Heartbreakers (1984 film)

Heartbreakers is a 1984 American drama film starring Peter Coyote and Nick Mancuso. It was written and directed by Bobby Roth. The film was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Heartbreakers
Directed byBobby Roth
Produced byBobby Roth
Bob Weis
Written byBobby Roth
StarringPeter Coyote
Nick Mancuso
Carole Laure
Max Gail
James Laurenson
Carol Wayne
Jamie Rose
Kathryn Harrold
Music byTangerine Dream
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byJohn Carnochan
Production
company
Jethro Films Production
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • September 28, 1984 (1984-09-28)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$148,750[1]

Plot

Two friends in their mid 30s, Blue (Coyote) and Eli (Mancuso), each arrive at crossroads in their lives. Blue is a painter specializing in fetishistic portraits of women, usually selling his images to porn magazines. Eli's father wants him to take over the family's undergarment business that has been paying for Eli's playboy lifestyle in the fast paced and decadent Los Angeles of the 1980s.

Blue is given an opportunity to have his work featured in gallery showing as legitimate art if he can create enough new pieces to fill out a show. His sexy busty model (Carol Wayne) has a crush on Blue, and to please him even appears willing to participate in a threesome including Eli.

An ex-flame, Cyd (Kathryn Harrold), brings out the jealous worst in Blue now that she is seeing an artist rival of his (Max Gail). Blue's self-destructive behavior also puts at risk his relationship with Liliane (Carole Laure), the manager of an art gallery about to exhibit his work.

Cast

Production

The character of Blue was loosely based on real-life artist Robert Blue.

Behind the Scenes

This would be Carol Wayne's final film appearance before she died under mysterious circumstances on vacation in Manzanillo, Mexico just months after the film's release.

Soundtrack

Heartbreakers
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedApril 1985
Recorded1985
GenreElectronic music
Length38:10
LabelVirgin
ProducerTangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream albums chronology
Poland
(1984)
Heartbreakers
(1985)
Le Parc
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Heartbreakers (1985) is the twenty-fifth major release and seventh soundtrack album by the German band Tangerine Dream.[4] It was released on April 1985 by Virgin Records.

Track listing

All music is composed by Tangerine Dream.

No.TitleLength
1."Heartbreakers"2:30
2."Footbridge to Heaven"3:00
3."Twilight Painter"4:12
4."Gemini"3:28
5."Rain in N.Y. City"3:23
6."Pastime"3:00
7."The Loser"3:17
8."Breathing the Night Away"2:25
9."Desire"5:38
10."Thorny Affair"3:10
11."Daybreak"4:07
Total length:38:10

Personnel

  • Edgar Froese – keyboards, electronic equipment, guitar
  • Christopher Franke – synthesizers, electronic equipment, electronic percussion
  • Johannes Schmoelling – keyboards, electronic equipment

References

  1. Heartbreakers at Box Office Mojo
  2. "Berlinale: 1985 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  3. McDonald, Steven. Heartbreakers - Tangerine Dream at AllMusic
  4. Berling, Michael (September 29, 2016). "Heartbreakers". Voices in the Net.
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