The Heartbreak Kid
A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love.
Film19721h 45m
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- Director
- Elaine May
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1972-12-17
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
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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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