The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)

The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 American romantic black comedy film directed by Elaine May and written by Neil Simon, starring Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Audra Lindley, Eddie Albert and Doris Roberts. It is based on the short story "A Change of Plan", written by Bruce Jay Friedman and first published in Esquire in 1966. In the film, self-absorbed salesman Lenny Cantrow (Grodin) marries his girlfriend Lila Kolodny (Berlin) after a short courtship. During his honeymoon, Lenny increasingly tires of Lila, finding that her earlier habits during courtship now irritate and repel him.