The Hangover (film series)
{{Short description|Trilogy of American comedy films}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Hangover
| image = File:The Hangover Trilogy DVD cover.jpg
| caption = Cover art for the DVD box set
| alt =
| director = Todd Phillips
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Jon Lucas (1)
- Scott Moore (1)
- Todd Phillips (2–3, 1; uncredited rewriting)
- Scot Armstrong (2)
- Craig Mazin (2–3)
- Jeremy Garelick (1; uncredited rewriting)
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Todd Phillips
- Daniel Goldberg
}}
| starring = {{Plain list|
}}
| music = Christophe Beck
| cinematography = Lawrence Sher
| editing = Debra Neil-Fisher
| studio = {{Plain list|
- Legendary Pictures
- Green Hat Films
- BenderSpink
}}
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $218 million
| gross = $1.42 billion
}}
The Hangover is a series of American comedy films created by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, and directed by Todd Phillips. All three films follow 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 find three of the four men on a mission to find their missing friend, the first two films focus on the events after the nights of debauchery before a party, respectively 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 deal with the aftermath of their antics, while they are being humiliated and occasionally physically beaten up at every turn. All three films were released from 2009 to 2013, and have grossed a collective total of $1.4 billion in the United States and worldwide.
Films
= ''The Hangover'' (2009) =
{{Main|The Hangover}}
Phil Wenneck, Stu Price and Alan Garner, 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.
Lucas and Moore wrote the script after hearing how a friend of executive producer Chris Bender went missing following his bachelor party in Las Vegas.{{cite web |url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/the-real-story-of-how-the-hangover-got-made-ps-its-based-on-someone-in-hollywood |title=Real Story Of How 'Hangover' Got Made (& It's Based On Someone In H'wood) |date=2009-06-08 |work=Deadline Hollywood Daily |accessdate=2009-06-08}} After Lucas and Moore sold it to Warner Bros. for $2 million,{{cite news |author=Diane Garrett |author2=Tatiana Siegel |date=2007-10-04 |title=Warner weds Phillips film, Studio toasts to 'Hangover' |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/warner-weds-phillips-film-1117973450/ |access-date=2009-10-28 |work=Variety }} Phillips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger, a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and real-life boxer Mike Tyson.{{cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=2009-06-03 |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/03/interview-the-hangover-director-todd-phillips |title=Interview: 'The Hangover' Director Todd Phillips |work=Cinematical |accessdate=2009-07-12}} Filming took place in Nevada for fifteen days.{{cite news |last=Spillman |first=Benjamin |url=http://www.lvrj.com/business/42251677.html |title=ShoWest movie convention optimistic about '09 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2009-04-01 |accessdate=2009-05-18}}
=''The Hangover Part II'' (2011)=
{{Main|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 hangover with no memories of the previous night. After losing Teddy, Stu's future brother-in-law, Phil, Stu and Alan search for him in Bangkok.
Warner Bros. hired 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.{{cite news |date=2009-04-05 |last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=WB gets tipsy with 'Hangover' sequel |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/wb-gets-tipsy-with-hangover-sequel-1118002135/ |work=Variety |access-date=2009-06-09}} The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film.{{cite web |date=2010-03-30 |last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=Warners Locks Cast Into 'Hangover' Deals |url=https://deadline.com/2010/03/warners-locks-cast-into-hangover-deals-30072/ |work=Deadline Hollywood Daily |publisher=Mail.com Media Corporation |access-date=2010-03-30}} Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand.{{cite news |date=2010-10-11 |last=Goodson |first=Molly |title=First Pics: The Hangover Cast Reunites For the Sequel! |url=http://www.popsugar.com/Pictures-Hangover-2-Filming-11415073 |work=Popsugar |accessdate=2010-10-15}}
=''The Hangover Part III'' (2013)=
{{Main|The Hangover Part III}}
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 marries Cassandra, and resigns from The Wolfpack, but things still go awry when the Wolfpack hits the road.
