Heartbreakers (2001)

Director:

David Mirkin

Writers (WGA):

Robert Dunn (written by) and
Paul Guay (written by) ...
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Release Date:

23 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Caution: Dangerous Curves Ahead

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Infidelity | Love | Billionaire | Money | Bartender

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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
Michael Andrew	...	Wedding Band Leader
Andy Brewster	...	Busboy
Gonzo Raymond	...	Ray
Carrie Fisher	...	Ms. Surpin
Jack Shearer	...	Mr. Gruber
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Man in Gas Station
Adam Novicki	...	Waiter
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Maitre D'
Steve Mellor	...	Philip Tinker
Janni Brenn	...	Davis Mom
Kevin Nealon	...	Man at the Bar
Scott Wordham	...	Parking Valet
Jackie O'Brien	...	Woman in Dawson's
Denalda Williams	...	Davis Maid
Haresh Raval	...	Man in Auction
Jack Douglas Cooper	...	Other Man at Auction
Peter Spellos	...	Dawson's Workman
Elya Baskin	...	Vladimir, Kremlin Waiter
Oleg Shtefanko	...	Kremlin Band Leader (as Oleg Stefan)
Ken Magee	...	Police Sergeant
Geremy Dingle	...	Breakers Waiter
Patricia Belcher	...	Hotel Housekeeping Maid
Monnae Michaell	...	Bank Teller (as Moné Walton)
Bernadette Birkett	...	Jack's Mother
David Mirkin	...	Jack's Lawyer
Catherine Butterfield	...	Bridal Shop Saleslady
Lawrence Sacco	...	Man at Banquet
Jennifer Genco	...	Waitress
Kenny Levine	...	Wedding Band Musician
Zane Musa	...	Wedding Band Musician
Andrew Schnurr	...	Wedding Band Musician
Mark Tortorici	...	Wedding Band Musician
Larry Williams	...	Wedding Band Musician
Todd Wolfe	...	Wedding Band Musician
Richard Bernard	...	Kremlin Band Musician
Arshag Chookorian	...	Kremlin Band Musician
Leonid Galperin	...	Kremlin Band Musician
Miamon Miller	...	Kremlin Band Musician
Igor Serykh	...	Kremlin Band Musician
Stuart Silverstein	...	Kremlin Band Musician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Terry Austin	...	Cashier at Auction (scenes deleted)
Gerry Lock	...	Party Guest (scenes deleted)
Paul Aldane'e	...	Valet #4 (uncredited)
Johnny Bolton	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Tracy Gossett	...	Bit Part at Wedding (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Bank Customer (uncredited)
Russell Hess	...	Millionaire Golf Club Member (uncredited)
Ariane Von Kamp	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Robert Malone	...	Bank Customer (uncredited)
Tricia Manzardo	...	Woman (uncredited)
Irving Ong	...	Bit Part at Wedding Party (uncredited)
Jason Pattillo	...	The Glades Patron (uncredited)
Gibran Perrone	...	Bit Part at Wedding (uncredited)
David Sirois	...	Valet (uncredited)
Kat Slatery	...	Cafe Girl (uncredited)
T.J. Thyne	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Stacey Travis	...	Nurse Gale Grey (uncredited)
Todd Vittum	...	Bank Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
David Mirkin

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Dunn		(written by) and
Paul Guay		(written by) &
Stephen Mazur		(written by)

Produced by
John Davis	....	producer
Irving Ong	....	producer
Hadeel Reda	....	executive producer
Gary Smith	....	executive producer
Richard Stenta	....	line producer
Clayton Townsend	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Debney
Emmanuel Kiriakou

Cinematography by
Dean Semler

Film Editing by
William Steinkamp

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by
John Warnke

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas		(as Katherine Lucas)

