The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

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

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Scot Armstrong (screenplay), Leslie Dixon (screenplay),

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman, Michelle Monaghan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Eddie
Malin Akerman	...	Lila
Michelle Monaghan	...	Miranda
Jerry Stiller	...	Doc
Rob Corddry	...	Mac
Carlos Mencia	...	Tito
Scott Wilson	...	Boo
Polly Holliday	...	Beryl
Danny McBride	...	Martin
Roy Jenkins	...	Buzz
Stephanie Courtney	...	Gayla
Amy Sloan	...	Deborah
Jerry Sherman	...	Grandpa Anderson
Lauren Bowles	...	Tammy
Nicholas Kromka	...	12 Year Old Twin

Storyline

Eddie is forty, owns a sporting-goods store, and is still single. After watching his ex-fiancée walk down the aisle, he meets Lila, an environmental researcher, who seems too good to be true. Pressured by his father and best friend, Eddie pops the question and marries Lila after only 6 weeks. However, as he almost instantly discovers, his new bride is a nightmare with more baggage than he can handle. She's immature, foolish, a monster in bed, owes a tremendous amount of money to various sources, and as it turns out, is only a volunteer and doesn't actually have a job. While on their honeymoon in Cabo, Eddie meets Miranda, a down-to-earth lacrosse coach who is visiting with her family. Sparks fly, and Eddie falls for her. Now comes the tricky part of breaking off his marriage to crazy Lila, all while keeping the truth from Miranda about why he's in Cabo in the first place...

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | newlywed | sporting goods store | stupidity | self confidence | 

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Taglines:

Love stings

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks Pictures [us] Universal Pictures [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seven Day Itch

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£1,236,288 (UK) (5 October 2007)

Gross:

$36,771,343 (USA) (30 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Pictures, Radar Pictures, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features two actresses who became famous for playing characters named "Flo": Stephanie Courtney who portrays "Flo" in the Progressive insurance commercials, and Polly Holliday who portrayed "Florence Jean Casselberry" (Flo) in the long running television series Alice.

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Goofs

When Eddie is struggling with the robber (who has stolen Lyla's bag) a red car pulls up twice but when the camera cuts away the car disappears and the car does not pass by.

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Quotes

Eddie Cantrow: I love sports. In fact, I even lost my virginity on a baseball diamond.
Buzz: Oh, you're too much. Really?
Eddie Cantrow: Yeah, yeah. A couple of the older kids pushed down and -
[growls]
Eddie Cantrow: [everyone stops laughing]
Eddie Cantrow: It was not pretty.
[pause]
Gayla: Did you file charges?
Eddie Cantrow: No, I...
Miranda: He was making a joke, Gayla.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Approximately midway through the end credits, there is a scene showing Lila (Malin Akerman) having sex in a bed screaming "cock me" over and over. Cut to the next morning and Lila is shown sleeping in bed with a smile and the camera pans to the left showing a donkey smoking a cigarette in the corner sitting in a chair.

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Connections

Featured in Top 25 Celebrity Nude Scenes 2007 (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Take Em Or Leave Em"
Written by Thomas Hull
Performed by Amy Lavere (as Amy LaVere)
Courtesy of Archer Records

User Reviews

Heavy-handed remake of the 1972 original replaces selfish adults with immature brats...

Sporting goods store owner (Ben Stiller, incredulous as ever) from San Francisco has a whirlwind courtship and marriage to a leggy blonde which culminates in disaster once they honeymoon down Mexico way; she reveals a seamy past, an uncertain financial future, and a deviated septum while he falls for a dryly humorous brunette on vacation with her relatives (they meet when she drops her camera over the balcony). Bruce Jay Friedman's original story (and Neil Simon's 1972 adaptation) retooled for the "There's Something About Mary" generation. What was originally played for ethnic laughs (Jews vs. Gentiles) has been substituted with what can only be described as nasal-passage humor. Five screenwriters worked on this bombastic version, including the directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly, but the jokes are nasty and ugly throughout. Elaine May's version was unsympathetic and cruel, but at least had credible characters. Stiller believes his new lady-friend and her family are aware he has a wife, unaware they think he's a grieving widower and that his spouse was viciously murdered! The scenario, laden with misunderstandings and dim slapstick worthy of a "Three's Company" rerun, is so wrongheaded that even the gags which should work tend to fail. The glossy locale turns out to be a presumptuous obstacle in the proceedings (it overwhelms the slim little plot), while the romantic entanglements are not unraveled with any smarts. What a missed opportunity! This tale is ripe for satiric barbs, but the writing team aims instead for low-brow shenanigans made to appeal to an audience of the lowest common denominator. * from ****