Phillips first announced plans for a third film in May 2011, days before the release of The Hangover Part II.{{cite news |last=Horn |first=John |date=2011-05-22 |title=Todd Phillips keeps 'em laughing |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-todd-phillips-20110522,0,7199849.story?page=1 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=2011-06-01}} Craig Mazin, who co-wrote Part II, was also brought on board in May to script the film.{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2011-05-31 |title='Hangover II' Co-Writer in Early Talks for Third Installment |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hangover-ii-writer-early-talks-193430 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703211001/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hangover-ii-writer-early-talks-193430 |archivedate=2011-07-03 |url-status=live |accessdate=2011-06-01}} 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.{{cite web |date=2012-09-10 |title=The Hangover Part III Details Revealed as Production Begins |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94586 |work=ComingSoon.net |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912051550/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94586 |archivedate=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2012-09-10 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2012-01-25 |title='Hangover 3' Stars Nearing Deals for Big Pay Increases (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hangover-3-bradley-cooper-zach-galifianakis-ed-helms-salary-284538 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=2012-09-07}}{{cite web |last=Sager |first=Rebekah |date=October 3, 2012 |title='Hangover III' Snubs Tijuana, Mexicans Outraged |url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/10/03/hangover-iii-snubs-tijuana-mexicans-outraged/ |work=Fox News |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008023931/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/10/03/hangover-iii-snubs-tijuana-mexicans-outraged/ |archivedate=October 8, 2012 |accessdate=October 17, 2012 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Castagnino |first=Jon |date=October 27, 2012 |title='Hangover 3' spotted filming in Las Vegas |url=http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19929957/hangover-3-spotted-filming-in-las-vegas |work=KVVU-TV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030015733/http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19929957/hangover-3-spotted-filming-in-las-vegas |archivedate=October 30, 2012 |accessdate=November 1, 2012 |url-status=live}} The film was released on May 23, 2013.{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Andrew|title='The Hangover Part III' Moves Up to May 23|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/hangover-part-iii-looks-to-beat-memorial-day-heat-1200476855/|accessdate=May 8, 2013|publisher=Variety |date=May 8, 2013}}
= Future =
In October 2020, Ken Jeong said in an interview that the cast knew there would not be a fourth film when they finished filming The Hangover 3 and took time to commemorate its closure on the last day.{{Cite web |title=Ken Jeong reveals if there will be a 'Hangover 4' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GADNUQzZPrM |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=YouTube |language=en}}
In October 2021, Zach Galifianakis said in an interview that a fourth film could happen if it would be a "Pixar family-friendly version". He then added: "I've written a lot of it, but I just send it to the other guys, and they send me videos of them burning it."{{Cite web |title=Zach Galifianakis Reveals What It Would Take to Make 'Hangover 4' Happen (Exclusive) |url=https://extratv.com/videos/zach-galifianakis-reveals-what-it-would-take-to-make-hangover-4-happen-exclusive/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Extra |language=en}}
In November 2023, Bradley Cooper told The New Yorker Radio Hour that he would be open to reprising his role in a fourth film. "I would do probably Hangover 4 in an instant, yeah, just because I love Todd Phillips, I love Zach Galifianakis, I love Ed Helms so much. I probably would, yeah". Cooper, however, noted that Phillips had no apparent interest in a fourth film, remarking "I don’t think Todd’s ever going to do that."{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2023-11-25 |title=Bradley Cooper Would Do ‘The Hangover 4’ in an ‘Instant’ |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bradley-cooper-would-do-the-hangover-4-1235808763/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Later in the same month, Ed Helms expressed interest in a fourth Hangover film.{{Cite web |title=Ed Helms Says He’d Be Down for Hangover 4: ‘I’d Do Anything with Those Guys’ (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/ed-helms-down-for-hangover-4-exclusive-8408367 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=People.com |language=en}}
Cast
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! align="center" rowspan="2" | Character ! align="center" | The Hangover ! align="center" | The Hangover Part II ! align="center" | The Hangover Part III | ||
| 2009 | 2011 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Wenneck
| colspan="3" | Bradley Cooper | ||
| Stu Price
| colspan="3" | Ed Helms | ||
| Alan Garner
| colspan="3" | Zach Galifianakis | ||
| Doug Billings
| colspan="3" | Justin Bartha | ||
| Mr. Leslie Chow
| colspan="3" | Ken Jeong | ||
| Sid Garner
| colspan="3" | Jeffrey Tambor | ||
| Linda Garner
| colspan="3" | Sondra Currie | ||
| Tracy Garner-Billings
| colspan="3" | Sasha Barrese | ||
| Stephanie Wenneck
| colspan="3" |Gillian Vigman | ||
| Jade
| colspan="1" | Heather Graham | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" | Heather Graham | ||
| Black Doug
| colspan="1" | Mike Epps | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" | Mike Epps | ||
| Tyler / Carlos
| colspan="1" | Grant Holmquist | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" | Grant Holmquist | ||
| Neeco
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | |Mike Vallely | ||
| Melissa
| colspan="1" | Rachael Harris | colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Dr. Valsh
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Officer Franklin
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Officer Garden
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Mike Tyson
| colspan="2" | Himself | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Eddie / Samir
| colspan="2" | Bryan Callen | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Lauren Srisai-Price
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="2" |Jamie Chung | ||
| Drug-Dealing Monkey
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="2" | Crystal the Monkey | ||
| Kingsley / Detective Peters
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Teddy Srisai
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Fong Srisai
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Kimmy
| colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | ||
| Marshall
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" | John Goodman | ||
| Cassie
| colspan="2" style="background-color:lightgrey;" | | colspan="1" | Melissa McCarthy |
Reception
= Box office performance =
| class="wikitable" border="1"
! rowspan="2" | Film ! rowspan="2" | U.S. release date ! colspan="4" | Box office gross ! colspan="2" | Box office ranking ! rowspan="2" | Budget ! rowspan="2" | Reference |
| Opening weekend
! North America ! Other territories ! Worldwide ! All time domestic ! All time worldwide |
|---|
| style="text-align:left" | The Hangover
| style="text-align:left" | June 5, 2009 | $44,979,319 | $277,322,503 | $190,161,409 | $467,483,912 | #99 | #229 | $35 million | {{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover.htm|title=The Hangover (2009)|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 2, 2019}} |
| style="text-align:left" | The Hangover Part II
| style="text-align:left" | May 26, 2011 | $85,946,294 | $254,464,305 | $332,300,000 | $586,764,305 | #118 | #293 | $80 million | {{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover2.htm|title=The Hangover Part II (2011)|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 2, 2019}} |
| style="text-align:left" | The Hangover Part III
| style="text-align:left" | May 23, 2013 | $41,671,198 | $112,200,072 | $249,800,000 | $362,000,072 | #600 | #343 | $103 million | {{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover3.htm|title=The Hangover Part III (2013)|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 2, 2019}} |
| Total
! ! ! $643,986,880 ! $772,261,409 ! $1,416,248,289 ! colspan="2" | ! $218 million ! |
=Critical and public response=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=hangover.htm The Hangover franchise] at Box Office Mojo
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