| The Heartbreak Kid | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Heartbreak_Kid_(Aus).jpg) 1993 VHS cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Jenkins |
| Written by | Michael Jenkins Richard Barrett |
| Produced by | Ben Gannon |
| Starring | Claudia Karvan Alex Dimitriades Nico Lathouris Steve Bastoni Esme Melville Scott Major Bao Quach Harry Shiamaris |
| Distributed by | Village Roadshow |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Languages | English Greek |
The Heartbreak Kid is a 1993 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Michael Jenkins, who also wrote with Richard Barrett. It stars Claudia Karvan as Christina Papadopoulos, a 22-year-old Greek-Australian teacher who falls in love with her 17-year-old, soccer-obsessed student, Nick Polides, played by Alex Dimitriades.
The film was based on the 1987 stage play of the same name. It was filmed in the inner suburb of Prahran, Victoria, with many of its real students co-opted as extras. Scenes at the teacher's family home were shot in Avondale Heights in Melbourne's north-west.
Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon developed the 1994 television series Heartbreak High as a spin-off of the film, with several cast members reprising their roles, reimagined in a Sydney setting.