Devastated Peter takes a Hawaii vacation in order to deal with recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex ... and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.
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 Hawaii, so Peter heads for a resort on Oahu where, as he's checking in, he sees Sarah and her new beau, Aldous, a polymorphously 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?
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Kristen Bell injured her knee whilst filming one of the horse scenes for the movie, which didn't end up making it into the final cut. However, she can still be seen walking with a light limp in scenes towards the end of the movie.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When the group are in the restaurant and Sarah says that the movie they are discussing was the right choice for her at the time she downs her wine. The shot then cuts to Peter and Rachel, and the wine bottle is visible throughout. When the shot pans back to Sarah her wine glass is half-full again.
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Quotes
Sarah Marshall:
[to Peter]
I took love seminars, sex seminars, so don't you dare sit here and tell me I didn't try because I tried really hard, you were just too stupid to notice. See more »
Crazy Credits
Shortly after the end credits start, there is an advertisement for Sarah Marshall's new NBC crime drama, "Animal Instincts" in which her costar is Jason Bateman.
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