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:

revolver | female criminal | femme fatale | mother daughter team | decolletage | 

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Taglines:

This is not a simple work... This is a family business!

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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

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breakers

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, Wide Release

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:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song Max Conners sings in the Russian restaurant is "Back in the U.S.S.R.", from The Beatles (1968).

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Goofs

At the auction, Tinsey stops just inside the door to look at a statue. While standing there, a couple comes in the door, passing him on his right (the woman is wearing a black and white print dress). Although the couple walked completely past him, the next shot shows a close up of his face, and the same couple is back at the door, coming in again.

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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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Connections

References Chasing Amy (1997)

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Soundtracks

Baby, Now That I've Found You
Written by John MacLeod and Tony Macaulay
Performed by Alison Krauss
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Extraordinary Love Comedy

Funny how easily guys can be fooled by women, but this movie is all about that. Tragically some women can't be trusted, especially when they're working on man's weakness, by using temptation.

The movie takes maximum advantage of all the funny things that can happen when a mother and daughter team of marriage con goes out to dig the gold out of rich men. Unfortunately, the daughter falls for incorruptible decent bar owner. But the plan is still to con the guy into being seduced by the mother (who's pretending to be the cousin of her own daughter) on the night of the wedding of the daughter to the bar owner.

The movie is a comedy but hits close to home about how men can be conned by having wool put over their eyes in the name of love, and by some forceful means. That's what makes this movie an extra delight to watch.

The movie is actually a love comedy with a twist, and lives up to both the comedy, and romance aspect of the story as well.

Jennifer Hewitt and Sigourney Weaver puts on great performance as well as the supporting casts.

Great movie that I wish they made more of its kind.