Heartbreakers
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- For the American rock band, see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. For the American protopunk band, see The Heartbreakers.
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| Directed by | David Mirkin |
| Produced by | John Davis |
| Written by | Robert Dunn, Paul Guay |
| Starring | Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Gene Hackman |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 23 March 2001 |
| Running time | 123 mins |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US $40,000,000 |
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Heartbreakers is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin. Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee and Gene Hackman make up the lead cast. Weaver was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for her performance in the film.
[edit] Plot
Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play Max and Page Conners, a mother and daughter who share everything with each other: relationship advice, hair and makeup hints, and the money they win in costly divorce settlements with rich men. When the film opens, the Conners are putting the finishing touches on conning Dean (Ray Liotta), an auto-body shop owner. When the dust from that scam clears, Page announces she's ready to move away from her mother and set up shop on her own -- but in order to clear an outstanding debt, Max insists they bankrupt one more bachelor together. They settle upon phlegmatic Palm Beach widower William B. Tensy (Gene Hackman), a chain smoker with a heart of gold and a similarly bountiful bank account. Only two things stand in their way: Tensy's Teutonic caretaker Miss Madress (Nora Dunn) and beachfront bartender Jack (Jason Lee), a wry stargazer with whom Page becomes unexpectedly smitten. Heartbreakers is the third collaboration from writers Steven Mazur and Paul Guy, whose previous screwball comedy was 1997's international hit, Liar Liar.
[edit] Trivia
- Doug Liman, the director of Go and Swingers, was originally set to direct the film.
- Alicia Silverstone was cast as Page, the role that would go to Jennifer Love Hewitt.
- The film was set in West Palm Beach, Florida and contains many references to the Beatles, including Sigourney Weaver's version of "Back in the USSR".
- The original casting choices were Jennifer Aniston, to play Page, and Cher, to play Max.
- Danny Elfman composed the main theme and score for the film.
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