FILM · 1972 · USA

The Heartbreak Kid

Directed by

Elaine May

Runtime

105 min

Studio

20th Century Fox, Palomar Pictures International

24 archived facts · 5 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Oct 2026

Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.

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14 Interesting Facts About The Heartbreak Kid

1. #001

   The Heartbreak Kid is a rare entry in Neil Simon's canon because it is not based on one of his plays or on an original screenplay of his; it is an adaptation of another writer's work.

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2. #002

   The reason the film is so hard to find online and has not had a home video release since the early 2000s is that it ended up with the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb, which dissolved its entertainment division shortly after the film was made and left the distribution rights in limbo. Although a 35 mm print has had limited screenings at Anthology Film Archives and the Museum of the Moving Image, the film has never been reacquired or restored since, as of June 2024.

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3. #006

   Jerry Seinfeld considers this film the best comedy of all time.

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4. #007

   The highest price Mr. Corcoran (Eddie Albert) offers Lenny (Charles Grodin) to stay away from his daughter is 25,000 US dollars. Adjusted for inflation, that would be equivalent to 178,000 dollars in 2023.

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5. #009

   This picture is one of four feature films directed by actor-writer-director Elaine May. It was May's second directorial effort.

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6. #010

   Doris Roberts plays Charles Grodin's mother in the film even though in real life she is only nine years older than him.

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7. #012

   This film was the first filmed adaptation of a written work by author Bruce Jay Friedman.

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8. #014

   The film ranks at number 91 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years… 100 Laughs" list of the funniest American films ever made.

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9. #015

   The hotel where Lenny and Lila spend their honeymoon was called the Doral Hotel On-The-Ocean. It is now named the Miami Beach Resort and Spa.

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10. #017

    The car Lenny (Charles Grodin) drives at the beginning of the film is a Triumph TR4, a white sports car designed by Giovanni Michelotti and produced from 1961 to 1965.

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11. #019

    It is one of two screenplays screenwriter Neil Simon adapted from a Bruce Jay Friedman story. The other was The Lonely Guy (1984). Actor Charles Grodin appeared in both.

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12. #020

    The Heartbreak Kid was included on the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 100 Funniest American Films.

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13. #023

    Director Elaine May and star Charles Grodin share the birthday of April 21.

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14. #024

    Lenny and Lila's hotel room number was 1704.

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