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Lonely Hearts (2006 film)

Lonely Hearts
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Directed by Todd Robinson
Produced by Holly Wiersma
Boaz Davidson
Written by Todd Robinson
Starring John Travolta
James Gandolfini
Jared Leto
Salma Hayek
Laura Dern
Scott Caan
Alice Krige
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography Mark Kohl, Peter Levy
Edited by Kathryn Himoff
Production
company
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Millennium Films
Release date
  • October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21) (Taiwan)
  • April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13) (U.S.)
Running time
108 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2,519,154

Lonely Hearts is a 2006 American film directed and written by Todd Robinson. It is based on the true story of the notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers" of the 1940s, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. The story of Beck and Fernandez was also the subject of the 1970 film The Honeymoon Killers, directed by Leonard Kastle and the 1996 film Deep Crimson, directed by Arturo Ripstein.

Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) is a con man who meets single, rich women through personal ads. Upon meeting Martha Beck (Salma Hayek), he and Beck decide to join forces. The two begin traveling the country, eventually murdering at least 12 women who responded to their ads. Detective Robinson (John Travolta) and Detective Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini) are the homicide detectives who bring the couple to justice.

Filming began on March 21, 2005, with the majority of shooting taking place on location in and around historic venues in Jacksonville, Florida. Portions were filmed in the historic Riverside district west of Downtown, while additional shooting occurred in nearby Fernandina and Amelia Island. Several scenes were shot in the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. Shots of the famous fireplace and Peacock Lounge can be seen in the background.

Jacksonville competed with Orlando and Ocala, Florida, and the state of Louisiana for the film. The film crew consisted of 218 local technicians, actors, and actresses, and 833 extras who generated a $3.28 million influx to the region.


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