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* SummerRomance: Lenny falls in lust with Kelly while spending the summer in Miami Beach, on vacation with his new wife, Lila. The two have a brief, intense affair, though Lenny follows her to college and bothers her into giving him another chance. [[spoiler:This shows the dark side of the summer romance, as Lenny does end up marrying Kelly that fall or winter, but almost immediately regrets it and realizes he made a huge mistake.]]
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* HairContrastDuo: Lenny's wife Lila has dark curly hair, while his mistress, new obsession, and [[spoiler:ultimately second wife]], Kelly, has straight blonde hair.
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* StalkingIsLove: Kelly ends up marrying Lenny after his stalking campaign, though whether she really loves him is open to question.
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* StalkingIsLove: Kelly ends up marrying Lenny after his stalking campaign, though whether she really loves him is open to question. While he does believe that he loves her, [[spoiler:he soon comes to regret it...after marrying her.]]
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* PopularityCycle: Lenny almost obsessively gloms onto new women because he's too commitment-phobic. He becomes fixated on Kelly while on his honeymoon with Lila, [[spoiler:but Kelly soon starts to irritate him too.]]
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* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: [[spoiler:Lenny loses interest in Lila as soon as he's married her, then obsessively pursues Kelly, and loses interest in her as soon as he has her.]]
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* EverybodyLovesBlondes: Lenny becomes almost instantly obsessed with Kelly, who has long blonde hair, after marrying the brunette Lila.
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* RevealingHug: Lenny's empty stare as Lila nestles up to him after sex is revealing of how much he didn't enjoy it. Then her other habits start to irritate him.
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* RevealingHug: Lenny's empty stare as Lila nestles up to him after sex is revealing of reveals how much he didn't enjoy it. Then her other habits start to irritate him.
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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Lila has a notable lack of maturity. She pouts when she doesn't get what she wants, lacks table manners and talks about having to "go pee-pee".
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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Lila has a notable lack of maturity. She pouts when she doesn't get what she wants, lacks table manners manners, and talks about having to "go pee-pee".
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* OverprotectiveDad / PapaWolf: Kelly's father (Creator/EddieAlbert) takes an instant disliking to Lenny, which eventually blossoms into seething hatred. He tries numerous times to keep him away from his daughter, even resorting to bribery at one point.
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* OverprotectiveDad / PapaWolf: Kelly's father (Creator/EddieAlbert) takes an instant disliking to Lenny, which eventually blossoms into seething hatred. He tries numerous times to keep him away from his daughter, even resorting to bribery at one point.
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* SelfInflictedHell: Lenny, thanks to being TheDeterminator [[spoiler:manages to finally marry Kelly. But he faces a dim future with her. Her family still hates him, and she seems likely to continue her ReallyGetsAround ways.]]
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* SelfInflictedHell: Lenny, thanks to being TheDeterminator [[spoiler:manages to finally marry Kelly. But he faces a dim future with her. Her family still hates him, and she seems likely to continue her ReallyGetsAround ways. Plus there's no indication that he's ready to resolve his own CommitmentIssues either.]]
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila Kolodny (Creator/JeannieBerlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila Kolodny (Creator/JeannieBerlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted enchanted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila Kolodny (Jeannie Berlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila Kolodny (Jeannie Berlin) (Creator/JeannieBerlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila Kolodny (Jeannie Berlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: It says "Neil Simon's The Heartbreak Kid" in the opening credits. Simon usually got this billing during his screenwriting heyday. In fact, it's one of the very few films that Simon either didn't adapt from one of his own plays or write directly for the screen (it's based on a short story by Bruce Jay Friedman).
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: It says As listed in the opening credits, "Neil Simon's The ''The Heartbreak Kid" in the opening credits. Kid'', an Elaine May film." Simon usually got this possessive billing during his screenwriting heyday. In fact, it's Interestingly, this is one of the very few films that Simon either didn't adapt from one of his own plays or write directly for the screen (it's based on a short story by Bruce Jay Friedman).
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* BegoneBribe: In the film's climax, Mr. Corcoran literally offers to write Lenny a check in any amount he'd like to leave Kelly alone. Lenny turns the offer down.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: Lenny's obsession with Kelly ends up in this territory, to the point that he turns down a bribe from Kelly's dad to leave her alone.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually love her or even like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly Corcoran (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin). Berlin) after a very brief courtship. While they're on their honeymoon in Florida, Miami, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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''The Heartbreak Kid'' is a 1972 romantic comedy-drama film with a darkly satirical edge, directed by Creator/ElaineMay and scripted by Creator/NeilSimon, who adapted the Bruce Jay Friedman's short story "A Change of Plan".
Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin). While on their honeymoon in Florida, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny realizes that he doesn't actually like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin). While on their honeymoon in Florida, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny realizes that he doesn't actually like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
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''The Heartbreak Kid'' is a 1972 romantic comedy-drama film with a darkly satirical edge, directed by Creator/ElaineMay and scripted by Creator/NeilSimon, who adapted the Bruce Jay Friedman's short story "A Change of Plan".
Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin). While they're on their honeymoon in Florida, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lennyrealizes soon comes to realize that he doesn't actually like her very much. When he sees blonde WASP goddess Kelly (Creator/CybillShepherd) on the beach, Lenny is instantly enchancted and goes all-out in pursuit of her, not letting the fact that he's married get in the way.
Creator/CharlesGrodin plays Lenny Cantrow, a sporting goods salesman who marries a [[NiceJewishBoy Nice Jewish Girl]] named Lila (Jeannie Berlin). While they're on their honeymoon in Florida, Lila's odd habits, neuroses, and general awkwardness become increasingly unbearable, and Lenny
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''The Heartbreak Kid'' is a 1972 romantic comedy-drama film with a darkly satirical edge, directed by Creator/ElaineMay and scripted by Creator/NeilSimon.
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''The Heartbreak Kid'' is a 1972 romantic comedy-drama film with a darkly satirical edge, directed by Creator/ElaineMay and scripted by Creator/NeilSimon.
Creator/NeilSimon, who adapted the Bruce Jay Friedman's short story "A Change of Plan".
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Adapted from Bruce Jay Friedman's short story "A Change of Plan", first published in ''Esquire'' in 1966.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Adapted from Bruce Jay Friedman's short story "A Change of Plan", first published in ''Esquire'' in 1966.
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* SelfInflictedHell: Lenny, thanks to being TheDeterminator [[spoiler:manages to finally marry Kelly. But he faces a dim future with her. Her family still hates him, and she seems likely to continue her ReallyGetsAround ways.]]
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* YourCheatingHeart: Lenny goes chasing after a hot blonde ''on his honeymoon''.
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* BittersweetEnding: Lenny marries a beautiful, wealthy young woman but basically ruined his life in the process.
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* BittersweetEnding: Lenny marries a beautiful, wealthy young woman but basically ruined ruins his life in the process.