Costume Design by
Gary Jones

Makeup Department
John Blake	....	makeup artist
Jay Cannistraci	....	key makeup artist: Florida
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist: Sigourney Weaver (as Alan Dangerio)
David Danon	....	hair stylist
Bonita DeHaven	....	makeup artist: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup artist: Sigourney Weaver (as Linda de Vetta)
Cheryl Eckert	....	hair stylist
Sari Leitzman	....	additional makeup artist
Robin L. Neal	....	makeup artist (as Robin Neal-Luce)
Ron Scott	....	hair stylist: Gene Hackman
Jason Joseph Sica	....	key hair stylist (as Jasen Sica)
Ellen Wong	....	makeup artist: Gene Hackman
Victoria Wood	....	wigs: Sigourney Weaver
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist: Jennifer Love Hewitt (as Melissa Yonkey)
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Clayton Townsend	....	production manager
Gary R. Wordham	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Grant Engle	....	second second assistant director
Stephen E. Hagen	....	assistant director (as Stephen Hagen)
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Renee Lee Alito	....	set estimator
Tom Altobello	....	assistant property master
Rick Broderman	....	paint gang boss
Patrick Cassidy	....	leadman
Tony Castagnola	....	greens foreman
Peter C. Clarke	....	property master
Robert Crowley	....	carpenter
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greensman
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator
Elizabeth Flaherty	....	art department coordinator
Andy Flores	....	second head painter
James Harris	....	general foreman
Martha Johnston	....	set designer
Robert Loring Jr.	....	greens foreman
E. Cedar McClure	....	construction estimator
Daniel Mendible	....	set dresser
Michael Metzel	....	construction coordinator
Tyler Patton	....	on-set dresser
Jeremy Alan Read	....	greensman
John Root	....	signwriter
Liza Rudolph	....	set decoration buyer
Nicholas Scott	....	scenic artist
Alex Sessing	....	greensman
Paul Stanwyck	....	head painter
Frank A. Torres	....	set dresser: Florida
Dianne Wager	....	set designer
Tim Y. Wetzel	....	props
Cary Whittaker	....	lead greens
G. Roger Abell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Bryan McBrien	....	greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bub Asman	....	sound effects editor
Gary Blufer	....	additional sound effects
Kevin Cerchiai	....	utility sound
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Shawn Egan	....	assistant sound editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Giordano	....	sound
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor
Jason King	....	sound effects editor (as Jason 'Opie' King)
Gary Krivacek	....	sound effects editor
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Matthew C. May	....	assistant sound editor (as Matt May)
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Howard Neiman	....	sound effects editor (as Howard S.M. Neiman)
David M. Ronne	....	production sound mixer
David Schneider	....	utility sound
Roy Seeger	....	assistant adr editor
John Switzer	....	sound effects coordinator
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
Cary Weitz	....	boom operator
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Gary Coppola	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eric Allard	....	special effects coordinator: reshoot
Jim Greenall	....	animatronic designer and fabricator: macaw and alligator
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects foreman
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects coordinator
George Zamora	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Scott Dougherty	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
Tyler Foell	....	digital artist
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist: Encore Visual Effects
Patrick Murphy	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Todd Vaziri	....	digital artist: OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Doc Duhame	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt double: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Shawn Odum	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Dana Stein	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Shawn Duchscherer	....	electrician
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Kim Heath	....	key rigging grip
Michael Hoffer	....	rigging grip
Matt Jackson	....	grip
Jason E. Lord	....	set lighting technician
John Martens	....	chief rigging technician
Dwayne McClintock	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Fred L. McLane	....	assistant camera
Sean Meyer	....	rigging grip
Duane Mieliwocki	....	assistant camera
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Earl Perque	....	grip: Florida
Don Telles	....	grip
Charles A. Vogeler	....	24 frame video operator
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Doug Ednie	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Kelly Way	....	electrician (uncredited)
John Zivelonghi	....	additional electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Blythe Cappello	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Nadia Lubbe Simon	....	casting assistant (as Nadia Lubbe)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kendall Errair	....	costumer: Sigourney Weaver
Cathie Filian	....	costumer: Jennifer Love Hewitt (as Catherine Bush)
Mari Grimaud	....	costume supervisor
Jessica Peel	....	assistant to costume designer
Eva Prappas	....	key costumer
Ann Roth	....	gowns: Sigourney Weaver
Tim Wilson	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jennifer Apel	....	first assistant editor
Brett Lavinthal	....	first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Music Department
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic scoring mixer
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
John Debney	....	conductor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
George Doering	....	musician
Danny Elfman	....	composer: theme music
M.B. Gordy	....	musician: Percussion
Tomás Hradcky	....	music element creator (as Tomas Hart)
Christopher Klatman	....	orchestrator
Michael Mason	....	score co-producer
Susanna McCorkle	....	musician
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Steven A. Saltzman	....	music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Susanne Savage	....	music coordinator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Dirk Van Fleet	....	music assistant
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor (uncredited)
Matthew Rush Sullivan	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Conor O'Gorman	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Chris Aldrich	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator
Alex Barnoya	....	medic
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Tom Burruss	....	assistant marine coordinator
Anne Cabral	....	production coordinator: Florida
Ian Calip	....	set staff assistant
Richard Castro	....	payroll accountant
Robert Cavalluzzo	....	location manager: re-shoots
Lori M. Cincotta	....	assistant: Ms. Weaver (as Lori Matyska)
Kristin Dehnert	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth Elwell	....	location scout
Leann Emmert	....	assistant location manager
Tiffany Fraser	....	first assistant accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard)
Brian Kula Fung	....	fitness/nutrition specialist: Ms. Weaver
Dominic Giannetti	....	office production assistant
Zoila Gomez	....	production coordinator
Tracy Gossett	....	assistant to director
Jim Greenall	....	puppeteer
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialogue coach
Meredith Humbracht	....	assistant production office coordinator
Ricky Jay	....	technical consultant: con games
Ryan Kavner	....	production assistant
Michael G. Kehoe	....	craft service company (as Michael Kehoe)
Samantha C. Kirkeby	....	script supervisor: second unit
Stephen Krug	....	production assistant (as Steve Krug)
Kelsi MacIntyre	....	production secretary
Wendy E. Matousek	....	stand-in: Carrie Fisher
Michael Miller	....	production secretary: Florida (as Matthew G. Miller)
Danny Mormino	....	production assistant
John Nasraway	....	production assistant
Gibran Perrone	....	assistant: Mr. Townsend
Carol Phiniotis	....	screening coordinator
Rip Russell	....	assistant accountant
John R. Saunders	....	production assistant
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
David Schatanoff Jr.	....	operations coordinator
Rick Senteno	....	assistant chief rigging technician
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Jim Small	....	location assistant
Sherrill Smith	....	assistant location manager
Sheilah Sullivan	....	accountant
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager

