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Directed by Bobby Roth
USA 1984
Los Angeles painter Arthur Blue (Peter Coyote,
E.T. and
Bitter Moon) and businessman Eli Kahn (Nick Mancuso,
Ticket to Heaven and
Nightwing) are the best of friends, commiserating and competing always,
whether on the racquetball court or in the singles bar. When Blue’s long-term
girlfriend Cyd (Kathryn Harrold,
Modern Romance and The Sender) leaves him for a more successful artist
(Barney Miller’s Max Gail) and Eli’s father (George Morfogen, They All
Laughed and V)
passes away, they each fall for a beguiling French art gallery manager (Carole
Laure, Sweet Movie and Get Out Your Handkerchiefs), and their
fragmented bromance enters crisis mode. The late Carol Wayne (The Tonight
Show and Surf II) co-stars and leaves a lasting impression as Blue’s
sad artistic muse and sometime lover. Filmmaker Bobby Roth (The Boss’ Son and Circle of Power aka Brainwash) based his screenplay on his experiences growing up and working in Los Angeles, and the film reflects his insider’s view of the city and deep personal connection to the characters. Although filmed in Hollywood, Heartbreakers refreshingly and effectively evokes the mood of European relationship dramas. To this end, the film employs two of Germany’s most revered exports to world cinema: director of photography Michael Ballhaus (the longtime cinematographer for Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Martin Scorsese) and pioneering electronic musicians Tangerine Dream (Sorcerer, Thief and Risky Business), who contribute one of their most emotional and evocative scores. *** In the upscale corners of Los Angeles, undiscovered fetish painter Arthur Blue (Peter Coyote) and workout garment scion Eli Kahn (Nick Mancuso) were old buddies with a good-natured ongoing rivalry over who was doing better with the ladies. As they both fall for the same gorgeous gallery owner (Carole Laure), however, the competition starts becoming less than friendly. Era-redolent drama also stars Max Gail, Carol Wayne, Kathryn Harrold, Jamie Rose. *** Blue, a yet-to-be discovered painter, is left by his longtime girlfriend because she considers him too immature for a lasting relationship. Eli, Blue's best friend, works for his father's garment business and is still searching for a woman who's interesting enough to spend more than one night with. Blue and Eli's friendship is put to the test when they both fall for Liliane, Blue's exotic gallerist. |
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Theatrical Release: September 28th, 1984
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Runtime | 1:38:50.674 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,308,008,485 bytesFeature: 29,684,797,440 bytes Video Bitrate: 31.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1552 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640
kbps / 24-bit) DTS-HD Master Audio English
1552 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48
kHz / 640 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -27dB |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Fun City Editions
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 48,308,008,485 bytesFeature: 29,684,797,440 bytes Video Bitrate: 31.93 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• Newly recorded audio commentary by filmmaker Chris O'Neill and Bill
Ackerman of the Supporting Characters podcast
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On their
Blu-ray,
Fun City Editions use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. Heartbreakers
has few aggressive moments but a delightful 11 pulsating tracks by
Tangerine Dream
(The
Keep, Firestarter,
Miracle
Mile,
Risky Business, Thief,
Sorcerer etc.)
and there is other music sampling - Etta James tunes; The Blues Don't
Care and You Want More, Otis Redding's I've Been Loving
You Too Long, Transformation by Nona Hendryx and Pat
Benatar's, always catchy, Love Is a Battlefield. It sounds
consistent and flawless in the lossless. NOTE: There is an isolated
music track option for those who enjoy
Tangerine Dream. Fun City Editions offer optional English
(SDH)
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Fun City Editions
Blu-ray
Heartbreakers
is sly expose that deserves reassessment. Peter Coyote is great as
the angry young artist, Blue. Bobby Roth should be given strong kudos
for his confident direction of a film filled with cleverness,
unsatisfied characters, wanting, desire, jealousy, resentment - all
circling around the observant, angst-flowing, rhythms of life. Fun City Editions
continue releasing highly deserved content and their Blu-ray
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