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The Heartbreak Kid

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The Heartbreak Kid
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PG,1hr 44min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1972
Director:
Elaine May
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin  ...more
Synopsis: In Elaine May's second directorial outing, Charles Grodin stars as Lenny, a slick salesman who, while honeymooning with his new bride, Lila (Jeannie Berlin, May's daughter), begins to have second thoughts about his marriage. Once Lenny spots the gorgeous Kelly (Cybill Shepherd), he is lost forever. Legally divesting himself of poor Lila, he follows Kelly to her upper-middle-class home, where he runs into the formidable opposition of her father (Eddie Albert), who states bluntly that he'd rather be ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
To call The Heartbreak Kid a companion piece to The Graduate (directed by Elaine May's once and future partner Mike Nichols) is to do it a disservice. A great movie in its own right, it more than holds its own against its better-known predecessor. Still, it would take quite a bit of effort to overlook the similarities. Like The Graduate, its subject is early-life disappointment and its comedy takes ... Full Review
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Ben Stiller, left, and Malin Akerman, right, in "The Heartbreak Kid" (Paramount Pictures)
Eddie (Ben Stiller, left) and his father, Doc (Jerry Stiller) spar good-naturedly on the streets of...
Mac (Rob Corddry, left) compliments his wife Tammy (Lauren Bowles) in "The Heartbreak Kid"...
Eddie (Ben Stiller, left) has married Lila (Malin Akerman, right) in haste and is about to repent at...
Mistaking a rodent for a house pet is just one of the unpleasant surprises Eddie (Ben Stiller, left)...
Eddie (Ben Stiller, left) finds that life with his new bride Lila (Malin Akerman, right) is not...
Eddie (Ben Stiller, left) spars with Tito (Carlos Mencia) at a Mexican resort in "The Heartbreak...
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