Thanks
Susan Murphy	....	acknowledgment

Production Companies

• Davis Entertainment
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Independent Films (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Advanced (Germany)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• ContentFilm International (2002) (non-USA) (all media) (sales agency)
• ECT
• Filmes Lusomundo
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Icon Film Distribution (UK)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2002) (Romania) (all media)
• SND (France)
• StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Teleview International (2002) (Lebanon) (TV) (Middle East)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Encore Visual Effects  title opticals
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative
• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• RCA Victor  soundtrack
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

"Las estafadoras" - Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela
"Heartbreakers - Achtung: Scharfe Kurven" - Austria, Germany
"Сердцеедки" - Russia
"Beautés empoisonnées" - France
"Doce Trapaça" - Brazil
"HeartBreakers - vizio di famiglia" - Italy
"Kardio-kataktites" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Klopka za muskarce" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Las seductoras" - Spain
"Les enjoleuses" - Canada (French title)
"Matadoras" - Portugal
"Sydäntenmurskaajat" - Finland
"Szívtiprók" - Hungary
"Wielki podryw" - Poland

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related content including dialogue

Runtime:

123 min | Portugal:110 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37483) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: Page brings a wine glass to her mouth, and in the next shot her hands are at her side.

Quotes:

Jack Withrowe:My car doesn't drive so well with a tree in it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Stuck Together, Torn Apart (#3.19)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Infinity

One of the funniest comedies of the year. *** (out of four)

HEARTBREAKERS / (2001) *** (out of four)

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, Jeffrey Jones, Gene Hackman, Nora Dunn, and Anne Bancroft. Directed by David Mirkin. Written by Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, and Stephen Mazur. Produced by John Davis and Irving Ong. Rated PG-13 (for sexual content and language). Released by MGM Productions.

