The Break-up
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| Directed by | Peyton Reed |
| Produced by |
Vince Vaughn Scott Stuber Peter Billingsley |
| Screenplay by | Jeremy Garelick Jay Lavender |
| Story by | Vince Vaughn Jeremy Garelick Jay Lavender |
| Starring | Vince Vaughn Jennifer Aniston Joey Lauren Adams Ann-Margret Judy Davis Vincent D'Onofrio Jon Favreau Cole Hauser Keir O'Donnell John Michael Higgins Justin Long |
| Music by | Jon Brion |
| Cinematography | Eric Alan Edwards |
| Edited by | Dan Lebental David Rosenbloom |
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Mosaic Media Group
Wild West Picture Show Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $52 million |
| Box office | $205.7 million |
The Break-Up is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peyton Reed, starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. It was written by Jay Lavender and Jeremy Garelick and produced by Universal Pictures.
Gary Grobowski (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke Meyers (Jennifer Aniston) meet at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game and begin dating, eventually buying a condominium together. Gary works as a tour guide in a family business with his brothers, Lupus (Cole Hauser) and Dennis (Vincent D'Onofrio). Brooke manages an art gallery owned by eccentric artist Marilyn Dean (Judy Davis).
Their relationship comes to a head after the latest in an escalating series of, "Why can't you do this one little thing for me?!" arguments. Brooke, feeling unappreciated, criticizes Gary's perceived immaturity and unwillingness to work on improving their relationship. Gary is frustrated by Brooke’s perceived controlling, perfectionistic attitude, and expresses his desire to have a little more independence (particularly when arriving home from work, wanting to unwind).
Brooke becomes irate when Gary fails to offer to help her clean up after a big dinner party at their home; and, still frustrated from their earlier, unresolved argument, breaks up with him (despite still being in love with him). Brooke seeks relationship advice from her friend Addie (Joey Lauren Adams), while Gary goes to tell his side of things to friend Johnny Ostrofski (Jon Favreau).
Since neither is willing to move out of their condo, they compromise by living as roommates; but, each begins acting out to provoke the other in increasingly elaborate ways. Gary buys a pool table, litters the condo with food and trash, and even has a strip poker party with Lupus and a few women. Meanwhile, Brooke has Gary kicked off their "couples-only" bowling team, and starts dating other men in an attempt to make Gary jealous.
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