The Break-Up (2006)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Peyton Reed

Writers (WGA):

Jeremy Garelick (screenplay) &
Jay Lavender (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

. . . pick a side.

Plot:

In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Art | A Cappella | Pool Table | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	7:00 PM	USA
Fri. July 10	9:00 PM	USA

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Gary Grobowski
Jennifer Aniston	...	Brooke Meyers
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Addie
Cole Hauser	...	Lupus Grobowski
Jon Favreau	...	Johnny O
Jason Bateman	...	Riggleman
Judy Davis	...	Marilyn Dean
Justin Long	...	Christopher
Ivan Sergei	...	Carson Wigham
John Michael Higgins	...	Richard Meyers
Ann-Margret	...	Wendy Meyers
Vernon Vaughn	...	Howard Meyers
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Dennis Grobowski
Elaine Robinson	...	Carol Grobowski
Jane Alderman	...	Mrs. Grobowski

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity and language.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42432) | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Jennifer Aniston's character Brooke gets a "Telly Savalas" wax job during the movie. In real life, Savalas was Aniston's godfather.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the club scene, after Gary's younger brother Lupus has hit on the girl in pink, he is speaking to Gary and gesturing emphatically with both hands. When the shots switch, Lupus has one arm resting behind Gary's back, then it switches back to show him using both hands again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gary: Come on, come on, come on.
Johnny O: All right, here we go.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Well Well

Rachel And The Wedding Crasher

You all know the story. I don't think anyone would have expected it to be so loud, but the story is that one. The break up of two people who were not suppose to be together in the first place. He is that obnoxious guy offering her a hot dog. She meets him at the same time we do. I would have run as far as possible as fast as possible but apparently there was something about this slightly deranged tourist guide who likes to play video games that appealed to her. Well, so, my dear you deserve every bit you're going to get. Vince Vaughn has all the "funny' lines and she is like a farcical woman from yesteryear, dating other guys to make him jealous. I'm not kidding, that's what she does, while he goes to visit Jon Favreau - the best bits in the film - to cry his miseries to the one other character more moronic than himself. Glimpses of Judy Davis, Ann-Margret and Vincent D'Onofrio give the movie an unexpected lift but, dear me, dear me. Rush to see the films of Preston Sturges, I'm talking to the filmmakers naturally. The awful part of the whole thing is that I found myself laughing and that as far as 2006 comedies is not half bad. Isn't that just terrible?