Heartbreakers (2001)

A mother and daughter con team seduce and scam wealthy men.

Director:

David Mirkin

Writers:

Robert Dunn, Paul Guay

Stars:

Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sigourney Weaver	...	Angela Nardino / Max Conners / Ulga Yevanova
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Wendy / Page Conners / Jane Helstrom
Ray Liotta	...	Dean Cumanno / Vinny Staggliano
Jason Lee	...	Jack Withrowe
Anne Bancroft	...	Gloria Vogal / Barbara
Jeffrey Jones	...	Mr. Appel
Gene Hackman	...	William B. Tensy
Nora Dunn	...	Miss Madress
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Leo
Ricky Jay	...	Dawson's Auctioneer
Sarah Silverman	...	Linda
Zach Galifianakis	...	Bill
Michael Hitchcock	...	Dr. Arnold Davis
Pierre Gonneau	...	Priest at First Wedding
Shawn Colvin	...	Minister at Second Wedding

Storyline

Max and Page are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it's on to the next victim.

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Plot Keywords:

decolletage | short dress | revolver | female criminal | femme fatale | 

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Taglines:

Caution: Dangerous curves ahead.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related content including dialogue

Did You Know?

Trivia

Back when the movie was supposed to start filming in 1997 actress Alicia Silverstone was originally cast in the role of Page and Doug Liman (the director of Go (1999) and Swingers (1996)) was set to direct, but as time passed Jennifer Love Hewitt ended up playing Page and David Mirkin (who also directed Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)) took over directing duties.

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Goofs

When Jack takes Jane into their honeymoon suite, the door closes behind them without anyone closing it. In the corner, if you watch the doorknob, there is a hand that you can see that closes the door for them.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Priest at First Wedding: Do you, Angela Nardino, take Dean Cumanno as your lawfully wedded husband? To love, honor, and obey, 'til death do you part?
Angela Nardino: I do.

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Alternate Versions

According to director David Mirkin some scenes where changed due to pressure from the MPAA to give the film a R rating:

• The scene at the beginning where Ray Liotta and Sigourney Weaver are laying on the bed was edited so you don't see Ray kissing an "objectionable area".
• Jennifer Love Hewitts line "Piss off" (in the bar) originally was "fuck off".
• In the Russian restaurant one line by Elya Baskin was subtitled "Can I tickle you with my big Russian sausage?" but originally it was "May I tickle your breast with my 'Russian love tool'?"

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Connections

Featured in Heartbreakers: Laffs & Gaffes (2001)

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Soundtracks

Infinity
Written and Performed by Inara George and Bryony Atkinson

User Reviews

Romantic Comedy (Not Exactly)

The film was billed as a romantic comedy, but I didn't see it that way. It's certainly a comedy (with a little romance) but this is far closer to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels than Pretty Woman.

Anyway, when i watched it i found the film to be one of the best comedies i've seen for years. Its about a sexy mother and daughter pairing of Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love-Hewitt who basically marry men for their money; every character seems to be double crossing every other character, and it makes for terrific viewing.

Each member of the cast puts in a top performance, the characters are all intelligently written and the story is very strong and interesting.

I have to recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a good laugh, this is definitely not just a another chick flick, it is a brilliantly funny movie. 8/10

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

heartBREAKeRS

Filming Locations:

The Breakers Resort, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,801,323, 25 March 2001

Gross USA:

$40,336,607

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,756,408

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1