Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
83%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 19 nominations
With ample laughs and sharp performances, Forgetting Sarah Marshall finds just the right mix of romantic and raunchy comedy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is the perfect movie to watch when you’re feeling down and need a good laugh. With a cast of hilarious characters, including the adorably hapless Jason Segel, and a mix of romance and raunchiness, this film is sure to put a smile on your face. Plus, Russell Brand is surprisingly well cast as the vain singer Aldous, and the supporting players elevate the movie to delightful heights. Sure, the plot may be predictable at times, but the funny set pieces more than make up for it. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Scion Films, Canana Films, Creando Films,
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Turtle Bay Resort – 57-091 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, O’ahu, Hawaii, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content, language and some graphic nudity
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital DTSS DDS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English, Hawaiian, German, Japanese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2008 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2008
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Liz Cackowski, directed by Nicholas Stoller, written by Jason Segel, comedy, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Anna Smith, Ben Kenigsberg, Peter Bradshaw, Joe Williams, Bob Mondello, Alonso Duralde, Danielle Solzman, Richard Propes, Micheal Compton, Kaleem Aftab, Megan Basham, Marcianne Miller, R MPAA rating, produced by Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson, struggling musician, TV star, breakup, Hawaii, new boyfriend, waiter, aspiring musician, raunchy comedy, romantic comedy, nudity, SDDS, DTS, Dolby SRD, Universal Pictures, Flat (1.85:1)
Worldwide gross: $105,833,257
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $145,781,268
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 846
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 15,897,630
US/Canada gross: $63,172,463
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $87,017,654
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 818
US/Canada opening weekend: $17,725,330
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $24,415,965
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 554
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $41,323,854
Production budget ranking: 935
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $22,252,895
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $82,204,519
ROI to date (est.): 129%
ROI ranking: 828
Kristen Bell – Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis – Rachael
Russell Brand – Aldous
Bill Hader – Brian
Liz Cackowski – Liz
Director(s)
Nicholas Stoller
Writer(s)
Jason Segel
Producer(s)
Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 19 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (185) | Top Critics (53) | Fresh (154) | Rotten (31)
Russell Brand is, for once, well cast in the role of vague, vain singer Aldous, who’s also the object of obsession for a waiter and aspiring musician in the Hawaiian resort.
January 24, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Anna Smith
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Ben Kenigsberg
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Judd Apatow’s comedies are always watchable and sometimes hilarious, but with the latest to emerge under his aegis, I have to admit it is getting harder to defend them against the charge of misogyny.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
It’s got an engaging cast and enough laughs to compensate for some shortcomings.
October 18, 2008 | Rating: B-
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
With pratfalls, yucks, a crying jag, and what is starting to seem like the requisite flash of nudity, Jason Segel becomes this year’s adorably hapless movie schlub.
October 18, 2008
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
TOP CRITIC
[D]eftly mixes raunchy, R-rated comedy with an intelligent, humane look at the foibles of the heart that’s almost like something out of an Eric Rohmer movie.
May 1, 2008 | Rating: 5/5
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC
TOP CRITIC
…Forgetting Sarah Marshall has just the right mix between romance and raunchiness.
April 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
One could easily put forth the argument that it’s actually the supporting players who elevate Forgetting Sarah Marshall to such delightful heights.
September 8, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A film that manages to balance raunch and sweetness just enough to make it a worthy date movie.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: B
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
Despite a handful of excellent, funny set pieces, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is sub Apatow and for the most part predictable and grating plot in that way that only romantic comedies can be.
November 4, 2018 | Rating: 2/5
Kaleem Aftab
The List
It would be dishonest to say that the story… doesn’t generate a few laughs. But anyone who isn’t numb to every kind of offensive content will cringe at what comes between them.
October 11, 2018
Megan Basham
WORLD
A good last scene does not a good movie make.
August 26, 2018
Marcianne Miller
Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC)…
Plot
Peter is a composer and a likable sad sack who’s devastated when his girlfriend of five years, Sarah Marshall, the star of a cheesy CSI-style crime show, dumps him. He weeps, he rails, he mopes. Finally, his step-brother Brian suggests a vacation, so Peter heads for a resort on Oahu where, as he’s checking in, he sees Sarah and her new beau, Aldous, a perverse English rocker. The weeping and moping start again, until Peter is rescued by Rachel, a thoughtful hotel clerk who invites him to a luau and to hang out. Although he constantly runs into Sarah and Aldous, Peter starts to come alive again. Will Sarah realize what she’s lost, and what about Rachel?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Russell Brand is “well cast” in his role as the vain singer Aldous.
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