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:

Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau

3 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 with his two brothers in a tourism business, and decides to break-up with him to make Gary miss her. Gary misunderstands her true intention, both follow the wrong advice of family members and friends, beginning a war of sexes with no winner.

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Plot Keywords:

passive aggressive girlfriend | neo screwball comedy | woman wrapped in a towel | woman drops her towel | brother brother relationship | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vince Vaughn appeared in Jurassic Park: The Lost World(1997) and Vincent D' Onofrio appeared in Jurassic World (2015) 18 years later.

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Goofs

When Brooke is complaining that Gary only brought back three lemons instead of twelve, there are actually four lemons in the bag.

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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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Alternate Versions

A version aired on TNT pixilates the shot of Jennifer Aniston's bare butt when she walks away from Vince Vaughn.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Game Night: Bill Nye the Game Night Guy (2020)

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Soundtracks

Lazy Afternoon
Written by Brad Hatfield
Performed by Brad Hatfield

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!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site UIP [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Break-Up

Filming Locations:

Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,172,785, 4 June 2006

Gross USA:

$118,703,275

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$205,668,210

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Mosaic, Wild West Picture Show Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1