The Hangover

| 2009

Directed by: Todd Phillips

Main Plot

"The Hangover," directed by Todd Phillips, follows a group of friends who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. The morning after their wild night, they wake up with no memory of the previous evening and discover the groom is missing. The friends must retrace their steps to figure out what happened, encountering a series of bizarre and comedic situations along the way. As they piece together the events, they deal with unexpected consequences, including a stolen police car, a tiger in their hotel room, and a baby they can't explain. Their journey is a chaotic and humorous quest to find the groom and get him back in time for his wedding.

Characters

  • Zach Galifianakis plays Alan, a socially awkward and unpredictable friend whose antics lead to a series of chaotic events during a bachelor party weekend in Las Vegas.
  • Bradley Cooper plays Phil Wenneck, a schoolteacher who leads his friends on a wild bachelor party adventure in Las Vegas, resulting in a series of chaotic and humorous events.
  • Justin Bartha plays Doug Billings, the groom who goes missing after a wild bachelor party, prompting his friends to search for him before his wedding.

Ending Explained

In the conclusion of "The Hangover," directed by Todd Phillips, the main characters—Phil, Stu, and Alan—finally piece together the events of their wild night in Las Vegas. They discover that Doug, the groom who had been missing, is actually on the roof of their hotel. This revelation comes after they retrace their steps and solve various bizarre clues, including interactions with a tiger, a baby, and a gangster named Mr. Chow. The friends rush to the hotel rooftop and find Doug sunburned but otherwise unharmed. They quickly get him back to Los Angeles just in time for his wedding. Despite the chaos and near disasters, Doug marries his fiancée, Tracy. Stu, who had impulsively married a stripper named Jade during the night, decides to end his unsatisfying relationship with his controlling girlfriend, Melissa. The film concludes with the friends looking at a camera they found, which contains photos from their forgotten night, providing a hilarious and shocking visual recap of their misadventures.

Todd Phillips Comedy Zach Galifianakis Bradley Cooper Justin Bartha