The Hangover

"Some guys just can't handle Vegas."

2009 1h 40m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 18,588

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Synopsis

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When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.

“Some guys just can't handle Vegas.”

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Cast

Bradley Cooper
Phil Wenneck
Ed Helms
Stu Price
Zach Galifianakis
Alan Garner
Justin Bartha
Doug Billings
Heather Graham
Jade
Sasha Barrese
Tracy Garner
Jeffrey Tambor
Sid Garner
Ken Jeong
Mr. Chow

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: Ted Boonthanakit, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $469M — a 13.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Hangover Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Todd Phillips, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Debra Neil-Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some guys just can't handle Vegas.".

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The take

Todd Phillips directs. Lawrence Sher behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Debra Neil-Fisher cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $469M — a 13.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "The Hangover Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Todd Phillips, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Debra Neil-Fisher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some guys just can't handle Vegas.".
9IMDB entry: tt1119646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1018,588 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "amnesia", "blackjack", "stag night", "lost weekend".
12Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Debra Neil-Fisher
Production design: Bill Brzeski
Costume design: Louise Mingenbach
Makeup / hair: Janeen Schreyer
VFX supervisor: Gray Marshall
Sound: Tim Chau
Stunt coordinator: Darrin Prescott
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $469,310,836
Return: 1341% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Hangover (2009)

Part of

The Hangover Collection

The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film, co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first film of The Hangover franchise. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor. The Hangover tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price and Alan Garner, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate their friend Doug Billings' impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place. It was followed by 2 sequels.

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CinemaSerf2026-07-04
★ 6/10
With "Doug" (Justin Bartha) about to tie the knot, he sets off in his soon-to-be father-in-law's vintage Mercedes with three of his friends for his stag night. Naturally, they've lied about their destination and head straight to Vegas for a night of fun and frolicking. Safety ensconsed in a suite at Caesar's Palace (no, Julius didn't ever live there), they set of for a night on the tiles and we rejoin the party next morning where they are, as the title suggests, in a bit of a state. Aside from the headaches, there is a tiger in the bathroom, a baby has appeared from somewhere and there is a chicken clucking away across the expensive shag-pile carpet. More importantly, there is absolutely no sign of the groom! Dentist "Stu" (Ed Helms) has managed to lose one of his front teeth; "Alan" (Zach Galifianakis) is a bit battered and bruised and "Phil" (Bradley Cooper) has apparently been in hospital - if his wrist tag it to be belived. Now they have to piece together just what happened during their roofie-induced evening, find the groom and hopefully make it to the wedding in a mere five hours time. Their first clue is their car. It's not the Mercedes that arrives at the lobby, but a police car. What are they doing with that? Why is a very camp gangster chasing them? What's this about an $80,000 win in the casino and can they manage to keep their significant others at bay on the phones - especially the really quite odious "Melissa" (Rachael Harris) whom poor old "Stu" actually wants to marry! It's not quite as mobile as "Road Trip" (2000) nor as crass as "American Pie" (1999) but this concept is very similar as these hapless gents experience some daft escapades that reminded me why slapstick never really worked for me. It's not that it's isn't funny at times, it's just that it's all just a little too predicatble and puerile and people getting tasered in the nether regions is just a bit too modern-day "Carry On" for me. Maybe it's time that hasn't been so kind to it, but I struggled to remain engaged and wanted to put my money more on the underused tiger.

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