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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 10/02/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 43 Genres: Comedy, Crime Comedy, Sex Comedy

After the little white lies of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), director David Mirkin focuses on scheming of a different sort in Heartbreakers. Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play Max and Page Conners, a mother and daughter who share everything with each other: relationship advice, hair and makeup hints, and the money they win in costly divorce settlements with rich men. When the film opens, the Conners are putting the finishing touches on conning Dean (Ray Liotta), an auto-body shop owner. When the dust from that scam clears, Page announces she's ready to move away from her mother and set up shop on her own -- but in order to clear an outstanding debt, Max insists they bankrupt one more bachelor together. They settle upon phlegmatic Palm Springs widower William B. Tensy (Gene Hackman), a chain smoker with a heart of gold and a similarly bountiful bank account. Only two things stand in their way: Tensy's Teutonic caretaker Miss Madress (Nora Dunn) and beachfront bartender Jack (Jason Lee), a wry stargazer with whom Page becomes unexpectedly smitten. Heartbreakers is the third collaboration from writers Steven Mazur and Paul Guy, whose previous screwball comedy was 1997's international hit, Liar Liar. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Sigourney Weaver - Max Conners/Angela Nardino/Ulga Yevanova
Jennifer Love Hewitt - Page Conners/Wendy/Jane Helstrom
Ray Liotta - Dean Cumanno / Vinny Staggliano
Jason Lee - Jack Withrowe
Gene Hackman - William B. Tensy

Heartbreakers was in development for ten years. It was envisioned as a father/son flick before becoming a mother/daughter con caper. Cameron Diaz, Cher, and Alicia Silverstone are but a few of the female leads first discussed for the roles that would ultimately go to Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt -- all this according to "The Making of Heartbreakers," (22:08) a behind-the-scenes featurette that includes cast and crew interviews as well as detailed secrets (Hackman didn't want to get addicted to cigarettes in his role as William B. Tensey, the cigarette king, so he lit up herbal smokes). The DVD also has a "Laffs and Gaffs" (11:43) segment of bloopers, two audio commentaries (one with director David Mirkin, the other with Mirkin, Weaver, and Hewitt, who seems shy and unsure about her provocative appearance in the film), 19 deleted scenes (including the uncut version of Weaver's hilarious "Back in the USSR" performance) playable with commentary, the original theater trailer, and a trailer for The Princess Bride DVD release. In addition to the special features, the DVD offers Dolby Digital 5.1; English, French, and Spanish audio and captions; and a 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation. Bottom line: "The Making of" segment alone, in particular watching Hackman's technique for making Tensey as repulsive and repugnant as possible, makes this one DVD that won't leave you completely heartbroken. ~ Terri Clark, All Movie Guide