The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
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90% of critics liked it
(21 reviews) -
46% want to see it
(1,408 ratings)
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… More 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 dragged from a horse by his tongue than allow Lenny to become his son-in-law. The picture received critical kudos for Neil Simon's adroit screenplay, May's knowing direction, and Grodin's on-target performance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Elaine May
- Written By
- Neil Simon
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
PG,
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
Elaine May's deft direction catches all the possibilities of young romance and its tribulations in light strokes and cleverly accents characterization of the various principals.
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, Time Out
Wittily directed by May, and neatly scripted by Neil Simon.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid was directed with a sure feeling for how comedy can edge over into satire and then tragedy.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
A first-class American comedy, as startling in its way as was The Graduate.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Grodin cria um personagem extremamente egoísta que, ainda assim, consegue despertar nossa pena, ao passo que Shepherd, lindíssima, surge mais complexa do que poderíamos imaginar. Mas é Berlin quem rouba o filme com sua Lila irritante e comovente.
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Cast
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Charles Grodin
as Lenny
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Cybill Shepherd
as Kelly
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Jeannie Berlin
as Lila
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Eddie Albert
as Mr. Corcoran
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Audra Lindley
as Mrs. Corcoran
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William Prince
as Colorado Man
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Augusta Dabney
as Colorado Woman
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Mitchell Jason
as Cousin Ralph
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Art Metrano
as Entertainer
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Doris Roberts
as Mrs. Cantrow
- Herschel Savage
- Gina Valentino
- Heather Wayne
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Marilyn Putnam
as Mrs. Kolodny
- Paul Thomas
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Eric Lee Preminger
as Pecan-Pie Waiter
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Jack Hausman
as Mr. Kolodny
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Tim Browne
as Kelly's Boyfriend
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Jean Scoppa
as Flower Girl
