Hall Pass

Securing the rights to use the Law & Order (1990) chimes for the "Day 1-7" title cards cost $200,000.

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The fast-forward scene in which Stephen Merchant imagines killing his mistress and going to prison was conceived by Owen Wilson.

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Because "hall pass" is not a widely used expression outside the United States, the film was titled "Free Pass" in many international markets.

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Armie Hammer had a small role in the film, but it was cut before release.

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Maggie's father is played by Dwight Evans, a longtime right fielder for the Boston Red Sox. The Farrelly brothers frequently feature Boston sports stars in their films.

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This was the first film to feature the Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema logos appearing simultaneously alongside each other, following the 2008 merger of the two companies. From this point on, every film produced by New Line Cinema has carried this logo or a themed version of it.

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Although it was shot in Atlanta, Georgia, the film is set in Providence, Rhode Island, like other Farrelly Brothers films.

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The Farrelly brothers paid a six-figure sum for Pete Jones's spec script.

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Richard Jenkins lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where the Farrelly brothers grew up.

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Tyler Hoechlin, who plays the hot-headed college baseball player, went on to play the team captain of a college baseball team in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) five years later.

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Although the story and soundtrack are set in the twenty-first century, the hairstyles and fashion used in the film belonged to the 1970s.

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The film was first set up at 20th Century Fox. After the Farrelly brothers signed on to direct, they took it to New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures.

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