hangover' Director Todd Phillips". Cinematical. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  5. ↑ Spillman, Benjamin (2009-04-01). "ShoWest movie convention optimistic about '09". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Michael (2009-04-05). "WB gets tipsy with 'Hangover' sequel". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  7. ↑ Fleming, Michael (2010-03-30). "Warners Locks Cast Into 'Hangover' Deals". Deadline Hollywood Daily. Mail.com Media Corporation. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  8. ↑ Goodson, Molly (2010-10-11). "First Pics: The Hangover Cast Reunites For the Sequel!". Popsugar. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  9. ↑ Horn, John (2011-05-22). "Todd Phillips keeps 'em laughing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  10. ↑ 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. ↑ Kit, Borys (2012-01-25). "'Hangover 3' Stars Nearing Deals for Big Pay Increases (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  12. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Stewart, Andrew (May 8, 2013). "'The Hangover Part III' Moves Up to May 23". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Hangover (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  16. ↑ "The Hangover Part II". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  17. ↑ "The Hangover Part III". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  18. ↑ "The Hangover". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  19. ↑ "The Hangover". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  20. 1 2 3 "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  21. ↑ "The Hangover Part II". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  22. ↑ "The Hangover Part II". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  23. ↑ "The Hangover Part III (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  24. ↑ "The Hangover Part III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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