But for me, I get excited for creative filmmakers ... not re-treads.The key characters are all back and played by the same guys: Bradley Cooper (Phil), Ed Helms (Stu), Zach Galifianakis (Alan), Justin Bartha (Doug), and Ken Leong (Mr. Chow). [49], In June 2012, Warner Bros. successfully defended a lawsuit brought against them by Louis Vuitton over the use of a fake case in one scene. "[30], Liam Neeson replaced Gibson after being invited by Cooper, who worked with Neeson on The A-Team, to take the part. Director Todd Phillips raised concerns after he joked that Crystal had become addicted to cigarettes after learning to smoke them for the film. Written by Despite this, PETA protested about Crystal's appearance in the film for use of exotic animals for entertainment purposes and the film does not carry the American Humane Association's disclaimer that "no animals were harmed" since the group was denied set visits. View production, box office, & company info. Making nearly the exact same movie a second time, but shifting the setting to Thailand, is just … what, lazy? Greetings again from the darkness. [77], Conversely, Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave The Hangover Part II a positive review remarking, "What happens in Bangkok isn't as much fun as when it happened in Vegas, but it's still worth the trip". The group, along with Tyson, agrees to look at the pictures together once (some of which reveal Teddy lost his finger playing the knife game) before erasing the evidence of their exploits once again. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [59], For the Memorial Day four-day weekend, the film amassed $103.4 million to become the fourth-highest-grossing Memorial Day weekend opening. Especially when the first film grosses a half-billion dollars! After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down. Impressed, Lauren's father gives the couple his blessing. Two years after the events of the first movie in Las Vegas, Stu Price, Phil Wenneck, Alan Garner and Doug Billings travel to Thailand for Stu's upcoming wedding to Lauren, his fiancée. [5], On a budget of $80 million,[26] principal photography began on October 8, 2010, in Ontario, California with the first images of production being released a few days later. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. Upon exiting, the trio is attacked by two Russian mobsters who take the monkey, and one shoots Phil in his arm. This version has also been released on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK. [60] The highest weekend gross came from the United Kingdom where the film earned £10,409,017[63][64] from 469 screens, breaking the record for the highest-grossing opening for a U.S. comedy,[65] but this record was overtaken by The Inbetweeners Movie (£13,216,736[66]). They enter a nearby tattoo parlor where Stu got his tattoo, and they learn that they started a fight that escalated into a riot. [2], The Hangover Part II debuted in 40 countries internationally over the weekend of May 26–29, 2011, across 5,170 screens. Arriving on land just as Lauren's father is about to cancel the wedding, Stu makes a defiant speech where he rejects being boring and instead states that he is in fact quite wild. [32], In November 2010, it was reported that Jamie Chung had been cast in the film as Stu's fiancée as well as it being renamed, The Hangover Part II. A source close to Gibson stated, "He doesn't understand why Mike Tyson, a drug user who turned his life around, was given a chance while Mel was kicked to the curb. [39][40], The first teaser trailer was released online in February 2011. Stu blames Alan for ruining his life and attacks him, but Phil breaks it up and tells them that they have to stick together. The wolf-pack retrace their steps through strip clubs, tattoo parlors and cocaine-dealing monkeys on the streets of Bangkok as they try and find Teddy before the wedding. After a quiet night on the beach with a beer and toasting marshmallows by the camp fire, Stu, Alan and Phil wake up in a seedy apartment in Bangkok. Filmmakers want to keep their audience satisfied. It tells the story of Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug as they travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Directed by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the script with Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, and Paul Giamatti. We acted immediately to correct the mistake and removed the trailer from screens". Philips later explained that Crystal never actually held a lit cigarette on the film's set and the smoke was added digitally in post-production. Film critic Roger Ebert was amongst those who criticized use of the photo, calling it "a cruel shot that director Todd Phillips should never, ever have used. It is a great movie, but what I was suprised about is, that it is rated FSK 12 here in Germany, which means, you can watch it alone, when you are twelve years old. Liam Neeson was initially cast in that role, which was originally envisioned for Mel Gibson. The Hangover Part II Wedding Setting – Phulay Bay Ritz Carlton, Krabi It’s hard to argue that the setting for the wedding seen at the beginning of the Hangover 2 is anything but stunning. I am unsure whether this is a sequel or remake. The soundtrack contains 12 songs from the film, along with eight dialogue clips from the film. That's all I know". So the chances are very good that if you liked the first one, you will also enjoy this one. The first Hangover had me excited that a new comedic genius had entered Hollywood and would quickly blow away the Judd Apatow recycle jobs and copycats. [80], In an interview with New York magazine, Ken Jeong responded to criticisms of the character Mr. Chow as an offensive caricature and stated doing the character was "very cathartic" for him and said the character "has the inflections of Vietnamese, with kind of the anger of my own Korean nature" although "it's definitely not about an accent, or a stereotype. [8] Also in December, Australian stuntman Scott McLean was seriously injured in a traffic accident while filming a stunt sequence near Bangkok. Whitmill, who designed the tattoo for Tyson claims it as a copyrighted work and asked a judge to stop Warner Bros. Entertainment from using the tattoo in the film or in marketing materials, which would effectively halt the film's release, and asked for monetary compensation for what he referred to as "reckless copyright infringement". (2011). They meet a gangster named Kingsley, who demands Chow's bank account password by the following morning in exchange for Teddy. Phillips explained, "We were in a complete time crunch so I called up Nick and asked if he would do the part. Everybody deserves a second chance". Phillips stated: "I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of [WB president] Jeff Robinov and his team. Kingsley turns out to be an undercover agent, who tells the trio that the police had used the information that Teddy had disappeared to arrest Chow and Kingsley actually does not know where Teddy is. If it worked once, it will work again. The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film. Doug is back at the resort, but Teddy is missing, there's a monkey with a severed finger, Alan's head is shaved, Stu has a tattoo on his face, and they can't remember any of it. Production began in October 2010, in Ontario, California, before moving on location in Thailand. [78] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said, "There are definitely laughs to be had, even if the three leads often seem to be going through the motions". Chow begins to relay the events of the prior night, but he collapses after snorting a line of cocaine. Three weeks later, Phillips decided to reshoot the scene, but with Neeson in London filming Wrath of the Titans, the actor was no longer available. Desperate and out of clues, Phil calls Doug's wife Tracy to tell her they cannot find Teddy. Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding.