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Hall Pass
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant the guys a 'hall pass'—one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life—and themselves—are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
2011 · Directed by Bobby Farrelly · 105 min · Comedy · Romance · Screenplay in the scene database · 4 frames
Tagline
One week. No rules.
Plot
Best friends Rick and Fred are in stagnant marriages with their wives, Grace and Maggie. They discuss how they miss their single days, so their wives give them a "hall pass": a week during which they can disconnect from their lives and potentially have sex with other women. Rick and Fred try to pick up women with their friends Gary, Flats, and Hog Head while Maggie and Grace decide they should get hall passes, too.
Four days into the week, Rick goes to his favorite coffee shop, where he flirts with the attractive waitress Leigh, angering her co-worker Brent, who wants her for himself. Rick and she later meet at her gym and she invites him for a beer after they work out. He falls asleep in the hot tub for several hours, leaving his muscles too weak to use; two naked men have to help him get out. Meanwhile, Grace and minor league baseball player Gerry get closer, and Maggie finds herself attracted to Gerry's coach.
On day six, Rick and Fred go to a bar with their single, womanizing friend Coakley. There Rick meets his children's babysitter Paige, who has just turned 21 and is partying with her aunt Meg. She is attracted to him, but he turns her down to dance with Leigh.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones, Kevin Barnett, Bobby Farrelly
- Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
- Edited by: Sam Seig
- Music: Rolfe Kent
- Production design: Arlan Jay Vetter
- Produced by: Bobby Farrelly, Bradley Thomas, Peter Farrelly, Charles B. Wessler
Cast
- Owen Wilson as Rick Mills
- Jason Sudeikis as Fred Searing
- Jenna Fischer as Maggie Mills
- Christina Applegate as Grace Searing
- Nicky Whelan as Leigh
- Richard Jenkins as Coakley
- Stephen Merchant as Gary
- Larry Joe Campbell as Hog-Head
- Bruce Thomas as Rick Coleman
- Tyler Hoechlin as Gerry
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: New Line Cinema, Conundrum Entertainment
- Budget: $36,000,000
- Box office: $83,200,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, freedom, marriage, daydream, friends, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger
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