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The Wives Have their ‘Hall Pass’ Too in New Comedy

Initially conceived as a tale in which two husbands score a week off from marriage while their mates anxiously await developments, Warner Bros.’ new comedy “Hall Pass” took another twist as filmmakers the Farrelly Brothers delved further into the story and characters.

Now, in addition to tracking Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) on their seven-day bender, the story takes a look at what might happen if Maggie (Jenna Fisher) and Grace (Christina Applegate) assumed the same freedom.

“It has to go both ways. That’s key to unlocking the story, making it fair and opening it up for everyone,” says Peter Farrelly. Not only fair, but, as Bradley Thomas points out, more honest. “If you make a movie about two guys who get a hall pass while their wives are sitting at home, hoping and praying they don’t do anything, that’s just baloney. It’s not real. I’m sure that if these two guys are looking at other women, then other guys are checking out their wives, too.”

To allow Rick and Fred some space for the week, as well as themselves, the women head out of town to Maggie’s parents’ home in Cape Cod. Two days later, tanned and relaxed in the stands at a Minor League baseball game, Grace attracts the flattering attention of Gerry, a confident, young hard-bodied first baseman, played by Tyler Hoechlin, while Grace is approached by the team’s suave coach, coincidentally named Rick, played by Bruce Thomas.

It’s not till the guys ask them out for a beer that Maggie and Grace understand that this hall pass could be printed on both sides…

“For Maggie, the story becomes about her own complacency in the marriage,” offers Jenna Fischer. “After she grants her husband a week off because she thinks it’s what he wants, she realizes that she’s also been feeling a little restless. Then she meets a man who’s willing to help her cash in a hall pass of her own.

“Owen and I really focused on the dynamic of Maggie and Rick’s relationship so that when the complications arise, they carry some weight. I think you have to believe that these two people are really meant to be together,” Fischer continues. “It’s one of the reasons why I responded to the script.”

If Maggie is looking for moral support at this crucial juncture, Grace is no help. “Grace is the voice in her head beckoning her to the dark side,” says Christina Applegate.

In fact, it’s Grace who makes the valid point that if Rick and Fred are taking the week off, then she and Maggie are likewise single—and should behave accordingly. Says Applegate, “The way Grace sees it, it should be tit for tat. The best way to get back at her husband is to do the same thing he’s doing. This 22-year-old specimen tickles her fancy and she’s tempted to make a big mistake. Grace is frustrated that things have come to this, and when you’re frustrated you don’t always make the right choices.”

By throwing the wives into the breach along with their husbands, “Hall Pass” not only doubles the story’s comedic possibilities but raises the emotional stakes.

“While they’re away, the women sort of rediscover their own youth. When these guys are hitting on them, at first they think, ‘It’s okay, we’ll just go to the barbeque with them,’ but then things start to heat up unexpectedly,” says Bobby Farrelly.

“Rather than just a fantasy about having a hall pass,” Applegate concludes, “it becomes a story about working to be sure your relationship is sustainable for the rest of your life. There are a lot of broad moments, and crazy guys doing crazy things, but it’s also people working through a situation, which allows for some beautiful and heartfelt moments.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Hall Pass” is a New Line Cinema presentation to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

14 Comments on The Wives Have their ‘Hall Pass’ Too in New Comedy

  1. imortal walang kapantay sa ganda sa astig // March 10, 2011 at 2:49 pm //

    Marami ng programa ang nilampaso ng IMORTAL for five months only:
    1.Endless Love
    2.) Ilumina
    3.) Gracilda
    4.)Beauty Queen
    5.) I heart you pare
    6.)baker king
    7.) Machete

    Ang tapang ni machete makipag laban ba sa imortal nakaka loka ha!!!

    bongga talaga si angel locsin she is really a superstar matulungin kasi kaya pinag pala she is really a good role model to everyone…##!!!!!!!!!!$$###87798fggew45

  2. imortal hindi kayang pabagsakin // March 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm //

    Marami ng programa ang nilampaso ng IMORTAL for five months only:
    1.Endless Love
    2.) Ilumina
    3.) Gracilda
    4.)Beauty Queen
    5.) I heart you pare
    6.)baker king
    7.) Machete

    Ang tapang ni machete makipag laban ba sa imortal nakaka loka ha!!!

    bongga talaga si angel locsin she is really a superstar matulungin kasi kaypa pinag pala she is really a good role model to everyone…##!!!!!!dfd!!!!