It is becoming a genuine tradition for movies with sexy stars and seductive content to believe that males of all ages view the world not with their brain, but with the external organ between their legs. "Heartbreakers" does a convincing job at persuading us to agree, if we guy audience members can ourselves get past the ample amounts of cleavage and sexy dialogue inhabiting by this PG-13 rated comedy that contains enough suggestive material and revealing midriffs for many parents to pause over. The film is another mother-daughter story about letting your children grow up-but disguised itself as a hilarious comedy about sensuous swindlers who make their own luck. It makes us laugh because of the irony of its situations, and it makes us smile because of the knowledge of the writing by Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, and Stephen Mazur. "Heartbreakers" is easily one of the funniest comedies of the year.

The film stars Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love-Hewitt as Max and Page, two conniving con artists who use their good looks to get what they want. As the movie opens, Max is married to small-time Jersey womanizer Dean Cumanno (Ray Liotta), but the marriage is short lived when Max shows up at his office the next day only to find her newlywed fooling around with an attractive younger woman-her daughter, Page. The whole act was a setup for a abrupt and easy divorce settlement, with the two double-dealers coming away from the act with their pockets overloaded with three-hundred thousand dollars and a really nice car.

Page is growing up and wants to start a business on her own, but her mother thinks she is not yet ready and finds them both in a demanding circumstance: the IRS needs lots of money real soon from Max and Page. A spiteful agent (Anne Bancroft) explains that their accounts have been drained and criminal charges are about to be pursued. Page coincides to help her mother with one last job in order to pay off the alleged debts. They find the perfect target in Palm Beach, an aging tobacco exec named William B. Tensy (Gene Hackman), who is worth over twenty million. Although neither Page or Max find this smelly chain smoking, old man particularly attractive, Max poses as a Russian aristocrat named Ulga Yevanova, while Page finds her way with Tensy as a revealing housekeeper for his local mansion.

This last job ultimately poses a few problems for Max and Page. Max finds herself followed by Dean, who seeks another martial bliss. Page finds herself falling in love with the kind-hearted owner of a local bar (Jason Lee), who is worth three million dollars. Max wants her to go for his pocketbook, but Page really has feelings for this person-even though romance is against her better judgment. The two must decide how to deal with these situations, all while persuading Tensy to further fall for Max in attempt to pay off the IRS.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sigourney Weaver deliver performances that are both sexy and funny. They are also very well cast; making perfect and believable mother-daughter chemistry. There are also some funny performances from the strong supporting cast. Gene Hackman makes a fool out of himself with a character on the other side of the world from anything he has recently done. The charismatic young actor Jason Lee ("Almost Famous," "Mumford") furnishes a convincing romantic interest-although there is little chemistry between Hewitt and him. Anne Bancroft ("The Graduate," "Great Expectations") fits in with the crowd gleefully. Other small roles from Jeffrey Jones ("The Devil's Advocate," "Sleepy Hollow") as a hotel manager and Nora Dunn ("Three Kings") as a maid framed for house robbing her own employer, are also entertaining.

Director David Mirkin struck out with the 1997 comedy "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," but here captures the perfect tone for the comic material. Hearty laughs are frequent and big-and it takes a lot to make me

laugh. The film prospers with a script that provides its amusing characters with many active situations and plot twists that are unanticipated and effective. Eventually, however, the film becomes rapped up in a sappy love story that somewhat gets in the way of the comedy. The movie's tone becomes a little too serious, and we end up feeling cheated out of even more boisterously entertaining moments.

When it comes to getting tons of laughs out of the audience, the film prospers with no problems. Hewitt and Weaver make great career moves, especially after they each tried their strings with failed serious films (Weaver's past several "Alien" movies have bombed, and Hewitt could not do a thing with "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer). "Heartbreakers" contains enough effective comic material to warrant more than a single viewing. It is one of the best comedies of the year.