Hall Pass

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Directed By: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer
Year: 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Theatrical Release: 2.25.2011
DVD Release: 6.14.2011
Plot Summary: Two men (Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis) get permission from their wives to spend one week doing whatever they please without fear of consequences.

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Leftover Gnomeo and Juliet Wins Weekend While Hall Pass and Drive Angry Bomb

Title	Weekend	Total	Analysis
Gnomeo and Juliet	$14.2M	$75.1M	Animated family pic finally triumphs in 3rd week in release.
Hall Pass	$13.4M	$13.4M	R-rated comedy opens as disappointingly as the movie's reviews.
Unknown	$12.4M	$42.8M	Liam Neeson thriller already in the black ($30M budget) after 2nd week.
Just Go With It	$18.2M	$79.3M	Savagely criticized Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston pic nears profitability ($80M budget).
I Am Number Four	$11.0M	$37.7M	Twilight knockoff beats Bieber for 5th place finish.

Posted 02.28.11 by reelz

Hall Pass Reviews

Being big fans of raunchy R-rated comedies, we were so looking forward to the Farrelly Brothers' Hall Pass. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to live up to the promise of the concept.
"...Hall Pass would like to be as dunked in reality as Judd Apatow's best comedies, but the movie is thin."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...while the stabs at grown-up insight miss their targets, pic still packs more pure comedic punch than the [directors] Farrellys' last few offerings..."
— Andrew Barker, Variety
"...disappointingly conventional..."
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"...(has) tons of whiffs but still more solidly hit laughs than in a dozen Couples Retreats."
— Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
"...an unbecoming and only fitfully funny account of two fortyish married guys making a final pathetic shot at playing the field."
— Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter

Posted 02.24.11 by reelz
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New in Theaters: Today's ClusterFlick Challenge

Today's Challenge: Drive Angry and Hall Pass both open nationwide tomorrow. Can you link their leading men — Nic Cage and Owen Wilson?
Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.
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Posted 02.24.11 by reelz
New Red Band Trailer for the Farrelly Brothers' Hall Pass

So far, the footage we have seen of the new comedy from Bobby and Peter Farrelly, Hall Pass, has been relatively tame because the movie had not yet been rated. Well, apparently the rating is in because a new red band trailer for the movie has been released and it is raunchy.
Written—with Kevin Barnett—and directed by the Farrellys, Hall Pass tells the story of a couple of bored married guys (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis) who are given one week off from marriage without consequences—a "hall pass"—by their wives (Jenna Fisher and Christina Applegate). The clueless guys think that they are going to spend the week eyeball-deep in naked...well, watch the new red band trailer here and see for yourself.
Hall Pass opens Feb. 25th. Amanda Bynes, Alyssa Milano, Richard Jenkins and Stephen Merchant also star.

Posted 02.20.11 by BrentJS
Four New Video Clips from Hall Pass Starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis

A set of four new preview clips from the Farrelly brothers' (Bobby and Peter) new comedy, Hall Pass, have just been released and they can now be viewed online. Written by the Farrellys and Kevin Barnett, Hall Pass stars Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis as a couple of married guys who are granted a one week "hall pass" from marriage by their wives (Jenna Fisher and Christina Applegate) in the hopes that the week off will help reignite their lagging relationships. Amanda Bynes, Alyssa Milano, Richard Jenkins and Stephen Merchant also star.

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Posted 02.15.11 by BrentJS
First Trailer and Poster for the Farrelly Brothers' New Comedy Hall Pass

The first trailer and teaser poster for the Farrelly brothers' (Bobby and Peter) new movie, Hall Pass, are now online. Those wacky guys behind Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, and The Heartbreak Kid wrote (with Kevin Barnett) and directed this new comedy about a couple of horny married guys (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis) who are granted a one week "hall pass" to cheat at will by their wives (Jenna Fisher and Christina Applegate). The problem? The wives neglected to mention that they also plan on engaging in extramarital activities during the week apart.
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Posted 11.07.10 by BrentJS