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:

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

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, 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 film was originally entitled "The Breakers", after the swank Palm Beach, Florida resort. The company passed on the rights to include their name as the title of the movie, and removed all clear association with the production - except that they allowed MGM to film on the hotel's premises.

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Goofs

When Max pretends to be 'Olga', judging by her accent and name, she is supposed to be Russian; at one point she addresses Tensey as 'Babooshka' in an affectionate tone. When in fact 'Babooshka' is Russian for Grandmother. However, a plausible excuse for this would be that Max was unaware of its actual meaning.

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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

The DVD release contains 20 deleted scenes. These include:

• Maxine and Paige are exercising in the hotel's fitness center. - Maxine and Tensy playing a depressing game of Scrabble. - Paige and Maxine arguing about what they are going to wear on Paige's date with Jack.

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Connections

Remade as Bachke Rehna Re Baba (2005)

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Soundtracks

The Best Is Yet to Come
Written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
Performed by Michael Andrew and Swingerhead

User Reviews

This is almost worth going to see just because of Jennifer Love Hewitt!

Much to my surprise, this movie is actually very funny and entertaining! It's about a mother/daughter con team of Max and Page (played by Sigourney Weaver of `Aliens' and Jennifer Love Hewitt of `Can't Hardly Wait') who prey upon wealthy men with the mom as bait and the daughter as cheating material to end the marriage in a fraudulent divorce. Therefore, they get half of everything he owns, which tides them over until the next poor sucker is tracked down. And these are supposed to be the good guys (or girls)? Just like `Hannibal', you end up rooting for the main characters, regardless of their motives. While this seems to work fine for them on a rich chop shop owner named Dean (Ray Liotta of `Goodfellas') and tobacco tycoon William Tensy (Gene Hackman of `Enemy of the State'), they run into a unexpected problem when Page falls for a bar owner named Jack (Jason Lee of `Chasing Amy') and actually grows a conscience on their supposed `last con'. Meanwhile, Dean tracks the two down and uncovers their scam. Due to the hilarious performances by Liotta and Hackman, and the amazing turn for Hewitt (from the dreadful `Party of Five'), this movie stayed on track and kept the laughs rolling. While this could've fizzled in so many spots, it managed to turn itself into one of the most surprisingly enjoyable comedies in a while, possibly due to director David Mirkin's (Romy and Michele's High School Reunion') fast-paced, yet lighthearted touch.