Lonely Hearts (film)

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For lonely hearts column, see Personal advertisement. For the Angel episode, see Lonely Hearts (Angel episode).
Lonely Hearts
Directed by Todd Robinson
Produced by Holly Wiersma
Boaz Davidson
Written by Todd Robinson
Starring John Travolta
James Gandolfini
Salma Hayek
Jared Leto
Laura Dern
Scott Caan
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography Mark Kohl, Peter Levy
Editing by Kathryn Himoff
Distributed by Millennium Films
Release date(s) 21 October, 2006 (Taiwan)
13 April, 2007 (USA)
Running time 108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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Lonely Hearts is a 2006 American film directed and written by Todd Robinson. It is based on the true story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, the notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers" of the 1940s. The story of Beck and Fernandez was also the subject of 1970s The Honeymoon Killers, directed by Leonard Kastle.

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[edit] Plot

Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) is a con man who meets single, rich women through personal ads. Upon meeting Martha Beck (Salma Hayek), the two decide to join forces, and begin travelling the country, eventually murdering at least 12 women who responded to their ads. Detective Robinson (John Travolta) and Detective Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini) are the homicide detectives who try to bring the couple to justice.

The director, Todd Robinson, is the grandson of Elmer C. Robinson, the character played by Travolta. The scrapbook in the opening credits left by the director's grandmother before she killed herself was the actual scrapbook that she kept before her death.

[edit] Cast

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[edit] Development and production

Filming began on March 21, 2005, with the majority of shooting taking place on location in and around historic venues in Jacksonville, Florida.[1][2] Portions were filmed in the historic Springfield district north of downtown Jacksonville, while additional shooting occurred in nearby Fernandina and Amelia Island.[3]

Jacksonville had competed with Orlando and Ocala, Florida plus the state of Louisiana for the film. The film consisted of 218 local technicians, actors and actresses, and 833 extras that created a $3.28 million economic impact to the region.[4]

Robinson has said that the most difficult day of shooting involved a scene where Hayek's character has to convince Leto's character to choose between killing her and another woman. On this day Robinson has stated that "I had to call every one off set.. I had to sit both Salma and Jared down and go through basic actor communication skills.... they just weren't feeling it that day."

[edit] Release and reception

Lonely Hearts premiered in the U.S. at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2006. Following this, the film had a screening in Jacksonville at the Jacksonville Film Festival on May 18, 2006.[5] The film was given a staggered release internationally throughout the final quarter of 2006, and into 2007. Lonely Hearts was scheduled to be given a limited release by Roadside Attractions in the U.S. on April 13, 2007. It was available to watch on Clickstar on-demand shortly after its domestic release.

[edit] DVD release

The American DVD was released by Sony on July 31, 2007, although it was available for rental in several countries since late 2006.

[edit] References

  1. ^ John Travolta & James Gandolfini Shooting Movie
  2. ^ Hearts Aren't Lonely for Jacksonville's Crew and Businesses
  3. ^ ‘Lonely Hearts’
  4. ^ Hearts Aren't Lonely for Jacksonville's Crew and Businesses
  5. ^ Jacksonville Film Festival Kicks Off, "Lonely Hearts" to Premiere

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