The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)

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The Heartbreak Kid
Directed by Elaine May
Written by Neil Simon
Starring Charles Grodin
Cybill Shepherd
Jeannie Berlin
Audra Lindley
Doris Roberts
Eddie Albert
Release date(s) 1972
Running time 106 min
Language English
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The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 American film starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, and Cybill Shepherd; the film was directed by Elaine May. A romantic comedy, it follows Lenny, a New York Jew (Grodin) who meets and pursues Kelly, a gentile blonde bombshell (Shepherd) while on his honeymoon. His decision to dump his new wife (Berlin) to court this new love interest leads to a near-disastrous trip to Minnesota, where Kelly's father (Albert) is an unrelenting obstacle.

The Heartbreak Kid was produced by Edgar J. Scherick from a Neil Simon screenplay, and directed by Elaine May

It is #91 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs, a list of the funniest movies ever made.

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