The Heartbreak Kid (2007)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers (WGA):

Scot Armstrong (screenplay) and
Leslie Dixon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love blows

Plot:

A newlywed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.

Plot Keywords:

Newlywed | Marriage | Sporting Goods Store | Dance | Hobby

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Eddie
Malin Akerman	...	Lila
Michelle Monaghan	...	Miranda
Jerry Stiller	...	Doc
Rob Corddry	...	Mac
Carlos Mencia	...	Tito
Scott Wilson	...	Boo
Polly Holliday	...	Beryl
Danny McBride	...	Martin
Roy Jenkins	...	Buzz
Stephanie Courtney	...	Gayla
Amy Sloan	...	Deborah
Jerry Sherman	...	Grandpa Anderson
Lauren Bowles	...	Tammy
Nicholas Kromka	...	12 Year Old Twin

Also Known As:

Seven Day Itch (USA) (working title)
Untitled Farrelly Brothers Project (USA) (working title)
La mujer de mis pesadillas (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Les femmes de ses rêves (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
7 meres fagoura (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Agyõ, nagy õ! (Hungary) [hu]
Antes Só do Que Mal Casado (Brazil) [pt]
Epta meres fagoura (Greece) [el]
Le brise-coeur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Lo spaccacuori (Italy) [it]
Matrimonio compulsivo (Spain) [es]
Mesinädalad kahe naisega (Estonia) [et]
Nach 7 Tagen - Ausgeflittert (Germany) [de]
O Mal Casado (Portugal) [pt]
Sekaisin suhteessa (Finland) [fi]
Sipsevdi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 (cut) | UK:18 | Germany:12 | USA:R (Approved No. 43638) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 | Australia:MA | Peru:14 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:U | France:Unrated | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Ireland:16 (cut) | Italy:VM14 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Company:

DreamWorks Pictures

Trivia:

Eddie's father, Doc, is played by Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller's father in real life.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Eddie said The Perfect Storm (2000) was shot off the Mexican resort but the movie was never filmed in Mexico. He was just saying that to discourage his wife from going on to the boat.

Quotes:

Eddie Cantrow: [to the 12 Year Old Twins] You know what? Why don't you take your little Human Genome Project and hit the road. Homophobic hobbits.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Put the Message in the Box

It's no "Something about Mary"

The horrible crude scenes leave a bad taste and overshadow any funny scenes. I think the Farrelly Brothers wanted to recapture the success of "There's Something About Mary" -- but they've flopped hard.

The universe of "Mary" was completely wacky and any naughty parts just fit into that universe. This one feels like there were too many screenwriters tinkering with it. (5 are listed). Someone wrote a mainstream romantic comedy script -- then someone else (The Brothers, I'm guessing) came along and just stuck in gross shocking bits.

It's very uneven. It loses steam in the third act. Has a very unsatisfying and unpleasant ending. Carlos Mencia is obnoxious. Ben is looking too old to be playing these parts. Meanwhile, the girls still look 25.