A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.A newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
- Awards
- 1 win
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film marks the twentieth anniversary of Ben Stiller and Jerry Stiller working in a film together. Their first appearance was in the John Cusack comedy-adventure Hot Pursuit (1987), in which they played father and son villains.
- GoofsWhen the couple is leaving on their honeymoon, they drive along I580 by the Altamont Pass Wind Farm. The direction they are traveling would take them back into San Francisco.
- Crazy creditsAfter the completion of the end credits, there is a scene showing Eddie Cantrow's (Ben Stiller) bunkmate at camp saying good night and then snorting cocaine (in reference to the deviated septum scene in the film).
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove a strong visual sex reference, sight of a donkey's erect penis in close proximity to a woman, in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Making 'The Heartbreak Kid' (2007)
Featured review
I'm a little surprised at how badly people are panning this movie; I usually find IMDb ratings to be a good indicator. Many of the negative comments seem to be based on the movie not conforming to the typical 'good guy always wins,' formula driven, oh-so predictable crap that Hollywood tends to pump out. I see one reviewer here actually put "they couldn't even deliver the cliché ending" as if that is something to be strived for. As for me, if I want a morality lesson I'll go to church. If you're looking for a comedy to give you lessons on how to live your life, you've got serious problems.
I'm still only giving the movie a seven because it's a comedy, it's not like it was so moving that it changed my life or anything. As comedies go, though, I found it pretty good. It's not one of those constant, laugh a minute, slapstick comedies, but the parts that did make me laugh literally made me laugh out loud, which is pretty rare for me. All in all, this is one of the best comedies I have seen in years.
I'm still only giving the movie a seven because it's a comedy, it's not like it was so moving that it changed my life or anything. As comedies go, though, I found it pretty good. It's not one of those constant, laugh a minute, slapstick comedies, but the parts that did make me laugh literally made me laugh out loud, which is pretty rare for me. All in all, this is one of the best comedies I have seen in years.
- assignment41
- Oct 19, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $36,787,257
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,022,105
- Oct 7, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $128,453,183
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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