  3. imortal hindi lang pang world class but pang universe pa // March 9, 2011 at 7:52 pm //

    Marami ng programa ang nilampaso ng IMORTAL for five months only:
    1.Endless Love
    2.) Ilumina
    3.) Gracilda
    4.)Beauty Queen
    5.) I heart you pare
    6.)baker king
    7.) Machete

    Ang tapang ni machete makipag laban ba sa imortal nakaka loka ha!!!

    bongga talaga si angel locsin she is really a superstar matulungin kasi kaypa pinag pala she is really a good role model to everyone…,,,,,,!!!!!

  4. imortal the father of all teleserye in the philippines // March 9, 2011 at 7:52 pm //

    Marami ng programa ang nilampaso ng IMORTAL for five months only:
    1.Endless Love
    2.) Ilumina
    3.) Gracilda
    4.)Beauty Queen
    5.) I heart you pare
    6.)baker king
    7.) Machete

    Ang tapang ni machete makipag laban ba sa imortal nakaka loka ha!!!

    bongga talaga si angel locsin she is really a superstar matulungin kasi kaypa pinag pala she is really a good role model to everyone…,,,,,,
    ______

  5. A-ll the
    B-est
    S-hows

    C-omes from the
    B-rightest
    N-etwork

    8-).

  6. A-ll the
    B-est
    S-hows

    C-omes from the
    B-rightest
    N-etwork

    😎

  7. alex g: How would you equate a Decline in Ads, Cheap Awards, Flop Movie Gross & Poor Artists' Endorsements, from a high ratings (daw!?) claimed by gozon? // March 9, 2011 at 7:16 pm //

    Cheating & Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning, Rating Manipulations, etc.
    (w/ AGB & PEP).
    😎

  8. alex g: Did you know that gma7 was always the first channel that SIGNS-OFF the tv? Did you also know that AGB Nielsen Media Research has a pending case here & abroad? // March 9, 2011 at 7:16 pm //

    Early Signing-Off, Cost Cutting, Debt Increase & Financial Crisis.
    Words that best describes gma.
    😎

  9. alex g: What happened to the Titan Plugs of gma? It seems like a shrinking Titanic. Now, that's what you called, "KARMA". // March 9, 2011 at 7:15 pm //

    Boboserye, Hubadserye, Flopserye, Peryaserye.
    Trademark ng gma.
    😎

  10. alex g: gma, known for "Cheating & Data Tampering, Desperate Publicity, Mind Conditioning & Rating Manipulations" (w/ AGB & PEP). KARMA, "Here I come". // March 9, 2011 at 7:15 pm //

    Weakness tlga ng gma ang lumaban ng patas.
    😎

  11. alex g: Kapit-Tuko tlga si gozon sa ratings, (Panic na kasi). TALUNAN kasi sa Ads, Awards, Movies at Endorsements, tanggal pa sa KBP. // March 9, 2011 at 7:15 pm //

    “Self-Proclaim Effect”, heto ang paraan ng gma para i-promote ang sarili, aside from Rating Manipulations.
    😎

  12. alex g: "Walang kinikilingan, walang pinoproteksyonan, walang kasinungalingan, walang bahid pulitika, serbisyong totoo lang", Dahil d natutulog ang balita, BAYARAN niyo kami para gumawa ng commercials 24 oras".. // March 9, 2011 at 7:14 pm //

    Dahil sa PERA, nawala tuloy prinsipiyo.
    Baka naman maliit ang sahod? (how stupid).
    😎

  13. alex g: Valentines Box Office King pala ah, ni wala nga kasabay na Filipino movie eh, 44.26M in 3 weeks lang!? (as compared to BULONG with 67.27M). May "Divine Intervention" pa raw, sabi ni mother lily (how stupid).. // March 9, 2011 at 7:14 pm //

    “Napakahirap na ng buhay ngayon, kaya for a movie to make over P135 million in 3 days is a miracle. Divine intervention ito”.
    -lily monteverde (baliw).
    😎

  14. alex g: marian - (a.k.a. "The Cheapest Celebrity") No Awards, No Endorsements, Flop Movies, Poor GMRC, Poor in Diction, Grammar & Spelling (in English), Low I.Q., Trying Hard, O.A., etc. // March 9, 2011 at 7:13 pm //

    My gosh!
    Ilang years na sa showbiz, wala pa ring napapatunayan.
    (all FLOPS)
    😎

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