The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Scot Armstrong (screenplay) and
Leslie Dixon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love blows

Plot:

A newlywed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.

Plot Keywords:

Sporting Goods Store | Marriage | Newlywed | Self Confidence | Rough Sex

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Eddie
Malin Akerman	...	Lila
Michelle Monaghan	...	Miranda
Jerry Stiller	...	Doc
Rob Corddry	...	Mac
Carlos Mencia	...	Tito
Scott Wilson	...	Boo / Esperanza Lunch Patron
Polly Holliday	...	Beryl
Danny McBride	...	Martin (as Danny McBride)
Roy Jenkins	...	Buzz
Stephanie Courtney	...	Gayla
Amy Sloan	...	Deborah
Jerry Sherman	...	Grandpa Anderson
Lauren Bowles	...	Tammy
Nicholas Kromka	...	12 Year Old Twin

Also Known As:

Seven Day Itch (USA) (working title)
Untitled Farrelly Brothers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 (cut) | UK:18 | Germany:12 | USA:R (certificate #43638) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Taiwan:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:MA | Peru:14 | USA:R | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:U | France:Unrated | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Ireland:16 (cut) | Italy:VM14 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Company:

DreamWorks Pictures

Trivia:

Release prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Hansel". Hansel is a character in Zoolander (2001), another Ben Stiller movie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Miranda tells Eddie that she coaches the women's lacrosse team at Ole Miss, a.k.a. The University of Mississippi. Ole Miss does not have a women's (or men's) lacrosse team.

Quotes:

Eddie Cantrow: Hey, uh, do you think you could tell me where I could find Uncle Tito?
Tito: Yes. Uh, may I ask who's inquiring?
Eddie Cantrow: Yeah, my name's Eddie Cantrow and I'm a friend of a friend of his. I'm supposed to give him something.
Tito: I'm sorry to tell you this, but he no longer works here. He's actually in jail, serving six to ten years. He was caught having cock-fights. And I'm not speaking about the kind of rooster.
Eddie Cantrow: Oh.
Tito: Screw off! I'm joking, man! C'mon! I am Uncle Tito.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Cuando Canto

The Farrelly's Return to Form...Not!

After 3 watered-down, toothless flicks (Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, and Fever Pitch), The Heartbreak Kid was The Farrelly Brothers' return to raunchy comedy. Trying to recapture the greatness of their biggest hit, There's Something about Mary, they hired Ben Stiller and a Cameron Diaz look-alike. The end result is heartbreakingly mediocre. The film, which tells the story of a newlywed (Stiller), whose bride (Akerman) goes loco only a couple of hours after their wedding, just isn't funny. In fact, all the good jokes were in the trailer. The remaining jokes either missed the mark (anything that has to do with Monaghan's Miranda), or were removed altogether from the Egyptian theatrical version (apparently, there's a hilarious love sequence). In addition, due to sloppy writing, I found myself rooting for the bad "guy" (Akerman's Lila), and thought Stiller's Eddie was a jerk, as he cheated on his wife during their honeymoon. If that wasn't enough, the film is far too long (over 2 hours) and the last 30 minutes are so dark for a "comedy" that they're painful to watch. The film's only redeeming factor is Akerman, who gives a charming performance. But even Akerman's charm can't save this trainwreck.