The Break-Up (2006)

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.

Director:

Peyton Reed

Writers:

Jeremy Garelick (screenplay), Jay Lavender (screenplay),

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

In Chicago, the art dealer Brooke Meyers feels not appreciated and neglected by her immature boyfriend Gary Grobowski, who is partner of his two brothers in a tourism business, and decides to break-up with him to make Gary misses her. Gary misunderstands her true intention, both follows the wrong advices of family members and friends, beginning a war of sexes with no winner.

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Plot Keywords:

break up | art | a cappella | condominium | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

An Ex-Rated Comedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site UIP [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

La rupture

Filming Locations:

Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$78,917 (Chile) (4 August 2006)

Gross:

$2,412,807 (Argentina) (15 September 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Mosaic Media Group, Wild West Picture Show Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

When Gary walks into the apartment with the grocery bag (before the dinner party) the bag starts out standing up on the butcher block. In the next shot it's folded up and the mixer's missing, then the next shot it's folded up, laying down on the other side of the mixer.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Rudy (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Melt Show"
Written by Old 97's (Miller, Hammond, Bethea, Peeples)
Performed by Old 97's
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Decent romantic comedy/drama

My husband and I went to see this film on its opening night and weren't surprised to see a full theatre.

The movie has its hilarious moments which are interspersed with plenty of uncomfortable, tense arguments as these 2 people who love one another try to one-up each other in the payback mode for the pain in their relationship.

My husband thought it dragged from the middle on a little, although I didn't.

We both left thinking the movie was really funny in some parts, pretty sad and even tragic in others. Overall, we thought the acting was solid & believable and though the ending wasn't expected, it was real and even hopeful.

We both said it was worth seeing, and if you're looking for a fairly real-life view of the life of a struggling relationship, you'll be glad you saw this film.

I left the theatre feeling a little empty, but glad that in real life, these two are together!! Enjoy!