The Hangover(2009) is a comedy film directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The movie follows a wild and chaotic adventure in Las Vegas, focusing on a group of friends who must piece together the events of a drunken night that they cannot remember.
The story begins with **Doug Billings** (played by Justin Bartha), who is about to get married. To celebrate his upcoming wedding, Doug’s friends—**Phil Wenneck** (Bradley Cooper), **Stu Price** (Ed Helms), and **Alan Garner** (Zach Galifianakis)—head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. However, the night takes a disastrous turn when they wake up the next morning in their hotel suite with no memory of the previous night, a trashed room, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet, and no sign of Doug.
The three friends struggle to make sense of the situation as they try to find Doug, who is missing and may have been accidentally kidnapped. As they retrace their steps, they discover that the events of the night were even crazier than they could have imagined, including encounters with a stripper named **Jade** (Heather Graham), a gangster named **Mr. Chow** (Ken Jeong), and a tiger owned by boxer **Mike Tyson**.
The film follows the group as they try to solve the mystery of what happened while facing a series of increasingly ridiculous and dangerous situations. Throughout their search, the characters deal with their own personal issues, from Phil’s unhappiness with his family life to Stu’s secret relationship with a woman he’s ashamed to be with, while Alan’s eccentric and naive behavior leads to much of the chaos.
**”The Hangover”** is a high-energy, laugh-out-loud comedy that became a massive box office hit and garnered a strong cult following. It’s known for its outrageous humor, unexpected twists, and over-the-top situations. The film was praised for its performances, particularly Galifianakis’s portrayal of the eccentric Alan, and for its fast-paced storytelling.
The movie spawned two sequels, **”The Hangover Part II”** (2011) and **”The Hangover Part III”** (2013), continuing the misadventures of the same group of friends, although none could quite capture the original’s magic. “The Hangover” remains a landmark comedy, known for popularizing the “raucous bachelor party” genre and influencing a wave of similar films in the following years.
