The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)

The Heartbreak Kid
A woman in the passenger seat making faces at a man driving the car.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
Screenplay byScot Armstrong
Leslie Dixon
Peter Farrelly
Bobby Farrelly
Kevin Barnett
Based onThe Heartbreak Kid
by Neil Simon
"A Change of Plan"
by Bruce Jay Friedman
Produced byTed Field
Bradley Thomas
StarringBen Stiller
Michelle Monaghan
Malin Åkerman
Jerry Stiller
Rob Corddry
Carlos Mencia
Scott Wilson
Danny McBride
CinematographyMatthew F. Leonetti
Edited bySam Seig
Music byBill Ryan
Brendan Ryan
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 2007 (2007-10-05)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1]
Box office$128.5 million

The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 American romantic dark comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers (who also helped to write the film alongside Leslie Dixon and Scot Armstrong). It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name and stars Ben Stiller in the main role, Michelle Monaghan, Malin Åkerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson, and Danny McBride. It tells the story of a sports shop owner who ends up in a rushed marriage with a woman and meets a true love interest during a trip to Mexico.

  1. ^ "Box office: 'Game Plan' holds off 'Heartbreak Kid'". New York Daily News.