''The Hangover'' is a

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of American comedy films created by

Jon Lucas Jonathan Lucas (born October 29, 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborative work with Scott Moore, which includes ''The Hangover'', '' 21 & Over'' and ''Bad Moms''. Life and career He is a gradu ...

and Scott Moore, and directed by

Todd Phillips Todd Phillips (né Bunzl, born December 20, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''Road Trip (film), Road Trip'', ''Old School (film), Old School'', ...

. All three films follow the misadventures of a quartet of friends (also known as "the Wolfpack") who go on their road trip to attend a bachelor party. While all of the films finds three of the four men on a mission to find their missing friend, the first two films focus on the events, after the night of debauchery before a party in

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and

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, whereas the third and final film involves a road trip and a kidnapping in lieu of a bachelor party. Each film in the series focuses on how the friends deal with the aftermath of their antics, while they are being humiliated and occasionally physically beaten up at every turn. All three films were released from 2010 to 2014, and have grossed a collective total of $1.4 billion in the United States and worldwide.

Films

''The Hangover'' (2009)

Phil Wenneck, Stu Price and Alan Garner, travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate the impending marriage of their friend, Doug Billings. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan have no memory of the previous night's events and must find Doug before the wedding can take place. Lucas and Moore wrote the script after hearing how a friend of executive producer Chris Bender went missing following his bachelor party in Las Vegas. After Lucas and Moore sold it to

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for $2 million, Phillips and

Jeremy Garelick Jeremy Garelick (born November 30, 1975) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Early life Garelick was born in New York City. He attended Yale University and graduated with degrees in Film and Theater. He is of Jewish background. ...

rewrote the script to include a tiger, a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and real-life boxer

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. Filming took place in Nevada for fifteen days.

''The Hangover Part II'' (2011)

Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug, travel to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the previous film's bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things do not go as planned, resulting in another hangover with no memories of the previous night. After losing Teddy, Stu's future brother-in-law, Phil, Stu and Alan search for him in Bangkok. Warner Bros. hired Phillips and

Scot Armstrong Scot Armstrong is an American screenwriter, Film director, director, and Film producer, producer. He is credited with writing or co-writing numerous comedy films, including ''Old School (film), Old School'', ''The Hangover: Part II'', ''Semi-Pro ...

to write a sequel to ''The Hangover'' after a trailer brought down the house at

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in April 2009, two months before the film was released. The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film. Production began in October 2010, in

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, before moving on location in Thailand.

''The Hangover Part III'' (2013)

Phil, Stu and Doug are happily living uneventful lives at home. The only member of the Wolfpack who is not content is Alan. Still lacking a sense of purpose, Alan has ditched his meds and given in to his natural impulses until the untimely death of his father forces him to finally re-evaluate his lifestyle and seek the help he needs. Phil, Stu and Doug are there to make sure Alan takes the first step. This time, Alan marries Cassandra, and resigns from The Wolfpack, but things still go awry when the Wolfpack hits the road. Phillips first announced plans for a third film in May 2011, days before the release of ''The Hangover Part II''.

Craig Mazin Craig Mazin (born April 8, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for creating the five-part HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl (miniseries), Chernobyl'', based on the Chernobyl disaster, nuclear disaster of the same name in ...

, who co-wrote ''Part II'', was also brought on board in May to script the film. The principal actors signed on in January 2012 and production began in September 2012 in

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, California, before moving to

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, and

, Nevada. The film was released on May 23, 2013.

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External links

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