The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)


The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers. Starring Ben Stiller, The Heartbreak Kid is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. The film was originally titled The Seven Day Itch, but Peter Farrelly revealed the filmmakers lost a lawsuit over the name after attempts to find another title and suggestions of several other possible titles, the studio foisted The Heartbreak Kid name onto them. Also starring are Michelle Monaghan, Malin kerman, Jerry Stiller, Rob Corddry, Carlos Mencia, Scott Wilson and Danny McBride. The screenplay for the 2007 film was written by Leslie Dixon, Scot Armstrong, the Farrelly brothers and Kevin Barnett.

During their honeymoon, it becomes increasingly apparent to Eddie how mismatched they are. On the drive to Cabo San Lucas, Lila irritates him with incessant singing to a blasting radio. Lilas sex is so strenuous that Eddie suffers physical pain. Eddies disaffection deepens when Lila divulges her history of cocaine abuse, a deviated septum, and her habit of spitting drinks out through her nose. He learns that professionally she was only a volunteer, and that the purse snatcher had been one of her former lovers, to whom she owes money.At the Los Cabos resort, Lila adamantly refuses to use sunblock while sunbathing only in baby oil, and then blames Eddie for the agony of her firstdegree sunburn. As the enormity of Eddies mistake sinks in, he meets Miranda Michelle Monaghan, a vacationer with her family from Mississippi. Just as with Lila, Eddie immediately imagines that he and Miranda are a perfect match. With Lila confined to her room crippled by sunburn, Eddie devotes most of his honeymoon to Miranda. Eddie makes a favorable impression on all of her family except for her cousin, Martin Danny McBride, who senses that Eddie is hiding something. ........

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