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The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

Romance · Comedy · 1972

Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.

Movie details

The Heartbreak Kid

“A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love.”

1972 Romance · Comedy 1h 45m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Elaine May

Written by

Bruce Jay Friedman · Neil Simon

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Lenny Cantrow

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Kelly Corcoran

Jeannie Berlin

Jeannie Berlin

Lila Kolodny

Audra Lindley

Audra Lindley

Mrs. Corcoran

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Duane Corcoran

M

Mitchell Jason

Cousin Ralph

William Prince

William Prince

Colorado Man

Court is in session

Put The Heartbreak Kid on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.